Ren, in the meanwhile, put away the dark stone in a box and sealed it away in his study. It was possible that Fang had caught a whiff of something from the dark stone – while Ren's magic was much stronger than Fang's, there were times when Fang was more sensitive to magic than Ren was.
After that, just had Rudy had predicted, he scrubbed himself clean several times with Fang's favourite cherry blossom scented shower gel!
Ren had just stepped out of the bathroom when Rudy arrived, looking for him.
"Daddy!" Rudy called out. "Papa was wondering where you had disappeared!" He sniffed the air. "You really were drowning yourself in Papa's favourite shower gel?" he asked incredulously.
Ren flushed. "Fang's nose is very sensitive," he muttered.
Rudy laughed. "Papa must be thinking now that you're offended because he said you smelled bad!" he teased.