Beastmen Love

"What are you doing? Are you forcing her into something?!" Lee jumps and takes Astri from Tyr’s arms.

"No, Lee. He was helping me. My head is hurting a little and I got a little dizzy. Can you please lower down your voice?" Astri says patting Lee’s chest and walking away.

Tyr can’t deny that having her in his arms was the best feeling he ever had, but he won’t say it out loud because he knows Lee would throw a tantrum and make her feel worse.

"We left Beau suddenly. I will go back and tell him some other things." Claud says more relieved after he saw Astri having some water.

She nods and thanks him.

Claud being more experienced with mind travels, finds Beau faster and can communicate without speaking out loud.

"Beau?" Claud calls for Beau.

"Yes? You were gone suddenly. Did something happen with the Goddess?" Beau asks worried.

"No. She’s fine. There’s a male courting her and Lee startled us when he went to protect her that’s all." Claud speaks.

"I see.. She has few spouses. Did her males die old?" Beau asks, very curious.

"She lost only one spouse. He died protecting her. Astri is not old. She’s young but faced many challenges in her life. She doesn’t choose a male just for convenience or for political reasons. That’s why she has few males. Us being her males became even more protective of her since she trusts and loves us entirely."

"I see... She’s very different then."

"In a very good way. We will keep in contact with you if there’s anything else we might need you to do. I only need you to remember that we’re trusting you the most important being in ours lives and of this world to you. We will be very limited being land beastmen inside a boat. So, please, take that in consideration. Astri accepted going because it’s her duty, and she knows that not helping will carry worse consequences. But her importance is greater than your Queen. Can you understand?"

"Yes... Thank you. I understand. We will die protecting the Goddess." Beau nods.

"Good. I’ll leave now."

Claud ends the connection and opens his eyes.

After eating a little, Astri’s headache stops and she starts to work and project everything with Claud and the others.

Astri asks Zin to build two fertilizer composters, where they will put rests of food, plants, and fruits with sawdust to have fertilizer for their vegetable garden in the boats. After he built that, he started to build big boxes where the plants would be.

Wayde asks workers to gather many bags of rock roots and hunt plenty of prey to smoke and dry the meat to bring to the ship.

Lee needs to find someone to put in his place while he’s out and also help Shung. Cyprian, is helping build a big wagon to carry all of their supplies, and also boxes to stock everything in the ship.

Claud is planning everything with Astri, and how they will stock everything in two different ships, and things will be kept clean. What worries Astri the most is their health, especially the cubs that are more fragile, so she asks someone to build little bathtubs and also big pots made of wood and rock to stock freshwater.

Also, she projects a system that will gather rainwater, they already have one, but she had to adapt it to put it in a ship. The vegetable gardens need to be somewhere the sun hits, but also can be protected from storms. Claud saw more details of the ships from Beau’s memories, so he knows that there are rooms where there’s sunlight while the shit is outside the water.

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After planning everything, after some days Astri goes to visit Fraz with Shung. Astri brought some meals ready for Fraz, since she knows that Fraz likes her food.

"How are you feeling, Fraz?" Astri asks, sitting near Fraz.

"Still nauseous, sometimes vomiting, still a bit scared.." Fraz answers with a little smile.

Fraz and Astri have a great relationship. Astri can say that Fraz is like a mother and she was never cold to Astri even being a female.

"You’re not pale at all even feeling nauseous and vomiting. That’s a great sign. Don’t worry, you will be fine. Can I check you a little bit?" Astri says with a smile and that is calming everyone there.

Astri touches Fraz’ wrist to feel her heartbeat, touches Fraz’s belly, and after that check Fraz’s eyes.

"You’re doing better than many younger females I examined before. You’re healthy and strong even during this tiring phase of the beginning of the pregnancy." Astri says.

Hearing that made Fraz and her mates breathe a sigh of relief.

"I understand that before you were used to watching females die around your age, but you need to remember that now you live in a clean space. You have balanced meals. You clean yourselves more often. You work out, walk, plant, and play with cubs. You’re active. All of that is reflecting to a healthier life. If you continue this way, you will live longer and well. Everyone can live a long healthier life. I saw females that were 70 years old and older, the difference they have is that they had a healthier life. I’m sure you will watch my cubs grow old and say: Grandma, this is my mate." Astri says.

Fraz giggles and cleans her tears, then hugs Astri.

"Thank you, Astri. I see you as my daughter too. Since you arrived you made the males around you work hard to make things better here. You learned medicine and helped give us a better life. I’m happy you’re here and my son could have someone like you. I’m sad you will leave." Fraz says.

