The Ultimate Litter: A Beast World System Tale novel Chapter 315

Chapter 315 Birds

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Aurora, who’d just arrived, squeezed Claire’s hand and offered a quiet reassurance. “Don’t be upset about it. Younglings always bond closest to whoever raised them first. Once they’re older, they’ll come around to you on their own.”

Claire managed a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.

There was nothing to be done about it. When the eggs were laid, neither she nor Rufus had been anywher near the clan, and the eggs couldn’t go untended.

If anything, she owed Corvin her gratitude.

“Corvin, thank you,” Claire said sincerely. “They clearly adore you. You must have put so much care into looking after them.”

The great black crow shifted back into his human form in one smooth motion and stepped up beside her his voice dropping low.

“You don’t owe me anything. I’ve grown fond of them myself. What if you just left them with me?”

Claire blinked, then studied his face. His expression sat nearly flat, save for the faintest uptick at the corner of his mouth, something so subtle it would’ve been easy to miss.

“Are you

face away.

serious? They’re not objects to hand off to whoever asks. My answer is no,” Claire said, turning her

Corvin drew a little closer.

“Rufus is gone, and none of your other beast mates can fly,” he said evenly. “These younglings are right at the stage where they need to absorb every skill and instinct from their own kind. Miss this window and they’ll fall behind permanently. Some might never learn to fly properly.”

Zane’s expression stayed light and unhurried, as if none of this posed any real difficulty. He rested a steady hand on Claire’s shoulder. “We can ask other members of the clan to teach them. It’s not a problem.”

Corvin’s gaze cut over to Zane. The two of them held each other’s eyes without yielding an inch.

Kieran’s voice cut across from the far side of the nest.

“Hold on, something doesn’t add up here. All these younglings look completely different from each other! Aside from the ten identical Sunfire Ravens, I’m seeing ones with extra wings, ones with three eyes, green ¡ones, red ones, and ones with double pupils. How on earth is that possible?”

Aurora gave him a look that made her feelings on the question perfectly clear. “Why are you so surprised? Have you already forgotten what clan I come from?”

Kieran’s eyes went wide. “Aurora, you’re phoenix clan, I know that, but are you saying these younglings…”

“The phoenix clan carries the last living bloodline descended from the ancient divine birds,” Aurora said,

“Every one of us has the blood of multiple divine bird lineages running through us. The blood in these younglings traces back to those same ancient beings. This is a true atavism.”

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Chapter 315 Birds

Claire stared at Aurora. A phoenix. She was an actual phoenix.

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The memory resurfaced then. The system’s announcement during birth had said something similar, noting that the eggy were mutant variants and listing names Claire hadn’t recognized at the time: Azure Bird, scarlet finches, fire-breathing cranes, and other divine bird species she couldn’t place.

“A genuine throwback to their ancestors. Claire murmured, propping her chin in her palm as she leaned against the rim of the nest, her eyes bright and alive as she watched the tiny creatures bustle around below her.

Zane’s expression shifted into something heavier. These younglings carried bloodlines that made them targets. Right now they were small and defenseless, but if word reached the wrong clans, if could bring disaster crashing down on all of them.

He bowed toward the chief and Aurora. “Chief. I’d ask that you issue an order to keep everything you’ve seen here completely contained. Nothing about these younglings leaves this nest.”

The gravity of it settled over the chief’s face immediately, and he nodded with solemn purpose. “Agreed. I make sure every beastfolk present tonight keeps their mouth shut. Not a single word would get out.”

Zane dipped his head in thanks

These younglings hadn’t warmed up to Claire yet, but it was plain to him just how deeply she already loved them. If anything went wrong. Claire would carry that loss harder than anyone.

Claire kept trying to coax the younglings toward her, but each one would tilt its small head, look her over. then dart straight back behind Corvin

Aurora held Claire’s hands and spoke with quiet, earnest weight. “Claire, these younglings are precious beyond measure. I think the wisest thing would be to let them stay with Corvin for now and let him guide them. If they all grow up safe and strong our divine bird lineage will rise again. Please. I’m asking you as your mother-in-law.”

Claire let out a slow breath. “All right, Aurora. But Corvin only gets one year. Once they can shift forms, they come back to me.”

Aurora’s eyes welled up immediately. “Of course. Of course they will

Corvin gathered the younglings close. The little ones chirped and fussed in a rising, insistent chorus, every one of them clearly starving.

Chale

medianely turned to ask Zane to head back and grab fresh meat for them, but Corvin rased a hand to stop her. ‘Don’t bother. I already have something ready.”

He dropped dowers to the tree house and returned a moment later with a sizeable cut of meat clamped in his beak, the most trader pork tenderloin available.

The youngings caught she went before het even fully Landest and snapped theis beaks open wide, every singer of them ready and waiting.

Corvin lure off a tha stp and signed a carefully toscand the tearest hatchling moinh

The folk arrauur watched it up and gulped a down in a few quick

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