Chapter 169: Exchange
Xavier stared at the lion beastman in front of him with a blank face.
He was sleeping in his room when one of his guards woke him up. It irked him to no end when he was informed about the visiting of an unwanted guest in the middle of the night.
Xavier was going to throw out whoever it was until he heard their name. ’Noah’ the only prince of the lion tribe wanted to meet him. The young beastman that always pestered him in every gathering that he attended during his childhood.
His presence was unwanted to the ones from the fox tribe and that included his father. The late fox king was always displeased whenever the fox queen took Xavier with her for gatherings. Maybe it was due to guilt toward his mate? the fox king took every opportunity to isolate young Xavier from the outside world.
Then the thing about the fox queen. Xavier had to admit that he was grateful for that woman. She never chastised him even when she knew that Xavier was the child born between her mate and another woman. He was well fed, taken care and happy until he learned the truth behind his birth.
Xavier closed his two distinct iris and took a deep breath. It was always like this. He would get carried away into those darkest days of his life once he started to recall everything. And the cause for him to remember that right now is because of that lion beastman.
He knew that Noah had good intentions while trying to converse with him in the past when everyone his age ignored or loathed his presence. But that pity directed at him angered Xavier. It was like a reminder of his pathetic existence and that was why he maintained his distance from everyone including Noah.
Noah was like a shining star compared to his gloomy self and Xavier didn’t like that. So he was surprised when he saw someone so confident and happy shedding silent tears in front of him now.
"Xavier, I need your help," Noah said while trying his hardest to control his sob, "Please...."