Abandonment

Sesshoumaru had never really liked dealing with Myoga, the old flea demon was a coward and almost always ran at the slightest hint of danger. Unlike his own retainer, as much as he bullied the small toad demon he was a good companion, always willing to put his life on the line for his lord and as time went on his ward.

So as the small flea demon landed on a branch so that he could be at eye level with him he could only stare unblinkingly at the small nervous demon. His scent was muddled with fear and it almost made him want to snort. Yet that was beneath him, instead he would ask his question, get his answer, and be on his way.

"Where is the whelp?" His voice was cold and even and it made Myoga shiver. While the old flea demon hadn't been around Lord Sesshoumaru a lot in the past he knew the powerful demon lord was irate. While he wasn't privy to everything his charge was getting up to these days he did know a bit here and there.

He knew Inuyasha had married lady Kagome and not too long afterwards had begun traveling with the younger brother of the demon slayer. Most likely to make money to send back to his wife, why Lord Sesshoumaru was so upset with Inuyasha was beyond him. Then again it didn't take much for the cold lord to seek out his brother for a beating.

Even when they were younger he had sought out his younger half brother, while he would never admit it he knew that the older Inu demon was using those beatings as a way to teach his younger half brother to survive. No matter how much bad blood was between the two the fact of the matter was that they were blood.

Feeling the annoyance of the Lord of the Western lands rise, Myoga was quick to shake off his wandering thoughts and cleared his throat. "Ah, um...last I heard he had married Lady Kagome and left with Kohaku to make money to send back to her. Recently I heard he had split off from Kohaku and has taken up temporary residence in a village to the south west...is there any particular reason you are looking for him my lord?" It was risky of him to question Lord Sesshoumaru, many others had been stuck down for doing so, yet he hoped that he had earned enough respect if not tolerance to get away with it.

Sesshoumaru wanted to snort yet again, how shameful for a retainer to have so little knowledge of what was going on with his lord... Yet he merely looked away from the small flea demon, plotting out a course towards the small village his brother had taken up residence in. The small village was on the cusp of the edge of the western lands, it would take him three days to get there...

Plan made he returned his gaze to the still nervous and sweating flea demon and allowed himself a small sneer, the scent of the flea demon's fear spiking, "Your lord has abandoned his pupped wife. I merely wish to show him the error of his ways."

Myoga's mouth dropped open, shocked at the words that had so coolly fallen from the lips of Lord Sesshomaru. Inuyasha...he...and...what?! "Surely you must be mistaken, my lord?!" He was so shocked he had forgotten whom he was speaking to.

Sesshoumaru gave the smaller demon a cold burning glare that made him freeze and bow his head in apology. Ignoring the groveling of the demon he merely turned on his heel, ready to go find his whelp of a half brother yet he paused to toss a few words back to the old flea demon.

"You should return to the miko's side, make sure she is taken care of. Should she need anything, send word to Jaken and it will be taken care of." Orders given he took to the air, his fingers flexing with the urge to tear into his half brother for shaming not only their family but the miko Kagome.