She tucked her hair back behind her ear as Inu no tai sho pulled his sword from its sheath. Once the sound reached her ears she gave him a questioning look. "Good lord, put that thing away before you hurt your self." Inu no tai sho hesitantly lowered his blade. Tatsue started to back away to the door. She was almost there. Once she got out, she would make a run for it.

"Now, Tatsue I think it was… Answer my question from earlier. You aren't really playing any games now are you?" Tatsue stood in silence her eyes wide, and trembling as bright narrow gray eyes focused on her. Suddenly she started pulling her mouth into a smile. "Let me rephrase, you aren't playing games…'

Tatsue thought to her self 'How is the question ANY different from before! She's trying to intimidate me that's all!'

"… for Meijin, now are you?"

"…."

"Humph, so now my nephew has retrieved followers to fight his fights for him? Pathetic."

Shut up! You wrench, you're unfit for ruling! You'll die by his hand, and He'll become the KING!" Her highness pulled her hand to her mouth and chuckled. "What is it that makes you laugh!" she demanded. Only making her lose the hand and laugh more fully

"I remember now... So I tell you, don't waste your life on him, he's incapable of showing affection... He's using you that's for sure."

The next thing seen in the room is tatsue struggling ageist the queen. "You better knock it off and face the truth." The heat of her words pounding against her neck. "Where is he?" She requested tightening the grip she had on her neck. Tighter. Tighter.

"Hyounekozoku no Oyakata- joushu…" And she was dropped to the floor like a dog does a bone once it strips all of the meat. Tatsue picked herself up and began rubbing at the red hand mark that formed what was a ring round her neck. She watched as the queen walked to the shoji, stopping just as she had pulled back the screen door. Tatsues eye's widened slightly. "Be sure to expect punishment for actions against you're queen." And she left after sending a glance toward Touga, signaling him to follow. Inu no tai sho looked back at the crying girl kneeled on the tatami floor. She in return raised her head and gave him a pleading look with her redden eyes, but he only shook his head in pity. She looked surprised for but a second before turning down her eyes in regret and shame. She had committed one of the most dishonorful of actions twice. She had betrayed both parties by giving aid and information to the enemy of both Meijin and Her royal highness, The Queen.

Outside walking down the hallway was her Majesty the Queen and not far behind Touga. "I thought the idiotic feline died from battle!" She gritted her teeth. Her fists swinging side from side as she speed walked. 'Erg, you were SUPPOSED to have slain HIM!"

"It must have been a mistake, She couldn't have possibly have meant thee Hyounekozoku. Why would I lie? At the time I would have done anything to take you as my bride!" Inu no tai sho protested in his defense.

"Exactly! And that also includes lying to the crown! You dogs are as greedy as you are with a bone"

"I have stayed true to my word towards your kingdom. As it is written in blood." Touga growled

"You lie as horribly as the girl we've but just left! That contract has been broken, my father was such a fool to have of accepted a trade from you... I didn't need to of have belonged to you, your stupid kind, nor have brought forth a child of TAINTED blood! Snarling as she turned the corner. Inu no tai sho ran up to her and waved out his arm cutting her off. "What is you're…"

"YOU have no right to call my innocent child, YOUR child 'tainted'!"

"Well that is which is born from a demon and a completely different race is a half…." A few servants came into view." There is a girl in the far back room I want you to… take care of. She's not about to cause you any trouble so you can handle it."

"Hai, kakka!" And they ran off to fulfill their Queens orders.

"Touga… Gather your troops for the war. It isn't going to be easy to track him down after all these decades. It could even take months."

"We don't have months."

"I know. If you learn anything you will send for me. I'll ready what troops I can get, and when the time comes we'll fight together, and whom ever happens to get the boy in the end, keeps him. Agreed?" Her glimmering silver hair flipped as she turned the corner disappearing in the darkness of dawn.

"Yes… my da-rin…"