Arkwyn stood up, staring at the lord. He was old and wrinkly, but that
didn't matter for his words were fresh and new to her.
"So,...." He began, choosing his words carefully. "You are the new protector for my son, Sesshomaru." He said, gracefully extending a hand out towards the chair on his right.
Her eyes followed his hand to the form and eyes of Sesshomaru. The young man she would stand by, day by day, sometimes night.
Long silver white hair, pale and dark cold features, crescent moon on his forehead, slash marks on each cheek, piercing golden eyes, staring....at her, examining every inch of her as she did him.
"N-new?" Arkwyn questioned. "What happened to the other my lord?"
It was a bit odd for her to be calling someone lord, but she guessed that she would just have to get used to it.
"He's dead." He implied simply.
She tensed for a moment, then thought, "You already know about the chance of dieing."
The lord called for one of his servants, and the servant came back holding a medium sized box. The servant bowed to the lord, presented the box and left.
Arkwyn's eyes darted from one person to the next.
The lord's wife, same as the lord, only looking a bit more softened and graceful features. Then the lord's other son, hair like sesshomaru's, same eyes, only looking a bit more younger and wild. A softer looking tone to him. She also noticed a ring on his wedding finger, saw him gazing dreamily at someone standing only a few feet away from him, followed his gaze to a raven color haired girl, big brown eyes, full of happiness and joy staring right back at him. A wedding ring also on her finger. (Kagome of course! )
Then there she spotted another married couple standing next to them. The young man looked to be a monk, and the young woman gave him a little warning glare as he reached his hand to pat her behind. (You know who those two are.)
And before looking to the lord again, she stopped her gaze at Sesshomaru. There was just something about him, she thought as she fiddled with half of a medallion hanging loosely about her neck that she has had since she couldn't remember.
He wasn't looking at her but he could sense her gaze dwelling over him, her presence an awaking of new interest to him, her scent of wild flowers and summer nights danced along his nose, ordering him to take in the sweet fragrance.
But he dare not to.
Finally Arkwyn stared heavily as the lord opened the box, and presented her with a gold wrist band, (looks much like the one the scorpion king had in The mummy 2.)
It was beautiful, and it had a crescent moon carved in on the flat top.
"With this," The lord started, motioning for her to come closer so he could put it on her. "You will be known as The Protector of our land, and our people. By the power held within it you cannot take this off until ordered too, for by wearing this only he who you protect can order you tasks which you must fulfill. You are his from this day on, his to kill or keep alive, his to follow into the next life." The lord stated, finishing up his speech of the ancient.
The lord snapped it on her wrist, and if by destiny, it glowed a great hue of bright yellows, and reds, a picture flowing out of it with the colored energy, the picture being of Sesshomaru.
"With this, you can locate and see him if there is danger, and so with this you can talk through to him. This is not one of those phone things in your time, but only someone to call for help. Now lady Snow, today has been a long day for you. The servants will show you the way and you will start your days work tomorrow at sunrise. Is everything at peace my dear lady?" The lord asked, a very small and unnoticeable and grateful smile spreading to his lips.
Arkwyn nodded, feeling as though she would run through all this in her head a million times or more before allowing herself to fall asleep.
Sesshomaru watched as the servants led her out to her room as a holocaust of things began happening around the lord, in celebration.
And he swore, that as she left, she turned to look straight at him in the eye, the stare holding and sincere, then a maid blocked his view, and when she moved Arkwyn was no longer there.
He sighed, awaiting the long dreary hours before tomorrow.
Sesshomaru didn't much like all the parties and things his parents held at night.
He got up and decided to go for a walk outside.
"So,...." He began, choosing his words carefully. "You are the new protector for my son, Sesshomaru." He said, gracefully extending a hand out towards the chair on his right.
Her eyes followed his hand to the form and eyes of Sesshomaru. The young man she would stand by, day by day, sometimes night.
Long silver white hair, pale and dark cold features, crescent moon on his forehead, slash marks on each cheek, piercing golden eyes, staring....at her, examining every inch of her as she did him.
"N-new?" Arkwyn questioned. "What happened to the other my lord?"
It was a bit odd for her to be calling someone lord, but she guessed that she would just have to get used to it.
"He's dead." He implied simply.
She tensed for a moment, then thought, "You already know about the chance of dieing."
The lord called for one of his servants, and the servant came back holding a medium sized box. The servant bowed to the lord, presented the box and left.
Arkwyn's eyes darted from one person to the next.
The lord's wife, same as the lord, only looking a bit more softened and graceful features. Then the lord's other son, hair like sesshomaru's, same eyes, only looking a bit more younger and wild. A softer looking tone to him. She also noticed a ring on his wedding finger, saw him gazing dreamily at someone standing only a few feet away from him, followed his gaze to a raven color haired girl, big brown eyes, full of happiness and joy staring right back at him. A wedding ring also on her finger. (Kagome of course! )
Then there she spotted another married couple standing next to them. The young man looked to be a monk, and the young woman gave him a little warning glare as he reached his hand to pat her behind. (You know who those two are.)
And before looking to the lord again, she stopped her gaze at Sesshomaru. There was just something about him, she thought as she fiddled with half of a medallion hanging loosely about her neck that she has had since she couldn't remember.
He wasn't looking at her but he could sense her gaze dwelling over him, her presence an awaking of new interest to him, her scent of wild flowers and summer nights danced along his nose, ordering him to take in the sweet fragrance.
But he dare not to.
Finally Arkwyn stared heavily as the lord opened the box, and presented her with a gold wrist band, (looks much like the one the scorpion king had in The mummy 2.)
It was beautiful, and it had a crescent moon carved in on the flat top.
"With this," The lord started, motioning for her to come closer so he could put it on her. "You will be known as The Protector of our land, and our people. By the power held within it you cannot take this off until ordered too, for by wearing this only he who you protect can order you tasks which you must fulfill. You are his from this day on, his to kill or keep alive, his to follow into the next life." The lord stated, finishing up his speech of the ancient.
The lord snapped it on her wrist, and if by destiny, it glowed a great hue of bright yellows, and reds, a picture flowing out of it with the colored energy, the picture being of Sesshomaru.
"With this, you can locate and see him if there is danger, and so with this you can talk through to him. This is not one of those phone things in your time, but only someone to call for help. Now lady Snow, today has been a long day for you. The servants will show you the way and you will start your days work tomorrow at sunrise. Is everything at peace my dear lady?" The lord asked, a very small and unnoticeable and grateful smile spreading to his lips.
Arkwyn nodded, feeling as though she would run through all this in her head a million times or more before allowing herself to fall asleep.
Sesshomaru watched as the servants led her out to her room as a holocaust of things began happening around the lord, in celebration.
And he swore, that as she left, she turned to look straight at him in the eye, the stare holding and sincere, then a maid blocked his view, and when she moved Arkwyn was no longer there.
He sighed, awaiting the long dreary hours before tomorrow.
Sesshomaru didn't much like all the parties and things his parents held at night.
He got up and decided to go for a walk outside.