Even when not smiling, the corners of her mouth carried a faint upward curve, forming a small bead like fullness to her lips, making her look mild and approachable.
Her pure black pupils and upturned dark lashes made her eyes especially lively.
But Minho remembered how she had looked yesterday when he returned from the hunt and standing outside the cave.
Both of her eyes widened in fright and she did not dare to move even a little bit.
She wasn't even a little cub from the tribe, yet she was afraid of his beast form.
While thinking this, he had already finished checking her wound.
"Recovering well. You can move around today, but you mustn't do heavy work. No need to apply more medicine, just wait for the wound to heal on its own."
"Got it." Hayoon agreed out loud, but inside she was utterly shocked.
After Minho left, she walked to the stream and examined the wound on her forehead under the reflection of the water.
The terrifying bloody hole was really gone! In its place was a dark red scab!
She stared at the wounds and touched it with her fingertips.
She barely feel any pain at all.
"Beastmen's physical abilities are way too strong…"
Just as she was sighing in amazement, Minho's deep, magnetic voice came from behind her: "I'm leaving."
She spun around at once, but only caught sight of a section of white snake tail disappearing into the thick grass.
The human height grass swayed gently, giving no hint of where he had gone.
"…I'm going too," Hayoon said helplessly.
Checking the tools she needed to bring, she rushed over while carried a stack of baskets on her back and called to Haeun: "Let's go!"
Haeun came running eagerly. "Where are we going?"
"The tribe's reinforcing the caves, we're going to help."
Haeun was lively and loved excitement. "Okay, okay! But Sis, why are you bringing so many baskets? There isn't that much to gather in the mountains."
Hayoon smiled mysteriously, revealing her sharp canine teeth. "Who said there isn't? Today I'm taking you to dig up something good that everyone ignores."
Haeun's curiosity was instantly hooked and he kept asking what it was.
Hayoon kept the secret. "You'll know when we get there. Come on, we'll be late."
The Ur-Shet Tribe was built on the south of the mountain.
Behind them stretched an unending mountain ranges called Mt. Tensei.
The tribe had over eight hundred people and more than four hundred households.
For thousands of years, their ancestors had dug countless caves into Mt. Tensei, though most of them had been abandoned.
Since this was the tribe's base, all dangerous beasts in the entire mountain had long been driven out.
Besides sending people to scout the mountains, clear poisonous plants, and drive away venomous insects at regular intervals, the tribe also assigned daily patrols, so there was no need to fear encountering danger within tribe territory.
They were a long distance from the Hyun family at the far east.
Since Hayoon couldn't transform, she had to rely on her legs, so time was tight.