Chapter 88: Proposals
Michael’s thoughts halted after hearing a commotion outside the room. Jacob frowned and got up from his seat and strode towards the door "What is happening outside?"
The guard beastman of the fox tribe rushed inside the castle after hearing the fox king’s voice. He nervously looked around and whispered, "He is here your majesty"
Jacob widened his eyes and paced out of the room towards the living room of the fox castle. Michael too got up from his seat and followed behind the fox king.
Reaching the living room, both of them caught sight of a giant tiger snarling at the quivering guards. The reddish-brown eyes of the tiger flickered towards them making their breath hitch inside their throat. Jacob gulped in fear and made his way down the stone stairs.
Garrison observed all of Jacob’s movements like a predator watching its prey. Jacob tried his best to maintain a calm smile even though he was ready to bolt out of that place in the next second.
Both of them locked each other’s gaze and before the fox king could speak, he received a heavy blow on his face, making him fall on the hard ground. He coughed up blood and looked at Garrison’s feral eyes "Wait!" his loud voice resounded inside the calm castle, "Hear me out before attacking me, my lord"
Michael staggered in his steps and took a defensive stance as the fox king continued speaking to Garrison "I’m not your enemy my lord, that day when your beloved died, I was never even in the vicinity. It was my father, he was the one who attacked Iria that day, and Theodore already took revenge on that day by killing him. I’m also a victim in all this my lord, my brother perished helping your Iria, you also know that my lord" he blurted out everything in one go because of fear, on another side, Michael cheered him inside his heart to continue speaking.
Jacob got up from the ground and continued "The real cause of Iria’s death is Theodore’s daughter my lord. Iria sacrificed herself to save that newborn, please believe me in this. If you want to avenge your beloved, then you must kill that child"
Garrison maintained his calm face and shifted into his beastman form. A man with brown hair and red eyes stared back at the fox king "You want me to believe that bullshit?"