Tera spent the next few seconds thoroughly explaining the same thing she had told Xavi to Ermin.
Even though he grudgingly accepted, he still looked unconvinced by what she was doing.
Ermin remained there, and when he showed no signs of leaving, Tera continued her stretches.
She started with simple arm movements, and within minutes, her body started protesting.
’This useless body, OMG!’
She paused.
Ermin frowned. "It does not look good. It looks like you are in pain."
"That is what exercise feels like, Ermin."
His face suggested he did not believe this for a single second. He set down the fruits and took a step toward her, clearly planning to physically remove her from the situation.
Tera pointed at him. "If you pick me up, I will not speak to you for seven days!"
He stopped mid-stride. His expression shifted between wanting to protect his mate and desperately wanting his mate to keep talking to him.
"Why are you torturing yourself?"
"It is exercise. It makes me stronger."
"You don’t look stronger. You look like you’re struggling."
"That is how it works! You struggle, and then you get stronger!"
His tail flicked. "That sounds silly."
Tera huffed, turning away from him.
He sighed and picked up the fruits, retreating. Though he positioned himself at an angle where he could watch her at all times.
Tera took brief pauses and continued.
Slowly, the burn started to feel good.
It made her realise just how much she missed working out.
It was roughly twenty minutes later when the first female appeared.
Bembe, the young female whose pregnancy was still very early, wandered over with the aimless curiosity of someone who had finished their tasks and had nothing better to do.
"What are you doing?"
"Exercising," Tera said. "It makes the body stronger and healthier. Especially good for pregnant females."
Her eyes widened. "It is good for the cub?"
"It strengthens the mother, which helps the cub grow well."
She dropped to the ground beside Tera without hesitation. "Can I try?"
Tera blinked. "You want to exercise with me?"
"If it is good for the cub, I want to do it."
Before Tera could say anything, Bembe immediately attempted a squat.
’WTF?!’
Her knees buckled inward, her tail shot straight out for balance, and she wobbled violently. She grabbed Tera’s arm and nearly took both of them down.
Just like that, Tera found herself teaching the first-ever pregnant beast-woman exercise class.
Despite not being much of a trainer, she showed Bembe how to do simple arm stretches first, then gentle torso twists. The female followed along with such intense concentration that her tongue poked out slightly from the corner of her mouth.
Every movement was executed with the careful precision of someone who believed this was a sacred ritual that would determine the fate of her unborn child.
Tera was immediately second-guessing why she had given that explanation.
"Am I doing it right?" Bembe asked anxiously. "Is the cub getting stronger?"
"The cub is... definitely benefiting from this," Tera said, not entirely sure but unwilling to shatter the young female’s enthusiasm.
Another female wandered over. Then another. Then one of the older females who had been watching from a distance with a sceptical expression.
’OMG...’



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