Sesshomaru opened his golden eyes as he rested with his head in the girl's lap, quickly noticing the presence of a third person.
"Totosai." No demon enjoyed the unsettling feeling of waking to find someone else beside him, and Sesshomaru was no exception. Still, since Totosai had come of his own accord, that suited him perfectly. He had something to ask him, too. The silver-haired Dog Demon rose from the grass and looked down at Totosai, who sat beside the girl. "Where is Father's grave, Totosai?"
Totosai secretly sighed to himself. He had only wanted to take a look at the Clear Torrent and Tenseiga now that they had grown, and had even made a point of appearing while Sesshomaru was resting. Yet he had still been caught. His luck really was rotten.
"Hand over Tenseiga," Totosai said without the slightest courtesy. His manner practically begged for a beating, a complete departure from the kindly wisdom he had shown while speaking alone with Han earlier. Han stared in surprise at how quickly his attitude changed. Did Totosai dislike Sesshomaru? Absolutely not. The affection in his eyes while Sesshomaru rested in utter exhaustion had been genuine. But why was he acting like this now...? Han could not understand what he was thinking at all.
Sesshomaru unfastened Tenseiga and tossed it to Totosai, who snorted in displeasure. "Treating such a fine blade like this. Hmph, after all Tenseiga has..." Muttering away, he tapped and hammered at Tenseiga, occasionally breathing searing flames over it as he reforged it. At last, Totosai announced, "Done." He handed Tenseiga back to Sesshomaru and said, "Tenseiga can no longer unleash your ultimate technique, Sesshomaru. Until you learn how to use Tenseiga properly, forget about the Azure Dragon Blast." Although Tenseiga had chosen Sesshomaru as its master, whether