Trapped in Beast World: My Husbands Are All Animals! Novel

Chapter 242 A Feast for the Festival Chapter 242 A Feast for the Festival +10 Free Coins One stove was no longer enough. Building on what he already had, Halden added a second one. The pots were stone pots-not for stir-frying, but strictly for steaming and boiling. Not long after the rice balls went into the water, a clean, fragrant aroma drifted out. Tobias could barely wait. He loved the Dragon Boat Festival. Holidays were the best. Pretty braided bracelets, and rice balls to eat. "Sweet ones! Sweet ones!

Halden, fish out the sweet ones for me!" "Tobias, you're unbearably loud," Halden snapped. He was at his limit. One scoop pulled up five or six rice balls, but even that didn't shut him up. "I want the ones Ardenia wrapped herself..." "Niall, we've got work to do!" Tobias immediately surrendered, hands raised. "Actually, no need to go through all that trouble. Just try to get me the ones Ardenia cooked..." Thump. A sharp flick to the forehead. Tobias finally shut up. Halden handled lunch. The first dish was salted duck eggs-cured by Ardenia herself. Once cut open.

every yolk oozed golden oil, rich and sandy. Spicy tangy chicken giblets were next. That was Ardenia's favorite, so it had to be on the table. After that came nothing but hearty dishes. Ever since Calder returned home, Ardenia's menu for the family had expanded overnight. Most importantly, seafood didn't need much seasoning-no matter how they cooked it, it tasted great. A huge platter of lobsters came out next. The shells were tough. Halden wrestled with them for a long time before cracking them open.

Following Calder's instructions, he removed all the meat, piled it back into the shells, and steamed it. Then came poached tiger prawns. The meat was delicate and sweet. Calder had said Ardenia loved these, so Halden boiled nearly half a pot. With so many people, he worried she wouldn't get enough, so he made extra. The sashimi was ready too. As usual, some fish was pan-scared in oil, and another portion was kept raw. Today's sashimi wasn't limited to fish. Calder had also brought out a generous amount of pink shrimp. According to Ardenia, these were called peony shrimp.

They could be eaten raw as well, with an excellent texture. Halden frowned slightly as he looked at the sashimi on the plate. The little female's tastes were truly 1/3 13:07 Wed, Jan 21. Chapter 242 A Feast for the Festival 45 +10 Free Coins unusual. Even though this wasn't the first time she'd eaten raw seafood, he still found her preferences hard to understand. "You can try it," Calder said. "These shrimp are sweet when eaten raw." Even though he came from the sea, Ardenia had taught him a lot of this. Anything with two claws was called shrimp.

Anything spiky that lived in the water was called fish. So many names, all over the place. Calder still couldn't keep them straight. The seafood was ready, along with cooked dishes: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded potatoes, braised eggplant. Fruit came last-then rice balls. The kitchen buzzed with life. As Halden brought the dishes to the table one by one, everyone took their seats. Halden and Vesper sat on either side of Ardenia. The fox failed to grab a spot next to her and ended up sitting by Halden instead. Calder brought Deria's cubs and sat beside Scott.

Next came Tobias and the witch doctor. Ventor, of course, sat with Deria-and Scott as well. Quincy and the High Priest took seats on opposite sides. Colin didn't need a chair. He simply coiled himself up. So, a rather funny scene appeared at the dining table. Halden fed Ardenia. Vesper peeled shrimp at lightning speed. Then Ardenia turned around and fed Colin. Colin had shrunk himself down to an almost ridiculous size. With his two horns on display, he opened his mouth and waited to be fed. One of Deria's cubs tilted his head and pointed at Colin. "Is he a half-formed therian?

He can't even transform. That's so sad." The entire table fell silent. Then the cub, clearly not done yet, continued, "That's terrible. Mother says half-formed therians don't live very long. You should eat more." The cub held out a piece of shrimp meat and pushed it toward Colin's mouth. Colin was speechless. The two cubs frowned when Colin didn't open his mouth. One of them turned to Deria and asked seriously, "Mother, you said half-formed therians don't live long.

Is it because they can't even open their mouths?" As he spoke, he actually started crying, looking completely unwilling to see the black snake die like this. He even had horns. They looked so cute. WED 14 О 2/3 13:07 Wed, Jan 21. Chapter 242 A Feast for the Festival Colin was at a loss for words. He'd said it before-no one in the lower realm was cruel; they were all quietly virtuous. ས༣ +10 Free Coins Ardenia chuckled softly. "Sweetheart, this isn't a half-formed therian. This is my mate. He's just shy.

Don't worry-he won't die." Hearing Ardenia openly claim his status in front of so many people, the black snake flushed red in the face. Without realizing it, he rubbed up against her. He liked that. "Really?" The cub clearly didn't believe her. Seeing the child on the verge of tears, Colin steeled himself and opened his mouth, eating the food that was offered. "See? He can eat. So he won't die." "Then... can I touch his horns?" "Denton," Scott said quickly, "you can touch mine-he's not so easy to handle." That long black serpent wasn't as harmless as he looked.

Scott had seen everything back at Ardenia's place. This guy was stubborn to the core-hardly the type to entertain cubs. Not scaring them would already be an achievement. But to everyone's surprise, Colin lifted his head. Before Denton could step back, he leaned forward and offered his horns. Ardenia saw it all, and her heart softened with relief. For him to take/this step-it really hadn't been easy. 3/3 Liam Prescott