49-Loud Silence
Two…
One…
Minutes kept passing...but no questions…
From his peripherals he could see her head bow and her eyelids droop in an expression that could only mean somberness. She crossed her arms over her chest tightly.
A defensive gesture.
And she followed obediently behind him, no longer interested in his favorite this or that.
What had changed?
She must not have liked something that was sai—exchanged.
Sesshomaru did not prattle on with humans.
That fact reminded him that he did not care.
Because he didn't.
It was just that… suddenly without the noise…
The silence seemed louder than ever.