Chapter 87 - A Small Gesture Of Encouragement

Alpheus woke up in the morning, he was still drowsy, and his body felt even worse than before. He opened his eyes to see Sir Junshik Hyung fixing his tie. He was very handsome and fresh today, while Alphie was still naked in the bed. 

"Sir, where are you going?" Alpheus asked. 

"Teaching, as always," Cha Junshik replied while combing his hair. He turned his head at Alpheus and saw the wolf prince's face was a little red. 

Cha Junshik put his palm on Alphie's forehead and nodded, "Just like what the vet said, you will have a fever day 1 after getting the core vaccine. Maybe I shouldn't play with you in the bathroom last night."

"Yes, Sir… my body feels so weak and hot," Alphie said. "I've never been like this. Am I going to die, Sir?" Alpheus asked. As the powerful wolf prince, he never caught any illness. He might get hurt during a battle or have something damaged inside his body after eating bright things. 

But he never caught any illnesses from viruses or bacteria. 

Now that he was under Sir Junshik Hyung's care, he wanted to be spoiled and cared for forever. Even if Sir Junshik Hyung couldn't take care of him 24/7.

"Haha, silly. You're not going to die. It's just a fever, just rest, and it will go down," Cha Junshik said. He pointed at a plate on the table covered with a lid. There was also a glass of water beside it, "There's your breakfast. I will return for lunch and cook you something good."

Alpheus tried to get up from the bed because Sir Junshik Hyung was about to leave him alone, "S—Sir, let me transform into my dog form first—"

"Ugh!" Alpheus' felt his sight start to get blurry, and he could not get up from the bed. 

"Don't move. You still need to rest," Junshik said. "You don't need to go out today. Stay in the house. I've turned on the aircon for you, and if you're bored…."

Cha Junshik looked around to find Alpheus' chewing toy. They said that dogs had their own burying spot for their treasures. But since Alpheus couldn't dig in the apartment, then he must've been hiding it somewhere…

Cha Junshik went outside and lifted the sofa, and he found the two chewing toys that Alpheus liked. 

The one he bought, the real chewing toy, and the other one… was the real-life custom-sized dildo of Junshik's cock. 

It was so obvious that Alpheus preferred his dildo more based on the bites.

Cha Junshik grabbed both of them and returned to the bedroom. Alpheus looked at the door anxiously until Sir Junshik Hyung returned to him. 

He felt really anxious whenever Sir Junshik Hyung wasn't around, as if he was afraid that he would be separated from Sir Junshik Hyung forever. 

"Here's your chewing toy. You can spend time here until I'm home. Just don't move too much because you're still recovering, okay?" Junshik said. 

"But, I can follow you, Sir! Y—You can at least bring me to the dog daycare. I have a kingdom—I mean, I have many friends I want to talk to."

"No, you're staying in the house today. I don't want you to get even sicker than this," Cha Junshik reprimanded him. "This is an order from your master. Just eat your breakfast and rest. If you can't sleep, you can play with your chewing toy. Oh, wait a moment."

Cha Junshik took out his spare phone, a phone that he hadn't used for a year, and then turned it on. 

He opened Youtube and then opened a bunch of nature walk in the forest videos, so Alpheus would be entertained. He also queued hours and hours of videos of the same thing.

"Okay, you can watch this to spend your time," Alpheus said while putting the phone in a stand.

"What is this, Sir?" Alpheus asked as he saw the view of the forest from the small screen. He was unsure of how to react here because Sir Junshik Hyung didn't give him any instruction on what to do.

"I—Is this one of your magical tools, Sir? Am I allowed to use this?" Cha Junshik asked nervously. 

"Sure, just watch the movie I set for you. It will cure your longing for your Elune Forest," Junshik said. He grabbed his bag and put his laptop in before preparing to leave.

