Chapter 285: Lexi’s anguish
[FOX TRIBE]
Xavier was strolling around his tribe making sure everything was running smoothly. Few stalls selling different kinds of delicacies and clothing could be found. Most of the females were accompanied by more than two males to keep them safe. Single beastmen who were interested in females waited in line holding presents and offerings as the particular female’ mates collected them. Everyone was respectful in their approach and few of them that received the female’s interest started dueling with her mates. Offcourse this was done away from females.
After the strays showed up inside the fox tribe, most of his tribesmen were terrified of bringing their females out of their houses. That anxiousness amongst the tribsemen however seemed to have significantly reduced as time passed but Xavier felt like it was his duty to keep this calm consistent. The last time, there was a lapse in his security but not anymore. All of the guards that had failed back then were harshly punished and replaced with better ones.
Xavier handpicked each of them to have complete loyalty to him alone from here after. There was no way the strays entered the tribe without having support from someone inside the tribe. And that someone was likely knowledgeable regarding the tribe matters. If he made up his mind, finding them was not that difficult.
He could just drag everyone working inside the castle and interrogate them. Then torture them to confess. It was very easy for him and Yet, he was reluctant to do that. He didn’t know why, but the very thought of outsiders hearing about this irked him to no end. No one would reprimand a king regarding his tribe’s matters but still...Xavier felt somewhat stifled by the chances of that pretty female hearing of his actions.
She is a nobody and her opinion has nothing to do with him but still, Xavier hesitated. Surprisingly enough, he wanted to investigate this matter without any unnecessary bloodshed. Innocent should never suffer due to someone else’s mistakes. Weird and stupid thoughts like these came bombarding his mind. He felt like he was slowly turning mad. Or was he already mad? Who knew?
Xavier’s thoughts came to a halt when he heard a familiar voice seemingly scolding someone. He was on his way to the meeting room but decided against it before following the said voice.
"The fox tribe is not going to attend such inferior events. It will be better for you to return now....’’
"What’s happening here, Lexi? Who is that?" Xavier asked as he stepped inside the throne room. He saw his sister together with her mates spewing harsh words toward a beastman.....It was a snake beastman to be precise. And he recognized the latter, "Aren’t you the messenger beastman of the snake tribe?"
"I am, Your Majesty," said the snake beastman affirming his identity.