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His public face was one of stillness, befitting a youkai lord, yet in private, with only his traveling companions' sleeping forms seeing the softness flit across his features, eyes warming to a soft amber.

She slept on, quieter in sleep, her childish face showing the promise of her rapidly approaching maturity. For her sake, he must wear the mask of public indifference, for he must not allow his enemies to know the true importance of her presence.
He drew away, the stone mask falling over his features once again as he turned away from the small fire and his wards.