Zekin: !
Zekin: So Your Highness likes me quite a bit too?!
The shadow guard watched silently from the side.
As the most secretive and taciturn person in the entire palace, he was fed by the young prince no less than ten times. This shows that this is simply a common way for a cub to please others.
Even though they knew it, the chosen target was still all smiles, practically begging for a kiss from His Highness.
As Zejin ate the pastries fed to him by the cubs, his heart was filled with a turbulent mix of emotions.
"Your Highness has treated me so well, yet I have nothing to repay you with... Your Highness, do you like the Western Regions?"
Zejin's words seemed to point to another layer of meaning.
But the cub didn't understand at all. He nodded confidently, "I like it! I like the Western Regions and horses! I want to ride a horse too!"
Zekin: ...
The shadow guard said from the side, "Your Highness, His Majesty has said that you are too young to ride a horse."
The cub was unhappy. He crossed his arms and sulked for a while. Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly appeared with a thud. A cloud of mist drifted by, followed by a magnificent and enormous dragon flying around in the air in a figure-eight pattern.
"I'm already so old, can't I ride a horse?"
Shadow Guard: ...
The shadow guard said expressionlessly, "But there aren't any horses this big for you to ride in the palace."
The cub could only shrink a little, and then a little more, until it returned to its previous size, indistinguishable from a human, and continued to speak human language:
"Is this alright now?"
"Alright, Your Highness, please wait. This humble servant will fetch the horse for you... Zejin? Zejin!"
Zejin was stunned.
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