Episode 35

InuYasha battles Sesshomaru, and by finding the wind scar defeats him. Sesshomaru's life is saved, however, by the Tenseiga, his sword. As InuYasha remembers his fight under the probing of Totosai, he uneasily realizes that, blinded by the poison from Sesshomaru's claws, he didn't aim right at him, and maybe his attack didn't connect as well as he thought.. Totosai reminds everyone that Tenseiga is a sentient sword, and it choose to protect Sesshomaru.

As Sesshomaru lay wounded, a young human girl seems to care for his well being, and despite Sesshomaru's rebuke and defensive stance, she gives him food and water. He tells her to mind her own business, he doesn't eat human food, but she comes nevertheless the next day too. She's been hurt by the villagers (who call her Rin) because she took fish from the reserve, which she gives to Sesshomaru. He acts all cool and distant, emphasizes that he doesn't need anything from her... but asks where she got those bruises on her face. Rin doesn't speak a word, but she rejoice at this sign, however small, of interest, apparently the first since her family was slaughtered (the aftereffects of which left her mute).

Rin's village is attacked by a Wolf demon, Koga, and his pack, who followed a thief there. The wolves, at Koga's command, attack the villagers. Rin flees, but not fast enough : she's attacked and killed by the wolves while on her way to Sesshomaru. Jaken reunites with Sesshomaru, who scents Rin's blood and goes find her fresh body. Facing her death, he remembers her bright smile at his token of interest, and draws Tenseiga. The sword beckons to him, and Sesshomaru uses the sword of healing to ressurect Rin. She wakes up in his lap. As Sesshomaru departs without a word, she and Jaken follow him. Sesshomaru seems to put the responsability of choosing to save a human life on the Tenseiga.

At the village, InuYasha and his friends arrive and finds all the bodies. InuYasha takes down the wolves. Koga, alerted by the howling, arrives. Kagome notices the shards in the legs and arm of Koga.