Beast Kingdom

The role of a female

Violet's POV

Weaving baskets was fun. I met so many females here and we enjoyed it. We were able to make small baskets to place next to the fires to hold water and one of the females thought of places to put handles like backpack straps on the baskets for the males when they go gathering. I should've thought of that! We made baskets with straps and baskets with handles. I also added a basket to put their little ones in to keep them warm. All the new moms and moms with little ones loved that idea.

"That's about it, Violet. Are you ready to go back home?" Jee asks.

I looked up and told him, "yes."

"Wait, can she help me finish this first and then you guys can head out? I am having trouble finishing this strap part." One of the females I get along with says back to Jee

"Sure sure. I will gather more wood for us then, Violet." Jee says to me and leaves.

"Phew! We were waiting this whole time for him to leave but he was stuck to your waist!" Lisa said to me.

"Why is something wrong?" I asked with concern.

"Not why it's who. We just wanted you to know since you will meet her soon." Clarise says to me concerned.

"I am just going to say it outright. Before you, Jee had a girlfriend. He really loved and cherished her. They grew up together and were best friends. But things didn't work out so well for Jee." Jess says to me.

"The thing is, Jee has siblings." Lisa says to me

"Siblings? I never knew he didn't tell me." I said back to them

"You guys have just met. Don't worry too much. You have time to understand and learn from each other. This is normal here in the Beast Kingdom." Clarise says to me

"Sometimes we will have our chief children match up with other chiefs' children for peace between tribes. They don't even know each other or have met before and they move to be with each other as mates. But this is not the case." Lisa says to me determined.

"During mating ceremonies, all unmated males and females will be able to have parties during a 7 day season after the rainy season. At that time, a lot of magical things happen. This is when, of course, unmated males and females have a chance to meet someone and mate. Keep in mind, females and males can mate with multiple partners." Jess says to me.

"What really? I would never!" I said back to them.

They all look embarrassed and then Clarise finally brings back the conversation.

"Females are rare here. I am not too sure why, but it's easier to give birth to a male than a female. For every 1 female there are 7 males. That is why females have so many males, but that's not the only reason why. Since females are rare, males fight for their females. Afterwards, the female will choose who she wants as her partner." Clarice says back to me.

"But when other tribes pass by they may also want females, so they challenge our men to see if they can partner with their females. It can be so awful at times." Lisa says, concerned

"Jee lost against his older brother. It shocked everyone when his older brother Isaiah challenged him. No one would have known that Isaiah had feelings for Rebecca. Isaiah and Jee were close, so this didn't make sense. The thing is, Jee is stronger than Isaiah, so when he lost against Isaiah everyone was even more in shock." Jess says.

"We think he lost on purpose and gave Rebecca to his brother. We don't know why but we wanted to let you know this. If Jee is like this with you, he wants you and you should not be concerned about Rebecca." Clarise says to me.

"This is all new to me and the ways of this Kingdom. Has there ever been a time where females choose not to mate?" I asked them.

They all looked at me concerned.

"One of the main purposes of females is to reproduce. Even giving birth to a female gives you a higher status. We have never heard of a female not having a male, but we have heard of a female who never bore a child. I don't think it would be smart to not have a male. This world is too scary to be on your own, Violet. If not now, but later, someone will keep trying and they will always do this." Lisa says sadly.

I feel like she has her own story to tell.

"Regardless, we need males to protect us. The more the merrier and the better protection. If you give birth to a child in their tribe, you are able to stay. If you don't give birth you have to make up for it." Jess says.

"But that's another conversation for a different time. We just wanted to give you a heads up, Violet." Clarise says to me and smiles

I look up and see Jee coming back with the wood. I grab the basket and finish the strap weave.

"You guys haven't heard yet of me frying fish. Next time, come over so I can make some for you", I said to them and waved goodbye

"Does she not know that fish is disgusting?" Lisa says to the girls.

"I bet she does a good job if Jee hasn't said anything bad about it." they all laughed at the same time.

I feel like I am in a daze right now. Is this a dream? Is this really real? Am I really trying to fix a world of beasts to go back and reincarnate? As I am walking back, it finally dawns on me where I am, who I am with, what type of surroundings I am in. How can I really make it through without electricity and my phone? The scariest question I keep in the back of my mind is what if I don't get this world up to par? Will I be stuck here?