Shishiwakamaru and Kurama both had given him medicine they had gleaned from plants in the forest on the way to the capital and the king's castle, but he was still weak and sick. His best, maybe only hope was for them to get him to the healers in the king's castle and let them care for him.
Kurama also detested the idea of going to the king's castle, even though it would be the best chance for saving Hiei's life. The king distrusted and disliked anyone who was demon or part demon. He assumed just because a few demons were evil, all of them were. He made that clear back in the day when Yasha and Kurama became a couple after Yasha bought him out of his debt and out of the fighting pits. Yasha was to keep his distance from the castle, the prince, and the royals as long as he was with Kurama. Yasha always played it off like it did not phase him, but Kurama could tell he missed his home and his family.
Yet now Nanashi of all people was bringing them back together. The kings men had orders from Jiro to save the three of them and bring them to her in the castle. They also had orders to bring the cape of no return to her to destroy it. Kurama was itching for the chance to see the castle's library. So many books, so much lore... He wanted to go through it and see what he could find out about angels, part angels, and how to destroy the cape of no return. Nanashi needed to be prudent before she tried to destroy it in case it tried to destroy her as well.
They reached the king's castle swiftly, pushing their horses and hippogriffs to the limit to reach it. They got there midday in a rush. Jiro, taller and older now, Kurama noticed, was rushing outside to see them.
He stopped in front of them, panting out, "the angel sent me here... she commands.. she commands Hiei be brought... to her right away..."
"Did she really use the word 'command?'" Yasha laughed.
Suzuki shook his head. "He needs a healer, my lord."
"Asa... the wolf healer... she's with the angel," Jiro explained. "They're in my old rooms."
Suzuki looked over at Chu. "Take him," he ordered. Chu picked up Hiei, running as he carried him. Suzuki shifted his feet uncomfortably. "You two should probably going with them, too," he said to Kurama and Yasha prudently. "We'll have food sent up for you as well."
"Thank you," Kurama said to the lot of them.
"What he said," Yasha said with a jovial smirk. He gave each one of his old friends a playful punch before he and Kurama headed in the same direction as Chu and Hiei.
They walked quickly through the halls, Kurama keeping his head low. Yasha meanwhile was looking about at everything with a bittersweet smirk in his eye. He missed this. He missed this place. He missed his home.
"Yasha?" a firm, high voice echoed in the hallway behind them. Both Kurama and Yasha turned around, seeing none other than the queen and Yasha's sister, Minha standing there. She marched up to them with purpose. Yasha smiled down at her, noticeably glad to see her among the circumstances. She reached the two of them, but only noticing Yasha. She smacked him feebly on the side of his arm. "What took you so long?" she asked freely. She stepped close to him, hugging his taller self unabashedly.
He smiled down at her, arms coming around her as well. "Well, first I needed to find an angel to befriend," he joked jovially.
It seemed as if Hiei, Nanashi, and even Kurama had been forgotten by Yasha in this moment.