Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 17

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira's Soundtrack Challenge #7: Journey of Anguish

Ignoring the woman-child, Sesshomaru moved to the back of the small cave, sat, and rested his back on the cool, hard rock. Moving to a familiar seated pose, he curled his right knee outward upon the ground, bent the other skyward, and rested his left forearm on his raised knee. He was drenched, but the physical discomfort was easily ignored; he would not get sick from it as the miko could, as Rin had sometimes.

He didn’t want to be responsible for another frail, weak being. Yet here he was, allowing the miko to follow him.

When would he learn?