It's misting on the other side.
At her request, Inuyasha goes ahead with her pack, and Kagome climbs, taking her time to make her way out as cold droplets dot her hair.
Her hands shake.
She grips harder, the rough bite of the vines beneath her palms familiar as she pulls herself upward, but even their reassuring touch fails to distract her.
"He's committed, Kagome. Completely. And he don't do things halfway."
Her heart pounds. "What does that mean?"
"You'll see. But this is it. All in or all out, Kagome."
Clenching her teeth, she forces herself to climb faster.