Exiled Villainess: They Threw Me Out, Now Every Beastman Wants Me novel Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Elders vs Livestock

Calis’ voice had dropped to that register that made the younger wolves’ ears flatten. His crimson eyes swept across the elders, and the growl that underlined his words wasn’t a warning.

It was a command.

The danger in the air was so sharp that Tera could feel goosebumps crawl up her skin.

She nearly touched Calis when she remembered his request.

"Calis?"

She picked a nearby stick and used it to tap his back like she was a child trying to tap the head of a sleeping dog from a safe distance.

The wolf was not even paying her any attention.

Faelynn spoke up, "There is no harm in cleaning the animals. It costs nothing."

The elders’ mouths snapped shut as Calis’ sister walked up to him to lay a hand on his shoulder, shifting his attention.

Faelynn glanced at Tera with a small apologetic smile.

Tera returned it and nodded firmly. "And the animals will actually try to escape less if they are properly cared for. Cleanliness is a start. Animals that are comfortable in their space do not run away."

The other wolves perked up instantly at Tera’s words.

One of them turned to the elders. "She is right! You elders are not the ones running after escaped animals three times a day."

The old wolves gasped.

Another young wolf fired. "I chased the same brown one four times yesterday! FOUR TIMES! It knows my face now, and it runs the moment it sees me!"

Several younger wolves were now pressing forward, emboldened by the shift in momentum. Their frustration at months of chasing livestock had found an outlet, and they were seizing it with both hands.

"Just wash them! What is the worst that could happen?"

"They might actually stay put for once!"

"My legs are tired! Do you know what it is like to chase one of those creatures?!"

Calis watched the exchange with mild surprise. His wolves were turning on the elders, not with disrespect, but with the exhausted practicality of young males who had been doing the physical work while the elders made decisions from the sidelines.

The elders looked around and realised, with visible discomfort, that the tide had shifted. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Even Tera was stunned by the quick turnaround.

[These old grumps are unnecessarily stubborn]

[(·•᷄_•᷅ )]

Greymaw’s jaw was tight, his whole body trembling with suppressed fury. But the numbers were against him. The younger wolves were united, the alpha had given the order, and the shiftless female was standing there with that insufferable calm smile on her face.

"Alright," Greymaw gritted out.

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The washing operation began with the confidence of wolves who had faced corrupted beasts, migrated across hostile territory, and survived years of starvation.

It ended with Greymaw standing soaking wet, and an animal on his head.

But that came later.

The first problem had been getting the animals to the stream.

Tera had instructed the elders to carry the animals one by one to the bank, wash off the worst of the gunk on dry land using the pans she had purchased from the system shop to carry water, and only then rinse them in the shallows.

Simple. Logical. Impossible to mess up.

Greymaw approached the first animal, a stocky brown creature that had been chewing the same patch of ground for the last hour, and grabbed it by the scruff.

The animal did not appreciate this.

It thrashed, kicked, and made a sound between a scream and a belch, and the noise was so offensive that three wolves on the other side of the clearing flattened their ears.

Greymaw tightened his grip. "Hold still, you disgusting—"

Tera’s eyes bulged out of their sockets. ’What the fuck?!’

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