"Your Highness, I hope you don't mind me asking this."
Jennie stopped walking and looked back at Leo in curiosity.
"Why did you ask for the child in the peasant's wife's womb as the payment for saving them? What are you planning to do with the child?"
Jennie was taken aback by the question. It made her visit what happened earlier.
Leo, as a wolf stepped forward with his every step getting heavier and heavier. He growled, intimidating the bandits. He was bigger than usual which was probably because of Jennie's magic.
The bandits trembled in nervousness but they didn't step back. They stood closely against each other, pulled out their swords, and lifted them up, pointing their tips at Leo even though they can hardly stop their hands from shaking.
"I-If you don't want to get hurt s-step back!" The man that looked like the leader shouted while his minions repeated and agreed to the statement, pretending to be cool and brave.
Leo only became more furious as his growl grew louder. His fierce eyes are sending jolts to the bandits. It only took him another big and heavy step to make the bandits ran away in fear shouting that they were sorry for what they did.
"Bunch of idiots." Jennie sneered, shaking her head lightly, unimpressed.
"Y-You saved us." The old man stated, staring at Jennie in disbelief, still kneeling on the ground. His body calmed down from trembling but he is still feeling uneasy about the situation.
Jennie snapped her head back to the old man, suddenly remembered their presence but didn't say any word, and just stared at him behind the beast mask. Leo returned to being a human and kneeled beside Jennie.
"What are we going to do with these two now, Your Highness?" Leo asked, looking up at Jennie.
Jennie looked back between the peasant and his wife that were gawking at Leo in shock, can't believe that they just witnessed the wolf suddenly turn into a person.
Jennie paused to think about Leo's question, she doesn't have any idea what answer should go with the question. She can't think of anything.
After staring for several long seconds at the two commoners, Jennie finally opened her mouth to speak in a fake beast-like voice again, "I'm not saving anyone for no reason."
The peasant and his wife just stared at Jennie in confusion. They didn't understand what Jennie meant with those words. They don't have any idea what would be the reason for saving them.
"I want something in return." Jennie flatly said, had read and understood the expression of the two mere mortals.
The old man was taken aback by the answer. He looked down in embarrassment and nervousness, fiddling with his hands. After contemplating and thinking of the best possible answer he should say, he suddenly lowered his head until it touched the ground again. He didn't care about the pain that his forehead felt when it touched the ground again.
