MEADOW

027 Meadow

Anindira and Zia soon return home with Ruvi after their brief conversation with Gavriel. He is a young teenager who once met Anindira and Halvir while eating fish in the river.

Right, when they arrived at the house, lunch was served, and ready to eat. After finishing eating, Zia took Anindira to the meadow. This time, Ezra also went with them, but now it was Koza who accompanied them, bringing their children with them.

Anindira was stunned by the view of the meadows stretching out like an endless ocean. Like a green carpet that is spread out on the slopes of a mountain with beautiful colorful flower embroidery standing out here and there.

Hundreds, no, thousands of Butterflies danced round and round, adding to the splendor.

Occasionally, you can see small, colorful birds flying overhead, their voices sound lively but melodious to the ear. The more Anindira saw, the more she drifted away from the atmosphere around her.

''How?... Beautiful isn't it?!'' asked Zia, ''This meadow will look beautiful when summer comes.''

Zia's rebuke woke Anindira from her dreamy cradle, admiring the beautiful scenery in front of her.

''Eum,'' Anindira nodded even many times.

''It's beautiful... very beautiful,'' said Anindira with a broad smile spreading on her lips.

Her lips spoke in a smile and her eyes barely blinked at the magnificent sight of the vast and beautiful and so awe-inspiring flower fields that she could not see the end of.

''I like it here... I even want to live here...'' Anindira said, unable to hide her amazement.

His eyes twinkled, his mouth kept curving into a smile, and even his nose, like a flower in front of him, also bloomed, bloomed, and deflated.

''Hahaha...'' Koza's laughter broke Anindira's blue emotions, ''You really like this place.''

Anindira answered Koza with an enthusiastic nod, making them laugh again about Anindira's innocence.

''Koza, I will sit here with Zia and Anindira. You play with the kids!'' exclaimed Ezra while putting her buttocks to sit.

''Eum,'' he answered briefly while stroking Ezra's head, then he went to play in the wider savanna ahead with his four children.

''Anindira, come here and sit down!'' Zia asked, patting the grassy ground next to her.

"Anindira, your choice is very good," said Ezra, opening the conversation.

''Hm?'' Anindira asked, not understanding while tilting her head to look at Ezra.

''Halvir,'' Ezra said, emphasizing her point, ''Making him your mate. That was a good choice. My daughter is stupid for not liking him.''

''Mother! Why do you say that?" asked Zia, sullen because her mother called her stupid, "But, Anindira, you are great, being able to interact with that black Jaguar. Many women are uncomfortable when talking to him, he seems scary… so they say,'' said Zia again, continuing with her face that was no longer sullen.

''But, you are also comfortable talking with him...'' said Anindira.

''That's because I've known him since I was a baby. For me, he's just like my other fathers…'' Zia answered indifferently.

''That's because she's good at choosing men, unlike you,'' Ezra said, interrupting their conversation, while pinching Zia's nose, making Zia's mouth pout even more.

“Then the other girls are stupid too! Many are afraid of him,'' said Zia loudly.

''Stupid!'' Ezra shouted, tapping Zia's head gently, ''They wanted him too, but unfortunately, Halvir didn't care about them.''

''What's wrong with Havi? He is kind and fun, he is also very strong,'' said Anindira with a proud face.

''You're the only one who feels that way, Anindira. However, they always tremble with fear even before Uncle Halvir starts talking,'' answered Zia teasingly.

''It's not like that... it's because you're still too young, you don't know anything,'' Ezra said again, hitting Zia, ''Those women want Halvir, but, the thing is like I said... however they try to approach him, Halvir remains indifferent. The embarrassment of feeling rejected, as well as Halvir's aura, which was always serious to the point of being dark, made them quickly give up... But, unlike them, Anindira, you defeated the black Jaguar,'' continued Ezra, sincerely proud of Anindira's bravery.

''Honestly, I want Zia to mate with Halvir, but what can I do? Halvir only considers Zia his niece. Likewise with Zia, who was never interested in him,'' continued Ezra, her words just now turned Anindira's face dark, ''Don't worry Anindira, he is already yours, it's impossible for Zia or any woman to change his decision…'' explained Ezra rubbed Anindira's head to calm her down.

Ezra could see that Anindira was feeling jealous and was starting to get worried about unnecessary thoughts.

''Auntie is very sure, what if in the Kingdom of Lions, he meets a very beautiful woman,'' Anindira replied, placing her chin on his bent knees. This position made her lips pout even more, making Ezra laugh.

''That rarely happens, Anindira... even though you two are both not bound yet. However, when men have set a target, even if they die, it's very rare for them to change their minds...'' Ezra said seriously, ''Moreover... you guys both are bound by *Imprinting at each other, it's the same as *Mate's bond, it can't be broken,'' Ezra continued again, ''My spouses... You know, Ruvi. It took him ten years to get permission from Mischa to be my mate. At that time, Ruvi was still at *Diamond rank, while Mischa was already at *Amethyst rank. It was extremely rare for someone of *Diamond rank to dare to challenge an Amethyst for a woman. Because of that, I started to glance at Ruvi, no matter how many times he gets battered he will come back to seduce me…'' Ezra said excitedly, explaining with his face beaming.

''Mom, you're happy,'' Zia said, sneering at Ezra with a mocking face at her mother who was beaming at the memory of the past.

''Why?!'' Ezra shouted, glancing at Zia, ''Are you jealous of me?'' Ezra asked while raising and lowering her eyebrows, teasing her daughter, ''That's why I always tell you to look for a strong man…'' Ezra continued. , even happier with Zia's envy.

''Listen!'' shouted Ezra, immediately changing her expression to be serious.

''We women have the advantage of being the top priority to be protected and to pay attention to what our needs are, not only by our spouses, but also by being all the men in the village. Women are precious. Without women, a Clan could perish. It happened to most of the Herbivore Clans and was a trauma for the other Clans that were still surviving. Even the Predator Clans, like rats, have been wiped out… But remember, even if they look like they are subservient to us, stay alert to them, men don't change, they are still egotistical and arrogant beings, and they won't bow down to anyone weaker than them, let alone we are only women... So don't ever pressure men. They will not hesitate even though we are their partners, they will prefer to 'eat' us instead of being humiliated, so keep respecting them! hard.

''Okay,'' Zia and Anindira answered in unison, taking Ezra seriously.

They both knew that Ezra was not playing with her words. Because of that, they listened and pondered carefully all of Ezra's advice just now. Ezra, who is full of experience, gives her advice to two young women who will soon be building their household. She shares her experiences and also what she knows from women who are more senior than her.

''Eum... Auntie, what do you mean *Diamond, *Amethyst? I don't understand...'' asked Anindira.

''You don't know?!'' Ezra exclaimed in surprise, ''You really don't know?'' Ezra asked again. She was still confused and looked at Zia, asking for an explanation.

''Ah, that too, mom, she doesn't know anything,'' answered Zia.

''Really?!... You don't know anything?'' asked Ezra, surprised to hear that.

''My village was attacked and I was taken to and fro by my herd. Finally, I entered the forest and got separated, then I was found by Havi. My parents haven't had the chance to tell me anything yet...'' Anindira answered carelessly but adjusted some of her stories like some of what Hans did, so as not to attract too much attention.