Chapter 21: Magnanimous
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This little girl couldn't be older than five or six and Kagome's heart went out to her. She had always held a soft spot for children, 'specially lonely ones. She was worried—and curious—what could have drawn the forlorn girl from her bed and into the park so late at night?
The little girl leaned over the chain of her swing to tug on Kagome's sweater's sleeve. Kagome blinked wide blue eyes as they locked on the girl's brown ones.
"I escaped my bodyguards," admitted the girl, no blink betraying her honest eyes. Kagome shuddered, this couldn't be good.
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