Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Deformed


    Swan watched the fallen leaves from her window, where she sat in her wheelchair, with her lower body tucked inside a nket.


    The autumn was already cold enough for Swan. She didn''t know if she could survive winter that should start next month.


    She felt bored, as she wasn''t allowed to stay with Gale in the throne room right now.


    The throne room was very cold and had no heating mechanism, so Swan would always tremble due to the cold while being hugged by Gale.


    Thus, she was forced to stay in her room while drinking tea and eating biscuits.


    ''I need to install a proper heating mechanism in the castle. But then again, I''m the only human in this castle, and the beastmen have naturally strong bodies, hot blood, or thick fur to fight against the cold,'' Swan thought. ''Some of them are hibernating too. I guess it would be unnecessary.''


    Her rtionship with Gale had returned to normal. They were quite harmonious, and Gale was very active at night, as the cold was unbearable for Swan, he heated her by having sex almost every night, except when she had her period.


    Swan blushed as she squeezed her thighs together. She was still on her period, and despite knowing that, Gale still insisted on ''heating her'' with another method.


    Yet, even after all those seeds he injected inside her, there was still no sign of pregnancy.


    At this point, Swan could only ept her fate that she was infertile, and would never be able to bear his cubs.


    Swan sighed and she prayed deep in her heart once more.


    ''Goddess, why do you allow me to perform powerful magic, yet forbid me to heal my leg or bear his cub? Am I not worthy of having a normal life and a normal family? Goddess, I just want to feel like I belong somewhere...''


    As Swan finished her prayer, the door was opened, and Gale entered while calling her, "Swan."


    "Y-yes," Swan turned her head. She saw an old man standing next to Gale, and from his ears and tail, it was obvious that the old man was a wolf beastman.


    Gale had a big smile as he reported, "I''ve found the doctor from the wolf pack I promised you before. I told him about your condition, and he said he wants to help as much as he can. He is the best the wolf beastmen could offer."


    "Good morning, Princess Swan. I''ve heard a lot about you from Gale," the old doctor bowed. "My name is Matoa, I''m a doctor from Yakgroove Pack."


    Swan was surprised when this old doctor addressed him as ''Gale'' not ''His Majesty''. She guessed they must''ve been well acquainted.


    Thus, she bowed politely, "N-Nice to meet you, doctor. I''m Swan."


    Gale was more excited than usual. He took a big step towards Swan and carried her on the bed where heid her and pulled the nket a bit so the old doctor could see her ankle that had been twisted in the wrong way.


    The doctor brought the chair next to the bed and sat while observing Swan''s left leg. It was crooked in the wrong way, so he touched it to feel the bone structure.


    "What incident made your leg like this, Princess?"


    "Uhm... I-I slipped and fell from the balcony of the second floor of the pce when I was a kid. I was


    clumsy Swan exined as shen et


    tried to hide the truth about the torture she experienced in the Holy Achate Pce. "Inded leg first, and then I fainted."


    "Did the doctors in your pce not treat you immediately?" "T-they did..."


    "Hrm... I''m not sure about that, Princess," Matoa assessed. "This condition is due to a prolonged fracture in your bone. Since it''s left untreated, the bone starts toe regenerate, but in the wrong position. So when the bone hardens,


    it bes impossible for you to


    twist it back to normal as it has been deformed."


    Gale''s smile vanished instantly when he heard that, "Are you sure you''re not mistaken? She is the Royal Princess of Holy Achate, there is no way they wouldn''t give her the best treatment."


    "I am not mistaken. She was a child when the ident happened, and because it was left untreated, her bone regenerated in the wrong position and got deformed as she grew older," Matoa repeated.


    Gale looked at Swan who was dodging his gaze quickly. He had a lot of questions for his wife, but for now, he wanted her to heal first.


    "Then, just make sure to treat it. I want my mate to be able to walk normally," Gale demanded.


    Matoa looked at the Beast King and regretfully replied, "I can''t."


    "What do you mean you can''t? You are the best doctor on this continent!" Gale insisted. "I don''t care what you want as a reward, as long as you can heal her leg, then I will give it to you."


    Matoa sighed, "She is not sick, Gale. Her leg had been deformed long ago, and she is permanently crippled. I''m a doctor, not a magician. I cannot fix something permanent."


    "Don''t lie to me, Matoa. You healed me when I was grievously wounded before. Howe you can''t do anything about this?!"


    Matoa went silent after knowing that Gale wouldn''t ept his answer. It was rare for Gale to insist on something, so he was in deep thought for a while.


    Meanwhile, Swan had long epted that no medicine would fix her broken leg. So, she said, "I-It''s okay, Gale. It''s not a big deal."


    "It is a big deal. I told you that I will heal your leg!" Gale stated as his disappointment was immeasurable right now.


    "There is no medicine that can fix a permanently deformed leg. But you can try bringing her to the Sacred Selene Lake and pray to Goddess Selene to heal her


    leg."


    "Praying to that damned Goddess is thest thing I will do," Gale refused


    arrogantly. "There must be another way, right?"