Beauty in the beast world-Chapter 345: Healer

Lyra had a blank look as she pressed her hand against her stomach. The baby bump, barely visible, made her shudder. Suddenly she was aware of everything that was happening. Her surroundings seemed to construct around her making her overwhelmed. Even in the open space, she felt claustrophobic. Felt trapped as she gasped for air.

This could not happen! Was this her punishment for abandoning her child in the past? Then God should punish her, not the innocent being inside her. No! This wasn’t the time to feel self-pity and wallow in her sorrow. She had to act fast. She had to save her baby at any cost possible. While she avoided looking at the blood on her dress, she instead turned to her nearest mate. Urgency and dread were clear on her face. However, more than that, there was hope. She trusted her mates. They would definitely make this alright. They had to.

"Demir?" She called getting his attention. He looked like he was about to die, "We need to go to Darcio"

Demir nodded coming out of his shock. His eyes grew determined as he gently scooped her up and settled her against his chest.

"Stay calm," he said, not knowing to whom he was saying this. Yes, his mate had to remain calm, but so did he. Being a Scorpion beastman, his sense of smell wasn’t that great compared to others. Before, he had felt it as a trait of weakness, but now, he was glad that he wasn’t overwhelmed by the subtle smell of blood on his mate. It was his offspring’s scent, he could decipher it when he concentrated. And his child was in danger, so was his sunshine. He had heard many horror stories about pregnancy and the risks of carrying a female child. Many females didn’t even carry a female fetus to term in their world. That was the life of his Beast kind.

So before it was too late. He had to get to Darcio. Demir was ready to go to any lengths necessary to save his mate and their baby. He rushed towards the castle, while Blake and the fox king fought. Demir briefly saw Blake’s stance and understood that he was putting on defense instead of going on offense. He knew the latter’s fighting style well. Blake was known for his fortress-like defense back when they were training to become immortal beastmen. He was a force to be reckoned with and no one would be able to break his formation.

Demir glanced down at his mate’s pale face and gritted his teeth. Darcio was back in the scorpion tribe, and the fastest and safest way to reach it would be through the portal. For that, he had to find Killian.

"What happened, Your highness?’’ As soon as he reached the castle gates, an unfamiliar face greeted him instead of Lyra’s mates. Demir had to think before realizing that this was a vulture beastman in charge of the Vulture tribe in Victor’s absence. Sensing Demir’s confusion, the latter said, "I am the leader of the Vulture tribe, Felix’’

Demir sighed. He was the one who had been king before Victor took over. Felix’s mate, Roma, was also standing beside him, and she gasped in shock as she saw Lyra’s condition.

"The lady, she is bleeding!’’ Roma turned to her mate, "Wasn’t she pregnant?" The news of her pregnancy was far and well known amongst her mate’s tribes.

"Get out of my way, I have to take her to the healer’’ Demir said, just about to leave, until he heard the female say.

"Felix is a healer, Your highness" Roma pushed her mate forward, "He is very good in his craft. What are you doing? Hurry and treat her!’’

Felix looked at Demir for permission, "The lady’s condition seems critical, please let me treat her, Your highness’’

Demir was conflicted. To reach Darcio, he has to find someone who could materialize a portal, but there were no signs of Killian, Kaizer, or Kyrell inside the castle. They must have probably heard of the commotion and left to handle it. Only Killian and Kyrell could sense their mate, as they had already mated, but it will be too late till they get here. Demir came here in search of them, and they must have gone in search of Lyra. Basically, they had missed each other.

"Treat her’’ this was the best he could do. He laid Lyra in the nearest room and let Felix treat her. The Vulture quickly took charge as he read Lyra’s pulse, "Roma?’’ he called his mate, "Check whether she is still bleeding’’

The female wasted no time and reached for Lyra’s skirt before bunching it up and informing him that she was still bleeding.

