The Horse
3
"No. Way."
Chichiri stared at the horse that was prepared for them and was being led to the East wall. He turned to Tasuki.
"Did you tell her you wanted a horse, no da?"
"Nah. You?"
One of the two men with the horse ran to them. "You two order a horse?" The two boys shook their heads. "Well, we didn\'t go through all that for nothing. Her majesty insists you take the horse. She\'s carying all of your food and stuff. The horse, that is."
After a bit more convincing from the empress through the man, the boys gave in.
"Fine. We\'ll take the damned horse."
"Hai," Chichiri sighed. "You ride, Tasuki-kun. I\'ll walk, no da." Tasuki nodded, mounted, and they left. The gates to the palace closed behind them.
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A/N: All of these chapters will be short because they go back and forth from one person to the next.