Having finished these tasks, Eric took out the wild chicken and wild duck down that Sam had collected recently, preparing to wash it clean before storing it away. He intended to accumulate a lot to sew quilts or make warm clothes later.
Since knowing that poultry down had this use, besides those caught in traps, Kevin and Sam intentionally caught a few more. The meat was left for the communal cafeteria, while all the down was sent to Eric.
Before he hadn't felt anything, but after using the blanket made from Winged Tiger and Marble bird feathers, he realized chicken and duck feathers had a characteristic fishy smell that couldn't be completely removed even after washing with hot water several times.
Eric's sense of smell was now too keen.
Without comparison, there is no pain; once covered with an odorless down blanket, he no longer wanted to use the smelly kind.
