of a little, orderly village af

e joined by a parallel route that vanished far into the forest. The road was split in half, wit

se, Ashina softly swayed in his powerful arms. Since they crossed the tre

way until I was confid

umph. At least

ce when the door to the concrete structure

eaving Lopus standing in the doorway, despite the blood on her foot having dried and the fresh scabs complaining. Unti

group's healer.

nt doorway to find Kora still pointing to a hospital bed. Ashina moved across the room as

t? Kora shifted forward in her se

r legs lightly kicked back and forth. She gulped deeply as her eyes fixed on

hile holding off till the younger woman could close the distance. As Ashina

led. "Hmm. They appear to be already

sed in unison with the wom

affinity for the elem

. Her nostrils were assaulted by the wafting disinfectant smell, and

nt to examine your lHonils and check you for any infecti

pression. "I don'

s that accurate? On a pad she pulled out

tell you that? He only s

e. Are all of you ps

tug at her lips. "Or something like. You'll disc

inned tightly at the woman. Do you know where I c

rridor, a shower and a bag of clothes were waiting. "These ought to work. Let me know if you

way down. She exhaled contentedly as she scrubbed a week's worth of grime from

ame next. It barely took twenty minutes to tear apart the nest that had developed after applying another hefty dollop and combing it through her hair. She was horrified to notice

that had a strong cinnamon scent. "Mmm," she

h Lopus's odor made up the outfit. She believed that she would faint if it w

some fluffy blue socks and plimsol

advised her to wait, but she was unable to resist the need any l

pen the doors. Some of them were squeal

in the

hite pebble squares as she rounded the main hou

other was obsidian. She recognized Lopus immediatel

t away, and he huffed before turning to face his foe, grabbing his foreleg in his mouth, and dragging him to the ground. A snarl ripped from his chest as h

wasn't what I

ntion and winked at her, making Ashina blush. It was unset

e ground. Ashina was taken aback to see that they had lost their clothing because she hadn't seen it

ed's nudity from her mind as she turned to

ly thought. Her brows furrowed in anticipation of his transformation, and she overheard the beast e

he tree line and experienced a moment of clarity. What do you have to say? Escape the area. But oddly, the voice d

g. Where are you, Lopus? A massive, shirtless figure circled a tree and s