The Villainess Is A Beast Tamer
“Sorry, Theron doesn’t like guests,” she sneered, glaring at the man who decided to bother her. with a finger still on the collar of the large tiger, she walked forward dangerously close to him with her not so little friend in tow. “He’s also not too fond of being interrupted before meal time.” this time, she let go of the collar, allowing the beast to pounce as she licked her lips, watching as the intruder tried to hide behind his arms, only to get bored and pull at the leash right before he was mauled. Bending down, she gave him a good few scratches under the neck and a chaste kiss, before focusing back on him. “Seems like you didn’t wet yourself there, congrats. You did better than we expected.” she laughed, it was then he saw not one more set of eyes, but over twenty sets of predatory gazes on him. “Here’s some friendly advice, your majesty. Try running, and they’ll pounce.” with that, she walked off with her tiger, only to be stopped as he grabbed her wrist, breaking free of his cold sweat. “Please, don’t leave me alone here!” he whimpered, his eyes looked as sad as the wolves whenever she’d stop petting them. closing her eyes, she pondered for a moment. “If I do, will you do me a favor in return?” she asked, her expression never once shifting. nodding frantically, she pulled his own wrist, releasing her’s from his grip and walked him beside her as she took him out and away from the cats. As they continued walking, he tried to break the silence. “Thank…” he started but she interrupted. “Don’t thank me yet. The birds can be quite aggressive when mating, it’s going to be a few minutes, a pure miracle you didn’t die sooner.” she told him, still walking leisurely as she wanted to ensure Theron got his exercise. Gripping his wrist harder as a warning, she finally came to an abrupt stop. “Annul our engagement, and stay away from my family. Do not ever speak to me again.” she ordered, the beast growling up at the prince. “No!” it was now her turn to be surprised as he bowed, head nearly touching the pavement. “Anything but that, I will do anything my lady wants whether it be gold or asking for the most expensive jewelry. But the one thing I will never do is annul our engagement!” His eyes sparkled, and for the first time she saw confidence within them. Just why was he so insistent on marrying her to the point he went from crying to a totally different person! As her mouth hung agape, she heard the yelling of another boy. “Theia!” It was Nyx. ——————————————— What’s worse than finding yourself reincarnated in a novel you read and not being the main character? Why, it’s being reincarnated as the very villainess even the villain family looks down on! Too kind for her own good to do things the villain family deems normal, yet too cruel to the heroine. Except she was never cruel, only framed! Theia Argyris, the villainess of the novel “Love Blossoms in the Spring”. the weakest of her family, engaged to the third prince, the first male lead, and the future emperor. in order to survive her childhood and future inevitable death where she’s beheaded and her remains are “fed” to wild animals, just how will she manage? Simple, she’s going to become a real villain, one her family can’t even look down on, and dominate her own life. But why won’t the prince annul their engagement? What’s with her secret magic that plot never mentioned? and more importantly, how does she look so cool with the ability to tame so many beasts? ——————————————— Warnings, a lot of violence, this is a villainess novel! With a well villainous family. Strong female lead, and possible cursing. cover drawn by myself. read around 5-10 chapters before deciding if you enjoy it. You can also refer to this as “Beast Taming Villainess” if it’s too long. season 1-; chapters 1-39 season 2-; chapters 40-N/A
Readying For The Tea Party
Her hair was tugged in every direction as the maids were working on her since early morning. Arkadios had taken care of the beasts in her stead for the morning and returned yet she was still taking her time, this time's preparation taking much longer than her first tea party.
She wore a primarily silvery-white off shoulder dress with straps, multiple skirt layers of frill and lace, with a sheer layer longer from the sides to the back. The corset was adorned with roses, while the ribbons had jewels as their centerpieces. Her stockings were matching her jewelry, the tiny speckles of gold reminding her of her dreams of constellations.
