"What he said is true"
Noah turned around and saw Blake standing behind him. Blake continued "And if you dare to reveal this to anyone else, then get ready to die young"
"And you!" he turned to Gregory "You can only irritate me this much, don't try to cross your line in my Lilly's matter. I'm letting you live because you are still useful in protecting Lilly, don't provoke me more"
As Blake went to leave Gregory called him "You know that whatever I'm doing is for Lyra's sake right?, Just today I learned about the snake clan leader joining hands with the Fox king. You left your position to an idiot"
Blake frowned and turned around "Peter did that? What could the fox king even offer to him in exchange?"
"Of course it is for females, Your snake clan only has females who are snatched away, and females don't mate with snakes beastmen voluntarily, he must have promised to send females to them. How could you not know about this matter? what did you even do when you were a king" Gregory said in an annoyed tone
Now that Blake thought about it, it was true that females hated cold-blooded beastmen. Drowning in his Lilly's love, he momentarily forgot about this. When he was a king, he didn't do anything to his clan because he didn't care about them. Once he became an immortal beastman, he automatically became king, but because of his boredom, he even left that seat and handed it to his underling Peter.
Peter was quite loyal to him, He refused the seat of King and just continued being a leader of the clan. Now that it has come to Lilly's safety, he would take his rightful place back.
He looked at Gregory "Don't worry, Peter won't go against my wishes. I will inform him to cut ties with the Fox king"
'Ssssss' he called a nearby snake to send the message to Peter.
Gregory smirked "It is good that you are taking your place back, it will be very helpful for us in the future"
"But, who is going to guard Lyra when you have to incubate eggs in the snake valley? It will almost take forty days for you to return and Lyra can't go with you, the climate there is harsh for females, she can't survive there. Your guards can protect her only in your presence, they will be vulnerable without you"
Blake was worried inside. He didn't even think about this matter, he suddenly regretted getting Lilly pregnant. How could he stay away from her for so many days?. While he was contemplating in his mind Gregory spoke
"Accept Noah as her mate, He can guard her in your absence"
'Sssss' Blake hissed threateningly "I will kill you if you talk about getting Lilly a mate. I have reached my limit allowing Lucas as her mate and she doesn't even like that Lion beastman"
Noah who was silently listening to both of them felt offended hearing Blake's words. Yes, he knew that she didn't like him, Was it necessary to rub it in his face?
Gregory sighed tiredly "Listen snake, I'm not asking you to force Lyra to take this Lion cub as her mate, I'm just saying to let him guard her in your place. He is not just any other beastman, he is a prince of the Lion tribe and a future king. He even has feelings towards Lyra, let him stay by her side. Accepting him or not is her decision to make"
Blake's indifferent face broke for the first time and his face was filled with irritation "Don't try to trap me twisting your words, I know that you can talk well"
"So you also agree that I'm not saying something useless right? Listen to my words, just for your momentary happiness don't lose your source of happiness. Lyra is a great female, she will still love you even if she gets other mates. In this Lion cub's matter, it doesn't make any difference even if she does not wish to make him her mate. Just use him as your family guard, be intelligent and make use of resources"
He then turned towards Noah "You are okay being used right?"
Noah who was standing in a daze hearing their exchange of words nodded slightly "As long as I can stay beside my dove, I don't mind being used"
Gregory clapped his hands and exclaimed "Look! I said the truth, Just let him guard her"
Blake looked between Noah and Gregory with a blank face and finally spoke "Okay, I will allow you to protect her, but always remember not to force your feelings on her. I will kill you if you do that"
Noah smiled "I would never do something that she hates. I'm okay with just looking after her, I just want to stay with her"
Blake frowned "Don't smile at me! I'm just using you and your tribe for my benefit"
Noah's smile deepened "It is for my dove's sake, I don't mind it even a little bit"
Blake left a frustrated sigh and went away. Gregory turned to Noah "I have given you an opportunity Lion cub, use it properly"
Noah looked at him in confusion "Why are you helping me so much? I'm just a three-star beastman"
"You are from the royal linage. If you properly build your combat skills, you can reach your father's level easily. And another reason is that I want the Lion tribe and silver wolf tribe to reconcile, I know there is a conflict between you and Lucas, so I hope you will solve it as soon as possible before the enemy takes advantage of your fight. Your father and Lucas's father's unity is the main reason that beast city is properly functioning, don't let that Fox divide you" he replied
Noah's eyebrows creased "The fox king wants to divide us?"
Gregory nodded his head "Five years ago when the city gate was attacked by the stray beasts, why didn't fox tribe beastmen fight with the others? Think about it, only the fox tribe females were not attacked by them. One of the powerful land tribes, the Leopard tribe were annihilated by the stray beasts. Don't you remember? The leopard king was the one who opposed fox king's ideas the most"
"It is all planned, nothing is mere coincidence. He wants to take one of your tribe to his side, and if he can't do it, then he will execute the same plan once again"
Noah went into deep thought listening to him. Now it all makes sense, a perfect opportunity to attack the city gates during the banquet when their guards were low, kidnapping only certain tribe's females who were enemies to the fox king, purposely separating Lucas's elder brother from him, which caused a wedge between him and Lucas.
He held his forehead, Now not only is he targeting our tribes but also my baby dove, he should inform his father. Noah looked at Gregory "Does he know that baby dove is the one he is seeking?"
Gregory shook his head "Not yet, but very soon he will find out, he has many powerful witch masters on his side"
"Does my dove know about all this?" Noah questioned
"I want her to get more comfortable here in this world, I will slowly reveal it to her. All this is new to her, the world she lived in was very different from here. Also, hearing about Iria's death may be shocking to her" he replied
Gregory glanced at him "You don't mind that she is different?"
Noah looked at him "I love her"
Gregory chuckled, All are fools in love, aren't they? he thought in his mind