`` i need to know what this stuff is , right now . but she was very gentle in the way she washed him , for which he was thankful as he had become a little tender in those parts from the sudden increase in use . she 'd counted on her admission to buy her a little time , and it had . `` i 'm not afraid of some mangy wolves . '' she , on the other hand , wore a thin cotton nightshirt . but only because that angel had shoved jade forward . 