He was mesmerized by things about her, the way she walked, her confidence, the way she talked, even though it was mostly stories about his father.
The miles passed by all too quickly and he found they were approaching the settlement in which she called home. Stopping he took in her appearance, her ripped kimonos, twigs in her hair, dried blood from numerous scrapes, and he wondered at the strange squeezing he felt in his gut.
"Thank you for seeing me safely home, inugami" she smiled and bowed to him
"This one, is called Sesshoumaru"