"Sir—" 

"What?" Cha Junshik replied with a huff. He didn't know what happened, but Alphie seemed 10x clingier than before. 'Is it because he is missing his hometown? Or maybe he really wants to meet his mate somewhere? Ah, that one is a really difficult topic to tackle.'

"Umm…" Alpheus looked at Sir Junshik Hyung, who was ready to leave. He was very handsome, so handsome that Alphie couldn't help to blush a little whenever he stared at Sir Junshik Hyung's face. 

"S—Stay safe out there. Good luck for um… teaching your magic apprentice," Alpheus said. 

That innocent encouragement from Alpheus brightened Cha Junshik instantly. It had been years since he got his innocent encouragement before going to work.

It might be a small gesture, but it truly made Junshik's day.

"Hmm? What's this? When did you learn to make a small gesture of encouragement like that?" Cha Junshik asked. He smiled at leaned to look closer at Alpheus' blushing face.

Alpheus' face got even redder after getting stared at like this. He tried to dodge Sir Junshik Hyung's eyes and answered, "I—I just think that Sir Junshik Hyung will have a long day. Alphie feels sad that I can't accompany and protect you there…."

"Haha! You're such a cute dog," Cha Junshik couldn't help it and kissed Alpheus' forehead again before ruffling his hair. "Now, have a good rest and don't move too much. Eat your breakfast while watching that video as well. I have a long day waiting for me."

Cha Junshik went to the front and then wore his shoes. He left the house and locked it from outside to ensure that Alphie wouldn't wander around. 

However, he doubted that Alphie would actually leave because that dog was obedient to his order.

**

Meanwhile, Alpheus sat on the bed while eating the breakfast prepared by Sir Junshik Hyung. He watched a screen portraying a deep forest and many wildlife there. 

Alpheus thought that Sir Junshik Hyung would show him the sight of Elune Forest because that was Alphie's natural habitat and his main domain. But turned out it was actually a different forest…

"Hmmm, certainly, it's not Elune Forest. Why are the trees so small? And why are the animals so small?" Alpheus wondered. 

Elune Forest was actually a sacred forest forbidden for humans to enter because many monsters in weird shapes and various sizes lived there.

Even the Silverback gorilla that Alphie fought was actually 10x the size of the one shown on the screen, which baffled Alphie so much.

"Are you telling me that my wolf size is actually big in this world? Whaaa…" 

Alpheus always thought he was quite small to be the King of Elune Forest.

Sure, he would probably tower everything in Elune Forest in his prime, but that was only his prime size. In his regular size, he was quite small there. 

"Oh! There is a deer there!" Alpheus pointed at the deer running in packs. But he was soon disappointed when he realized that the stag's antler wasn't like in Elune Forest.

In Elune Forest, the stag's antler was made out of steel, and it could cut a tree in half when the stag charged.

That was why Alphie loved hunting the stag first when he was doing his seasonal deer hunting season.

He really loved to bite the antler of a stag and break it. The stag would be crazed and angry, which would make the meat more tender.

The female deer would try to run with their bambis to avoid Alphie, and their desperate attempt of escaping was definitely Alphie's main feast hehe.

"Well, at least it's still a forest, wuu…." Alphie was sad because he honestly loved living in the forest more than in the Eclipse Kingdom or in this new place.

"If only I can bring Sir Junshik Hyung to the Elune Forest, so we can live together there. I will build him a fox shrine! Since Sir Junshik Hyung is a legendary fox spirit. I will guard Sir Junshik Hyung's shrine every day, and I will also give Sir Junshik Hyung a tour around the Elune Forest."

"I will give him a tour in the Elune Forest. I will show him the place where I mangled the corpse of that Silverback gorilla and put his head on a stake. Also, the one where I make a swing made out of giant dead snakes! Sir Junshik Hyung would be very happy, hehe!"

"Oh, Queen Serenity, Goddess of the Moon.. Please bless curse Sir Junshik Hyung, so he will be dragged into the cursed Elune Forest with Alphie! Alphie wants to live with him! Amen."