Beast King'S Crippled Mate

16 Chapter 16: A Bloodstained Beast

Swan began to eat more because she didn't want her attendants to get killed. She stuffed herself until she saw the relieved smile on Myra and Maya's face, and then began to slow down.

She swallowed her food with difficulty before asking, “After this... can I go out? I want to walk around the castle.

The cat maids gasped, and Swan winced in response, “N-no?"

Honestly, Swan simply wanted to know if she could do something to help in the castle. She wasn't raised like Aria, who grew up to be a princess and had all her needs catered

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Swan had to work in the palace, whether it was to clean the kitchen or help with the laundry.

She couldn't imagine having to be stuck in this room and do nothing, it was too good to

be true for her.

"It's not like you can't, Princess. But..."

“We haven't been permitted by His Majesty to do that. Besides, the kingdom is still not stable, there might be an attack from neighboring kingdoms or other beastmen tribes, and your safety is of the utmost importance! "Yes, Princess! If you want something, you can tell us!”

"I don't need anything," Swan smiled. "Though, may I know if His Majesty will return

soon?"

Maya and Myra looked at each other, and replied, "I heard from the others that he left for a land in the east. He's probably fighting against a rebellion. Though beastmen worship the strongest, there are still those who think they can defeat His Majesty, so he needs to fight and win."

"Rebellion...”

Swan nodded as she put up a kind smile, “Thank you for telling me. Uhm, you may leave

now."

"Then, please excuse us, Princess."

The attendants carried all the leftovers from the table and left Swan alone in the room..

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was, and then saw a barebone kingdom, with only makeshift tents

place was recently a big town that Gale conquered, and then the humans were probably killed or driven off, so it

strength, but what would happen in the

confused and anxious as she waited for her husband

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Clack! Ker-chak!

opened her eyes immediately when she heard the sound of something falling on the ground in the

saw the tall and muscular figure standing next

told the maids that she didn't need a chandelier. She only had one small candle on top of the drawer, so she could not see

didn't mean to wake you up,” Gale

the bed.

the candle, Swan could see his

in response.

was shirtless. He was covered in blood, but it didn't

reeked of

scariest part was

had turned into that of a wolf claw with each claw

the fear in his wife's eyes, so he quickly put his hands behind him and spoke, "It's fine. I just had

as always, but that only scared her even more, because it was proof

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dispel her fear, knowing that acting scared in front of him would only

Swan said as she tried to shift the topic

in a lake not far from here. I'm just coming back to

"C-check on me?”

I heard from the guard that Jade came to visit you this morning," Gale said. The smile he had turned wicked in an instant and Swan's heartbeat began to race. "I

her head to save Lady Jade from his

with a smile, pressuring Swan -to be honest. "Go on. Don't worry, Swan. I will

'But you

right?' Swan guessed. She wondered if it was alright to tell Gale about everything, including how Jade told her