Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 407

Chapter 407

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She didn’t know Kellingtown grew trees like this. Nyx rode around it a few times, her eyes getting brighter.

Cloudie the black horse nipped off some branches, chewed a bit, then spat them out, tail flicking like it tasted awful.

“What’s up, Nyx?” Erik caught up. “What’re you looking at?”

Nyx grinned and patted the trunk, in a great mood. “A cinchona tree.”

You could pull quinine from its bark–good for treating malaria. No big epidemics were raging now, but stumbling on a plant that could cure something still thrilled her–collector’s itch kicking in.

Thing was, this tree liked Kellingtown’s climate. Taking it back to Hilltop City to grow might not work.

After mulling it over, she picked a few semi–woody branches to cut as slips, planning to hand them to Jinx and Jules to try growing in a greenhouse. Worked out, great. Didn’t, no biggie.

Erik got to work chopping branches and digging dirt, no complaints. The grand general gripped his sword with a serious face–not killing enemies, just playing farmhand. He wouldn’t let Nyx lift a finger for this grunt work.

Nyx leaned on the horse, chin in hand, watching him, then piped up. “Aren’t you curious how I know this tree can heal

stuff?”

textbooks she planned to have written, covering all kinds of subjects. That stuff went way beyond explaining away with her old ghost story

era, pulling out tricks like these was risky–standing out too much drew trouble. She didn’t even like the spotlight- originally just wanted to

the other wrestling scheming nobles, she couldn’t sit by. Had to roll up her sleeves and

let out a sigh. She knew full well the things she’d revealed didn’t add up with her supposed identity or past. She didn’t care much what outsiders thought–just found the “fairy lady” title

Pale

paused mid–dig, his voice low. “Not

to know more.

spirit, and once

to go back to the heavens, disappearing from his arms. No matter how he grabbed or begged, she’d slip away, and he’d jolt awake, staring

sensing a bluff, then grabbed his chin

up a story on a whim to fool the dummy–looking back,

eyes met. Erik pressed his lips tight, his face an open book. “Are you

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eyes darkened, wrestling inside. He grabbed her wrist hard, a

“Leave? To where? Aren’t we

complicated stare, it

to peck his cheek, holding back a laugh.

him before, but she’d come here to be with him forever–that was as true as it

His whole body loosened up, eyes red as he

remember him forever–just hoped she’d spare

wrapping her arms around her anxious partner and stroking his back. “I’m not a

the future to find you and Aurelius.