25 Chapter 25: Around the Castle

"Our queen?” The beastmen looked at each other before staring at Swan. They all tacitly agreed that Princess Swan was gorgeous. Yet, she looked timid and feeble.

Could a timid and weak human like her lead the kingdom?

They all doubted it. O

But of course, they dared not to voice their discontent. They kneeled lower and said in unison, “Please forgive us, Princess!"

There was no response from Swan, and the situation tensed. They apologized for the second time, but Swan still didn't respond.

Meanwhile, Swan was frozen on the spot. She blanked out because everyone's eyes were on her.

It reminded her of that time when she was a child. Aria lied to everyone that Swan stole her necklace, and the guards quickly surrounded her and beat her up before dragging her to the edge of a window. It had become a constant nightmare for her, and that nightmare still paralyzed her.

“Princess? Do you forgive them? If you are angry, I can punish them later on your behalf. I'm sure His Majesty wouldn't mind," Rock said seriously.

Swan snapped out of her daze and stammered her answer, "P-p-pardoned. L-1-leave

now."

"You heard her. You may leave now and spread to the others that I am Princess Swan's protector. You are dismissed."

Under Rock's order, the beastmen soldiers quickly dispersed.

Swan took a deep breath, relieved that she didn't need to become the center of

attention anymore.

know better because His Majesty hasn't announced your presence to the public yet.

but she doubted

soon with a better-looking

a feeling that Gale

be more suitable to be the Queen

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Chapter 25: Around the

allowed to leave the

racist against humans. I can always protect you, but I don't want to risk it,” Rock stated. "If you want to venture out of the castle, I can always tell His Majesty about it, and he will be the one to protect

been touring around the castle and realized the beastmen were very self-sufficient at everything. It made her feel a little

was similar to that of a maid, and she doubted

Holy Achate's palace as this was once a border city before it got conquered by His Majesty a few months ago,”

However, we are still ignorant of how humans can make everything look so shiny. His Majesty doesn't lack wealth and fellow beastmen to do hard labor. I hope you can use your general knowledge to decorate the castle and make

that. After all, she

she realized this might be one of the things she could do to repay all the good treatment

freeloading in his castle. I have to be useful somehow until Gale kills me as a sacrifice or something more useful later on Swan told herself, and thus, she had the newfound resolution. She nodded and replied, “I will try my

tell His Majesty and Lady Jade about

the wheelchair until they passed a stone path leading to an area covered by lush trees outside

so she asked first, "Uhm... where is

lake used by His Majesty to

adv Tade and though Rock replied "What's

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