Chapter 79: Lesson?
"Is she tossing the little one into the water?"
"Can the little cub survive inside the water?"
"Can she swim?"
These beastmen were curious as they stared closely to see what Ayra was up to as she took Ally close into the water. Even Lord Ash and Rai were curious as well.
Ayra was now close to the water as she ran her finger through the waters to check the temperature.
"What’s she doing?"
"Is that a ritual?"
"Some preparations?"
The beastmen who were standing slowly leaned closer to get a better look.
"I think she’s testing if the water is safe..." A young male said.
"Ah..." Everyone immediately nodded in realization and accepted.
"Does the female have such powers to do so?" One asked, impressed as everyone shook their head, impressed.
"The female keeps impressing me..."
Some beastmen close to the water had also tried dipping their fingers into the water to see if they’d feel anything.
But they couldn’t tell much.
They watched closely as Ayra gently splashed a bit of water onto Ally. She used little water to clean her up slowly while the little cub kicked and giggled, smiling as she stretched out her hands.
The beastmen slowly nodded as they began sitting down again and staring carefully as if they were being tutored.
"So she’s not throwing the cub into the water..." One said with a nod as realization hit them. They watched as she cleaned her up with the little spray of water from her hand.
They watched her clean Ally’s hair gently. Her ears, her fingers, toes, meticulously making sure it was clean.
The beastmen shook their heads, impressed.
"So detailed.. I would have forgotten that.." one of the beastmen said.
"You never take your bath," another said as everyone paused and stared at the beastman.
"What? I take it once a month..." He defended as they shook their heads.
"Shhh.. attention, the little one is moving..."
Attention turned to the cub again as Ayra said gentle and soft words to Ally while cleaning her up with water. Words to calm the little cub down while she cleaned her up. While she spoke, Ally simply smiled and giggled.
"She can talk to the cub?"
"That’s magic..."
"How can she do that...?" They leaned closer to take a closer look.
After she was done cleaning up the cub meticulously, Ayra smiled as she turned looking for what to clean her up with.
Lord Ash had immediately reached out and gotten the thick animal skin for cleaning and handed it to Ayra. "Here," he was fast and dedicated in the little work he did.
Ayra smiled as she shook her head. "Thanks."
And so they watched closely as she cleaned the baby dry. Rai immediately handed her the new clothing the elders had spent three whole days making.
"I made it specifically for the cub. It was made with our best fabric!" An elder sitting in the crowd announced.
"It’s so cute. Thanks," she smiled at the elders as she began wearing it on the cub. The elders felt proud knowing that the female and cub liked their clothes.
After she was done dressing up the cub, she gently kissed her by the forehead as she smiled and kicked, happily.
"She’s done," one beastman shook his head, impressed. "That was magical to watch."
"I agree."
An elder slowly nodded. "Today’s lesson was educational."
Ayra stared at them with a smile. "Lesson?" She never knew she was giving some lessons.
And the beastmen around proceeded with their arguments.
"...no, the third step was talking to the cub..."
"No, it was washing the face!"
"No, she clearly cleaned the fingers. Were you even watching?"
They kept bickering as Ayra stared at them with a smile while shaking her head. She turned to Lord Ash who was standing there and staring at Ally.
"She’s clean now," Ash smiled as he ran his fingers through her face. Little Ally held onto his fingers while she giggled and played with them.
Ayra said, "I think she’s hungry. I should go and feed her..."
She didn’t even finish talking as all the beastmen around immediately got up to their feet.
"I have food!" One said. "I have the best meat! I can bring it for the cub!"
The elder shook his head as one said, "The little one can’t have meat yet! She needs some soup. And I have a lot of soup! I can definitely hand it to the female to give to the cub."
The younger beastman suggested, "I picked up some worms for the cub! She could eat them!"
And everyone paused and stared down at the teen, speechless.
"..."
He blinked. "What?"
Ayra smiled as she said, "Don’t worry. I have a lot of meals... All thanks to you all."
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SILVERMOON TRIBE.
The tribe leader sat down on his head seat in the meeting hall with another gathering.
The messengers were sitting there along with some important figures and elders as well.
Miya was there without doubt with her husbands as well. All sitting there with a puzzled expression on their faces while they thought for a while.
They simply couldn’t understand what was happening.
"And how’s that even possible...?" One of the elders said. "I thought that by now they would all be running and coming here and begging us for help or something. But they didn’t?"
Another elder shook his head as he said, "I also don’t understand... They didn’t even come to beg us at all. But rather they survived? That makes no sense!"
The tribe leader turned his attention to the three warriors standing there before them, still in disbelief. "Are you sure of what you all are saying? Are you sure that’s what you say?" He asked as they nodded profusely.
One of the warriors said, "We saw it with our two eyes. While we followed your instructions to go and spy to know why they haven’t come to beg us yet, we saw them all okay!" He announced to them as they all stared in disbelief.