"Are you fine now?" He held her face, wiping all the tears from earlier.
She nodded, "Yes. Dada will take care of it. Jiu Lin will be saved." Her belief towards her Dada and Daddies overwhelmed the worry she has. She has faith in them and knows that they will take care of it.
He sighed, "I'm sorry.." Song Li feels useless. He is her mate, yet he couldn't help her take the worries away. He can only call her daddies. "Hu'er..," Song Li muttered.
She held his hands, "Thank you."
"No. I didn't do anything. I—-." She put her hand on his mouth to stop him from talking.
Hu'er shook her head, "You did the right thing. Daddies are the only ones that can take care of it."
"I will train more, become stronger. That way I can help you." His eyes are full of determination.
Hu'er smiles, "Don't work too hard. Don't rush yourself. My Daddies are all still young. They can still protect us for a long time. And… I'm sorry. I can't stick to my promise… I-I might need to mate others soon. We still have a day or two to be alone… My situation can affect our whole lives. Not just ours but also our tribe and other tribes. I still hope to at least be able to spend a day or two alone when I mate with another beastman."
"I understand. Whatever you do, I'll support you. If you don't want to do anything, tell us and we will fight for you." He held her hands tightly.
She snuggled into his arms. "Thank you. I will ask Dada to explain everything. It's complicated. I don't know how to explain it."
"Don't worry." He kissed her top of head. "Hu'er. You don't need to apologize for taking more mates. It's normal." Then he chuckled.
She pouted, "But I promised…"
He made her look at his eyes. "Hu'er…." He didn't know how to explain it and just gave her what he saw in his Tribe. "I will tell you the situation in our Sheep Tribe then."
Song Li hugs her. "Sheep Tribe?"
"Hmmn." He nodded. "Our sheep tribe has more beastmen than even if we have more females than the Fox tribe, it was not enough. We often let other Sheep Beastmen, just like me, go to another tribe to find a female. I'm already lucky to keep you by myself for a few days. Other beastmen who are also like me, can't have this luck. Especially in our tribe where it is normal that a female will mate one new beastman and tomorrow they will mate another."
"This…"
He raised her face and gave her a kiss."Don't feel guilty. Knowing you… You will stick to your promise if you have a chance to. Not sticking to your promise means you're forced to do so."
"Song Li…. Thank you."
He chuckles and rubs her hair. "No. Thank you. I'm already lucky to have you. Anyway, I will get you some food, You haven't eaten yet." That's when she realized how hungry she is.
Hu'er nodded. "En." Song Li went out to reheat the food he cooked earlier.
"I hope everything will be alright…" Her sight suddenly darkens. Her body flopped down the bed.
Hu'er blinked. She was forcefully transported to the place where there were signs and books. "Ah?" The signs and books are shining brightly. Hu'er has never gotten back to this place for so long that she actually forgot that this exists.
She went toward the signs and saw how the liquid was overflowing. Hu'er blushed and knew that the liquid was Song Li's and Jiu Lin's 'liquid'. The book that was emitting light finally stopped.
"Song Li," she read. Song Li's name was added to her mate list. "Is this why I'm here?" The book turned itself, making her step back, startled.
"Options?" The word options were so big. Hu'er went back to the book and read the corresponding options.
"Warning: You must choose an option or the semen will overflow. Overflowing the semen for two days will cause damage to the body…. Semen?" She then looked at the liquid. "That's semen?" She blinked confused. But there is only one thing that can overflow here…. "Semen…"
She looked back to the book and continued reading the options. "One. Turn the semen into a beautifying cleansing pill. Eating this pill will cleanse all the dirt and impurities that the body has, creating everlasting beauty and strengthening the body." Her eyes brighten. "That's great!" Who wouldn't want to be more beautiful? Not her, that's for sure. And if her body will strengthen, that's a huge deal.
She didn't immediately choose it though, and read the other options, "Two. Chose to give birth to eight males. The first ten days you are conceiving, your offspring will be connected by blood to whoever you mated, that includes the first two mates. Eight mates are max due to the limitation of the males that you will conceive. The more you mate, the stronger the offspring. Required to mate once in five days, in forty days, in order to safely give birth to the eight males. You will be pregnant for sixty days.
Three. Give birth to one female. This female will only be connected to your two current mates. May affect your emotions and craving towards mating. In order to safely conceive a female you need to mate once a day for eighty five days. All semen you get into the body will turn into nutritious food to the female, making her stronger and healthier. You will be pregnant for a hundred and ten days." She went silent.
'The option one is the best for me, but then… The fact that other tribes can take me away from the tribe scares me. Getting pregnant seems to be a way to delay it.' She thought and planned things in her head. Thinking of different scenarios that will be the result of choosing every option. "Getting pregnant it is. But…. Should I choose option two or three?"