My Panther Mate & Our Little Cub novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280 A Snake in the Market

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Little Baldy took off into the air again, and Taylor shouted excitedly, “Ah–this is awesome- “Huh, what’s that?” Taylor suddenly caught sight of a few black dots in the distance.

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Just as Little Baldy was about to fly him forward, the dark shapes vanished in an instant, leaving only treetops swaying at the edge of the forest canopy.

“The wind kept trying to blow me away, and I could see mountains so far off.” Taylor’s cheeks were flushed.

After landing, he waved his arms around, excitedly telling Zachary and the others what it felt like up there. “You all looked so tiny. I wanted to touch the clouds too, but they were way higher up.“/

Zachary pinched his chubby cheeks and said with a smile, “Take Little Baldy around for a bit.”

“Alright!” Taylor grabbed Jaden and Little Baldy. “Let’s go get something good to eat. My Sire’s making barbecue, and there’s a new flavor of fruit tea.”

Many tribes had come to the market that day, and the therians were running back and forth hauling supplies. Zachary followed Matthew and helped, but after carrying only two bags, Matthew told him to stop.

Zachary started thinking about building a cart. He picked up a branch and sketched on the ground. gradually forming a rough idea. But the final result would depend on how it actually turned out.

He knew he couldn’t finish it alone, so he planned to wait until Matthew had a day off at home and try building a small version first.

, and Yael was the cook. He practically rotated through different roles at Zachary had lunch at a stall at noon, random. One moment, he was grilling skewers. Next, he was making smoked meat. And then he was suddenly running a spicy chili noodles station.

There were plenty of tables and chairs in front of the stall. Some were made of stone and others of wood. The place was crowded, and most of the customers were from other tribes.

“What do you trade for this?” Zachary asked with a smile, pointing at the roast duck that was crisp on the outside and tender inside.

“Go to the left-” Yael started to say, then he looked up and recognized who it was. He immediately broke into a grin. “Never mind. Just eat. It’s on the house!”

The therians around them all looked over when they heard that. “We don’t have to trade anything?”

“He’s our tribe member.” Yael waved his spatula. Then he asked Zachary, “Should I get one for Matthew 100?”

“He’s busy, so he told me to eat first.”

“Alright. I’ll hook you up with a deluxe crispy roast quacking beast!”

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Chapter 280 A Snake in the Market

Zachary picked a corner seat. He had just sat down when a therian across from him slid into the same seat. It was a stranger with black hair, green eyes, and skin so fair it almost seemed to glow.

The table was huge, so Zachary shifted over to the diagonal corner, planning to finish eating quickly once the food was ready. He also intended to grab two fruit teas and head over to find Matthew later.

That therian was visiting the Black Panther Tribe for the first time, and he wasn’t there for any trade. He had just heard therians talking about it while out hunting, and his curiosity brought him over to take a look.

He walked around once, completely overwhelmed by everything he saw. In the end, the smell of the food became too much to ignore, so he decided to get another plate and try it. But the moment he turned around, his heart started pounding fast.

His smile is so attractive.

The therian wrestled with how to start his first words. Meanwhile, Zachary stayed focused on waiting for his meal and watching how the market stalls were doing.

“Meal is ready.” Yael brought over a large quacking beast. Its skin was amber–colored, richly aromatic, and had already been carefully torn into several pieces.

Zachary felt that if Yael lived in modern times, he would definitely be an excellent chef, the kind whose photo would be hung outside a restaurant as a signature.

Yael cast a wary glance at the therian across the way, then returned to his station. Even after that, he kept looking over there from time to time.

That therian thought for a long while before speaking. “Hello. I am a therian from the snake tribe. My name is Gareth.”

Zachary had just lifted his eating sticks. The meal hadn’t even reached his mouth yet when he suddenly looked up. His eyes locked straight onto the therian’s deep green pupils.

Snake tribe therian? Snake tribe therian!

The therian gave a friendly smile.

But the next second, the sub–therian across from him shot up from his seat, grabbed his plate, and bolted. He even forgot his eating sticks and ran like he was in a race walk.

The snake therian looked completely confused. The sharpness in his teeth slowly retracted, and there was even a hint of disappointment in his expression.

Yael was holding back a laugh.

I am not even worried anymore. He already lost on species alone. He doesn’t stand a chance at anything else.

So he happily picked up a pair of eating sticks and prepared to bring them over to Zachary.

Zachary walked straight over to where Matthew was working.

“What’s wrong?” Matthew asked.

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“I just ran into a snake therian.” Zachary was still holding his food and couldn’t help but describe it. “His eyes were deep green, and they turned into a vertical slit..”

Matthew took the plate from him. “What did he do?”

Zachary shook his head. “Nothing. He just sat at my table while I was eating. But I kept thinking about what he would look like as a snake, so I came to find you.”

“Try not to interact with unfamiliar snake therians. Some of them have venom in their fangs

“Okay.” Zachary nodded.

Matthew pulled him down to sit on a stone under the tree. “Just eat your meal. It’ll get cold.”

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