Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Carry Her

"Y-you are not going to get in trouble?" Swan asked.

"Nope! It’s fine! I’m sure His Majesty will be pleased to know that you made a friend here!" Rock assured.

Swan was finally relieved, and so were the cat maids. The harmonious atmosphere around them returned, and they finished breakfast after a while.

Rock got up and stood behind the wheelchair while the cat maids helped Swan to sit on the wheelchair.

Swan felt a little awkward as she was placed in such a luxurious wheelchair. She had only ever seen this thing once in Holy Achate when the old duke used it at a party.

"Uhm... are you sure I can use this?" Swan asked. "It feels too luxurious for me."

"It was a strange gift from a king of one kingdom that His Majesty conquered," Rock explained while pushing the wheelchair out of the room. The cat maids followed behind while carrying her crutches. "No beastman will ever use this, because we are a proud species, especially His Majesty. He is invincible."

Swan had heard from the cat maids, and even Gale himself, that he was untouchable, and it seemed to be true. But it also raised her concern, "Then, what would happen if he gets defeated?"

"He has never known defeat. If he ever does, he would probably kill himself out of dishonor," Rock said leisurely. His eyes were still at the front, pushing the wheelchair towards the staircase. "But you don’t need to worry about him. He will be fine."

’Since everyone believes that he will not be defeated, then I guess I should trust their judgment,’ Swan thought. She snapped out of her daze when the wheelchair stopped at the spiral staircase.

"Hold tight, Princess. I will lift the wheelchair," Rock stated before he lifted the wheelchair along with Swan on it effortlessly. Swan held onto the armrest tightly, feeling that she might fall anytime.

It took them a while until they reached the lower floor.

Rock put the wheelchair down slowly, before checking on the Princess, "Are you okay, Princess? You look pale."

"I-I’m okay..." Swan nodded. Her palms were sweating because she almost slipped out of the cushion a few times while descending.

"Are you sure? We still have one more floor until we can get out of the castle."

"She’s clearly not fine, Rock."

Everyone turned their heads simultaneously towards a woman who stood not far from the staircase.

"G-Good morning, Milady..." Swan politely bowed at Lady Jade, but the latter only gave her a thin smile.

"I saw her almost slipping a few times from that wheelchair. You should’ve carried her and let the maids carry the wheelchair down instead. I’m sure it won’t be heavy... for us, at least," Jade suggested.

Swan’s heart skipped a beat. The idea of being carried by another man other than her husband was normally unthinkable in Holy Achate, but she wasn’t sure if it was the norm here.

Nevertheless, she had to refuse, because she had to adhere to Holy Achate’s holy matrimony.