"Are you sure you will leave? I know it will be hard to your males, but they can handle. They’re strong. Here you will be safe. We can help guarding you." One of Fraz’s spouses say.

"It’s not needed. I want to go. I can’t stay away from them for too long either." Astri says.

Shung knows the reason she will be traveling, but he doesn’t say anything.

"Astri is very dedicated to her family. And her spouses love her very much, they love her too much to stay away from her. I’m sure all of them will bring great partnerships for the United Tribe." Shung says and rubs Astri’s head like a father would do.

Astri smiles at Shung, feeling a great feeling of gratitude. Actually, the feeling is mutual between all of them.

"But I have two things to ask from you, guys. The first is to keep Dieg’s grave clean. And to keep people away from our castle. Two of Claud’s guards will stay there and will also be here to help Shung with anything he needs, but it’s good the people know that they can’t go there. Lee ordered to kill anyone who thinks to come to live there while we’re out." Astri says.

They laugh. "Leader Lee is always protective of anything related to you. It’s all right. We will keep everyone away from there." Shung says.

"Great, thank you."

"Say now, Astri. We heard that King Tyr wants you to be his female. You’re so beautiful and smart that all great males want you!" Fraz says proudly.

"He told me that he will conquer her by fulfilling the promise of making the Great Wall City safe and good for her." Shung jokes, poking Astri.

"So romantic! Astri, you will accept him, right?" Fraz asks, excited.

Astri giggles rolling her eyes.

"He’s nice. If he doesn’t change his mind until we’re back, I’ll think about it. Have spouses that don’t keep fighting and breaking everything is not easy. I want peace." Astri says.

"It’s true. I sewed a new dress and they ripped by accident fighting around. I just kick them away. You should do the same." Fraz says and Astri laughs with their guilty faces.

Astri spends the afternoon with them, waiting for Zin to come get her later. Then Ana walks inside and sees Astri sitting near her mother.

"What is she doing here?" Ana asks.

"She came to check your mother’s health. Be grateful." Shung says.

"We have plenty of doctors now. Why her?"

"This my house, Ana. I invite whoever I want. Astri will be traveling soon, we want her to feel good and want to come back. Please, be nice." Fraz says.

Ana sighs annoyed. "Hope she dies there and never comes back." Ana spits.

"Who?" Tyr asks from behind her, taking Ana by surprise.

"My King..." Ana softly says.

"I hope you’re not desiring my Queen’s death." Tyr says to Ana, his tone serious.

"Your Queen?.. She’s a curse to your greatness. Since she arrived here she stole everything from me." Ana speaks, and Astri sighs rolling her eyes.

"Astri doesn’t need to steal anything from anyone. Now you seem to want to steal the attention she has."

Right to the point, making Ana go silent. Tyr looks at Astri and she’s smiling.

"Ana, I know you hate my guts. I really don’t care if you do. But at least save from doing this kind of scene in front of Fraz. No pregnant female should face this kind of stress. I’m sure you don’t want anything bad to happen to your mother, right?" Astri speaks.

Ana sighs and looks to her mother, then nods and steps away letting Tyr pass and sit away from them. Her spouse sat near her, saying she did well on stepping back and being quiet.

"Does she always bully you like this?" Tyr asks Astri pointing at Ana.

"No. She’s a female that is very territorial, that’s all. Ana looks bad, but she is just learning what really matters in life. We’re like sisters that don’t like each other." Astri chuckles.

Shung and Fraz smile thrilled, knowing she’s protecting Ana because of them. Ana looks down, hating to be protected by Astri, but also thankful because the King can only name who he wants dead and his order will be fulfilled.

Tyr sits on Shung’s side, and then Shung jumps away to give him space to sit next to Astri. Tyr smiles and thanks him, accepting to change positions.

"I heard you came here to exam Leader Shung’s female because she’s pregnant." Tyr says.

"Yes. She’s great. Healthier than many younger females. She will have a healthy litter and will be fine, I’m sure of it." Astri affirms.

"Good. I’m glad to hear. Congratulations, Leader Shung and Fraz."

"Thank you, my king." They answer together.

"I know The Great Wall City is far from here, but after Leader Lee travels, you can always count on me."

They thank him again. After some more time talking, Zin comes to take Astri and he accompanies her with linked arms. Tyr also walks with them to Dieg’s grave and watches Astri talking to Dieg and cleaning his grave.

He can see that being her male is a great blessing, because even after death she will always love her males. In his mind, she should be a Queen, because she will teach the people what truly matters.