"The barrier should hold, right?" She'd wanted him to zip them back to the gardens, but Sesshoumaru was worried it would open up her wounds, so he'd insisted on using his youki cloud.
Inuyasha had offered to carry her, but he'd been against that as well, stating that having his brother's scent on her would only agitate his mother.
"It's not like I haven't been around him before," she said, holding onto his arm to keep herself upright.
"The strength of the scent increases with proximity."
She flashed him a smile. "That means that even though she stays closer to me, she's comfortable with you too, right?"
"Perhaps."