Chapter 178

Chaob stared in consternation at the vomit covering his groin. "She puked on me."

"That she did."

"That's not supposed to happen, is it?"

Acat shrugged, his casual expression belied by the concern in his eyes as he checked over their bride. "Grandfather said the potion makes the females ill. I guess vomiting is to be expected."

"Aren't you just a fount of helpfulness," Chaob snarled. "Hand me something to wipe it with."

Continuing to dab at her face with a damp towel, Acat used his free hand to toss him a cloth. "I think she's mad at you."

"I hadn't noticed. Can you blame her, though?"

"Not really. Hundreds of years we've done this ritual and the shaman still haven't found a better method of transmission. You'd think with today's technology and painkillers, we could make the experience a better one."