Carrying Brody, Aidan moved according to her instructions and was taken aback to see a large tree in front of him.

The tree trunk looked so thick that it seemed to exceed the size of a room. But no matter where he looked around, he could not see an entrance.

Brody seemed to know what Aidan was thinking as he carried her and walked around the tree observing it. She thought his behavior was cute and let out a small laugh.

“Up there.”

“Up?”

Aidan raised his eyes and looked at the top of the tree.

It spread out so far that he couldn’t see where it ended.

‘How do I climb up there?’

Then Brody reached out, and a vine like a rope came down.

And she knew for sure. That her current physical condition wasn’t good because she ‘overused her ability.’

She felt a piercing cold running through every corner of her body just after exerting her strength.

‘This is a problem.’

Having the house at a high place was a very good condition for safety, but it was hard to climb up.

Especially when in pain as she was now.

But before Brody had time to worry, Aidan quickly figured out a solution.

He held her in front and wrapped his cape around her like a bundle.

He would climb with his hands and feet, and Brody’s body would rest safely on top of his as he ascended.

‘A kangaroo couldn’t do it better.’

Brody leaned on his body as if sitting on top of him and recalled the recent situation.

When they were going south, when she leaned on him and slept on the horse.

His strong body and warm warmth added a sense of relief.

He climbed up the tree with Brody in his arms without exerting much effort.

“Wow. I didn’t know there was such a space on top of a tree.”

He set Brody down and admired.

Branches were twisted together to create a wide floor, and reeds were laid on top to soften it.

Above, there was a ceiling made of grassfilled fabric to shield from rain, but it didn’t cover the entire floor, so the sky could be seen through the trees.

There were a small sitting table, a rattan basket filled with odds and ends, and even shelves on the wooden wall where dishes and teacups were neatly stored.

“If you’re hungry, there are fruits and bread to eat.”

Brody pointed to one of the baskets and took out new clothes from another.

They were all the same size(?), but when Brody began to change, Aidan naturally turned his body around and sat down.

She took off her wet clothes and put on dry ones, but Brody still felt cold.

She had never thought she would feel chilly in this piercing weather.

The clothes were thin, and the blanket was nothing but thin.

‘A failure……’

Brody lit a plant that had a feverreducing effect.

“Ah.”

Pain rushed back when she used her strength.

She felt arrogant for thinking she could create it anytime she needed it and vowed to prepare some standby medicine in the future.

“Can you give me some water there?”

Aidan looked around and found a kettle and cup, poured water into them, and handed it to Brody.

“It’s cold……”

Even though it was lukewarm water, why did it feel so cold?

Brody, who had barely swallowed the medicine, was shivering and turned over even the thin blanket.

Aidan, who tasted the water left by Brody, wore a worried expression. It wasn’t cold at all.

“Wouldn’t it be good to have some hot tea?”

“We can’t boil water here.”

Aidan picked up the kettle and jumped down.

He was nervous that Jacks might notice the two people’s location when making a fire, but fortunately, there was no sign.

After boiling enough water, he carefully cleaned up the traces and jumped back up again.

Aidan handed her a warm cup with both hands.

Brody thanked him, but he only felt pathetic.

There was nothing else he could do for her.

‘If only I could make a warm water bag.’

The leather pouch that could hold water was inside his baggage attached to the saddle of his black horse, Kais, left in the village.

He thought about soaking a towel in hot water, but it seemed almost worse than not doing it at all since the water would evaporate and take away the heat.

After pondering, he decided to use a method he had set aside.

He hesitated before standing up.

Then he took off his top and pants.

Brody looked at him in astonishment.

But looking at his face, he seemed even more embarrassed than Brody.

There was no need to take off his pants, but there was also a need.

He hadn’t had a chance to dry after getting wet earlier in the water.

He was still wearing underwear, so he wasn’t completely naked (it seemed inappropriate to take off that as well).

“Brody, come here.”

After settling down, he pointed to the empty space in front of him for Brody.

She understood his kindness, but even the shameless Brody, in the face of survival, hesitated.

As she went back and forth about ten times between the options to refuse or not, his expression, looking so embarrassingly pitiful, caught her eye.

Thinking that if she hesitated any longer, he might cry or his cheeks might burst red, Brody moved over.