Chapter 183: Brothers
SNAKE TRIBE
Blake soon reached the snake tribe after finishing the meeting and the first sight that caught his eyes were his little ones playing on an empty ground.
A faint smile instinctively adorned his lips as soon he saw them. He had missed them!
With all of those problems arising back at home, Blake was unable to visit them. But seeing the little ones playing carefreely, he felt a little bitter. They did not seem to miss him as much as he did. Snake beastmen in general were like that. Indifferent, cold, and showed minimal emotions. He was like that too in the past, until he met his mate.
But he also had to admit that compared to other snake beastmen, his little ones were more emotional and attached to their mother. Well, his Lilly was like that. Blake felt that she could even make a stone talk if she made up her mind. And he was thankful for that.
On the other side, Peter noticed his king entering the tribe. He was once again left in shock because he swore that he did not sense his king crossing the tribe’s perimeter. It was always like this, no matter how he trained, Peter could never sense his king’s movements. Only an overbearing power and instinctive fear of standing in the presence of someone superior to him would wash all over him as soon as his king stood in front of him.
"What?" Blake asked and the latter just shook his head.
"Nothing, my lord....." he stopped and corrected himself before saying, "Your majesty" He was trying hard to address his king accordingly but old habits die hard.
Blake frowned at him, "Talk comfortably, Peter. When have I ever asked you to address me so formally?" he couldn’t understand. He knew Peter when he was just a little snakeling. For many years, the latter called him ’My lord’ but as soon as Blake took the throne, or more like when they moved to the beast city, Peter shifted into calling him ’Your majesty’
He didn’t mind Peter talking to him like before but his ever stern and cautious subordinate didn’t think the same.
In Peter’s defense, talking informally to his king was unacceptable. It was not only disrespectful but also not good for his king’s image in the beast city. They were no longer staying in an isolated place like in the past but amongst other tribes. If he being the closest subordinate did not adhere to the rules then others would think badly about his king.