Chapter 50: Colloquium

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Kagome hummed as she skated down the bathhouse's wooden hallways. Kagome glowed from the ministrations of a hot bath, she hadn't felt so refreshed since before she had climbed out of the well and into a desert.

"Kagome-sama," came a whispered call that had Kagome jumping out of her skin. She would never get use to the silent feet of soundless ninjas.

"Oh, Guard-san," Kagome greeted, determined to not let the actions of others pervert her current happiness.

"Will you follow me? Your presence is required."

Kagome bit her lip, an odd premonition that soon she wouldn't be so content.


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