Everlasting

Chapter 12

Twelve days!

If not for the fastest of horses who were the crucial reason, they would be late by days to reach Xī Kingdom's capital and royal palace-Pentagon.

Thinking that the journey was unforgettable would not be a lie. Everyone would always remember how- everyday was a competition of speed.

And every night was about quick sleep.

The days were as if repeating itself in a loop. Everyone would be awake by dawn, eat by sunrise and continue their journey. Rarely rest and eat during noon.

By nightfall, they'd stop at assigned places near small villages or sometimes in the middle of forests and sometimes by waterfalls; where the cooked food and soldiers would already be waiting.

The major things to remember was that there was nothing like privilege to higher ranks cause even the Prince himself would share food and bed with his soldiers.

Winning Xiao Zhan's heart again.

If Wang Yibo wanted then he could demand a different bedding and better foods for himself. And with his love to spoil Xiao Zhan, he could do more for his favourite person.

But all he did was ask him on the first night itself, "Zhan-ge, are you uncomfortable? If yes then I can manage a better bedding for you."

By that time, everyone were sleeping inside the large tents where temporary beds were made. Some even preferred to sleep on tress branches and trunks.

"It's okay. Where are you sleeping?" Xiao Zhan wanted to know that alone. Seeing how his bed was the coziest one, inside a single tent.

"Squeezing in with Black and the rest. Go to sleep, I will wake you up on time." Both of them knew that if they shared the tent, nobody would dare wake them up and the travel would be delayed.

That night was the only night that Xiao Zhan had slept by himself.

From the next, he had made it very clear that he didn't want separate bedding. Didn't want different food. Didn't at all want privileged treatment.

Wang Yibo being himself however opposed the notion many times but he also knew that he had already lost the debate when Xiao Zhan had opposed his extra care.

So by fifth day, everyone were following a routine.

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Wang Yibo was following Xiao Zhan.

While eating.

While resting.

While running.

While living...

Except while bathing.

And while changing.

Apart from their own, the other good thing was that, never once had anyone fallen sick. Everyone were doing just fine.

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Xī Kingdom:

A hill determined the boarder to the capital of Xī. Standing on the edge from which, the entire capital and Pentagon Palace was visible.

A big blow of reality had made Xiao Zhan stop and divert his way towards the edge of that hill. Though it was dusk by then, he could easily see the capital city bustling. There were times when he would be walking those streets carefree knowing an unknown person would be watching his back but now- even with Wang Yibo there in just an arms distance, his heart was thundering.