50—First Move
He slowed down just as the sun began slipping from the sky.
Kagome still hadn't spoken.
Sesshomaru was left with no choice but to let the silence become natural again.
Hours had passed yet the air was still tense…
It…unsettled him.
He…wanted to make her speak without appearing to be conversing himself.
Ah. Of course.
"You may rest," he initiated.
Hook…
Now she'd have to politely thank him.
Line…
She sat on an upturned root, arms at her side, grasping it firmly.
And…
"You know," Kagome finally said, refusing to look at him. "I think I'd like an apology."
…What?