Chapter 35

After finishing breakfast, they began packing as it was time to continue their journey. According to Tobias, they were fortunate to be relatively close to Ajmin, and they would most likely arrive before the sun set if they stopped wasting time and started walking. Once they were ready, Elizabeth applied a light layer of insect repellent to avoid ending up with red spots all over her body.

"Why didn't you tell us you had that?" Tobias asked with a furrowed brow, looking at the cream container. "I had trouble sleeping last night because of the mosquitoes," he inquired, scratching his arm forcefully.

"What are you talking about? I told everyone that I had repellent and even offered to share it," she affirmed with a wry smile. "It's not my fault you don't pay attention," she said, shrugging indifferently.

Tobias was about to respond but was interrupted by Regina, who had been paying attention to the duo's conversation.

"Stop complaining. Elizabeth did give us her