Beastmen Love

Tyr watches Astri training with her spear in the backyard, amazed again.

He walks to her direction to see the spear closer. He sits near Claud and Zin, who was also watching even if they were keeping an eye on the cubs.

Yuki crawls in his direction and he smiles at her, he carries her and makes her sit on his lap, looking at him.

"Can you help me get your mother’s heart too, little one?" Tyr asks her.

Zin and Claud tense up after hearing that.

"Your fathers will not help me, but I know I can trust you. Will you help me?" Tyr asks Yuki, who only smiles and makes baby sounds. "Good! Thank you! You’re my best friend."

"She won’t be going to that City. If you want her, you will need to leave your throne." Claud says.

"I’ll find a way. Even if it takes years for that, I want her to be my female." Tyr answers.

"She said she doesn’t want any more males." Zin says.

"I can wait. I don’t mind. For that reason I want her. She’s not easy and not eager for power. In my position the females only want richness and power, but never think that their acts might harm us and the people. That’s why Kings often decide to find mates later, when they’re older. Only to have heirs." Tyr speaks.

Claud knows it’s true, and also understands that. He still doesn’t know entirely Tyr’s plans, but he decides to not worry about that anymore.

All of Astri’s spouses trust her judgment, and she wouldn’t take this decision lightly.

"At least I have one on my side." Tyr says playing with Yuki.

Lee and Wayde arrive with news. The monkey messenger from Elder Abel was caught.

"Some of us need to stay with cubs." Claud says, and none of them offer themselves to stay.

"That’s a problem." Wayde speaks.

"Galion!! Saul!!" Astri calls loud.

In a short time they arrive. She takes Yuki, kisses her all around her face, making her giggle, then hands her to Galion.

"We will be out for some time. You’re in charge of taking care of my LIFE. Do you understand that?" Astri asks them.

"You say.. babysitting?" Saul asks.

"And taking care of my LIFE. If something happens to them, it will happen to me. Do you understand now?"

"Yes, milady." Galion and Saul answer together.

They’re good cubs and don’t cry with Galion and Saul, so Astri and the others leave knowing the cubs are in good hands.

—--

They walk to the royal tent, it’s a wide and comfortable tent. Abel already felt the not-so-friendly energies coming from them.

"What’s the meaning of this?" He asks.

Lee pulls the monkey beastman from outside and throws him in front of the Elder. The monkey beastman is tied so he doesn’t run or attack.

Abel looks at his messenger with disgusted eyes, but pretends he doesn’t know him.

"I still don’t know the meaning of all this." Abel speaks.

"I know everything. All of some Elders’ plans to dethrone me. And to kill me." Tyr says.

"My King! We are at your side. We would never think about something like this. You’re believing in their lies!"

"What is a lie? Tell me how do you think it’s possible that we knew about this messenger and what message he was carrying not only to the other Elders, but to Monsters too?"

Abel is deadly serious, wanting to kill everyone there, but he tries to keep his face clean and his mind clean too.

"Ask him. Isn’t he the one capable of reading minds and the one who told you this lie? Ask him to find out since you trust him more than us, your counselors." Abel says.

"He cleared his mind, he’s clever. I had already noticed they learned to clear their mind so I do not find out anything. But they forget that the others can’t do the same." Claud says and looks at the monkey beastman.

"Or, you’re a charlatan, Higher Priest."

Astri walks forward slowly, not having much patience with Abel anymore.

"What? Retorting to her again? Sorry, but I already have a mate." Abel says.

She raises her hand and the monkey beastman floats from the ground, impressing everyone.

"What message were you taking?" Astri asks the monkey beastman, but looking at Abel’s eyes.

"That King Tyr became allies with the Higher Priest and that he needed to be taken down.. And to tell the Monsters that they need to take you to weaken this city." The monkey answers, scared.

"He’s saying what she wants to hear because he’s scared! Not because it’s true!" Abel tries to divert the situation.

She lets the monkey fall on the ground, then she raises her hand to Abel, then he feels his body stiffen.

She makes him kneel and lock his arms on his sides, she walks to him and touches the tip of her finger on his forehead and her eyes shine like the stars are moving again.

She shows him the exact image of him talking to the monkey beastman. With details of every word he used.

When the scene ended, she lowered her hand and then around her started to appear fire and lightning.

"Am I a charlatan, Elder Abel?" She asks.

"N-n-no." He stutters.

"Then tell them the truth if you want to keep on living." She says, lowering down her head to look at him closer and the fire and lightning hits on his face a little.

After a scaredy nod, Astri releases him and walks away, fading away her powers.

"He’s all yours, boys." She says.

She goes to the back again and crosses her arms to wait. All of her spouses, Tyr and Shung, look at her amazed, but her spouses and Tyr also look with lust.

"Should I leave?"

"No!" They answer together.

They get back to where they must be, forgetting how hot she was. Tyr questions Abel and he hears all his answers.

They have partnered with the Demon King, that is the Monsters’ King, also who killed Astri’s family. They asked for his help to kill someone powerful like Claud and command the world together.

There are 8 Elders in total, and 5 of them are on the evil side, unfortunately including Tyr’s father. The previous King was already corrupted while he was the King, and they were trying to do the same with Tyr.

Tyr has mixed feelings, learning that his father is also accepting help from Monsters and putting all his people in danger.

He feels bad that things have come to this point. That beastmen will not live in peace with the Demon King’s growth in power.

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After getting the name of all traitors and main dealers, and everything they could get from Abel, Astri stands up again and walks to Abel.

"W-wait! You promised me you would let me live!" Abel says, already scared of Astri.

"You have two choices. One: You will be our spy and you will answer to Tyr now forward. Two: You die." Astri says.

Abel gulps.

"I’ll be your spy."

"Good. But know that we will know if you change sides again. If you ever tell a single monster about how to weaken us, where to attack or what to do against any of us.. I’ll know. Believe me when I say that my eyes and ears are everywhere." She says.

"Y-yes. I’ll do what you’re saying."

She releases him from her invisible grip, she takes her spear and cuts the ropes from the monkey’s legs and wrists.

"And you will be his personal assistant. You two will work together, and will always remember each other what to do or expose. If you find out the other is doing something not according to what we fixed today, you will tell us and we will spare you. If not, you will both die from nowhere. Do you understand?"

"Yes.." They answer together.

"Good. Have a good rest of the day."

She walks out of the tent and the others follow her.

They walk back to the castle and from nowhere Lee grabs her and tries to fly away, but Cyprian catches him.

"Don’t even think about it. I’m the next." Cyprian says.

"Oh really?" Astri asks, mischievously.

"Yes." Cyprian nods, looking at her smile and already getting excited again.

"Only if you get me first!" She says and flies away quickly.

Cyprian chuckles and flies after her.

"Damn that dragon.. I was too slow." Lee mumbles.

"You were too obvious, horny bird." Wayde says.

"Is he her favorite?" Tyr asks.

"She doesn’t have favorites. We have a line so it can be fair to all of us and her. And so we don’t fight, she hates that." Claud answers.

"I see.."

Tyr looks at the sky, where he saw Astri flying away.

"I need to conquer to get in this line."