"I'm saying there's nowhere safe." Curtis explained, "Snake beastmen don't have long lifespans. I hadn't considered the long term back then."
Bai Qingqing abruptly sat up and stared at him in horror. "What do you mean by 'don't have long lifespans'?"
Curtis paused upon seeing her expression. Realizing that she was worried, he smiled happily. "They don't live long because their spouses die early."
Bai Qingqing froze and snuggled back under her blanket.
That meant that even the cold-blooded and heartless snake beastmen all died in the name of love. They would merely live till adulthood, then die after procreating. The unluckier ones amongst them probably died without even leaving behind any offspring.
"There's danger everywhere. The more abundant the resources, the more dangers there lurk." Curtis coiled himself around her under the blanket and said, "It's safest in the village, so let's not move."