Sesshoumaru was taken aback by the questions, and Kagome wondered if his relationship with his mother was as strained as it had been with his father.
"It's alright if you don't know," she said, patting his arm to alleviate any guilt. "If she's been in her other form for as long as you say, her answers may have changed."
He nodded stiffly, brow still creased in thought. "Mother spent most of her time in her own home. It protected her from being directly caught in the spider's web."
Meaning that she hadn't avoided it entirely, Kagome thought, heart breaking all over again. How had Naraku managed to affect—
"Red. Her favourite colour is—was—red."