She smiled benignly at him and patted his arm again. "It's a good thing she has that barrier! I keep telling her she should extend it to her apartment too but she just doesn't listen…"
Sesshoumaru sighed and untangled his arm from her grasp, preparing to leave. For now, he had enough information. He hadn't intended to confront the miko today anyway. Already he was making mental lists of what to do, ways to make her pay, his momentary mental battle ignored. She deserved whatever she got.
"…course, with everything that happened last year, I can't imagine why. That dratted man! She really ought to think about that…he hasn't even been found yet…"
He paused and turned sharp golden eyes back to the old hag. Before he could demand anything from her though, a small boy ran up and took hold of her hand. "Keade-baa-chan, let's go!"
Keade smiled down at the young red-head. "Of course Shippou-kun, we wouldn't want you to miss your play date with Kagome."
Sesshoumaru studied the little boy, taking careful note of everything the two unknowingly revealed about themselves, a new plan forming in his mind. He had lost a child. It was only fair that she did too.
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