Chapter 201: Golden barrier
(Approximately an hour ago)
Lyra gazed as the fox king dashed out of his own coronation banquet like being chased by someone. Maybe he indeed was getting chased by someone? She didn’t know about it and it was not like it had something to do with her, so she turned back her attention to her handsome mates standing in front of her.
She felt Blake draping a thick fur coat on her shoulder. With a little tug, she entirely covered herself with the coat before smiling at her mate, "Thank you..."
Blake smiled back and kissed her cheek before pulling her towards his warm embrace. He could see her small shiverings even with the coat on. So he hugged her trying to keep her warm.
Whereas, Victor put his palms in front of the bonfire until it was warm enough and then put them on his mate’s cheeks. Seeing him doing this back and forth many times, Lyra felt bad, "I’m alright, honey"
"But I’m not alright with you catching a cold. So keep quiet and let me do my work" came his quick reply that made her silent.
"When have I ever won against you?" She grumbled feigning anger but there was a faint smile on her lips and Victor noticed it.
Amidst this serene peace, there was a commotion heard that got everyone’s attention.
’’The stray beasts are attacking the castle walls’’ A loud voice of one of the guards startled everyone in the banquet. The beastmen got alerted and moved to protect their mates and the guard beastmen stood in front of their kings and queens putting on an attacking stance.
They felt tense to face the stray beasts and it was not because they were stronger but it was because they were reckless. The strays have nothing holding them back and no one that they have to protect. Their minds were filled with killing intent and nothing else.
However, this was not the same for beastmen who had mates. They were also a part of their individual tribe and protecting their kings and queens too took priority. They had to strategize before launching an attack and this made them vulnerable against the strays. This was the biggest reason why they most of the time faced stray beasts in battles while their mates were back home safe.