Sitting with her back to them, neither Sesshomaru nor Rin could see Kaede's gentle smile.
The demon will be as good a husband as a woman might wish, she thought. This she was absolutely sure of. Those who considered him cold will probably remain to do so. But inside of him was concealed passion that was jealously guarded; expressed outwardly only by a delicacy with which he treated Rin to generously.
He cannot help himself. The weather was still warm when she told Rin this.
A discussion that was neither here nor there, however.
Perhaps when he settled his business with that unruly demon.
Perhaps, she thought then, in the spring.
In any case, she was content to warm her aching hands by the fire.
Yeah, you know what's coming. We're getting there. Slowly but surely ;)