Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 191

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #25: Till a World Without Betrayal

“She was my sister. Well, half-sister. Her name was Saya.”

“The destruction of your town, the woman, Saya, was it all a farce?”

“Do the deaths of so many bother you, Lord Sesshomaru? Are you angry, upset that seemingly dozens upon dozens of innocent lives were lost?”

Sesshomaru remained silent, tense, ready to reclaim his miko and kill Akahito.

Akahito didn’t seem to mind that Sesshomaru refused to respond, and answered for him. “Yes, of course you would be. You’re a lord, too, bound to protect those in your charge, under your protection. I, on the other hand, had not.”