Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 211: Honest

Chapter 211: Honest

[Rose Castle]

Burning amber eyes opened and distress could be clearly seen inside them. Killian hurriedly got up from the bed and the first thing he did as soon as waking up was look at his right hand’s wrist. The mark of a Blue-colored water droplet looked glaring on his tanned skin. It was just momentary but he was sure that his mating mark stung on his skin. He could as well as be wrong because the sting died down faster than it came.

A wry sigh left his mouth as he closed his eyes. He swore he would kill everyone if something happened to his mate. For now, he could not check it by himself because well....his eyes fell on the space beside him. The feeble but steady breathing of two lion cubs and little snakes reached his ears. Killian could not leave them alone and go out to bring back his mate. But on the other hand, he could not stay still when something probably went wrong with his mate. Every minute without seeing her face felt like hell for him.

There was a battle going on inside his mind and in the end, the desperation of seeing his mate won. And as soon as he made up his mind, he picked up the little snakes before putting them inside the basket and settled the two sleeping lion cubs on his other free hand, and exited the room.

Meanwhile, the little snakes woke up and looked up at Killian when they felt him moving. They looked at each other in confusion but refrained from asking anything because uncle Killian had a very serious look on his face. Whereas, the lion cubs were too young to be vigilant and relaxed in Killian’s arms as soon they smelled his familiar scent.

After exiting the room, Killian hurriedly walked down the stairs before he reached the entrance. Then he hastily closed the front door and walked out of the rose castle. There was no worry of intruders because anyone with a sane enough mind wouldn’t dare loiter around the place where many immortal beastmen and beast kings resided.

*****

[Snake Tribe]

Peter regally stood in the combat arena and continued to train the troops. Their king was particular in keeping the guards and soldier beastmen in top shape to ensure the safety of the tribe. He was sure about their king’s vigilance increasing even more from now on. Their queen was missing and many of the competent snake beastmen together with the king left in search of her.

It was an unfortunate event. Peter still felt bad as he recalled his king’s forlorn face when the queen disappeared right in front of his eyes. Nobody guessed that the stray beasts would use bizarre numbing powder that was never heard of. That smoke was capable enough of not only stopping king beastmen but also was able to withhold the immortal beastmen that it rendered everyone speechless. If this happened to individual tribes, then no one would be able to stop the stray beasts from taking over the entire beast city.

This was the worst nightmare for everyone. So to ensure efficiency, they have to train day and night. He was also looking for the numbing powder used on them. With continuous usage of that during training, they would be able to withstand its effects or that was the conclusion that he came to. Nothing was set in stone as of now and the most important thing for their entire tribe right now was finding their queen. Peter also decided to muster up his courage and ask his king about staying in the snake tribe after all this is over. Many of the tribe elders had this same thought but they stayed silent because they did not want to pressure their king and queen in this matter. Their queen already had other kings and princes’ beastmen as her mates, so forcing her to stay with one of them would be unfair. He knew about this very well but still, he at least wanted to mention this to his king. The last decision would be whatever thier king agreed on.

’’Leader!’’ he came out of his thoughts when he heard one of the guards calling him. He looked at the latter in confusion but widened his eyes when he saw a familiar face following behind the guard.

’’Lord Killian’’ Peter bowed respectfully.

Killian gave a curt nod before stretching his hands forward, ’’Take care of them’’ and with that, he left that place.

Peter blankly looked at his young masters inside the basket and the two lion princes on the other hand. He was grateful for the lord not taking out his anger on his tribe. From what he knew, no one must have still informed the lord of the queen going missing and that would definitely anger the lord. It was already lucky that the lord did not burst out and silently left.

Sighing, he took the young masters into the castle and hoped for someone to find the queen as soon as possible.

*****

Lyra unhurriedly removed Kaizer’s hands from her waist before she walked away and sat on the ground with her knees tucked, ’’I will be leaving once the rain stops’’

And those words of hers made Kaizer smile. Her actions showed that she trusted him enough to stay with him. Yes, she would leave once the rain comes to halt but this was also good. Her trust meant more to him than everything else.

Still, with a smile on his face, he too settled on the ground before parting his lips, ’’I’m a rootless beastman’’

Lyra felt chills run down the back of her neck. She hesitantly turned around and faced him with her eyes widened in shock and mouth agape, ’’If it’s a joke then it isn’t funny’’

’Chuckle’ laughter left his mouth when he looked at her petrified face and that made Lyra glare at him, ’’I’m sorry’’ he didn’t mean to laugh at her but nowadays he found himself smiling and laughing whenever she was in his sight. He wanted to see more of her expressions so he said, ’’Look at you glaring at me. Aren’t you scared of me?’’

She huffed arrogantly before turning away from him. It indeed scared her in the beginning but not now. Not after he made fun of her, ’’You don’t scare me’’

’’I hope the same’’ he said, ’’It unnerves me. The thought of you of all people fearing me’’

’’Who am I to you?’’ Lyra asked with her back facing him.

’’You are the woman I love’’ there was no hesitation in his tone. When he first met her, Kaizer desperately felt the need to hide his life’s ugly realities. But not now. Now that she was here with him, he felt free. It was as though all of his past didn’t matter anymore. He had this blind faith that she would never turn away from him just because he told the truth about himself. So the only thing he wanted to do in front of her from now on was, to be honest.