Kagome nodded, still pacing. "You mentioned that there wasn't anything left for Tenseiga to bring Kagura back—" she stopped, giving him a pained look. "Did you know Inukimi tried to do it? Right after you told her about Kagura's death?"
Sesshoumaru jerked in surprise. His mother had been distraught at the news and sequestered herself in her room, refusing to speak to anyone. The servants had stayed away, and he'd had Naraku to deal with, not realizing until he'd returned that something had gone wrong.
He'd always thought the loss of a second mate caused her mind to deteriorate—had she attempted to revive Kagura and been punished in the process?