Chapter 94: Cheers
Fear swept through the people while they wondered how they’d survive this wild cat knowing how insane he was.
But soon the news got to them that the wild cat had been calmed.
"The female had calmed the wild cat! We’re safe!" Someone had sang across the tribe as everyone came out of their hiding, shocked.
They stood outside, all watching to see their return. "The female can even calm the wild cat who was beyond saving? Is there anything this female can’t do?"
"Yet again the female has saved us!"
"How did the female even do it??"
The beastmen all wondered while they stood out, waiting. Soon, the wild cat was brought back to a jurisdiction where they took him into a cave big enough to contain him. And then they locked up the wild cat while he was asleep and tied him up, following instructions.
The people watched in immense shock as they brought him in. They watched as the wild cat laid asleep while the beastmen dragged him through and into the cave.
"The wild cat can be put to sleep like that?"
"It looks so harmless.. what did the female do to it?"
"The female really is skilled. She had this huge cat fall asleep like that?"
They soon watched as two of their tribe leaders were brought back, covered in bruises and injuries. Shock and pity rushed through their expressions as they stared at their leaders in such terrible states.
"Will they be okay?"
"They look brutally injured. Won’t they run berserk anytime soon?"
"Can they even survive this?"
"The female is here! She won’t let the lords suffer," one suggested as they nodded profusely.
Soon, Lord Ash walked into the scene with Ayra in his arms. Commander Lynn and some other warriors followed behind while they returned back to the tribe.
Immediately, everyone burst into cheers. The beastmen all began praising the female and celebrating her.
"Hail the female!"
"Hail the female for saving us!"
"Hail the female for calming the wild cat!"
They cheered on top of their voices proudly as Lord Ash held Ayra in his arms. Ayra casually stared at them with a smile on her face.
She could catch a glimpse of Rai and Kan standing in front with his peers, all praising and thanking the female for saving their land from the bloodbath that was about to befall them.
Because if she hadn’t done so, they didn’t know what would have become of them.
They cheered on the female as Lord Ash walked past with her in his arms. Some had even followed behind them, singing praises and cheering her on.
Commander Lynn had to hold them off, explaining that the female was exhausted and needed some time to rest.
Immediately, silence fell through the atmosphere.
"Shut up everyone, the female needs to rest!" They announced as all went quiet to give the female a calm atmosphere.
Everyone simply stood and stared without speaking. No one dared make the slightest noise that would disturb the female even though they were already out of sight.
Ayra smiled as they walked past the jurisdiction, heading to the tribe leader’s jurisdiction where her house was. "Cute," she muttered.
"Who is cute?" Ash asked while he carried her back.
"No one specifically. They are all," she smiled. Ayra couldn’t help but feel happy and appreciated. The thought of being recognized and appreciated reassured her of her worth at that moment. She couldn’t help but feel happy about it.
In her old world, she had been a struggling medical student who couldn’t seem to get anything right. Struggling to pass examinations but kept on failing. At that moment, she had simply felt depressed.
Ayra had felt like trash back then. Like one who couldn’t get anything right. She had done all her best, studied and practiced all she needed. But she never could get it right.
She never felt seen regardless of her efforts.
But now, she felt seen. She felt appreciated for her hard work, and that was enough to make her want to help all these wild tribe men the more.
Wild tribe men who were seen as monsters. She had to admit that it was beautiful seeing this side of them.
Lord Ash smiled as he said, "Once again, you’ve become the savior of the land. At this point, the whole tribe would revere you as their queen."
She smiled. "You think so?" She said, both arms wrapped around his neck.
At that moment, her system beeped.
[Ding!]
[Soothing Task]
[Host, Three Beastmen are in need of intense soothing]
"..." She blinked. Ayra definitely saw this coming.
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While Ayra was away, her little one had woken up. Little Ally had begun crying immediately after not seeing her mother anywhere. The little one cried endlessly, throwing five of the warriors into panic.
"What’s wrong with her?" The first warrior asked worried as they stood there in a circle staring at her.
"I don’t know... Check if she smells," one recommended immediately as they leaned close to see if she had messed herself up.
But nothing.
They panicked more without knowing what could possibly be the problem at all.
"What could be the problem then?" The third warrior asked, running a hand through his forehead. He was already sweating in panic.
The little cub crying had sent them into frenzy because they didn’t even know how to stop her.
"Do you know what she likes?"
"Ah.. I think she likes butterflies! I saw some youngsters bringing that to her!"
"Butterflies? Oh! I’ll go and catch that..." One instantly rushed out. The huge and powerful warrior running around to see if they could catch a single butterfly for the little one.
Still inside, another tilted his head as he asked, "Do you think the little one is hungry?"
Another slowly nodded. "Maybe that’s the case! What do you think the little one would take?"
They stared at the crying cub for a while, hands scratching over their heads and ears while thinking of what they could possibly give to the little one to eat.
At that moment, one blinked as he said, "I think the cub would love some bones!"
They all paused and stared at him. "It’s not a dog though..." One pointed out.
"..."