Careful to not wake the children, Kagome gathers her bathing supplies as Inuyasha's concern dominates her thoughts.
"He's right," she whispers, stuffing a towel into her pack. She hates to admit it, but it can't be ignored. Naraku will seize any opportunity to tear them apart.
The thought raises the hair on the back of her neck, and she tries to brush it off.
"No outcome is certain."
Sesshoumaru.
He enters the hut, his expression grim. "Your fear is what Naraku wants."
"Maybe." Voice raw, she looks to the children and swallows heavily. "But I can't forget what's at stake."
