#60 Engorge
Title: Candle in the window
Author: Hairann
Prompt: Engorge
Word count: 298
Characters: Jaken/Sesshoumaru, Lord and servant relationship, not a BL story.
Summary: Part 129 of Jaken's Ballad. Rest of the story can be found here. All parts of this story are rated T.
Prompt Summary: Jaken learns how disrespectful humans can be.
"Do you see the candle sitting in the windowsill of the largest hut?" Sesshoumaru questioned, waiting for Jaken to find it before continuing, "That is the village head's home. That candle signifies that there is still more room for humans to settle in. With that light lit, it gives other permission to lite their own hearths in town."
Taking in the view once again with this new found knowledge, Jaken couldn't help but still feel confused. Though it was amazing how quickly a human village could engorge to a town this size, he still failed to see why they had even stopped there in the first place. "My lord, forgive my ignorance, but I am unsure what I should be learning from this experience."
"The land your clan lives on belongs to a demon lord, does it not?" Sesshoumaru questioned, waiting for him to nod before continuing, "And you pay him honors and respect, do you not?"
"Actually it is a she, but yes my lord. Each year we hold a feast in her honor and she graces us with her presence. She allows us to live on her land and we pay her offerings," Jaken explained and being a demon lord himself, Sesshoumaru was already expecting his answer.
"For fifty years they have lived here on my land and never once have they paid me the slightest bit of respect. I came once before many years back when my sire sent me out to collect our own offerings. When I told them that I was sent by the demon lord that owned the land they were living on, they claimed that they had settled here and that it automatically made it their land. Said they wouldn't pay a cent to a monster for what was already theirs."
Author: Hairann
Prompt: Engorge
Word count: 298
Characters: Jaken/Sesshoumaru, Lord and servant relationship, not a BL story.
Summary: Part 129 of Jaken's Ballad. Rest of the story can be found here. All parts of this story are rated T.
Prompt Summary: Jaken learns how disrespectful humans can be.
"Do you see the candle sitting in the windowsill of the largest hut?" Sesshoumaru questioned, waiting for Jaken to find it before continuing, "That is the village head's home. That candle signifies that there is still more room for humans to settle in. With that light lit, it gives other permission to lite their own hearths in town."
Taking in the view once again with this new found knowledge, Jaken couldn't help but still feel confused. Though it was amazing how quickly a human village could engorge to a town this size, he still failed to see why they had even stopped there in the first place. "My lord, forgive my ignorance, but I am unsure what I should be learning from this experience."
"The land your clan lives on belongs to a demon lord, does it not?" Sesshoumaru questioned, waiting for him to nod before continuing, "And you pay him honors and respect, do you not?"
"Actually it is a she, but yes my lord. Each year we hold a feast in her honor and she graces us with her presence. She allows us to live on her land and we pay her offerings," Jaken explained and being a demon lord himself, Sesshoumaru was already expecting his answer.
"For fifty years they have lived here on my land and never once have they paid me the slightest bit of respect. I came once before many years back when my sire sent me out to collect our own offerings. When I told them that I was sent by the demon lord that owned the land they were living on, they claimed that they had settled here and that it automatically made it their land. Said they wouldn't pay a cent to a monster for what was already theirs."