Inutakai
Episode 3
Daylight dawns on the small encampment, shrouded by a slow drizzle of rain. Inuyasha gets up and begins to gather more wood; looking for the kind Konpon had told him would burn wet. While it is strange that the old woman is not yet awake, the boy intends to let her sleep�for the moment anyway. As he moves away, he is surprise to hear her call, �Little one�� So she isn�t awake, she�s just lying down. Inuyasha walks over to her and waits for her to sit up. She doesn�t. �Konpon, what�s wrong?� he asks. She says in a weak voice, �I cannot get up.� He asks, �You need help.� �No,� the priestess replies, �I can�t move my legs. Settle down and try to stay dry. We�ll see if this doesn�t pass.� The boy goes back to making a fire; and Myoga comes to the woman. �Tell me, old one, is this the end?� She says, �I�m not sure. I�ve seen this happen in old people; a part of their body stops working. Sometimes they live, sometimes they don�t. Whether or not I�ll walk again, now that�s different.� Myoga says, �For the master to be stranded here, unable to flee if the situation calls for it, is very dangerous.� �I know that.� Konpon says, �But I doubt that even I could convince him to leave me. But,� She sighs, �I will try.