Chapter 145: Chapter 145: The Coldest Night (II)


    "Of course, it''s almost like a tradition every year at this point," Gale answered as he put Swan on the bedding. He put a nket over her to make her warmer, and noticed the worry in her eyes, "Why? Are you sad that I have to be chained?"


    Swan nodded weakly, "You are not a mindless beast, nor a prisoner of war. Why do you have to be chained? You even need to be weighed by steel balls..."


    "I will be a mindless beast during my once-a-year rut, Swan. Those chains are necessary to slow me down, at least to buy you enough time to escape in case I cannot control myself," Gale smiled. He kissed Swan on the cheek and added, "Don''t make that face. I will be fine."


    Gale walked towards the chains and kneeled on the ground before he got surrounded by the other beastmen soldiers who''d chained him.


    "Wait, I need that medicine first," Gale said as he remembered Jade''s special brewed tea, which could knock him out cold for a few hours. "Give me that purple stuff. It''ll help."


    "Purple stuff?" Swan had a bad feeling about whatever medicine Gale would have to drink. She wanted to see and if possible, used her strange power to check if it was safe to drink or not.


    But a bunny maid suddenly appeared right in front of her and blocked her view, "Princess, do you want me to prepare the tea for you? It''s freezing here, so I suggest you drink tea first."


    Swan looked up and frowned when she saw the bunny maid, "Aren''t you Lady Long''s attendant?"


    "Yes, Princess. My name is Alice. I was brought here to serve you before His Majesty starts his rut," Alice replied with a friendly smile.


    "R-really? Isn''t it dangerous for you? It''s too cold, right?"


    "It''s fine, Princess. I''m a beastman-specifically, a snow hare beastman. I am pretty much immune to colds," Alice said.


    "I see..." Swan tried to tilt her head to check on Gale and whatever he was drinking, but Alice sneakily moved a little to block her view.


    "I will prepare the tea for you, Princess," Alice smiled as she poured the tea slowly. Once she was done, she excused herself and said, "Have a nice night with His Majesty, Princess. I believe His Majesty will treat you well."


    Swan didn''t pay the bunny maid any more attention. She wanted to check on her husband. Unfortunately, the moment she returned her gaze at Gale, he already drunk everything and tossed the empty bottle to the side.


    Swan was worried, but since Gale had drunk it, all she could do was hope that it wouldn''t make things even harder for him tonight.


    "Go chain me now. We don''t have much time before midnight," Gale ordered, as he wiped the remaining purple liquid at the corner of his mouth.


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    The beastmen soldiers began to put chain after chain around the Beast King''s body until almost every joint was bound by a chain or two.


    He was treated like an uncontroble savage beast that needed to be locked up for the rest of his life.


    Swan watched how Gale''s expression became solemn. He looked straight to the bonfire in front of him, but then turned his head towards his wife, and smiled softly, "Don''t be too worried, Sweetheart. Just stay there and get yourself warm. All I need is for you to be here with me throughout the night."


    Swan nodded obediently, "I''m not going anywhere, Gale."


    "Good."


    Once the beastmen soldiers finished their job, ze Silverfang said, "Your Majesty, the other beastmen will be guarding far from the cave, as they would lose their strength once you release your aura. I will be guarding outside of the cave, in case something happens tonight," ze nced at Princess Swan and added, "Please don''t hesitate to scream if you feel scared, Princess. It is very important, as His Majesty can turn very dangerous soon enough." freewebnovel


    Swan nodded, but she had long epted her fate. She would stay in this cave, even if Gale truly turned into a mindless beast and killed her in the end.


    ze realized that Princess Swan didn''t have an ounce of fear in her eyes. She looked calm. In fact, she seemed to be more worried about the Beast King than herself.


    Thus, he bowed deeply to Princess Swan as he had a newfound respect for the Princess.


    There were a lot of rumors circting about her.


    ze was doubtful of her integrity at first, but she didn''t back down, even now, when she could lose her life anytime soon.


    To him, it was the highest proof of love, because no woman-not even Lady Jade whom people had deep respect for would dare to go near His Majesty during his


    worst rut.


    ze left the cave and sat on a tree branch near the cave. He wanted to give the Princess and Beast King some privacy, though he wouldn''t sleep just in case Princess Swan needed his help.


    Swan stared at her husband unblinkingly as she didn''t want to fall asleep while apanying Gale.


    When the gust of cold wind entered the cave, her body trembled from head to toe, and her deformed leg began to ache. She quickly covered her body with a nket.


    "No need to be so tense. Just drink the tea, eat snacks, and then sleep if you want to," Gale suggested. "By the time you wake up, the sun will rise, and everything will be just fine."


    Gale wanted to calm her down, but inwardly, he kept chanting his own words over and over, reminding himself he should never turn into a beast and hurt his beloved.


    Swan shook her head as she stubbornly refused to fall asleep.


    Despite her determination, as minutes passed, she began to feel drowsier. The bonfire felt very warm, and the thickyers of nket made her feel safe.


    Thus, Swan slowly closed her eyes as she couldn''t fight the drowsiness anymore, and thest thing she saw was Gale smiling at her.