Chapter 198: Distance
After the new king’s coronation, the entire Fox tribe was filled with laughter and joy. The fox beastmen who were affected by the death of their previous king finally recovered after Xavier took the seat as their new king.
In fact, Xavier being an immortal beastman helped them in boosting their morale more than ever. With only the certainty of having a powerful king standing by their side, they were ready to face any challenges that might come in the future.
Lyra was in awe as she listened to Noah’s explanation about the importance of a king to their respective tribes and also the disadvantages of not having one. Hearing everything, she felt more and more intrigued about the beast world.
For someone like her who used to live in the modern world, things like these felt both amusing and as well as unfamiliar. Logically, she belonged to the beast world because her father was a beastman. Unlike her completely human mother, Lyra was...how to say this? A half-beast woman.
If compared to females of the beast world, She was no different than them. Ah! Now that she thought of it, The only distinct feature of hers was that she got periods every month unlike like females of this world who get it only once a year. This fact always made her sad. But thanks to her recent pregnancies, those horrendous days of getting cramps lessened.
’’Eat this ly, this is tasty’’ She came out of her thoughts hearing Lucas’ voice. He was holding a bowl filled with some kind of meat dish. But before she could eat, a giant palm held her wrist, and when she looked up, gleaming golden eyes greeted her. The glint in those eyes would have scared others but not her. It was because she could see the warmth and immense adoration hidden in his gaze. And she was certain that this gaze was only directed towards her.
’’What’s wrong, sweetheart?’’ she asked in a soft voice and Demir felt his heart melt.
He kissed her wrist which was still caught in his grip before picking up a piece of meat from the bowl and eating it. After chewing it for few times and making sure that it is safe, he handed the bowl to her, ’’I was checking it just in case. You can eat it now’’
Only then did Lucas realize his mistake. He hastily brought the food over without even checking it. He was a beastman, so he would be fine with consuming most of the poisons but his mate was not the same. The last banquet’s incident was still fresh in his memory and he never wished for something like that to ever repeat. So he was grateful for Demir’s quick thinking.
However, Lyra’s thoughts were different from Lucas’. She urgently turned towards Demir feeling distressed, ’’Spit it out. What if there is indeed something inside it?’’ She felt frustrated after knowing what he was doing. He was most likely trying to prevent her from consuming something harmful but at what expense? He was putting himself in danger and Lyra didn’t like it.
"I’m a beastman, sunshine, and most importantly a scorpion beastman. Poisons or toxic items cannot harm me’’ he tried to explain noticing her distress but Lyra was far from being convinced.