The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Cleanup At Tree Three

With the responses of his pets, Karl began to realize how much their way of thinking was influencing his own. He should be horrified by the situation. But the calmness of his pets affected him just as much as their excitement did, and he just couldn't bring himself to be suitably agitated about the situation as Hawk searched for the site of the original battle by following the beetle's trail through the woods. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}

[I have found it. It didn't finish eating, it just took the good bits and then chased the others. I think I can fit it all in this bag they brought.] Hawk informed him helpfully.

That was a disturbing thought.

[Pack him up and bring him to the Beast Space, we will make sure that he makes it to a proper burial. No, wait, I will ask the clerics if he should be buried right there first.] Karl replied.

"What is the burial ritual for High Priests? Should I have Hawk preserve the remains of the body, or should he be buried on the land?" Karl asked.

The older of the two clerics took out a small book and began to flip through it.

"I'm not sure, that isn't supposed to happen. I mean, this is a safe zone, there shouldn't be anything stronger than a weak Awakened beast here." He mumbled as he flipped through the pages.

"Oh, here it is. Yes, he should be brought back to the church for a burial in state, thanks to his high station. There will be three days of mourning for the clergy surrounding the funeral, and some other things that don't really involve you, but please preserve the remains." The student replied.

Karl relayed the message, and Hawk did his best to get all the bits into the large herb gathering bag that they had brought, and began the flight back to Karl. Once he was close, Hawk shifted the bag into his beast space, while Rae claimed the beetle body, leaving the area strangely empty.

"What just happened?" One of the Elite class students asked.

"My beasts have a separate space where they can store food for later. Rae put the beetle away, and we will strip the good parts of chitin for trade to the Academy. They pay for monster parts, since they can be used in armour and weapons, as well as some magical items." Karl explained.

"Oh, that's right. Will you ask Rae if I can have one of the horns? Beetle horn is on my list of ingredients, but I never thought about keeping it from the giant beetle."