let me rewrite the story

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A month and a half has now pass since cold season has arrived and we are currently playing chess in the living room.

Tora, Kei and Kali were in their beastform and laying close to me, providing me warmth even though I was wearing a couple of layer of cloths and a blanket was wrapped around me.

"Ugh... You guys are getting good at this that I can't even win now" I muttered as Carlos and the others laugh.

"Don't feel bad little mate, you can win against your newly accepted mates in the future" Archie said as he moved his chess piece which made me groan as I had lost for the third time in a row.

"Dang it" I grumbled with a huff which just made them laugh. "How are you getting so good at this" I whined out as I started at the chess bored.

"Because when you take a nap or go to sleep everytime, we play. And considering how competitive we are it always ends up in a draw and we strive to just get better at the game" Rio explained, earning a few nods which made huff.

"Fine, maybe I can win against Xavier when he comes here tomorrow" I grumbled which made them raise their brow. "Are you finally gonna accept him?" Lucas asked and I hummed in response.

"Yes, after all he started courting me before the cold season even arrived. It's now a month and a half, his been waiting to long" I shrugged as Archie restarted the game again.

"Well it is true that he is the longest male that has been courting you. Even Carlos needed to wait just one week before you accepted him" Rio commented making the others nod in agreement.

"But that's kinda okay. Most males had to wait several months before being accepted by their females. And then wait a few more months before mating with her" Carlos said, which again earned some nods.

"Well, I'm different. I don't want my future mates to wait that long" I said and they all nodded. "But of course, I need to know them before I accept them.

Just to ensure their marks won't end up on my wrist or feet" I said which made then smile. "Your really considerate of us males. Your too precious for this world" Carlos said which made me chuckle.

"That's why she needs more mates. She's too precious to be harmed" Tora said as he shifted to his human form.

"Hmm, I agree" Carlos nodded and so did my other males. "Maybe we should go look for some males next time. We need to bring strong males for her" Lucas said and the others immediately agree.

"Well, the Blackwood city holds a contest every start of the drizzle season. A week after drizzle season arrives they hold a contest for females to participate in, which means many males from the city and nearby villages will go there in hopes of finding a female.

With how smart and beautiful our mate is she's bound to have countless males lining up to court her" Archie said, gaining our attention.

"That's a great idea. But what's the contest about?" Rio asked making Archie shrug. "It depends sometimes. Last year it was a beauty contest, and the other year was who has the most cubs" he explained making us nod.

"And I heard there was a contest that whoever ate the most wins" he added making me nod as I did recall reading it.

'Blackwood city, like most cities, would hold a contest every year after a week has passed since drizzle season started.

Sometimes it's about beauty, sometimes about a female's fertility or in other cases how much she can eat.

I mean the healtier the female is the better I guess? I really never understood that part of the contest' I thought as I continued to listen to my males.