Felix turned to Demir, "Your highness, I have to be forward with you on this. If the bleeding continues like this then I’m afraid she will miscarry’’

Demir felt like he was struck by lightning, "What about my mate? Will she be alright?’’

"That is to be seen, Your highness," He was honest with his words, "But there is a chance to save both the mother and the cub, Your highness’’ that caught Demir’s attention.

Felix rummaged through his belongings and found a pouch that reeked of herbs and plants. Demir recognized many of them to be poisonous plants, but the others? He had never seen some of them before. He wasn’t very versed in healing herbs and portions.

"This is a Rolya bark, extracted from the vulture mountains’’ Felix explained, holding up a red colored tree bark. "Only our kind can find these trees, and they are very rare. Now we have to put this inside the lady’s mouth. She has to bite down on it and let the medicine work. The Bark’s essence is too potent for the females but I believe this is the only method to avoid her consuming more than necessary. Making a potion will take time and increase the medicine’s potency which the lady can’t handle’’

Demir nodded in understanding and went to his mate. He took the medicinal bark from Felix, "Sunshine?’’ Lyra looked at him tiredly as he continued, "This is a medicine’’ Lyra blinked. He pushed the bark inside her mouth and told her, "Now, try to bite on it’’

Lyra was losing her consciousness, but his voice brought her back from the haze, "This is for our baby. Please, Sunshine’’

His pleading words made her force herself to stay awake. Lyra bit the medicinal husk and started to suck on it. A bitter taste soon occupied her tongue and soon reached her throat. She did this for a long time until she felt Roma once again checking for the bleeding.

"The lady has stopped bleeding," She announced, which made the men inside the room sigh in relief.

"Hurry, Your Highness’’ Felix said, "Take the Rolya bark out. She mustn’t consume it more than necessary’’

Demir pried open his mate’s lips and dug out the medicine before placing it away.

"Drink some water, my lady." On the other side, Roma helped Lyra sit before she made her drink water.

"Thank you" Lyra briefly said earning a smile from the female, "It is my duty to serve Your majesty’’

Lyra felt the slight pain in her abdomen decrease and felt warmth replacing it. She was just about to close her eyes to give in to her weariness until she heard multiple rushed footsteps nearing her.

Demir turned towards the door and saw Killian. His burning gaze was locked on Lyra. A strangled groan left his lips as he rushed to her side. He roamed his eyes along his mate’s weary face which made him frown. In return, his mate gave him a tired smile and whispered, "You are here’’

Killian cupped his mate’s face and kissed her deeply, "I felt your distress and went to find you near the plaza, but you were gone’’ When he felt something wrong through their bond, he acted before he could think, "I should have waited for you here’’

"You didn’t know," Lyra rubbed her face against his palm. She knew that her mates were too worried to think in that situation.

Killian pressed a kiss on her forehead before turning to Demir. The moment he stepped inside the room, the scent of blood hit his sensitive nose. And it smelled like a scorpion, although subtle now that it wasn’t fresh, it was hard for him to miss. The Female cub inside their mate belonged to the Scorpion tribe.

Following him, the others soon started to come inside the room. Kyrell, Victor, and Lucas looked aghast as they saw their mate. She once again tried to lessen their worry and started an enthusiastic chatter, but it was clear that she was tired.

"Sleep now, don’t talk anymore’’ Victor chided her before covering her with a blanket, but Lyra pushed it away.

"I feel uncomfortable wearing this’’ The dried blood was sticking to her skin, making her feel unpleasant. She wanted to wash it away to feel more relaxed. Knowing that she almost lost her baby made her feel dread like never before. She wanted to remove the evidence of the peril her baby was in a few moments ago.

Victor glanced at Felix. He never knew the latter practiced healing. That was a matter that could be discussed sometime else, "Can she move?’’

Felix was affirmative, "As long as she doesn’t strain herself, it’s alright to wash, Your majesty"

The King of Vultures took his mate from Kyrell and Lucas’s arms and walked towards the bathhouse.