Beast King'S Crippled Mate

Chapter 6 - Chapter 6: The Cat Maids

Swan didn't know how long it had been since she lost consciousness. The moment she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a tall ceiling, with a chandelier hanging in the middle.

She looked to her left and right and noticed that she was on a comfortable bed-so comfortable that she thought she was dreaming because laying on a soft bed was only possible when she was in such a deep sleep with a beautiful dream.

Yet, she knew it was true, especially when she felt the cold night wind blow from the window and made her shiver.

She got up from the bed, looked around once more, and got even more confused.

Obviously, this was a castle used for defense. Swan overheard the conversation between the knights that they hated the garrison because they had to live in a cold and dark castle in the winter.

So, why was she here and not with her new husband?

'Does that mean I have been—' Swan didn't want to complete that line of thought. She got up from the bed, but she couldn't stand without her crutches. She began to look around in panic, hoping to find anything she could use to support herself as she wanted to get out and find out if she had been abandoned by her husband.

Since she couldn't find anything, she decided to just drop herself from the bed, making a creaking sound as she squeaked in pain.

The door was slammed open and Swan saw two women with cat ears and tails gasping.

"Princess!" They said in unison as they rushed towards her.

Swan's body stiffened, mostly because it was a bodily reaction. She had been conditioned to stay still in case servants were approaching her, because the more she struggled, the worse the beating she would get.

Yet, all they did was put her back on the bed and cover her legs with a blanket.

next to the bed and said, "Please just call us if you need anything, Princess. We are always

are you two and where am I?" Swan asked bashfully. "Sorry,

into his room, Princess," one of the shorter maids replied. "He told us that you are exhausted after a long journey. That's why he forbids us

sister, Maya," the taller

after they introduced themselves as maids, which meant their status should

Please don't call me Princess. We are

at the same time, staring at Swan with their eyes

something wrong? Is this a greeting from Holy

was just as flustered

she humbled herself? At

I just want to introduce myself. We will work together, right?" Swan

words made them so scared, thinking that they had offended the princess somehow because there was no way the First Princess of Holy Achate would lower herself to mere beastmen

Maya fell on their knees as they wanted to show their

"Please forgive us, Princess!"

away from them as she got scared

help. But the cat maids were unmoving, and they were stuck in this awkward and confusing

did you do to

the room,

Gale repeated his question. Myra and Maya turned towards their king at the same time, still in their kneeling position, Maya replied, "P- Princess told us that

don't know what we did wrong, Your Majesty.

"Did they offend you? I can punish them if you want