The Ugly Duckling Of The Tiger Tribe Chapter 10: You must be hungry

Veyra was so cunning that the mistakes she made intentionally and accidentally were skillfully pinned on .

And to top it up, everyone believed what this two-faced liar said just because she didn’t seem ’capable’ of making such mistakes.

Arinya was punished every ti without being heard just because of this vixen.

I could strangle her right here to avenge Arinya but it’s not ti yet. I need to serve back the al I was forced to eat, the sa way.

"What are you talking about?" Ashren asked. "Are you trying to bla Veyra right now for your mistakes?" He asked and I wondered how much stupidity he had left in that head of his.

"You’re sothing else," Zevak said. "You can’t go blaming Veyra for your past mistakes? What? You think we’d suddenly punish her over a few words you said?"

"Exactly!" I snapped, taking them back.

I shoved my fingers through my hair, sweeping them back, and looking at them ecstatically with my sharp canines on display.

"If you can’t punish her based on re words from , why do you punish based on re words she says? Isn’t that plain bias?" I asked and turned to my father. "Do you see what I an now, chief? How is it that you listen to only one beast’s side of the story and not listen to the other beast’s side? And how is it that you go ahead and hold a trial based on one beast’s words, not caring if the other beast is innocent? Is that you being a fair chief or a father playing favorites?"

My father went speechless, his gaze to the ground, and from the corner of my eyes, I could see Veyra trembling.

Yeah, when you co across soone smarter than your ass, you end up getting outsmarted with your own words.

That’s exactly how you treated Arinya and that’s how I’m going to treat you from now on.

"I’ve said all I can say for now," I said. "I’m not asking to beco your most beloved daughter, all I ask is that you beco fair. If this continues, you’ll lose the trust of the other folks in the tribe."

"Who are you to say that?" Ashren asked and I turned to him.

"His daughter." I snapped at them. "And unlike soone who only knows how to use people," my gaze swept past Veyra and landed back on our father. "...I care about the tribe more."

"I’ve heard you." Rakan finally spoke. "It seems I’ve been short-sighted. You’ve opened my eyes to see my shortcomings and my wrongdoings."

At least you’re not like the rest.

"I will make sure to nd my ways and right my wrongs." He said and suddenly bowed his head, sothing I did not expect.

"Father, what are you...?"

He raised his hand to silence them.

"So I ask you, my daughter, for the wrong I’ve committed to you, I ask that you forgive and keep showing my wrongdoings."

I was stunned.

This... Wasn’t what I expected to happen, but to think the chief would bow his head to ?

He was probably bowing as a father and not as a chief.

"I have failed you as a father and a chief."

I guess he is bowing as a chief.

I was short of words for a bit, but then glanced at Veyra, whose body was trembling.

Ah, I definitely won this round. Seeing her livid expression was making so excited.

Things were going too fast, the turnaround and the apology, but I guess that’s the charm of being a learned person who can even talk their way out of an accusation.

These beasts with primal instinct and knowledge don’t even hold a candle to where I am, huhu.

"It’s fine," I said. "As long as you promise to lead with fairness from now on, it should be fine."

"Father, this..." Zevak wanted to speak, but Father raised his hand to silence him once again.

He looked at and was about to say sothing when my stomach growled.

Ah, it sounded like a baby roar. So I have a cub in my belly by chance?

"You must be hungry," Rakan said. "It doesn’t look like you’ll be able to hunt on ti today."

I shook my head, faintly embarrassed by the sound I made. When should be a good ti to tell him that I won’t be hunting from now on?

Rakan suddenly laughed, which took aback. It was a thundering hearty laugh, coming from the chief.

"It’s the first ti I’m seeing my daughter shy."

Shy? Who’s shy?

"Are you so shy that you can’t ask at from your father?" He asked and I darted my eyes away.

Well, my initial plan was to co ask for at, so I don’t think so.

"I have so at I caught the other day. Would you like so?"

I quickly nodded.

At this point, I was starving. Even if you give rocks, I just might eat them without any complaints. But he’s not going to give rocks, right?

I followed Rakan into his cave. It was very spacious and had leather skin of animals he had caught hanging on all sides of the wall.

You could say he was quite the hunter.

Even his bed was made of animal hide.

There were two rocks at the side, probably what he used to entertain visitors, but aside from that... It looked like he had another ’door’ at the side, using an animal hide as a curtain.

It was smart for their kind of reasoning.

It was so sort of storage where he kept his stuff, including at and the like, but... What about his spouse, I an, Arinya’s mother?

Do they not live together again? Or was it because he was the chief that he had to live alone in his cave, and only go to her when he needed his mate?

I can’t tell, and I don’t want to ask either.

The reason will probably co to with Arinya’s mory. She must know why they live separately.

Luckily, Rakan did not give rocks and instead gave dried at.

I looked at the dried at.

It looked like it had been smoked over a fire for a while, but it wasn’t fragrant or anything. It was just there. In fact, it looked like at that had simply been roasted.

I should be grateful that they at least have fire, right?

I’ll ask for the details later, but first, let’s eat.

I was about to dig my teeth into the at when I paused.

Wait, what if it’s poisoned?

I rolled my eyes to look at Rakan smiling at .

It couldn’t be that he was going to secretly poison for undermining his authority, could it?

I don’t think the chief is that kind of person but... Is this safe?

I gulped and decided to go for the safest thod.

I stretched the lump of at towards him and said,

"Here, father. I want you to have the first bite."

If he insists on refusing it, it’s poisoned, and if he eats it without any hesitation, then I can eat it safely.