Anika

Chapter 20

Anika mostly stuck next to her brother while Saber went into the woods and began to hunt for prey. It was not long until Saber came back with a plump rabbit between her jaws.

"Does she not eat that much?" Sesshomaru questioned Anika.

"Saber and I share a deep bond not only emotionally but physically as well so when one of us eats it also sustains the other. I already had my dinner and therefore gave half of my meals energy to Saber and she is now doing the same." Anika seemed eerily smart for her age.

"So if one of you gets hurt does the other get hurt as well or just feel the pain?" Sesshomaru was truly fascinated with this new information.

"The one that isn't injured just feels the other's pain but is not bodily injured." Anika now stroked Saber's side as she began to eat.

"What if one of you was to die?" Sesshomaru was hoping that Anika would give a pleasant response.

"Then so does the other." Anika stated sadly.

"Hey Anika, does father know of this information?" Sesshomaru thought that the information was worth his father's notice.

"I don't know he never asked in detail about our bond so I never told him." Anika tilted her head in puzzlement. Sesshomaru planned on telling his father after Saber was done eating and they headed back in the castle.

"Father did you know that if either Anika or Saber happen to die that the other does as well?" Sesshomaru who was standing in his father's office stated nonchalantly.

"What? Who told you that?" Touga looked a little confused.

"Anika told me herself." Sesshomaru studied his father's face for a reaction.

"Can you call them in for a minute please?" Touga had a very serious look on his face. Sesshomaru dipped his head at his father before he exited the office to fetch Anika and Saber. This news troubled the great lord greatly and he wanted to hear it from Anika's mouth first before he took any action.

"Yes papa, you wanted to see us?" Anika bowed her head at her father as she entered his office.

"Anika, can you explain to me how your bond with Saber works?" Touga asked calmly as not to scare the pup into silence. Anika had no problem retelling her father what she had told Sesshomaru outside and after five minutes summed up her explanation as her voice died down and she waited for her father's reaction.

"That is very interesting." Touga took a deep breath as he leaned back in his chair. Anika gave a big yawn as she quietly waited for her father to dismiss her. Saber stretched her wings and arched her back as she too gave a very big yawn.

"You may go to bed Anika. Saber can you stay behind a little longer?" Touga nodded at Anika as she returned the gesture and gave Saber a kiss on her head before she exited the room.