Sure. He was a little young, but he could be considered a friend. Afterall, he'd grow, and eventually he'd be old enough that the age difference wouldn't matter so much. They'd both be adults, even if the Prince was a King, and Abe would be a full member of his court and a confident.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Abe said, practically shinning, and Riku had to turn away to not laugh.
"Oooh?" Hayner managed to somehow look both scheming and innocent at the same time. "Does he? Well, then, My Lord, I might recall. I believe it was only Riku's first full day at the Castle. He had been assigned the task of taking care of our Prince's most beloved horse, Orion. The Prince, you see, most preferred to ride alone, no matter how his guards protested."
"Yes, yes," Corin nodded, not getting how Hayner was being a brat and elaborating on purpose - his people were, afterall, storytellers. "What then?"