Chapter 60: Solace
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Kagome was exhausted, but she would not complain. Walking through the deserts sands were much harder to travel upon than the careworn paths of Feudal Japan or the concrete highways of Tokyo.
Kagome could not ask Gaara to carry her; he appeared lost in thought and the black lines around his eyes appeared more prominent then they had been before.
"Kagome," grunted Kankuro and Kagome staggered through the sand to his side.
"Yes?"
"Get on," he grumbled, jabbing a thumb at his back. Kagome opened her mouth to sputter a protest but at his worn glance she quickly clambered on.
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