Chapter 213: The Cubs Need a Bath.

Chapter 213: 213: The Cubs Need a Bath.

"Papa, Papa!" Nat and Nyeon rushed up to Lord Vale, holding firmly onto his legs with their muddy hands.

"Papa! Come play! Come play!"

"Yes, yes!"

Neris was busy seated on the bed, playing with his hands and leaving muddy marks all over it.

Lord Vale closed his eyes with a deep sigh. "Ash..."

"Eh?" Lord Ash smiled, raising an eyebrow.

"Can you please help me give them a wash?"

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Lord Vale and Lord Zark still didn’t know how to properly wash the cubs. Since they were extremely free that day, they didn’t want to disturb the female. Instead, they decided to learn on their own.

Lord Ash sat down by the rock close to the stream, with Ally actively sitting beside him. The two of them stared at Lord Vale and Lord Zark, who were standing close to the water.

The two fathers had their cubs close to them, ready to give them a wash. Lord Zark had even decided to wash Little Zay, even though he hadn’t fallen into the mud.

"What do we do first?" Lord Vale inquired, struggling to hold the triplets together as they tried to run away.

Zay comfortably sat beside his father, staring into the stream.

Lord Ash smiled. "You should strip them first. At least let’s get started with that."

Ally nodded firmly, folding both arms as she said, "Yes, yes. Strip little brothers." She spoke like a boss giving an order.

Lord Vale sighed as he turned to the triplets he was struggling to hold together.

"Okay now... let’s get you undressed, okay?" he said, attempting to remove their clothes.

But the triplets instantly began protesting.

"No!" Neris shouted, struggling to escape.

"No water! No water!" Nat cried, probably already aware of what was about to happen.

"No, Papa! No!" Nyeon joined in, all three struggling to escape his grip. But Lord Vale held them firmly.

"Come on, don’t run. You have to clean up!" Lord Vale struggled beside the water.

Lord Zark simply stared down at Zay. "You have to wash up..."

Zay tilted his head without saying anything. Lord Zark had to demonstrate, pretending as though he were pulling off his own clothes.

"..."

Zay blinked before slowly attempting to do the same. He struggled to pull off his clothes, only for them to get stuck over his head.

Lord Zark stood there speechless, staring at little Zay as he struggled with the clothes stuck around his neck. ℯℯ𝘭.

Lord Ash smiled and shook his head. "Like father, like son, I guess."

Ally smiled, adoring Zay. "Baby Zay is so obedient!"

Lord Zark finally approached and helped Zay pull off his clothes. "Here, like this..."

Soon, he was done.

"Good..." Lord Zark nodded.

Zay smiled at him, staring up at his father. His tiny smile was so cute that Lord Zark found himself smiling back.

"Wow, did Papa Zark smile just now?" Ally asked.

"I also saw it..." Lord Ash nodded.

Meanwhile, Lord Vale was still struggling with the little ones. They didn’t even want to stay there, let alone remove their clothes.

"Please take your bath now! Remove your clothes, okay?" Lord Vale requested, almost pleading.

"No, Papa!"

"No water!"

"No!"

But the little ones had a mind of their own.

Lord Ash and Ally folded their arms, watching as the three shook their heads together.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"I guess our smart Lord Vale isn’t so smart when the cubs come around," Lord Ash teased.

Ally stepped in. She approached the triplets and bent down beside them.

"Hey, listen to Papa and you’ll get a lot of meat from me tonight. Okay?"

The triplets immediately paused, staring up at Ally. They nodded almost immediately.

"Yes!" Neris smiled. "More meat!"

"Yes, yes!" Nat and Nyeon nodded along.

Lord Vale stared quietly as Ally smiled at the triplets and patted them on the hair.

"Good boy, okay?" Ally said before smiling and returning to her seat.

Lord Vale sighed. "I guess that’s what you little troublemakers need..." he muttered as he turned to stare down at the triplets again.

But when he looked down, he was shocked to see that they were already completely stripped.

The three little ones stood there naked, staring up at their father with broad smiles as though they were completely ready for their bath.

"Water," Neris said.

"Yes, yes!" Nyeon and Nat nodded profusely, their heads practically looking like they would fall off.

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Lord Ash and Ally sat nearby, watching the bathing happen.

All Lord Ash could do was give instructions. "Use the bathing substance and gently apply it to their skin. Gently, while using water to soothe them..."

As he instructed, Lord Zark quietly followed. He ran the soap over Zay’s body while using his other hand to soothe his skin with water.

"Mmmm..."

Little Zay closed his eyes with a soft groan, leaning close to his father as he bathed him. The little dragon was seemingly enjoying the bath.

But on the other hand, Lord Vale was having an impossible time!

"Sit still. Let me wash you, okay?" Lord Vale held onto Nat, rubbing the soap around his body.

"Ouch!"

Nat instantly slipped out of his hands and dived into the water, swimming away.

"Hey! Come back... you!" Lord Vale tried to hold him back, but Nat was already far into the water, happily playing around.

He turned around and firmly held both Neris and Nyeon, running soap over their bodies randomly.

"Get clean now... okay?"

The two little snakes struggled to free themselves from the foam that was now covering their faces.

Nyeon tried licking through the soap, but the instant bitter taste made him recoil.

"Bitter! Bitter!"

The little one instantly transformed into a snake and dived into the water.

"Come here...!"

Lord Vale couldn’t hold him, and his soap fell into the water.

Neris tried licking the soap too, but instantly made a face.

"Not edible."

He immediately turned into a snake and dived into the water again.

Lord Vale panicked and dived into the water, chasing after the little ones to wash them up, but to no avail. He was simply running around in the water with the cubs.

Ally and Lord Ash slowly tilted their heads as they stared at the scene.

"I don’t think Lord Vale is doing a good job..." Ally said.

"Well, isn’t that obvious...?" Lord Ash shook his head.