Ari

Chapter 36: My Over Protective Brother

The dinner was served to us by the elders of the Forest Wolf Tribe as instructed by Lowell. They served us some fish dishes and vegetables.

Lowell went in with Gurion after the dinner was served.

"Mommy! Fish! Guyon's Fish!" Gurion screamed excitedly as he and Lowell entered the room while pointing at the fish dishes served on the table.

"Gurion and I caught the fish that was served tonight. We hope you'll enjoy the dinner," Lowell said as he sat on the table with us while lifting Gurion on his lap.

My brother was quite suspicious at Lowell. He kept glaring at him the whole dinner.

"What's your relationship with my sister? I remember that you never showed up before when we visited your tribe," my brother asked sternly.

"I... I didn't know that Lev's daughter was the male cub I was looking for. She was always masking her scent so I didn't recognize her. I didn't know she really was a female," Lowell answered honestly.

"But, why were you looking for the male cub you were talking about?" my brother asked in confusion.

"It's... It's because I was fascinated with him..," he answered in a low voice while blushing.

"Hahaha! You mean... All this time... You thought you were engrossed with a male cub?" my brother burst out laughing in disbelief.

Dillon looked irritated while looking at Lowell's embarrassed and blushing face for some reason.

"I... I am officially pursuing her. I will be quitting as the alpha and join her on her journey," he answered decisively.

"Ha! You mean... If I didn't arrive in time, would my sister be left alone with the two of you?! No! I won't let anyone be left alone with her not until she reaches adulthood. Not even Dillon," my brother strongly disapproved with an irritated tone.

Dillon was surprised and felt guilty for some reason. Lowell and Brother Orson were alarmed. They pulled Dillon away so Gurion and I were left alone inside the room.

I didn't even know what they did with Dillon or what they talked about. No one went back that night, but the elders of the tribe helped me with the dishes and our bath.

The next day, Dillon and Lowell both looked like they were beaten up without fighting back. Acwulf was stunned after seeing the two of them, but couldn't react as if he understood what was going on.

Despite their look, the three of them looked closer as if they all had some sort of agreement that I wasn't aware of.

We continued preparing for the things we needed to bring on our journey and Acwulf assigned a few elders to help me in making some new sets of clothes for the five of us, especially for Gurion.

They were fascinated when I made a different animal overall pajama for Gurion to wear at night and during cold seasons. We also made skirts and hats for him to wear during the hot season. Gurion had a lot of fun trying out his new outfits.

I left my mask and weapon in the Forest Lion Tribe because we were in a hurry when we fled due to the situation so I had to ask Dillon to make a new set for me. I requested him to make a mask with the shape of a white eagle. I initially wanted a crow, but it doesn't look good with my wings so I decided to go for an eagle instead. His craftsmanship with accessories and small tools was so extraordinary.

My brother made me a new set of bow, arrows and a beautifully designed quiver. In the Forest Lion Tribe, the two of them were the most skilled young males on crafting beside their eye-catching looks and charming personalities.

No wonder most of the younger females, including Lindie, were too jealous of me. I was surrounded by the most prominent males in the tribe. I was so excited when they finished crafting—their works were one of a kind.

"Thanks, brother! Thanks, Dillon! I love you both!" I exclaimed as I tried to hug them one after another.

My brother hugged me back tightly while saying, "I love you too little sis."

However, when I tried to hug Dillon, he instantly blocked him so I fell back on his arms instead. Dillon was stunned and felt wronged as he looked at my brother with a confused look on his face—I was also as confused as he was.

I looked at my brother with confusion, but he just laughed as if he was teasing Dillon.

"Let's test your new weapon. Let me know if I need to adjust something on it," my brother said as he changed the topic and dragged me away from Dillon.

We walked away as he lifted me in his arms like a child. I just realized how small I was beside my brother, but I liked it because I felt safe in his arms. His presence was similar to my father, though father and brother have different scents, they have similar composure and the most similar thing between them was they were both over protective of me.

He was a father material, but he was so dedicated to us, his siblings, that he never planned anything for his future. He even sacrificed his marriage just to protect Askook's position beside Chepirah.

I was wondering if he could find a female who can make him fall head over hills. Whoever it was, she would be the luckiest female in this entire beastman world. I would help my brother in finding a good wife and mother to their hatchlings.

The next day, I decided to cut my hair since I still look feminine due to my long and wavy hair.

"Brother, can you cut my hair?" I asked in a haste.

He was stunned as if he wasn't expecting to hear such things from a female like me. His reaction was understandable because it was taboo for a female beastman to have shorter hair since it promotes masculinity and no males would want a masculine female.

"I need to look more like a male to be more convincing and this hair is giving away my real gender. I can't wear my hood all the time so I need to cut it to be sure," I explained.

"*Sigh* Sorry little sis... I am not talented enough to cut your hair. I don't want to ruin your beautiful hair. Though I dislike this idea, Dillon is better at those kinds of things since Lion beastman's hair grows longer and thicker faster so he is used to cutting his and his brothers' hair," my brother replied with hesitation.

I went to Dillon and asked him to cut my hair so he agreed and proceeded to do as he was told. He looked so happy while he was cutting my hair.