Shippou explained what had happened with Rin, the girl having told him during one of his visits to Kaede's village.
Kagome had never known the reason behind Sesshoumaru's extreme protectiveness of both Rin and Kohaku during their encounter with Magatsuhi, but the fact that the young girl had had another brush with death painted a much clearer picture.
"And Rin said it was Lord Sesshoumaru's mama who saved her!"
"Was it as simple as that?" she asked.
"Unlikely," Sesshoumaru replied. "Though Mother had always expressed her dislike for the pallbearers sent to collect souls."
Kagome and Shippou shuddered, the memory of the otter demon's revival flashing through their minds.