An orphan girl who finds Sesshomaru in the woods while he is recovering from a battle with InuYasha. She became mute due to the trauma of witnessing her family being killed by bandits, surviving on the questionable charity of a small village while mostly looking after herself. Although Sesshoumaru dismisses her attempts to care for him, she keeps bringing him food and water, and feels an outsized joy when he casually asks about the injuries she suffered at the hands of the villagers, a reaction he fails to understand. As Sesshoumaru gets ready to leave the area, he detects Rin's blood and tracks the scent to find that she has been killed by wolves; driven by a mix of curiosity about the sword's powers and pity for the girl, he brings her back to life with Tenseiga. She now follows him with fanatical loyalty (much to Jaken's dismay) and has regained her speech. Sesshomaru comes to her aid when she is in danger. "Rin" means "cold."
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