My Beastmen Vol. 2

Ch. 20

The week is almost up, and I am still undecided. Do I enslave Junko? Banish her? Or do I have her killed? I take a deep breath of the afternoon blossoms. My days have mostly been spent by the fruit tree, thinking of what to do. Everyone in the house knows not to disturb me while I'm out here. Right now I am grateful for the peace.

I hear footsteps coming up behind me and sigh. The first time I've had company out here.

Kaylee sits beside me and leans her head on my shoulder. "You okay Mom?"

I lean my head on hers. "I wish I knew the answer to that. A lot has happened the past few days, I'm not sure what to feel." I wrap my arm around her and stroke her hair. "Did you need me to come back inside?"

"I think I have a spouse in mind?" Her foot shakes from nervousness.

Tears well up in my eyes and I pull her into a hug. "That's great! Tell me everything about him."

She and I talk for what feels like hours. I also take the opportunity to explain what mating is and how it works. I do my best to explain the male side of things, but I am not sure how well I did. As I explain I study her face, she seems to hang on every word.

Once I finish explaining and answering her questions, she is silent for a while. "Honestly that whole thing sounds gross."

I bust out in laughter, shocked at her first thoughts. "It may seem that way at first, but once you start it can be hard to stop. Just remember if you don't feel comfortable, tell him to stop. Why don't you bring him over for dinner so we can meet him."

"Okay, sounds like a plan." She giggles and runs into the house.

I sigh and smile. "Damien is gonna eat that boy alive." I get up and gently touch the tree. "I hope you join us tonight. I wonder what you'll think of him." I walk into the house and find Arkell cooking food over a small fire. I sit next to him and lay my head on his shoulder. "What are you making my love?"

He smiles and kisses my head. "I had some time today, so I caught some fish for dinner tonight. I hope you're hungry."

"I hope you have some extra, we will be having a guest tonight."

"Oh? Who would that be?"

"My daughter Kaylee has taken an interest in a male. She ran off so quick to get him, he might be here real soon."

"I see, she must fancy him quite a lot to have that kind of reaction. Damien will be, overjoyed." He adds sarcastically.

"Overjoyed about what?" Damien asks as he walks through the door with a Deer slung over his shoulder.

"Put the deer down and I'll tell you," Arkell speaks before I can think of what to say.

He sets the deer down by the door and shuts it. "Now, what's going on?" He crosses his arms.

"Sit."

Damien raises an eyebrow.

"I said, sit!" Arkell bellows.

I guess I'm not getting up right now.

Damien sits by the fire and waits for Arkell to speak.

He takes a deep breath. "There comes a time when a father must learn to let go, now is that time."

Damien cocks his head to the side. "What are you going on about?"

"Your daughter, Kaylee, has taken an interest in a male. Seems like she will start her own house soon."

His ears perk up. "What?"

"She found a male she likes, so they might become spouses. I just found out about it today." I get straight to the point, I hate bouncing around the subject.