Chapter 25: Protect Our Female
Lee asked a hawk beastman to hunt a prey for dinner. Zin is standing near the door, like a guard. Wayde and Lee are sitting around another fire they built.
"I saw those papers. Does she also know how to read and write?" Lee asks in a low voice to Wayde.
Wayde just nods, knowing that there’s no point on hiding things from Lee and Zin. They heard too much.
Lee sighs and passes his hand in his forehead.
"I don’t know if you understand how dangerous this is. Those monsters might have heard about her and they came here to get her." Lee says.
"Of course, I understand. I was planning on using her salt knowledge to have money and power to have people to build a castle and protect her."
"I have money and power, and I think that the castle is the best choice too. Beastmen need to be trained to get stronger marks and be capable of fighting off invaders. This area will become more popular and dangerous with more females."
"I don’t want Astri to feel locked. She loves gardening, have her own things. So this castle must be well planned."
They stay in silence for a few moments.
"I think she came from another continent. And I think that her memory loss about her identity and knowledge are not a coincidence. I’m sure her beast soul is not a common one too." Lee says.
"I don’t care about any of that. She could be a frog or a goddess. I’ll just do everything to protect her. And I won’t ever again leave her even if the situation in question is a 100 bales of salt. She must have suffered too much these past days. I felt my mark burning for 2 days. I don’t want to ever feel that again." Wayde speaks.