Hereditary Prince's Wife

Chapter 9

"In that case, do you think the young master can stay in Asa comfortably?" Gene became a little worried.

Zane smiled and said softly, "I'm sure I'll be fine."

"The Hereditary Prince will be more at the border, hopefully in Asa no one will corner us", said Gino who suddenly with a frown.

"How can you say that?", Gene hit her brother softly.

"Young master, big sister, listen to me. During my time here, I watched a lot of maid in the kitchen and also went out to shop. Every time someone asks me who I am and I tell them that I am the servant of one of the young masters of Odessa, they all demean Odessa by saying that Odessa is not comparable to Asalie and there are also rumors that make them behave badly with Odessa", said Gino who whispered slightly.

"What rumors?", asked Zane who was curious.

"Rumor has it that Odessa begged to marry their young daughter to the Hereditary Prince for power and protection so that when there is a war in Odessa's territory, Odessa can ask for military help from Asalie", Gino whispered softly while bowing his body.

The next day, Zane waited for Randall to come home from work. Since the run-up to Randall's wedding to Zane, Randall has moved his work near the mansion which only takes 40 minutes to ride horses from the mansion to the military camp. Coinciding with the calm at the border thus allowing the temporary transfer of military control of the border. But still, not everything could be moved and Randall had to return to the border directly. Currently, General Ival Kiran who is on guard at the border temporarily replaces Randall by being backed up by the Prince of Asalie directly. Zane knew about it, so he planned today to ask Randall to return to the border immediately if Zane couldn't travel long enough and Randall was needed at the border.

Zane sat in his wheelchair under a maple tree, maple leaves falling in front of Zane several times as the wind blew. Zane wanted to take it but he couldn't bend down so he could only stare at the maple leaf in disappointment. Because today he was going for a walk with Randall, so he told Gene and Gino to leave him alone under the maple tree near the entrance gate of the mansion to wait for Randall. As Zane stared at the maple leaves, the sound of a horse came from outside the mansion gate and soon someone opened the mansion gate. Zane looked at the person who was still wearing his military clothes that he had never seen so far because Randall had always changed clothes before meeting Zane. Zane looked at Randall as well as Randall who was shocked to see Zane sitting under a maple tree near the gate.

"What are you doing here?", asked Randall, who handed his horse to the guard and then walked towards Zane.

Zane smiled and said softly, "I'm waiting for the Hereditary Prince to come back and accompany me for a walk".

"Huh, it's cold outside. Next time don't wait for me like this", Randall took off his cloak and gave it to cover Zane's body.

Zane smelled the distinctive scent of the sun from Randall, whenever he was near Randall, the scent of musk and the scent of the sun he could feel especially when Randall was just from the outside. And Zane was always jealous of Randall's scent, he liked Randall's scent and made him feel a scent of freedom from Randall's body. It was as if he could run freely under the sun with the wind blowing gently in the savannah.

Zane was shocked when his body suddenly lifted and Randall carried him in his arms and then carried him on a horse with his body on Randall's lap. Randall held Zane's body tightly and made sure Zane's body was fully resting on Randall's body and then led his horse for a light run towards the hill. Zane held Randall's cloak while holding it awkwardly on Randall's shoulder. Randall smiled then corrected Zane's position and took Zane's hand to hug his neck, "Hold on to me firmly, don't fall".

Zane was so focused on himself that he was completely dependent on Randall that he didn't realize that they had reached the top of the hill. Randall pulled his jumper to cover Zane's head and then said, "Look, this is the hill you want to see. Spring will soon end so enjoy this view for as long as you can".

Randall's words made Zane turn his head and see the view from the top of the hill, the flowering grass and the trees with their flowers that have begun to turn into fruit. Zane smiled and looked at Randall, "Your Highness, this is the first time I've seen this scene. What are all the Asalie regions like this? I love it".

"Hm, many places in Asalie are more beautiful than this. Someday, when you're healthier, I'll take you for a walk around Asalie and see other beautiful places," replied Randall, who also looked at Zane with a smile on his face.

Zane became even more excited, "Really, Your Highness? You promise?".

"Hm, I promise you as long as you do something for me first", Randall looked at Zane intently.

"What is it?", Zane asked with a smile still on his lips.

"Don't call me Your Highness or Hereditary Prince. Isn't it time for you to call me more casually, after all I am your husband so you can call me by name alone or with something closer", Randall smiled a little teasingly to Zane.

Zane thought for a moment, "Does he want me to call him 'my husband' or 'my darling' like that?".

"What are you thinking?", asked Randall, who seemed to be able to read Zane's mind.

"Haha, so, what do you want me to call you? Mr. Randall? Sir Randall?", said Zane who immediately swallowed the call that came to his mind.

"Hm, a little more", Randall smiled.

"Ehm, Mr. Randall? Randall?", Zane smiled while saying Randall's name.

"It was pretty good, I liked it. My family usually calls me Ran, but you can call me Randall isn't bad either," said Randall who looked at Zane shortly before he stared at the scene from his horse with Zane in his arms.

Randall said to himself as he looked into the distance, "Someday, I'll take you on horseback to the horizon in the distance, on the border of Asalei. Someday, I will take you up the mountain in Quanika, see the hustle and bustle of the capital city of Lindsen, see the rush of the river from the top of the bay in Lyde, swim on the beach with white sand in Faxon, walk with camels in the desert in Hisa, see the waterfalls in Visola. Someday, I'll take you to various places in Lyndsey. So, always be healthy and I will grant all your wishes."