Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 258: Reap What I Sow

Since Queen Swan was still unharmed, they didn’t dare to oppose their king for now. As long as the Beast King didn’t hurt their Queen, then the beastmen generals and soldiers would still be his most loyal subjects.

"Go and tell this to the soldiers under your command; whoever could capture that traitor, I will promote them to be a commander or even a general. Their tribe will also be showered with gifts from the Beast King."

If it was before Queen Swan entered their kingdom, the soldiers would be ecstatic knowing they could get such an amazing reward. Nowadays, all they could think of was their Queen’s condition.

What if she was too sad over the whole situation, too distressed, and then died? The soldiers would turn their backs on their King and start a rebellion, even at the cost of their lives.

Suppressing their thought, they responded positively;

"UNDERSTOOD, YOUR MAJESTY!"

**

Meanwhile, Long Xiurong’s attendant who had been eavesdropping the whole time finally couldn’t take it anymore. She might’ve been working with Lady Long for only a few weeks, but she knew that Lady Long was very kind.

Besides, she too was part of the servants who loved their Queen. She didn’t care about the rumor of the Queen being a witch, nor did she care about this whole traitor situation with Rock.

Their Queen had been very kind to give them a salary, give them a break, and also lifted their importance in the kingdom. Even though she was just a servant, the attendant—a mouse maid—was still very proud of her job.

’I-I can’t let this happen. Her Majesty needs to know about this!’ the attendant thought. She dashed through the long corridors and spiraling staircase to reach Queen Swan’s bedroom, and saw the cat maids guarding the door.

She only had a fairly cordial relationship with the cat maids, but she knew they needed to band together to protect their Queen!

So, she stopped in front of them and said in a low voice, fearing that someone else with sensitive hearing might hear her voice, "I have very important news for Her Majesty. Please help me deliver this news to her."

The cat maids looked at her coldly and Myra said, "The Queen is prohibited to accept any guest, nor listen to any information except from what’s given by the Beast King."

"I suggest you leave now before His Majesty spots you. You should save your life while you can," Maya added.

"B-but, she needs to know this! Please, I’m begging you. I know she considers Lady Long as her best friend. She will be heartbroken!" the mouse maid begged. "Please, just let her know this, and I will leave immediately. I’m doing this because I, too, want to support her!"

The cat maids looked at each other. They had also been distressed over the entire situation, but they were scared that any kind of support they showed to the Princess would only make things harder for her.

Seeing how desperate the mouse maid’s expression was, they couldn’t hide their curiosity and asked, "Tell us then. We will deliver the information to the Queen."

The mouse maid quickly revealed everything she overheard from the throne room, and after she told everything she knew, she begged, "Please make sure that Her Majesty hears this. I’m scared she would remain oblivious about her best friend’s fate!"

The cat maids watched her leave and then looked at each other.

"Our Princess deserves to know," Maya stated first.

"Even if it might kill us?" Myra asked.

...

"She still needs to know."

They braced themselves, before knocking on the door and entered the bedroom.

As they expected, Princess Swan was still on her bed, still sitting while staring at the fireplace with her empty gaze. She was unharmed even after getting caught exchanging letters with the traitor, Rock Silverfang, but she looked even more heartbroken than before.

Swan didn’t move her gaze from the fireplace as she asked, "What is it this time?"

"Princess, we... got information from Lady Long’s attendant. She told us that His Majesty is using all of the available beastmen soldiers in the castle to patrol around and catch Rock Silverfang because His Majesty is sure that he will come to save Lady Long from the dungeon," Maya reported.

"And once he had been caught, His Majesty planned to hold the execution in the city square, he would kill Rock and Lady Long together, Princess," Myra added.

...

Swan’s heart was shattered into pieces knowing this. She was holding her breath as she felt suffocated. One bad news after another. She began to wonder if she could keep her pregnancy with so much pain in her heart right now.

"Understood, you two can leave now."

Maya and Myra were surprised by their Princess’ response.

"What should we do next, Princess? If you want us to slip into the dungeon and find a way to free Lady Long, then we are ready."

"You shouldn’t. There is no way Gale will let you both free if you get caught. I can’t bear to live knowing that my order will kill both of you, my most trusted attendants," Swan replied. "What happened to Lady Long is my full responsibility, I will find another way to set her free forever."

The cat maids looked at their Princess worriedly. It seemed that their Princess had fallen into a deep depression over the whole situation, which was understandable, knowing how fragile her heart was.

Since their Princess didn’t allow them to find a way to set Lady Long free, all they could do was leave the room and guard the door.

Swan stared at the fireplace with a sad gaze. Her mind couldn’t stop wondering about one thing;

"Goddess, is this the punishment for my sin? I lied to my husband many times, and now I reaped what I sowed. I destroyed his heart. I indirectly killed an innocent woman, and I will continue living knowing that I’ve ruined so many lives..."