Beast King'S Crippled Mate

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.

His Majesty hasn't announced your presence to the public yet. But worry not, everyone will

nodded weakly, but she doubted

soon with a better-looking

a feeling that

suitable to be

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went on smoothly after that. Rock brought her to various locations around the castle. However, she wasn't allowed to leave the castle as it might be dangerous, considering this domain was once a thriving city under Holy Achate's

I don't want to risk it,” Rock stated. "If you want to venture out of the castle, I can always tell

didn't want to demand anything from Gale. She had been touring around the castle and realized the beastmen were very self-sufficient at everything. It made her feel a little

maid, and she doubted Gale would need

once a border city before it got conquered by His Majesty

humans can make everything look so shiny. His Majesty doesn't lack wealth and fellow beastmen to do hard labor.

Swan wanted to refuse, saying that she had no ability to do that. After all, she spent most of her time with the maids, or in

mind when she realized this might be one of the things she could do

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

to ear. "I will tell His Majesty and Lady Jade about this later. I'm sure His Majesty will

they passed a stone path leading to an area covered by lush trees outside of

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

to a private lake used by His Majesty to clean himself. It's off limits

and though