Abhaji felt a pulse, his friend was alive! Zhanni was injured but the majority of the blood was that of his enemies. Letting Zhanni rest, Abhaji leaves to ensure the injured are well cared for. Along the way, he hears the troops speak of Zhanni and how he had placed himself in danger to help others. An idea started to form in Abhaji's mind at that moment and he came up with a plan.

Once the injured were cared for and the dead were buried, the king found Zhanni to tell him of his plan. Then, when all the injured were recovered, Abhaji gathered his people in celebration. At the end of the celebration, he announced a reward to be given to a valiant warrior who was willing to place himself in harm's way to protect others. He announced Zhanni as the next royal guard to be trained under Ramishi. Zhanni was stunned and happy and couldn't help smiling at his friend. And the king smiled back with no hesitation, after all there's no harm in the people seeing their king glad after the kingdom was successfully defended.

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