Seeing her patient regain consciousness, Genia said to Kevin, "See, I told you he would regain consciousness in a while. Now I have to leave from here."
Hearing Genia's words, Kevin, who had been paying attention to his friend, remembered the condition he had made. He tried to stop Genia, saying, "But you said you had to change Neon's bandages. So...
He remembered that this girl had told him that her own father had given her away to someone else. If she left, she might end up in the hands of another animal-like being. Or maybe he'd end up back in the jungle, where many wild animal-human gangs considered any female a mere child-bearing machine, and many animal-humans would mate with a single female, creating an entire gang of animal-humans. Moreover, this girl has good knowledge about herbs, and if they keep her in their clan, then perhaps they will not need to call any other clan person who knows about herbs. This was the only thing their clan lacked, and because of this, many of their clan members died during the cold. If this girl had stayed here, their clan members could have survived the cold. After listening to Kevin, Genia explained to him, "Anyone can do the bandages on your friend. You don't need me to do it."
She wanted to get away from this clan. If anyone found out she was the girl being handed over to the clan's leader, she would be in trouble. Little did she know that the man she was supposed to help was...She was trapped back in the very trouble she had wanted to escape. But the bigger problem was how she would get out of this clan. She didn't know anything about the Black Tiger Clan! Hearing Geniai's answer, Kevin said to her, "If you can stay here and change my friend's bandages, I can arrange for your accommodation and food."
This was what this girl needed most right now, and if he could arrange it, he could keep her here. Genia thought for a while after listening to Kevin. Right now, she had no place to live and no idea how to get out of the Black Tiger Clan. Besides, the people she knocked unconscious would be searching for her in that forest right now. Even if her clan members found out about her escape, they would definitely start searching for her. And once they get hold of her, they should hand her back to the Black Tiger Clan. The most dangerous place is the safest place in difficult times. Remembering this, Genia realised that they wouldn't have expected her to be in the Black Tiger Clan right now and would try to find her everywhere except the Black Tiger Clan. So if she changes her identity and stays in the Black Tiger Clan, no one will suspect her. Thinking this, she replied to Kevin, "If you can arrange for my stay and food, then I can easily change your friend's bandages."
Hearing Genia's response, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to keep this girl with him. He said to a man, "You make arrangements for this girl's stay."
" Yes, Third Prince!"
With that, the man left.
A short while later, Genia was taken by the man to a corner of Kevin's area. The four of them had separate spaces, their boundaries divided. All this division was done by their father so that there would be no dispute among the four brothers, but they never got along with each other, and they always kept fighting.
" Miss, this is your place to stay."
When Genia saw the place, it was filled with dust and dirt. She should have been angry that the man had arranged such a place for her, but this place was quieter than the others, and no one came there. She asked the man, "Why hasn't this place been cleaned?"
The man answered Genia's question, "Actually, this place is the place of the Third Prince's mother. But since her death, no one has come here. That's why this place is so dusty. But right now, this is the only place in the Third Prince's area that's vacant."
Hearing the man's words, Genia simply nodded and left.
As the man left, Genia took a closer look at the place. It looked like it was covered in dust, but there was nothing here. From the memories of the original owner of this body, she remembered that the Rabbit Clan mostly lived in caves. Other clans also lived in similar caves, and their homes were not as developed as those of the Black Tiger Clan.
And from what she had learned about the animal-human world from novels, the people there mostly lived in caves. Their houses weren't as elaborately carved. But she couldn't understand why the Black Tiger Clan was so different from the rest of the world.
" If I clean this place properly, it will be better than before."
Thinking this, Genia removed the scarf from her face and tied it around her head to prevent the dirt from falling into her hair. She slowly began to clean the area. She swept the dust and cleaned the floor, even raking up any excess grass that had grown on the floor. The whole place looked better now than it had ever looked before, but it hadn't regained its former lustre.
"Yeah, are you feeling okay now? Can I stay here now?"
Genia looked around the place and felt proud of herself for doing a great job. But then her stomach started rumbling. From the sound, she realised that she was very hungry, but she did not have anything to eat right now. She cursed Raghav in her heart, saying, "That man told me he would arrange for my food and lodging. But he gave me this old, dusty house to live in, and now I'm feeling very hungry."
" Did you say something to me?"
A sudden voice startled Genia. She turned around and saw Kevin standing in front of her, although she didn't know his name. All she knew was that he was the Third Prince of the Black Tiger Clan. She smiled a strange smile and said, "What if not?"
However, Kevin was surprised to see the house Genia had cleaned and spruced up. He had deliberately given this girl the house that had been abandoned for years, which had originally belonged to his mother. He wanted to test this girl to see what she was capable of, but she had already cleaned the place before he arrived. Although it wasn't in the same condition as before, it was better than it had been. Then his eyes fell on Genia, whose scarf had been removed from her face. Seeing her face, he got scared and said, "Why have you removed the scarf from your face?"
This girl had excellent abilities; it was just her face that was ugly.
Seeing Kevin's expression, Genia said to him, "Why should I wear a scarf on my face when I'm home? Who's going to come here anyway?"
Genia's outspokenness set her apart from the other girls, who, in their clan, pretended to be weak and spoke affectionately to attract the attention of the four princes. This girl spoke to him so freely. If she weren't so ugly, he would have definitely made her his mate. He replied, "No one is coming here. But you still have to be careful that no one sees your ugly face."
Then he extended the food he had brought with him towards Genia and said, "By the way, I have brought this food for you."
He had brought the food himself so he could see what the girl was up to. He handed it to Genia and said, "Whenever my friend needs you, I'll call you."
Saying this, he turned to leave, but then he realised that he did not even know the girl's name, nor did he know which clan she belonged to. He asked her, "By the way, what's your name? And which clan are you from?"
"My name is Genia."
She told Kevin her name, although she could not tell him that she was from the Rabbit Clan for fear of revealing her identity. So she replied, "And I'm from Monkey Clan!"
She had always heard that monkeys were their ancestors, and that's why she thought it best to name this clan. Then she asked Kevin, "But what is your name?"
Genia did not know the name of this man, and hence she asked him his name, but she was not sure whether this man would tell her his name.
Hearing Genia's answer, Kevin looked her up and down and said, "So you are from Monkey Clan! That's why your face is so ugly!"
There were rumours in their world that the Monkey Clan was extremely ugly, even the females. So they were reluctant to appear in front of other clans. Due to this, Kevin did not feel any doubt about what Genia said.
Hearing Kevin's words, Genia looked at him with surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
She had no idea that the people of the Monkey clan in this world were so evil-looking that this man was looking at her like that! She felt like smashing this man's face right away, but this man had arranged for a roof for her to live under. Because of this, she couldn't vent her anger on him right now. Moreover, he was a tiger, who knew he might kill her with his sharp claws in one fell swoop! Thinking this, she did not dare to anger that man right now, but one day she would definitely take revenge for this.
Seeing Genia's expression, Kevin smiled and turned to leave. As he left, he told Genia his name, "My name is Kevin! You already know everything else about me?"
Saying this, he went away from there.