"Then I will not mention it unless she happens to ask." Angel nodded her head, satisfied by this. She understood that a human's mind was much more fragile than that of a demon's, but she was confident that the child could one day understand that not all wolf demons were bad. "She's a good child. I think that she will be able to overcome her fear of wolves in time and I will do my best to help her with that while I am around her." It was the least she could do after the child's kindness. She fell silent, considering his words as he spoke about his vassal. "Atsuki is like a ghost. The only way you would know of his presence is if he intended. I cannot say if he will have let it be known that he was in your lands but the last trail I had for him led me here, but it could have been a trick. He likes to mess with people's heads." She scowled, obviously having no love for the man that had slaughtered most of her clan.<br/><br/>Atsuki seemed to take personal pleasure in messing with her mind and taunting her. It was beyond infuriating and one day, she would end him. Even if she had to drag him to Hell personally. She knew her clan would be okay with her and it wasn't like she was tied to anyone. The fact that she might die in the final showdown was something that kept her from allowing herself to fall in love, not to mention that she was distrustful of most people. She kept almost everyone at bay, keeping her heart locked behind many strong walls. Her tough exterior was actually an act to hide how soft and weak she truly was on the inside.<br/><br/>She snapped out of her thoughts and heard him mention that Jaken would most likely not return until morning. She was still tired, but she didn't know if she wanted to get any sleep. What if she had nightmares again? It was strange. She hadn't had any while he was carrying her. She was certain of that. She shook her head slightly and uncrossed her arms before beginning to remove the swords from her waist so that she could lie comfortably. She placed them on the ground, side by side, near her before she eased herself down. She was careful not to disturb the slumbering child at her side, settling down and wrapping an arm around the child and pulling her closer. She couldn't help her maternal instincts. She closed her eye and tried to relax her body to fall asleep or at least rest her eyes.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>"You are correct. They are indeed the ones searching for the jewel shards. In fact, the priestess is the one responsible for shattering the jewel." He stepped closer to the springs, beginning to undress until he was naked. He eased his body carefully into the water, submerging himself until the water came up to the middle of his chest, covering his wounds and soothing them. The hot water would help them heal as well. He allowed his ruby eyes to fall shut, basking in the comfort of the hot water. He had no trouble with making Inuyasha and his ragtag group out to be the enemy. He wanted to see if Kohana could be useful to him, outside of tending to his wounds. He didn't care for the other people in this home, but she could be useful.<br/><br/>In a way, it was refreshing not to be regarded as the evil being that he was. She seemed to believe that there was good in him, but she was naive. All he cared about was power. He didn't care if he had to kill or cause chaos in order to achieve it. The shards that he had amassed had been stolen from him. He had every intention of reclaiming them and the ones that Kagome had already gathered on her own. He needed the jewel for himself, after all. But first, he needed to focus on getting better and gathering his strength. For now, he would play house with this woman. He snapped out of his thoughts as she asked him how the water was, talking about the spring.<br/><br/>He opened his eyes and flicked his gaze towards her, studying her for a moment before deciding to reply. "The water is the perfect temperature. I can already feel the water's effects on my sore body." He seemed satisfied with the spring, feeling completely at ease and no longer in any kind of pain.