"Thank you, Tao-sama," Yuriko replied in thought. "I tried to always think what my ancestors would want me to do . . . but it was difficult. I was surprised when the great white wolf can you my aid and a monk mentioned something about the Yotsu clan." [/SBLOCK]Rin said:"You did well Yuriko-chan, very well indeed. You have brought honour to us from your brave actions and strong conviction."
'I then have even more to be thankful for, Tao-sama,' Yuriko thought. 'You are a credit to our family and I am proud to have you guiding me. It is good to hear your voice and feel you beside me. Now I must decide how to deal with that which was Shinoa . . . for her children, I hope she is strong, will make her goodbyes, and allows the monks or someone else kill her and end her suffering. The strain otherwise on the children may be too great. Is her spirit lost, Tao-sama, will she not join the voices of her ancestors in guiding her young . . . that is something I would not want to bear . . . .'Tao said:"The wolf is the dog of the mountain spirits. Hence, the Dog clan shares an affinity with the wolf...That Spiritfolk girl heard my whispers of your plight, and she was moved enough to come to your aid."