Chapter 33: The strange manbeast, act II
"J-Just... what in the world..." Aigeus, the bravest of the three, asked as his eyes landed on Hael.
"Why is the manbeast here?" he asked, his voice trembling with fear and confusion. The 'manbeast' was a creature they had encountered in the forest, a terrifying and ferocious being that had nearly cost them their lives. So why was that same beast here, at the palace?
Ceremus' eyebrows raised when he heard this. "Manbeast?"
Hael said nothing, even as the three humans he recognized from the forest pointed their fingers at him.
Ceremus narrowed his eyes when he saw this. "Are you insinuating that my personal guard is somehow this 'beast' you speak of?" He asked the men.
They all gulped. "I-I..." Aigeus started to say but found himself stumped.
Now that he was facing Hael correctly, he realized he didn't look like the beast they had fought in the forest. He was still tall and muscular, but his long white hair looked cleaner than before, and they could see hints of silver between each strand of hair. Not only that but he wasn't bare-chested; he wore a neat uniform that made him look dignified. They could've easily mistaken him as a noble if it weren't for the fact that he was a guard.
His aura was also much lighter than before, and compared to the scary look he had on his face during his last encounter, he looked kinder under the light.
He was nothing like the beast they had seen, and the men found themselves dumbfounded.