"You must really like her."
A dark eyebrow raised.
"That's the most I've heard you talk at once."
Sesshoumaru tried to think of anyone else he would be so willing to part so many words with but came up empty.
Rin accepted his silence or single-word replies. Jaken heard more of his boot against his skull than anything else—the tea swindler had received more of a response.
The memory of the miko's tantrum about his responses came to mind.
"You just thought of her, didn't you?"
"Do you read minds now?"
"Not a chance," she laughed, sapphire eyes sparkling.
"The reasoning behind your assessment then?"
"You smiled."
