She's calm by the time they return.
Kagome takes a deep breath, the sight of her friends milling about morning chores as the smell of breakfast wafts out of the hut a reassurance in the midst of her turmoil.
But someone is missing.
Throwing a questioning look to Inuyasha, he shrugs, and she turns to the others. "Where's Sesshoumaru?"
There's a smile on Sango's face when she asks, and Miroku turns his own, biting down on his lip.
"Kaede?"
The old miko chuckles. "Lord Sesshoumaru is what I believe they call 'stuck.'"
Kagome blinks. "Stuck?"
Kaede chuckles again. "Quite stuck."
