Chapter 67: Visits III
At that moment, Rai smiled as he turned and stared at Ayra. "Sister Ayra, what is the little one’s name? We want to know her name too!"
Ayra smiled as she stared at them. Before she could say anything, Lord Ash had walked into the room.
"Ally," he announced as he made his way into the room. Everyone turned and stared at him, surprised at how exhausted he was looking.
But Ayra smiled as she said, "I guess you’ve finally come up with a name."
Ash nodded as he made his way in with everything he had gathered. Endless fruits in a huge container as he came to sit beside Ayra. "And I also think it sounds good too. How is it?"
Ayra smiled with a nod. "It does sound pretty."
The teens turned and stared at the little one again.
"Ally, I like it."
"Me too. It matches her little adorable self!"
"Yes! It’s good."
They continued doting on the little sister as Ayra smiled.
Then Kan turned again to ask, "And what’s her rank?"
"She’s still so little. She’s yet to awaken as one," Rai explained. Cubs mostly didn’t awaken with their ranks on the spot. They mainly took some days or even weeks to develop and awaken their ranks.
"I think she’ll be an A-rank!" One suggested.
"I think she’ll be an S-rank like the tribe leader."
"Mmm, I also think so."
"I think she’ll be an F-rank and be like her mother, who is a unique F-rank who is more powerful than any female rank," Rai insisted as Kan nodded in agreement.
The little ones were done doting on the little one. And so they turned to present what they came with.
"Here! Shiny stones!" Rai happily announced as he presented the container filled with shiny stones.
"And also pretty flowers!"
"And butterflies..." Kan had accidentally opened the container as the butterflies flew out of the house.
"..."
They blinked. "Ah... Shiny stones!"
Ayra smiled as she stared through all they brought.
"So? Do you like it? The stones and flowers! I think Ally will like the stones!" Rai asked.
Ayra smiled with a nod. "I like it. A lot."
"See!" Rai turned to them. "I told you all she likes shiny stones! Don’t worry we’ll go and get as much as possible!"
Before Ayra could even speak, they rushed off to go and get some more.
She sighed with a smile. "I guess..."
"See," Ash showed her all he got. "I gathered all these for the little one.. I think she’ll like one of them for sure."
He assured as he went through the fruits. Ayra stared at them as she said, "I don’t think she’s ready for such hard stuff..."
"Oh..." Ash blinked.
Lord Vale shook his head. "You really dumb or what? How can the little one eat that?" He teased.
Ash cast him a cold glare. "Shut up if you can’t think of something. At least I’m working."
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The endless visits didn’t stop at all.
Before evening, the warriors had made their way to visit.
Warriors from all jurisdictions had gathered before the house, ready to make their way in.
But they had met some of the elders sitting in front of the house.
"Your footsteps are too loud.. you’ll wake the little one up," one of them nagged.
"You’ll also disturb the female with your loud steps!" Another nagged. "Keep it down."
The warriors stared at each other and then nodded in agreement.
"And all of you can’t go in. Too much for the female to handle. Pick a few people to go," he insisted.
The warriors agreed considering the female. And then ten of them made their way in.
They walked in with what they had gotten for the female. Big fat animals that they had caught. Big deers, antelopes, rabbits and the likes. These men held onto them as they approached the female.
Ayra lay there in bed, staring at them in shock. Lord Vale was standing beside her, presenting her also with the herbal soup he had made to help her calm down and get some strength.
Zark on the other hand was sitting at a corner.
"Have it!" The first warrior said awkwardly as they presented it all to her.
"The female saved us all. This is a token of gratitude!"
"The female also gave us a cub! This is our token of gratitude!"
There was a lot of meat in their hands that Ayra couldn’t help but smile. She was grateful to their efforts. "Thank you a lot. I appreciate."
"Would you want more? You should eat more and better so you’ll get more strength. So should we get you more meat?"
Vale folded his arms as he stared at them. "Oh I see. You sure do have the strength to gather more meat but you didn’t have that strength when we were dying of meat a while back, huh? I see the female made everyone energetic enough to get some meat."
"..."
The warriors were quiet as they turned and stared at each other with an awkward smile.
Zark folded his arms as he said, "The female needs maximum protection." He turned to the warriors. "Gather the best men you could so they can guard the female."
"The elders have been there for a while. They should go and get some rest. Okay? And then you and some top tier beastmen should guard the entrance of the female’s house at all times."
"Don’t let anyone get in randomly. And don’t let any noise disturb the female at all. Okay? Destroy anything that comes off as a threat to the female." Zark ordered with a calm and cold face.
"..."
Ayra and Lord Vale stared at him, speechless. They couldn’t believe that Zark was the one giving the orders. He was the one who was giving such high profile orders on protecting the female fiercely!
Vale smiled.
After he was done giving the instructions, the men set off to guard the place while they convinced the elders that the female was safe and they could go and get some rest.
And then they spent the night guarding the place while taking turns.