Chapter 338: The Offering (2/2)
Aria nods in agreement, and Laure begins to tell what her mother told her. ”Harpies also make an offering to the nature spirit very similar to ours, but both the groom and the bride use their favorite feather for this part, thus making an offering that has great meaning for the couple and also pleases the nature spirit.”
”Every harpy has a favorite feather. That is like our most significant secret, and to give a precious part of our body to make the offering, we are showing our love for our partner.” Aria complete.
The girls make expressions of admiration at Aria and Ella while Lucien looks at them with a loving smile.
So Laure continues the explanation. ”However, that is only valid for harpies. If you are not a harpy but have a harpy friend and wants to take a feather from her effortlessly, that will not be good as it will demonstrate that you do not want to make any effort for the future relationship with your husband.”
The girls understand the situation, and in fact, they were just curious about that subject and did not think to ask Aria and Ella for feathers as that would be disrespectful to their sister. But Aria and Ella certainly will use their favorite feathers to demonstrate their love for Lucien.
Laure wastes no time and begins to explain the last step to the brides. ”Finally, you must choose the seed of a tree. This can be any tree you want, but ideally, it should be a tree that you like or have special meaning for you.”
She smiles at Clovis. ”Clovis and I chose both apple tree because it was the tree that brought us together.”
While the girls think about the tree, Laure focuses on Lucien. ”Now, the bride and groom must do similar things. However, instead of looking for a flower with a specific color, the groom must find a stone, the most beautiful possible.”
Lucien listens carefully while Laure continues to explain. ”Most people seek that stone through the forest, but those who want to please their wives seek it in the bottom of the sea, diving as deep as possible to show their strength and determination.”
He nods before looking at her with a thoughtful expression. ”Oh, I also read something about the Lake of Tears in a book...”
Clovis laughs while taps Lucien on the shoulder. ”The Lake of Tears? Bold and brave... as a dedicated husband must be!”
Laure shakes her head. ”The Lake of Tears is a very deep lake in the center of Alliance territory. In fact, nobody has ever reached the bottom of it because of the Ghost Lady. She kills men who try to steal her precious stones to impress their brides.”
”But there is no way to be sure that the Ghost Lady exists as no one has ever seen her. Perhaps those who died there were just too bold and dove beyond their capabilities.” Anne comments.
”So, what about the bodies that were never found?” Laure asks. But then she smiles at Lucien. ”Anyway, even if there is a monster in that lake, you are the Handsome Devil, Queen Eve's brother, so I don't think that has any chance against you, right?”
Lucien's wives quickly agree while fully trusting him. However, he definitely does not like to underestimate any creature and enemies, especially unknown ones.
Although there should be no powerful creatures in an inferior world, who can really know the secrets that any world has?
Lucien's group has already encountered angels and a crystal mine in this world, in addition to Rose's mother is a vampire and himself, along with his sister, having come from another world.
Laure continues to explain the ceremony. ”In addition to the stones, in your case, one for each bride, you must get the tooth of a dangerous beast. The rarer and more dangerous the beast, the more satisfied your bride and the nature spirit will be.”
”But remember, you mustn't kill the beast. The real challenge is to get the tooth without hurting it, and of course, not dying in the process.” Laure speaks.
Then she pauses to look at Oya. ”In the whole story of the Alliance, the most feared and respected beast by all was the Moon Tigers. Many tried to get their teeth but never succeeded it.”
Oya has become more and more intelligent with the help of the mix of demonic energies and understands the situation. She smiles at Lucien and points to one of her big fangs as she speaks jokingly. ”Do you want to try to get one of these?”
”Is it a challenge?” Lucien asks in a fake stern tone. But he continues to smile just like Oya.
”Yea-” Oya speaks slowly, but before finishing the word, Lucien jumped on her and started kissing and tickling her body, making mama tigress laugh like a happy child, also leaving little Ko and the other girls jealous.
Laure also finds Lucien and Oya's loving and playful scene funny. She finishes explaining the ceremony just by citing the last part. ”To conclude, the groom must also choose the seed of a tree, which, when combined with the bride's one, will be planted together with the other parts of the offering and becomes a great tree.”
Then she looks at Lucien's various wives. All of them, even those humans who have already done a ceremony in Portgreen, want to do the incredible nature spirit ceremony.
”In your case, many great trees...” Laure comments while a doubt appears in her mind. She looks at Elsie, who also has a thoughtful and expectant expression on her face.
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