Set during episode 167, "The Bond Between Them, Use the Sacred Jewel Shard!"
Dry Eyes
She knew it was a foolish thing to do, utterly beneath her, but in the end she could not refuse the impulse. Seated on her feather, Kagura cast one last look back at the silent figure of Sesshoumaru. She was relieved that, although he still stood where she had left him, his eyes were not on her, but fixed on some distant point in the landscape. It was good to know that her momentary sentimental impulse had not been observed; though a small part of her – a truly foolish part of her – wished that he had watched her go.
He had been her best chance, her only chance really, to be rid of Naraku. She would have thought that a demon such as Sesshoumaru would gladly accept the partnership she had offered him. She knew that to Sesshoumaru, there was nothing more revolting than a hanyou. The evidence was in every altercation between him and his half-brother. And Naraku was certainly the most despicable of all hanyous. Not to mention, Naraku had thought to control and manipulate Sesshoumaru for his own means. Such arrogance would surely aggravate Sesshoumaru's own sense of pride. Yet, when offered the chance to destroy Naraku, to rid himself of that thorn in his side, Sesshoumaru had refused.
He had refused her. The knowledge cut far deeper than she cared to admit. If Naraku thought to cross paths with Sesshoumaru again, the dog demon would no doubt kill her master. But he would not lower himself to actively pursue a half-demon so far beneath him. And on the same basis, Sesshoumaru would not associate himself with her, a result of Naraku's twisted body and mind.
It hurt, to know that he thought so little of her. But her eyes remained dry, because crying would have been beneath her. And like Sesshoumaru, Kagura would not suffer such an indignity.