There was a flurry of activity when Kouga showed up at the den with a human they all recognized from her last appearance, followed swiftly by the slayer and monk. The actual wolf cubs, as well as the children of the tribe, were jumping up at Kouga, yips and laughter sounding off the cliffs and bringing a small smile to the prince's lips. With nothing more than an 'enough', the smaller members of the tribe were off again, running around the side of the mountains like there wasn't a care in the world.

Before he entered the cave, he told the other humans to wait where they were before carrying Kagome inside and laid her down on his bed. Curling his tongue behind his teeth, he blew one sharp, short whistle, calling the older wolves to his presence. He told them to keep an eye on Kagome and for one of them to come get him when she woke up. He then waited for them to get situated around the space, a couple of them chasing other demons from the cave with snapping teeth and snarls. Kouga just smirked wide when one of the sleeping demons questioned him about the wolves, but never answered any of them. He thought it was obvious.

As he was leaving the cave, he crossed paths with Shippo, who was standing at the opening, but didn't want to get too close to the wolf that was glaring at him. The little fox was pretty sure that was one of the wolves that was going to eat him last time he was on the mountain, and he didn't want to find out since Kagome wasn't awake to save him again. Instead, he played with his fingers and looked at the ground when Kouga stopped after Shippo said his name.

Kouga looked down at the fox when nothing followed him saying his name. He looked into cave where the miko was and smiled as he reached down and ruffled Shippo's hair. "Go on, Runt. I'm sure she would want you there when she wakes up."

Gulping hard, Shippo looked up at him. "What about the wolves?"

Cocking a brow, Kouga questioned. "Hmm? Oh, uh... just, bop 'em on the nose. That usually gets them to stop." He crossed his arms and nodded his head towards the cave entrance when Shippo bulked. "Look. You smell like Kagome. They are tasked with protecting her. You have nothing to worry about. But, if it'll make you feel better, the one standing is named Shun. He'll take you to Kagome and make sure the others stay away from you. Your choice."

Being nothing left to say, Kouga turned away from the fox, and motioned for the humans to follow him. Glancing behind him to make sure they were, he stepped off the cliff and slid down the side of the mountain to a lower landing about twenty feet down. He just casually leaned against the rock wall behind him with his arms crossed and eyes hard when the neko landed in front of him. He clicked his claws, trying to formulate what he had to say in a way that didn't make the situation worse than it already was.

When he came to the conclusion it really couldn't get worse, but also wanting to make sure he had all the information needed, he went with the same straightforwardness he always spoke with, because diplomacy really wasn't his thing. "Shippo told me what happened. Is there anything else I should know before I hunt the son of a bitch down?"

Though Miroku didn't want to to make the wolf more upset, Sango didn't care. She laid it all out on the line, leaving out only what she didn't know for sure. She told Kouga about how Inuyasha was leaving the group all the time these days, including at night when he thought they were asleep. She told him about what happened earlier with the shard enhanced mantis and Inuyasha bailing the moment Kagome actually needed him to be there. Then, she told him that Inuyasha had planned it all so Kagome would go home and he could then have Kikyo seal the well, the intention of trapping her in her own time, all so he didn't have to choose between the two mikos.

Kouga could feel the beginning of a migraine setting in between his eyes the longer the slayer spoke. This was just fucking fantastic. Now, he was going to have to inform Sesshoumaru of this nonsense because, though he had never read it, he was pretty sure somewhere in the big book of bylaws it said he would have to let the Western Lord know he intended to kill his brother.

When the wolf said nothing after a few minutes, then the monk spoke. "What are you planning to do, Kouga?"

Lifting his eyes from the rock beneath his feet, Kouga hummed. "Huh? Do? What makes you think I can do anything? This shit's fucked up and, honestly, I'm not sure there's anything to be done."

Not knowing the term 'tact' when it comes to demonic society, Miroku overstepped without realizing it. "But, you're a demon lord. Surely there's something you can do."

The look in the wolf's eyes at the statement, paired with the epic facepalm from the slayer told the monk that was a bad idea. When he went to open his mouth, Kouga growled low and Sango slapped her hand over his mouth to keep the next moronic statement from being made while also keeping an eye on the demon that was less than pleased.

Pushing himself to stand instead of leaning back, Kouga glared at the monk. "Yeah, cause my demonic title is gonna undo the spell of a fucking miko. Use your brain, Monk. I'm as powerless as you, a fact that makes me physically ill to admit." Stalking towards Miroku, he grabbed his arm and jerked him around, pointing out over the terrain. "That, right there. Everything you can see from this landing is my region of the land. That is what my title gives me. Not some magical fucking wand to wave that undoes a holy seal." Again jerking Miroku by the arm, this time so he was looking Kouga dead in his now red eyes. "You wanna know what I can do? I can throw your ass off this cliff. If you don't want to learn to fly, watch yourself."

Miroku nodded and swallowed hard. "Of course. My apologies, Kouga."

The wolf snorted but just shook his head and let go of the monk, who was quick to back away. Scratching his brow with the tip of a claw, Kouga sighed. "You're the one with the holy power, Monk. Why don't you do something to try and break the seal?"

Miroku lifted a helpless shoulder. "The seal wasn't put on with pure intent, therefore it wouldn't be a holy seal, but a dark one. That's out of my abilities to undo. Honestly, I honestly don't think Kikyo can undo it either, even if she wanted to."

For a few minutes Kouga said nothing, just let his mind run itself in circles. Finally, he ran a hand down his face and nodded. "Alright. This is what we're gonna do. I'm going to keep Kagome here for a few days, let her calm down in the most stress free environment possible. It's going to take a long while before she comes to terms with this and is even slightly alright with it. But, a few days of downtime where she's not being attacked by anything will hopefully go a long way. You two are free to come and go as you please, but for now, I want you to go to the village by the well and see if anyone there knows what was done, or where to start looking for a way to fix it, or, really, if it can even be fixed. She's gonna want answers, and I would like to have at least a couple for her when she's ready to talk about this."

Sango nodded, agreeing with the plan so far. "Alright, we'll do that first, but I have to go to my village for a day or so to make repairs to my weapon. We'll be back here in a week at the most."

Kouga nodded to her, but Miroku spoke up then. "What will you be doing during this time, Kouga?"

Very slowly, two sets of eyes moved to the monk, both of them questioning the intelligence of the man. Kouga's voice was flat, but held an edge to it. "Like you pointed out before. I'm a Demon Lord. I'll be doing my job, and what that is, is none of your damn business. You do yours, and let me do mine. Believe it or not, I'm actually pretty fucking good at it." Whipping around and away from the humans, pissed off all over again, he crouched and leapt into the air, grabbing an outcropping of rock and looking back at the humans who were again climbing onto the neko. Before they were settled he called down to them. "See ya in a week."

The two humans looked up at the wolf prince as he pulled himself over the top of the rock and vanished from sight. Sango, who was actually a little worried for the monk, looked over her shoulder at the man. "You and I are going to have a little talk about how to address a demon of Kouga's standing and caliber, Miroku."

Miroku, who felt a shudder run his spine at her tone, looked down at the mountain when they were in the air, watching as Kouga pointed and barked out orders to both demons and animals, the beings booking no arguments and just doing as they were told and scattering about and disappearing into the woods or caverns about the mountain.

Well, he would have to agree; Kouga was certainly efficient with his tribe.