Exiled Villainess: They Threw Me Out, Now Every Beastman Wants Me novel Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Warm Me Up

Xavi had left earlier that morning with a few others to forage. Since they were only going out for fruits and not meat, they wouldn’t go too far, and a lot of fruits and nuts needed to be stored for the pregnant females, especially.

Xavi had kissed her forehead twice before leaving, and Tera had still watched him go with that low, familiar worry sitting under her ribs. The knowledge that corrupted monsters existed somewhere out there made every departure feel sharper than it used to.

After growing restless within the hour, she scooped Puff Dumpling and decided to go for a walk. She hoped to meet him at some point halfway by the time he was returning with the others.

Ermin had snuck up to her, not wanting to leave her alone, and so they had been walking in comfortable silence ever since.

The forest was quiet around them, the canopy filtering warm light onto the path. Tera had long ago settled with the fact that there were no birds or smaller critters.

So the only sounds were those of the leaves and trees.

Tera gently coddled Puff Dumpling, and it chirped and purred in her arms, its squishy body rubbing against Tera.

"Are you talking to the food?" Ermin asked, after Tera had spent the last minute murmuring into Puff Dumpling’s moustache puffs about how soft he was.

"Erminnnnn. He is not food!"

Tera held Puff Dumpling up so they were face to face with Ermin. "Tell him you’re not food."

Puff Dumpling blinked, huffing.

Ermin only smiled.

Tera pulled her pet back to her chest and scratched the spot between his puffs. "Ignore him. He doesn’t understand love."

Ermin’s ear twitched. Tera looked so beautiful and gentle with the ’pet’, and it was to the extent that Ermin was feeling slightly jealous.

She was paying more attention to that little animal than him.

But flinging that animal was not an option. Tera would be angry with him.

Why did Xavi even find such an ugly thing to bring?

The first raindrop hit the back of her neck.

Tera looked up and noticed for the first time how the sky had shifted from clear to cloudy.

Within seconds, a light, steady rain began falling through the leaves.

"We should go back." Ermin straightened at alert.

Tera didn’t move.

She stood in the rain, feeling the cool droplets hit her skin, and something inside her loosened. She had been so afraid of rain since the floods, and this looked surprisingly gentle.

She hoped it wouldn’t get worse, and while she worried for the shelters, she wondered if this would be the first test against the climate.

A raindrop landed squarely on one of Dumpling’s moustache puffs.

He sneezed.

Tera laughed.

She held Dumpling up slightly, letting the rain patter against his round body. He didn’t struggle. His stubby legs dangled as the water trickled through his fur, and he appeared to be enjoying it.

"Look at him," Tera grinned, turning to Ermin. "He likes it!"

Ermin was staring at her, confused as to why she was still standing in the rain.

She was partly soaked, but the silk-leaf clothes had gone slightly translucent where the water had saturated the fabric. Raindrops traced lines down her body, and Ermin tried hard to focus. Both her beautiful face and body were a bit distracting, and even more dazzling was how happy and relaxed she looked.

But staying in the rain and getting cold was not ideal.

Ermin held her hand. "You are getting wet."

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