There are tears on her cheeks. "I didn't realize I needed to forgive myself. Or that I hadn't forgiven you like I wanted to."
Sesshoumaru says nothing, her hand held to his heart. There's no possibility that she misses how it pounds beneath his ribs, but he waits, silently encouraging her to speak.
"I didn't understand why you left, so I tried to find reasons. Flaws in me." She looks down. "I didn't realize I was devaluing myself. Or that I was angrier at you for how that made me feel."
Glimpsing him, her voice cracks. "It all just hurt."
