Chapter 32
When Kagome next woke, it was to pitch-black night; the thick overhead canopy blocking out any illumination of starlight. She could hear and feel Tamotsu's steady strides beneath her, but she couldn't sense Sesshoumaru. Knowing he would be there, yet holding unconscionable fear he wasn't, she hesitantly spoke into the darkness, "Sesshoumaru?"
His voice rumbled from her left side.
"I am here."
Blindly reaching out, she grasped onto the warmth of his moko-moko and immediately calmed.
"Are we not stopping tonight? You haven't slept in days…"
"Worry not. After we arrive tomorrow, I will rest once your safety is assured."
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