They were moving and making good pace because rather than traveling on foot as they usually were, Kanai and the now sleeping Rin were riding Ah and Un, and Jaken was beside Sesshoumaru on his mist.

"I recognize this hell hole!" Jaken announced "this is where that senile old fool Totosai lives. "

They had been traveling since mid afternoon. It would soon be dusk. Jaken expected to be sent to announce their arrival, but instead they landed and the group entered Totosai's cave. The smith was not surprised to see Sesshoumaru, he had seen him approach, but the sight of Kanai and Rin nearly caused him to hammer his hand.
Rin, who had nearly talked poor Kanai's head off on their way there was now silent. She hadn't ever seen this place before, but she recalled Jaken's account of how he had burned his feet when he was there before.

"Sesshoumaru, I had heard you were harboring a humane child, but I didn't believe it. Even less am I inclined to believe you would allow a hanyou to follow you around." Totosai said as he stood up and approached the group.

He didn't bother to cower or attempt to escape like he normally would in the demon lord's presence. And Sesshoumaru was in no mood to goaded.

He stated as much, saying "Totosai! I came hear bearing no hostility, therefor I don't expect any." He said. "I have a favor to aks of you."

Totosai was a bit confused, all of his previous meetings with the demon lord had been very hostel indeed.

"I see you still carry the sword that the wretch, Kaijinbou forged." Sesshoumaru heard the smith say.

"Kaijinbou was a fool, and his fate was befitting, but the sword he forged serves its purpose, so I continue to use it." He dryly stated.

Kanai, Rin, and even Jaken were silent during Sesshoumaru and Totosai's conversation. The girls kept quiet due to the lack of anything to say, and Jaken didn't say anything because he knew upsetting the sword-smith would likely cause him to take off and refuse to aid his master.

"Tell me Sesshoumaru, other than the fact that you posses the ability to take my life with little effort, what gives you the notion that I would grant you, of all people a favor?"

upon saying this, Totosai was prepared to let loose a tremendous fire ball and escape, but he was surprised to hear the demon lord's reply.

"First off Totosai, I believe you will be pleased to know that I no longer think of the Tenseiga to be a useless sword, it has proved its worth on a few occasions." Sesshoumaru explained.

Jaken was familiar with the usefulness of the sword given to Sesshoumaru by his father, and was itching to describe to Totosai how it had saved Rin and himself, and how Sesshoumaru had used it to defeat the cat demon that proved to be so formidable. But he resisted.

"As I'm sure you have assumed, I wish for you to forge a sword. As I doubt you have guessed however, I don't want a sword for myself." the demon lord continued.

Now everyone except Sesshoumaru was confused. He had never told any of his groupies why they had come hear, and now they were finding out for the first time. Totosai couldn't even begin to fathom who Sesshoumaru would want a sword for.

"Would you care to elaborate on that a little Sesshoumaru?" the smith asked.

"Certainly, I want you to forge a sword from my left fang, for the lady who is standing beside me." He said, gesturing toward the hanyou.

Jaken was amazed and appalled at the same time. But still he said nothing, now for fear of offending Sesshoumaru.

"Jaken? Are you all right?" Sesshoumaru said with a minute grin, which alone was enough to make Jaken want to be elsewhere. "I expected you to have some inappropriate comment long before now."

Rin and Kanai both giggled at this, and the toadish finally spoke up.

"My lord, I simply cannot fathom why you would award a mere hanyou like her with a sword crafted from your very own fang. Such a sword would surly rival the Tetsuiga and Toukijin swords in sheer power!"

Upon hearing this both Sesshoumaru and Totosai let out a small chuckle. Seeing his master's grin, coupled with the sound of his laughter sent the poor toadish into an even deeper fright and he was beginning to feel ill.

"Clearly Jaken you underestimate the power of my father's fangs in comparison to my own." The demon lord said.

"Forgive me my lord" Jaken eplied, graveling.

"No Sesshoumaru, I will not forge a sword for YOU." Totosai said abruptly.

The demon lord's eyes narrowed and he expected a wave of flames to come streaming in his direction. But Totosai hadn't finished his statement.

"I will however craft a sword for the lady Kanai hear." He continued "If she asks it of me."

As he said this, Totosai eyed the hanyou, peering into her very essence.

"How did you know my name?" She asked.

"The markings on your face give away your lineage, they are very similar to the late Mistress Kanatia, and she was mother to only one child, who I knew to be a hanyou, such as your self. Narrowing it down was a simple task."

Kanai grinned, seeing as how this old smith had apparently known her mother.

"Well Totosai, you do have friends in prestigious positions." Sesshoumaru said flatly.

"Of corse I do!" The smith shouted. "Who else could forge a sword with the craftsmanship expected a noble among demon ranks?"

"Forge me a sword Totosai." Kanai commanded, preventing his upcoming rant.

"Yes my lady" He said, gathering his composure.

The three of them stepped out side to discus the sword Totosai was to make. Once they were seemingly out of earshot, Rin laughed out loud.

"What's so funny?" Jaken asked.

He was still flustered. Just that Lady Kanai could get the funny old man to make her a sword, and Lord Sesshoumaru couldn't." The young girl answered.

"Well I will have you know that..."

Jaken was cut off when Rin yelled "Lookie!" when a flash of light came through the entrance of Totosai's cave. They rushed out to see Sesshoumaru standing on three legs in his transformed state. Totosai stood on the great dog's jaw with his hammer and what appeared to be a giant pair of pliers.

"He is removing Sesshoumaru's left fang." Kanai informed them.

All three of them stared in wonder at Sesshoumaru in his true form. Even Jaken who had seen it before.
Totosai told them that it would take roughly two weeks for him to complete the sword, and they agreed to wait that period of time in the forest at the edge of the brimstone crater.