Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 270: The Beautiful and Innocent Meredith (II)

He could’ve just rejected that request and kicked this woman out, but her petite figure reminded him of his beloved Swan, and thus automatically gave her a pity point from Gale.

Hence, he began to consider giving her a temporary residence.

"Let me see your face first, human. Take off your hoodie."

The woman fidgeted uncomfortably, before slowly taking off her hoodie. All the beastmen in the throne room were stunned by her beauty and innocence.

She had beautiful red hair that shone even in the dim throne room. Her face was small, with big eyes and small lips that made her appear cute and sweet, which aligned with Queen Swan’s aesthetic.

All the beastmen guards, and half of the servants in this castle idolized their Queen so much. That’s why when they saw someone with a similar aesthetic as her, they couldn’t help but feel excited.

The woman lifted her head slightly, and when she realized that the Beast King was staring at her underneath the blindfold, she quickly lowered her head and fidgeted.

"M-my name is M-Meredith, Your Majesty. I-I lived nearby in the woods, but my house has been destroyed..." Meredith—or Lady Jade—said in a soft and hesitant tone, perfectly imitating Swan’s way of speaking when she first came to the castle. "P-pardon me for begging, Your Majesty. B-but I-I don’t have any place to live. I-I don’t want to die. C-can I l-live here for now? I-I can work as a maid..."

Gale’s frown grew deeper as he felt that something was off with this woman, but he couldn’t fathom what it was. Unlike the rest of the beastmen soldiers who were already smitten by her beauty, Gale found her to be pleasant-looking, but it was mostly because she looked similar to Swan, and he had no reason to replace his beloved wife with a poor imitation.

However, he wouldn’t deny that he also let his guard down, seeing how similar she was to Swan.

Anything similar or related to his wife made him weaker and more lenient than usual, unfortunately.

He could’ve just told her to leave, but when he imagined someone as weak as his wife dying in the forest because she had no home, Gale found himself feeling a little guilty.

So he said, "If I allow you to work as a maid in this castle, that means you are not allowed to leave the castle anymore unless I tell you to. You will dedicate your body and heart to serve me and my wife, Queen Swan. Do you understand that?"

Meredith looked flustered, but she quickly nodded and replied, "Y-Yes, Your Majesty! I-I am already grateful to be given a place for safety and uhm... food to eat. I-I will do my best!"

Gale noticed that all the beastmen in this throne room were already looking at her like she was some kind of prey they could eat. He knew that most beastmen were idolizing his wife, but dared not to fantasize about her because Queen Swan was only for the Beast King.

Now that a similar-looking woman came to the castle, he got concerned about her safety instead.

"You are going to live in the maid quarter with the rest of the servants. And you—all of you," Gale said as he looked around the throne room, making sure all the beastmen listened to him. "I know what all of you have in mind. This human is under my protection. If any of you dare to do anything to scare her, then my punishment will not be light."

All the beastmen in this throne room were surprised that this female human was given direct protection from the Beast King, and some of them began questioning whether the Beast King had a different intention.

But of course, nobody dared to say it out loud, all they did was nod.

Meanwhile, Gale felt proud in his heart. He had been listening to his wife’s advice many times before, including treating the non-beastman with courtesy, so they would think that the Kingdom of Beastmen weren’t only filled with mindless brutes.

’I miss her again. I bet if things went back to normal, and I told her this, she would snuggle to my chest, and say that she’s very proud of what I’ve done to protect this defenseless female human,’ Gale thought. freewёbnoνel.com

As he imagined his wife acting cute by his side, a thin smile appeared on his lips. Everyone in the throne room thought that he was smiling at the female human, which riled them up as they thought that their Beast King was smitten by this female human’s beauty.

Meredith’s cheeks reddened out of shame. She fidgeted uncomfortably, as she lowered her head deeper, "T-thank you for your protection, Y-Your Majesty. I-I will do my best to serve you..."

"Hm, go and take her to the maid quarter, and give her proper room, outfit, and bedding. She will be part of my castle’s servant for now," Gale instructed the guard.

"Pardon my question, Your Majesty. Will you allow this female human to live with us permanently?" one of the guards inside the throne room asked. "We could’ve just built her a stronger hut somewhere near her home."

"If she got attacked by a crazed bear beastman there before, then that place is not safe anymore. Besides, this is a matter that my wife will solve," Gale said. "My wife is the only female human in this castle, and she’s in charge of handling the servants. If she thinks this female human deserves to live here, so be it, but if she doesn’t want her, then we can just send her out of the kingdom and build her a stronger hut somewhere else."

The guards nodded as they silently agreed to the Beast King’s decision.

It was true that Queen Swan was the one in charge of the servants, while the Beast King was in charge of the soldiers and guards in the castle. As for administrative problems, they usually handled the cases together... when they didn’t have an ongoing cold war.