Allissa

We made camp upwind. Very far upwind.

Ivan sat downwind of the rest of us, which was nobody’s choice but his own body’s. He had found a place to rinse off but the smell was still there. Dayanara had collected herbs for him to sleep with that would absorb the scent. Then she started the fire. Lyle continued to pop out a few jokes, which Finn was loving. Darren settled behind me with his legs on either side of mine and his chin on my shoulder, and for a little while it was almost ...