Aurora's words left all three beastmen stunned into silence.
For several long seconds, none of them spoke. The morning air around the cave suddenly felt strangely heavy as the meaning of her words fully settled over them.
There were going to be more husbands. Not now perhaps, but in the future.
Aurora sat calmly on the stairs while the three powerful beastmen surrounding her visibly struggled to process the possibility. Kellen was the easiest to read among them. The snow lion's eyes widened slightly before his expression darkened with obvious displeasure.
Asher remained quieter outwardly, but Aurora still noticed the subtle tightening of his jaw and the faint narrowing of his eyes. As for Reis, the young fox lord maintained his composed smile the best, though Aurora caught the slight pause in his breathing.
Clearly, none of them liked the idea. Not even a little.
