“This is more than gamey. This is… I feel like I should bag it and take it back to Zaqose in case he’s willing to pay for it. This has to be an ingredient called for in some potion or another.”
That is very possible. Malodorous substances seem to figure prominently in his craft.
“According to this, er, reputable online source—” the website was called Finding Your First Bigfoot, “—ten percent of sasquatch sightings involve someone remarking on a strong animal stench.” I lowered my phone. “Strong is an understatement.” I needed to get my nose and my stomach out of the house, but we’d barely searched it. “Why don’t we check outside for giant footprints that might go with this?” I waved the tuft of hair.
I’ll do that.
I almost followed him out, but on the chance that Zaqose truly would fin
