A viper in the Beast World

If I needed to describe the females of this word with a single word, then I would choose spoiled.

If I want to be more precise, then I would divide them into two categories, spoiled or very spoiled. And it's not even their fault. Since birth, they are spoiled by their fathers and brothers, and after they mature they are further spoiled by their mates.

They only need to ask, and a bunch of males would jump to fulfil all of their wishes.

The only expectations out of a female is to take mates and have cubs. The more, the better.

Gina, the most beautiful female in this village, has around 15 mates, and she just matured two seasons ago.

The beauty standards of this world are also completely unique. All the males are like out of a modeling magazine, one more stunning than the other, but the females can only be considered mediocre compared to them. But for a male, strength is also one of the determining factors if they can find themselves a mate or not, since all males are handsome here, so to stand out they strive to be above others in strength.

A female's beauty is not just in her physical appearance and more in her ability in bearing cubs. So a male will look for a healthy female, being fat is a sign that the female is well feed and tends to have more chances of surviving the harsh weather conditions of this world. So most females are quite plump, with some more than others.

A female's fertility is an even huger factor in her ability to attract males, having successfully giving birth to cubs proving that. Therefore, a female that has a few litters of healthy cubs is very irresistible for males. Having a beautiful appearance is only a plus that not many seem to have it, unfortunately. Their personalities are only coming after considering the previous things mentioned earlier.

So even though I am stunning by my old world standards, not so much by this one. My much skinnier body compared to that of the rest of the females here can be considered a sign of sickness, and the fact that I have no cubs despite my age might make some males consider me infertile. Even though an infertile female can still find herself mates, but the majority of the strong males are searching for a mate to carry their cubs.

I am lucky that Jason accepted to be my mate. The more I understand about the customs here, the more thankful I am that I have met him.

I am currently in the flower field together with the females of the village. Jason and Jared are also nearby, the same as the males of the other females. There are ten of them here. Two of the older females are resting at home, and the other three are in heat, but otherwise all the females in the village have gathered.

Most of the topics are what male they would like to accept or what race of cubs would they like to give birth after getting their heat.

Speaking of cubs, many of them are around playing in the field, with most of them being panthers. They are so cute, I want to have some of my own.

"Are panther cubs difficult to give birth?" I asked the female next to me that is having a panther cub by her legs.

" Not very hard. They are pretty small when they are born." The female turned her attention to the mating mark on my chest. Visible due to me deep neckline of the dress I am wearing.

"You mated Jason. He is lucky to be so loved by you. You shouldn't be worried to have his cubs, since you won't have a hard time giving them birth."

I can feel a hot gaze burning into my back, but I don't turn to look, since I already know who it belongs to. Sometimes I forget how much better the senses of a male can be compared to a female. Of course, he heard everything.

"I think I had an easier time when birthing my wolf cubs than the others. Thy were smaller than panther ones." Another female says her opinion.

"That right. I also have a wolf mate and had a litter of his, and it was easy to birth them."

"I think bear cubs are the hardest to birth for me. It hurt more than my other cubs."

More female talk about their experiences with birthing and caring for cubs. The young female that hasn't experienced it yet and me listen with attention to the teachings of the older ones.

"Hey Sera, how do you have such beautiful hair? Even if I let my hair grow, it tangles and looks bad." I turn my attention to the one that asked the question. She was running a hand through her messy, short hair. It looked tangled and like it hadn't been washed in a long time. Actually, most of the other females are the same. Some of them even giving off a bad odor and with stains on their exposed skin. Taking a regular bath doesn't seem to be a thing here.

I try to find some less offensive words to explain them, since angering them will make me no good.

"Well, I wash my hair with some plants every few days. It cleans the grease out of it and makes it soft and smooth, and also makes it to not tangle."

The other females listen to me curiously.

"What plants? What do they look like? If it really does what you say, maybe I can try to grow my hair."

" I wash it with lavender flowers first, and then I use aloe as well. Lavender is the purple flower that grows in this field. You can also use it to wash your body with it. It leaves a nice scent and is also good for my skin." I stand and pluck a stalk of lavender to show the other females. "And aloe is a green plant that grows this long with some spikes on the side. You open it and use the slimy thing inside it on your hair." I further explain how to use the two plants correctly, and also introduce the use of mint to clean their teeth.

Some said that they would have their mates to gather the plants and try it later.

" But it won't show results after the first use. It will take a while to have a soft and nice hair. And a good reason my hair is so smooth is also because of my beast type."

They seem to accept my reasoning, and we keep talking about how important it is to take care of ourselves. My mouth feels dry from answering so many questions. I feel that if I can help them understand why they should be clean, it would be easier for them to try it themselves.

Imparting this little knowledge and making their lives better makes me feel like I have accomplished something good.

I told them about the stone pot to help with warm water so that they won't need to wash in a cold one. Since apparently this is the reason most avoid cleaning themselves.

They appear overly interested in the new way to eat their meal after I talk briefly about it and ask plenty of questions about what seasoning is and what I use to give better taste to the meat. The idea of soup also has a few curious ones about it.

I have Jason and Jared explain to the males of the females willing to learn the process of seasoning meat and how to cook it. The females said that they would send their males to bring us something to pay us later.

After arriving home the males with the payment comes and give us some meat, fruits and furs.

We have enough for dinner and even breakfast. It seems like the males managed to please their females quite a lot with their food, since some of them were quite generous with the payment.

I feel quite accomplished after today, maybe I should think about other things I can teach the locals about.

That night Jason was more enthusiastic in bed than usually and I can already predict that I am not getting out of bed tomorrow until late in the afternoon. What has gotten into him? Not that I am complaining.