Seventy-Nine.

Kagome found herself coughing to mask a sniff.

Well, she thought: that answered the question whether his beast could survive in Jaken's body or not. Clearly, the curse couldn't afflict something that was so deeply merged with its own form – thus separating Sesshoumaru-sama not only from his body, but also his other half.

Brusquely clearing his voice to dispel the somber mood, Sesshoumaru turned towards her.

"That is what happened earlier, miko", he said coolly. "Jaken could not control my beast and in his confusion, he attacked us. It was not a malicious assault, he simply does not know better."

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(100 words.)