On her neck were a choker and a tear necklace, shining from a dark midnight blue to a little azure blue with hints of gold speckled in. Her ears had earrings made of gold and pearls at the top, into tear shaped jewels again, and pearls at the bottom of the design. The Argyris crested ring laid on her middle finger, attaching it to a sort of bracelet design.
Her shoes were pretty heels with pearls and frilly roses all around, a little higher than usual to give her an extra height boost. She wasn't quite sure how they did it, but her hair was tied into two small buns with braids along them, adorned with ribbons. All in all, if she had to say something about her outfit, Rosalyn knew how to dress someone up really good.
The fan she was gifted suited this outfit rather than her other ones as it was furry and golden. Rosalyn had mentioned the theme to her, but she didn't really believe it could be done until she saw it now. It took many adjustments, but Rosalyn made the final call of this, an angel of the night. She wasn't allowed to view the area of the tea party ahead of time, but now she couldn't deny she was slightly excited.
She'd spent over a month memorizing etiquette, the current gossip, the names of the people, what they're good for, who would be beneficial, and outside of her lessons she'd spent her time training her beasts and herself to create an everlasting impression on the people around her. She was far from perfect with the latter half, but Arkadios had assured her that she was on the right track for impressions.
When the maids finished she felt her tension leave her body. No more having to sit around for hours while being tugged at. "Come here." She ordered Phius, who only hissed and tried to bite Arkadios as he picked him up to wrap around her neck instead of letting him slither and potentially ruin her attire.
Another thing she'd learned recently was to be more direct. She was already blunt, but Arkadios had suggested her to be even more direct. Do not give people the opportunity to look down on you, that was the rule. Stepping back, he gave a polite bow to her as Phius wrapped himself nicely, his scales shining as beautifully as her eyes.
It was the first time she got a good look at Arkadios since the morning. Even at short notice, Rosalyn managed to prepare him an outfit. He'd mainly brought clothing from the north which she claimed to be unacceptable. Although she wanted to dress him up exactly how she wanted, her own guard talked a bit of sense into her.
Arkadios was still there as her guard, so he got a bit of leeway. A black dress shirt with a lace frill neckpiece, and matching black pants. His brooch had a silver casing, and there was something a bit hard to notice, but amidst the dark colors of the gemstones it held the Elyas crest within it, a tortoise. His pants had pearls strung across from the upper right to a bit lower on the left.
His coat was a white color as an Argyris's personal guard for the time being, with a bit of black fur atop. He wore over the shoulders but hands not in the sleeves. There were black aiguillettes and other small intricate designs for aesthetic. On the inside of the coat were a deep red, with little diamond shapes inside of it. He had heeled boots she thought he did not need and a bit too may laces.
To top it all off his hair was slick back and he got his own hat, it apparently symbolized the uniform the Argyris family's guards wore. In the short time he was here he'd already been accepted and rewarded in a short amount of time. Rosalyn rewarded all of her pupils, including ones that showed up last minute.
"Are you ready, Lady Theia?" He asked, she presumed he'd be escorting her rather than Rosalyn despite her being her guardian for the party. Giving Phius a scratch on the head, she dismissed the maids and hummed in response.
Taking a few steps, she heard him speak up as the maids left them. "Young master Isaac and young master Nyx were unable to return in time. I swear, however, to guard Lady Theia dutifully." He was behind her, but she could tell he was smiling as he bowed.
It was quite the unfortunate fact they wouldn't be there, but when they returned she was sure they'd be impressed by her hard work. If she showed them just how mature she was, would they finally tell her more than they let on, or would she have to pry it out of their hands?
Shaking off her thoughts, she had to go to the venue before any of the guests arrived. "Hurry up." She ordered, choosing to ignore his comment as he caught up with her with ease, shaking his head.
"Allow me." he pardoned himself, taking hold of her hand and teleporting them there, how come he knew the details, did he just know every location in the estate at this point? Slowly blinking, she let her eyes adjust to her surroundings, the place where she'd host her first social gathering.