Chapter 200: Blaming her
The banquet came to a sudden halt due to the ice freezing the surroundings. But as soon as it melted away, everything went back to normal.
The guard beastmen of the fox tribe had a hard time relighting the bonfires because the wood had become damp once the ice melted. They had to bring in new dry wood from the storage to light the fire.
No one other than a handful of people knew about Xavier’s powers, so it was hard for the majority to guess the cause of the unknown phenomenon that occurred a few minutes ago. And the ones that already knew the truth tactfully closed their mouth hence preventing Xavier’s secret from knowing to outsiders. It was not like Xavier asked them to keep his powers a secret, but it was more like the right thing to do. Him being an immortal beastman was already enough in boosting his tribesmen’s egos, so disclosing more of his mystic powers might cause them to act recklessly toward the others tribes.
After the completion of the coronation ceremony, the fox king left the plaza before heading towards the fox castle. It was not acceptable for the host to leave the banquet, but no one dared to question him when they noticed his foul mood. He practically rushed out of the banquet like a dangerous tornado and the only thing that was left after he did so was an eerie silence.
’Bang’ Xavier fisted the stone walls of the empty castle as soon as he reached there. The surrounding walls shook due to the impact and large debris fell on the ground together with dust and soil.
Xavier felt like he resembled the fallen walls....No, it was more of his heart that resembled the walls. Broken and plummeting. Just witnessing her hugging another male shook his entire being. He felt like he was falling down a steep hill. His insides clenched uncomfortably hurting him.
This pain that he was feeling right now felt like no other that he had experienced before. Not when he learned the truth of his birth or when his father tried to kill him secretly while he was in exile. Xavier never said this to others because it didn’t matter. His own father sending some witch masters and guards to finish him off never mattered to him. It was because he killed every single one of them leaving no mercy. But why? Why did the pain during his most difficult time and near-death experience didn’t hurt him this much, yet only seeing her hug one of her mates hurt him like this?
’’Just why?’’ Xavier felt like banging his head against the stone wall. Maybe then he might be able to clear his head. He was sure that his head was not working properly. There was no other explanation for his eccentric behavior other than him being mad.
’Mad king’ this title seemed to fit him very well. The mad king who froze his own coronation banquet just because he saw a random female hugging a stupid beastman.
’’As expected, she is a witch’’ When nothing made any more sense and he was almost on the verge of losing his mind, Xavier decided to put all the blame on Lyra. He felt like he would otherwise burst with all his pent-up stress and anger.
That pretty female had done something to him for him to act like this. His thoughts ran wild without any restraint. After somewhat calming his nerves, he decided to return to the banquet.