The spiked horned grass is avoided by everyone because of it's numbing and paralyzing effects, but none realized the potential importance of this grass
"Shaman Lazur, I want to administer the grass to George to ease his pain. If I feed him the grass, won't he stop feeling pain?" Ava asked.
The shaman's eyes widened. "That is actually a good use of this dangerous grass. How come no one else ever thought of it? This female is not ordinary. It seems I made the right decision to have her stay in our tribe," he thought to himself.
Returning to reality, Shaman Lazur said, "Yes, that should work. What a brilliant idea."
"Shaman, it's all because I want to ease George's pain. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of this," Ava replied humbly.
The Tribe Leader Morris stepped forward after observing the female's interaction with the shaman. "Alright, we won't take up any more of your time. Eren, help her take George back to his house."
Eren picked up George, who had been awake the whole time but faking unconsciousness. Together, Ava and Eren left the shaman's house with giggling Oma waving goodbye to Ava.
As Ava emerged from Shaman Lazur's home, she felt her feet being lifted up from the ground, turning around it was none other than Kael, "We are going back to George's house, we will be staying there from now onwards as I have decided to join the tribe, so let's follow Eren, he will lead the way"
As much as Kael didn't like the idea of staying in the Tribe since he didn't like being around people, he was happy that Ava still factored him into her plans, he especially liked how she said the word "We", Bless the beast god, it seems like she won't be abandoning him.
Kael with a Stoic face nodded his head "hmmm"
Ava was a little surprised she had expected him to vehemently reject her decision "Also we will be taking care of George till he recovers" Ava looked at Kael's face in hopes of figuring out what he's thinking.
Kael's face remained stoic "Hmmn" he feels that for now he shouldn't argue with Ava lest she resent him.
Ava heaved a sigh of relief and balanced well into Kael's arms as they headed towards the outskirts of the tribe to George's territory.
Soon, they arrived at George's territory, Eren leaped into the tree hole and dropped George on a grass nest bed on top of the small stone bed and quickly came out, he waved goodbye and left.
Kael still carrying Ava in a bridal style slither up the tree in his half beast form and entered the hole while dropping Ava, he flicked his tongue and snorted, "this room was filled with the Jaguar's scent but it won't be for long" Kale thought.
Ava looking around the tree home was filled with nostalgia, she sat down near George and caressed his fur. An action which almost made George expose his facade but unfortunately for him Kael saw him move his tail. The Jealous Kael, sizing an opportunity to stop Ava from giving George more caresses announced "The Jaguar has awoken" Ava immediately flinched. She looked at the Jaguar's face and saw its amber eyes were open, it was as if the huge Jaguar was about to cry.
Ava quickly replied "oh am sorry, George please bear with the pain"
Ava turned her head to Kael's direction as she sat on the floor "Kale, am hungry, let's go and hunt some prey and pick some Mansu fruits"
Kale refused "No, no need to come, just stay here, I will do the hunting and bring the fruits" he slithered down the tree and disappeared into the forest.
Now it was just her and the quiet George who was silently looking at her with drooped ears. Ava decided to narrate what happened at the shamans house to him, George hearing that Eva was going to stay with him was happy but upon remembering her reason for staying he became dejected, as a male it's his responsibility to pamper and provide for his female, he really hoped that truely Ava could heal him because if not he didn't know how he could keep on living.
Ava arranged some grasses and skin hind on the floor and laid on it, staring blankly at the top of the tree hole. She felt useless. In the novels she read, the female Leads who transmigrated were all so remarkable. But here she was, just a burden, and now she was responsible for George losing his legs.' In this world where males had to hunt for food, George, having lost his legs in this beast world, was better off being dead.
Ava wanted to go outside but remembered her predicament, "I don't know if I can keep living in this tree, it's so hard for me to come out, tsk, this won't do" she had to think of a solution, ether find a place to dig a cave, build a house or add some kind of stairs or ladder to the tree, while Ava was thinking of solutions her eyes closed as she drifted into sleep, with George quietly listening to Ava after which he also fell asleep.
In the morning, Ava woke up to a shocking sight, 2 yellow bellied beasts laying beside her, she covered her mouth just in time to muffle her screams.. This snake beastman had the galls to keep these sheeps in an already space limited tree house. That's it, I have to find a bigger place, this is after all George's place not hers, at one corner, there were also some Mansu fruits.
A large blue snake head peered inside the tree hole, Ava instructed "Good morning, Kael, please can you take the yellow belly sheeps out, and can you help gather materials to start a fire"
The snake head, transformed into a Kael, picked up the two preys like they were rag dolls and jumped down from the tree house.
Ava looking at the already awake Jaguar, whispered Good morning into it's cat ears, sending a shiver through his body. "You must be hungry, I will prepare something for you to eat" Ava stroked it's head as he purred.
After a while, Kael came in and his face turned sour, seeing Ava stroking the Jaguars fur, he quickly picked Ava, without even asking and took her out the tree hole, landing on the ground, "I've gathered the things you asked for"
Ava sat down at the same spot where she and George had roasted meat before, with kael's help they cut up a sheep's hind leg and started roasting, after roasting, Ava ate a few sizable portions with mansu fruit puree and then placed a few roasted meat dipped in sauce on a wooden board to give George a taste, however she knew these few pieces wouldn't be enough for him so she had Kael help her set up a skinned sheep to be roasted side after side.
"Hey, have some meat," Ava assumed Kael hadn't had a meal this morning.
Kael smiled, this female still cared for him, he pulled Ava into an embrace "Am fine I ate before coming back with the remaining preys" he gently patted her curly ebony hair.
Ava blushed a bit before clearing her throat "can you take me inside the house"
They carried the roasted meats and went into the house.
On entering the house, Ava could see the Jaguar staring at her, as if it had been expecting her.. she placed the wooden board containing the mansu soaked meat down before him "I have something delicious for you, it's roasted meat with a type of fruit sauce" she patted his head.
George smelled the food before eating it, his eyes gleamed with Joy "this was so delicious, if only there was more" he wagged his tail as he licked the corner of his lips.
Kael, who was there the whole time, felt gloomy, when will Ava treat and pamper him like this, he secretly wished for George to die. He took the other huge roasted sheep and tossed it before George to eat, he carried Ava out of the tree house, he needed some alone time with Ava, how can he get closer to Ava with that Jaguar around.
Unfortunately for Karl, it seemed like luck was not on his side, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he saw Amon and Oma who was accompanied by some beasts men approaching, the beasts men waited outside the territory while Amon and Oma came and stood directly in front of Karl who was still carrying Ava in his arms.
Oma's smiled as she saw Ava, "Good Morning Ava"
Ava smiled back "good morning sister, good Amon, I have been expecting you guys since yesterday"
"Yes, sorry we couldn't deliver, yesterday a stray beast man kidnapped one of our females and we had to give chase, by the time we rescued the female, we had already forgotten, luckily, shaman Lazur remembered and that's why we are here now" Amon handed the materials over to Ava, the spiked horned grass was tied in a small bunch and wrapped up in fur.