Circumstance
Book 1: Land of Iron
Chapter 23:
Cornered
Mifune watched with calculating eyes as InuYasha disarmed a teen three times his age, mouth running in a taunting stream of profanity all the while.
"You did well bringing him to me."
Oromori bowed deeply at the praise. "InuYasha has taken to your teaching methods quite… rigorously."
Only because Mifune promised him freedom should he prove his worth. A powerful motivator.
Initially, the boy's swordsmanship was abysmal but what he lacked in skill he made up for in willpower, stubbornness and instinct.
After failing to free himself on his own for the fifth time, InuYasha begrudgingly relented to a deal.
(A/N): Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?
~Yasha's Sis