There wasn't a specific event that she could pinpoint, just a series of smaller ones that had led her to the edge.

She stole a glance at him, noting the softness of his expression as Shippou started listing off all the different beats he wanted to search for—each one bigger than the last.

"Are Kouga and Inuyasha going to see you off?"

Shippou rolled his eyes. "Baka-Yasha is all whiny 'cause it's his human night. He doesn't want to come out of his room."

Sesshoumaru snorted. "Only because the wolf is overly protective and refuses to let him out of his sight."