His voice rasps as fresh conviction stabs him. "That is all valid."
"It is." Swiping at tears, she tries to staunch the grief streaming down her cheeks. "But so was your fear." She swallows down emotion. "I think I'd be scared too."
He tries to speak, but reality wraps around his throat.
"Sesshoumaru?"
Her tears thicken his name.
Sesshoumaru closes his eyes, anger at himself breaking free. "I wasted precious time."
"No. You learned at my expense." Tears fade, and her face softens with the truth. "But I forgive you."
I forgive you.
Three simple words.
And they break him.
