65 Chapter 65: Aria’s Royal Visit (I)
Two days passed, and Swan was waiting anxiously in her room as she had been informed that Aria’s carriage had entered the kingdom’s outer wall, so it shouldn’t take long for them to meet.
Gale had been sitting with her on the bed as he had nothing to do in the morning, but seeing his mate’s anxiousness was somewhat cute because he thought that Swan was worried about her sister’s safety.
“I have told the maids to prepare an assorted dessert similar to what they prepared in your kingdom when your sister is here,” Gale said. “I’ve also prepared the best bedroom for her since she said she’ll be here for two days.”
Swan knew that Gale was oblivious to Aria’s true nature, but she couldn’t help but feel sour knowing that he treated Aria well.
Swan also didn’t understand why she had this feeling of selfishness in her heart, but she was a little jealous thinking that Gale would treat Aria just like how he treated her.
“You don’t need to wait for her at the castle ground. Just stay here and sit while the maid prepares everything for your tea time with your sister.”
“H–how about you?” Swan asked.
“Hm? I still have to stay in the throne room to hear a few problems from my fellow beastmen,” Gale said. “It’s okay, I can do it myself. You should spend more joyful time with your sister.”
“Gale…”
“Hm?”
Swan stared at Gale with a complicated gaze. She kept wanting to tell Gale about Aria’s true nature, but her tongue was tied whenever she was reminded that the fate of the people in Holy Achate was in her hands. She didn’t know how long she could hide the truth, but as long as she was alive, she needed to protect her people as hard as she could.
“Do you want to say something?”
In the end, Swan shook her head, and said, “I’ll be staying in the room then.”
Gale kissed her on the forehead and said, “Everything will be just fine for your sister. The beastmen are not keen on humans, but we are not going to harm her, especially
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when she is your sister.”
Swan smiled weakly at Gale and watched him as he left the bedroom with the door wide open, allowing the maids to prepare the assorted snacks, dessert, and tea for the royal sisters‘ tea time.
Swan clenched the blanket as she was trying to calm down despite her restlessness.
‘It’s okay, Swan. She won’t be here for long, Swan thought as she had to prepare herself in case she got bullied. ‘As long as she doesn’t tell Gale about anything that would cause him to rage, then everything will be just fine.
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Aria was quite impressed by the kingdom as her carriage entered the capital city Stone
Road.
She didn’t expect the Kingdom of Beastmen to have a proper kingdom, with beastmen
of various species gathering to see her carriage.
Of course, this city wasn’t as good as hers, but Holy Achate was centuries old, so it had a rich culture and proper human engineering
But for these uneducated beastmen to be able to create a real working kingdom was
already impressive.
“It’s like seeing a bunch of sewer rats building a community together. The Beast King is surely powerful to be able to unite them,” Aria commented before she grinned. “Though, as a royal princess, I’m sure I could add some nice touch to this sewer hole. We can sell some of these beastmen to other kingdoms as slaves too. It would control their population and get the kingdom more money in the treasury.” (1)
Aria had been speaking like she would be the beastmen’s queen. But truly, there was no way the Beast King would reject her.
Of course, she was more than willing to play a long game.
It doesn’t matter whether he will fall in love quickly or overtime. As long as he will
kneel for me in the end.‘
The carriage entered the castle, and Aria was impressed by the beastmen soldiers of various species lined up to greet her. The carriage stopped right in front of the main entrance, where the Beast King was standing in silence, waiting for her arrival.
Aria’s heart started beating faster than usual after not seeing this man for a while. He was still wearing the same black blindfold which added to his mysteriousness, but for
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some reason, Aria sensed that the Beast King was in a much better mood compared to the first time they met.
‘Is it because he has been waiting for me? Is he getting excited to see me?‘ Aria couldn’t think of any other reason. So she believed that was the only possible reason for him being happier now.
Aria took a better look at the Beast King as the carriage door was opened, and as she took a better look at him, she realized that he was very masculine and handsome.
He didn’t wear any shirt, so all of his battle scars were exposed.
In Holy Achate’s culture, it was deemed uncouth and savage not to cover your body in public, but for some reason, Aria found him to be wildly attractive.
It was strange because she had met with many princes and knights in her life, and while they were all very well–mannered and handsome, she felt nothing towards them.
But she got a little curious about the Beast King and began to wonder if she could make him smile lovingly while they stood at the top of the world. They could be a fantastic power couple; he ruled the world, and she ruled him. 2
‘Ah, not now, Aria. Calm down. You need to show your dignity and innocence as the Royal Princess of Holy Achate. It would make him lose interest if you’re acting like a whore’s daughter!
Thus, Aria walked towards the Beast King. Her bright blonde hair was braided and adorned with flowers to fit the summer beauty vibes.
She wore a modest summer dress that was unusual for a royal visit, but it didn’t make her any less beautiful. She also didn’t wear any makeup, exposing her glorious natural beauty in front of everyone.
She stood in front of the Beast King, bowed and then did a little curtsy.
“Thank you for inviting me, Your Majesty, I am Royal Princess Aria of Holy Achate, please accept my humble greeting as I do not know the culture in the beast’s world.” 3
