Chapter 219: Lioness Patricia

Hye Yang began to shake on the ground. "PL. . . EA. . .SEE!!" She begged, now shaking with all her might. "I barely have any flesh on my forehead like I do my cheek. The iron may mark into my skull. Please Mira. . ." With every word that left her mouth was a sob and an honest beg for mercy. Hye Yang was far more than terrified now. She felt like this could kill her. "Please Mira! I know I have been an awful person to you but please! Show me mercy!"

Mira’s fist clenched, her jaw hardened even more. This woman tried to poison her and get rid of her baby just a few minutes ago, she did not deserve any mercy. "Take the branding iron and brand her forehead or I will do it myself."

The cheetah warrior shook at the thunderous sound that came from the wife of the mighty cheetah. He spared Mira a look then darted his gaze across to the men by her side, her husbands and three of the five rulers of the beast region and swallowed in fright. He averted his face forward then stared at the woman he had branded twice on the face already, pity filled him. It sucked to be this fox right now and he did not want to associate himself with her when she underwent such a horrible thing.

Rogues were never branded on their faces and every beast person knew yet Hye Yang was different. She chose this path, the cheetah warrior holding the branding iron murmured to himself, and I would not be the one to not be loyal to my rulers for her pity sake. With that, he let the hot iron rest on Hye Yang’s sweaty forehead.

Hye Yang screamed. It was torturous. She felt the iron melt into her skin and rip through her flesh till it could not dive into her forehead anymore. Her forehead sizzled with pain and tears ran down her eyes uncontrollably.

All three parts of her face burned. It was as if her face was shoved directly into a burning fire while she was alive and the fire was not killing her, just burning her flesh till nothing remained.

The cheetah warrior took the branding iron off Hye Yang’s face and at this, the other cheetahs that bound her to a spot let her go.

Hye Yang’s body fell forward, reaching for the ground but she used her non broken arm to stop her body from reaching the remaining distance. She knew the torment that would await her if her sore hit a solid ground, not to talk of the itch that would come from having grains of sand on her fresh wound. All she wanted to do was dip her face into extremely freezing water to ease the pain but all her surrounding was blazing hot from the burning fire. Hye Yang kept on screaming, tears still pouring down her face.

She was an eyesore to everyone present in the crowd and a warning to the beast people. No one present would dare want to treat Mira Yang with contempt ever again unless they wanted to carry the same fate as Hye Yang.

"Take her away from the cheetah clan. Her banishment begins after the feast." Mira Yang stated. It felt relieving to say this. From today, here on, Mira Yang would be mostly cleared from all the hate she had received from all her years of being falsely accused and this was the best thing ever to happen to Mira since she arrived into the beast world.

The cheetah warriors who let go of Hye Yang bowed. "Y. . yes, wife of the mighty cheetah." One of them said.

The three of them exchanged glances with one another, their faces all bearing questions that none of them asked. Mira noticed the look on their faces.

"Ask your doubt." She stated.

One of them cleared his throat and spoke. "Does this mean that she can receive treatment since the banishment has not yet begun?" He muttered. Silence followed after his question. For a moment, it seemed like he had asked a horrible thing worthy of death. The beast man immediately dropped to the ground on his knees. "Forgive my question. I poked my nose where it should not have been." He muttered.

Mira let out a sigh. "Do not fret, young cheetah. You have done no wrong." Mira voice was calm and welcoming. From the quiver of the cheetah’s voice, she realised that a lot of the beast people in the crowd would be scared of her after watching her handle Hye Yang, her own sister, with an iron fist. And Mira did not want that. She wanted them to see her as a woman of peace and love. Till she was ready to give them the karma that they deserved from treating the old owner of this body with contempt, anyway. Mira let a smile form on her face. "Yes, she can. Till the banishment begins after the feast, she is still not yet fully a rogue of a rogue." Mira stated.

The cheetah warrior remained on the ground a bit longer. "You may stand, please. Take her away then enjoy the feast." Mira stated. She had not moved a muscle, the system has not given her a notification that her baby was healthy and strong so she would stand her all night if she had to.

The cheetah warriors bowed before leaving with Hye Yang and the shaman quenched the flame he ignited. Now, a cool breeze blew among them.

"We need to find all the victims of Hye Yang and bring them all back to our home. We need to give them the love that was stolen from them all those years." Mira said out loud to her husbands. Her voice was not loud and for the crowd, but the crowd heard her regardless.

Ming Tao moved closer to Mira. "That is for us to do. Your duty right now is to rest." He stated. Mira raised a brow at him. This was the man who was panicking a few moments ago and not listening to her pleas till he was slapped in the face.

"Right." Mira said cautiously. She wanted to say more but held it in.

"Listen to Ming Tao, you have done enough for today and you need your rest. Your name has been cleared my love, I am so proud of you." Jia Hao said warmly. Mira smiled at him, her eyes darted all over his body and she finally saw his wounds.

A worried look formed on her face. "We need to get you a healer this instant." Mira stated.

"Yes, you do." Jia Hao said. "But I want to show you someone first." He stated. He stretched his hand backwards to the lioness who had been quietly watching everything unfold so far without a word in her best form. The lioness that had saved him from the rogues.

The lioness walked towards Mira Yang and the three beast rulers, Alpha Wolf Wei Jie, Mighty Cheetah Ming Tao and Lion King Jia Hao. Her head cowered in respect as she reached where they were.

Mira smiled at her. She had no idea who that lioness was but a lioness who saved the father of her children was a friend to her. "Please, tell us, what is your name? I would like to repay your kindness with a nice welcoming and some gifts." Mira said nicely.

The lioness kept her head low while speaking. "It is I, Mother of the tribe. The lioness who was banished from the lion clan, Patricia." The lioness revealed.

This made Mira choke. She had so much to say. Now it was obvious why this lioness was present while Jia Hao was being misled, she was a rogue with no home for herself. Mira’s lips parted to utter a word but Wei Jie interrupted her speech before she even said it.

"Please, everyone," Alpha Wolf Wei Jie stated, addressing the crowd. There were so many eyes present and looking at them and something told him that this conversation needed privacy. "return to the feast, it is a good day." Wei Jie stated. "Let the music resume! Let us celebrate for what has happened today was a great thing. Feast and dine!"

"Let the music resume! Let us celebrate for what has happened today was a great thing. Feast and dine!"