If she was getting that request directly from the king then she at should have asked for payment, a nobiliary title or something worth the deed.
Seriously, this was my only issue with it. Like, girl, know your worth and ask for it! Especially when you’re in a new world with nothing to your name. Smh.
This was so ridiculous that it was actually entertaining, but then as soon as the guy gets a human form its the most generic power fantasy ever. What made it interesting was the advantages and constrain a monster form had, as soon as thats gone it doesnt matter