“Flynn, don’t bother making a mask. Cut a small lump of the ambergris and burn it. It’ll mask the stank,” Yvette said.
There was no denying that ambergris could muffle the foul odor, but I had never used ambergris before. I knew the price of ambergris. Even the rich would grind it into powder to use sparingly. Burning the ambergris as it was, was practically burning cash.
“Yvette, the ambergris is too valuable. It’s wasteful to burn as is.”
“It’s fine. Feel free to use it. It doesn’t matter how expensive it is if we can’t leave the island. We might as well make use of it.”
“Okay.”
I burned a small lump of the ambergris, and a refreshing scent quickly filled the air.
“Wow! It’s as if I’m amidst the blossoming splendor.”
“Yeah! It smells so good.”
The girls were entranced by the scen
