Damien was the one who brought up the hot water, and also, a large bunch of fresh medicinal herbs.

Irina allowed him to help her wipe and cleanse her body. He then applied the crushed medicinal herbs on her body, covering her entire body with green goop.

Even her animal skin clothing was stained by the juice.

Irina could feel the clothes sticking to her body. She said to Curtis, “Clothes made from your skin are the best. If I was wearing them now, they wouldn’t have gotten dirty.”

“When the hot season comes, I’ll shed skin again.” Heartache evident on his face, Curtis flicked out his tongue and licked...