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"I'm sorry!" She finally blurted out amid tears. "I'm so sorry, but you have to realize that this is all quite… uhm… preposterous", she ended lamely, gesturing toward him.

"This Sesshoumaru is aware." He furiously hissed, little claws flexing. "This one also thought that a priestess would have shown more empathy, without ridiculing me."

Oh, his voice could have changed, but the steel vein in his threatening timbre was still there.

"Let's step back for a moment." Kagome proposed, wiping tears from her eyes. "Why don't you start by telling me what has happened to turn you into your servant?"

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(100 words.)