The Draconequus and colt crouched low under the princess's gaze.
Fluttershy galloped over to the scene, she had discovered Discord was missing and had searched almost the entire market with no luck. Until she saw Spark Flyer, a pegasus colt who often bullied younger or smaller ponies, zoom into the sky while a smaller figure held onto him, drawing thin lines of blood from Spark's neck and flanks. She had realized what must have happened and galloped/flew as fast as she could. Only to find Twilight standing over the young troublemakers with a serious expression.
Discord saw Fluttershy and zipped to her side, pressing his small body tightly against her, as if Fluttershy might save him from Twilight's gaze. Most of the other fillies and colts had quietly slipped away except for two young fillies, the young unicorn who had told Twilight what had happened, Harmony Rhythm, and a pegasus who seemed to be Spark Flyer's sister, judging from their similar colouring. Harmony Rhythm had a light pink coat and light lavender-streaked with light blue mane and tail and light blue eyes. Discord liked her a bit, she seemed friendly, if a bit shy.
"Harmony Rhythm and..." Twilight trailed off as looked at the other filly expectantly.
"Ice Spark" she said.
"Harmony Rhythm and Ice Spark, you two can go." Twilight finished.
The two fillies turned and trotted off, Ice Spark spreading her wings and soaring into the sky after a quick glance at Spark Flyer. Harmony Rhythm glanced at Discord, then at Twilight, then turned and trotted away. Twilight turned her gaze back to the two young troublemakers and proceeded to launch into a long lecture that could only have been even more tedious had the princess had graphs and charts to go with it.
Finally the princess finished her lecture and dismissed the two troublemakers. Spark Flyer glared at Discord, spread his wings, and shot off into the sky like an arrow from a bow. Discord for his part, simply followed Fluttershy as they headed back to the pegasus' cottage. He was annoyed that the childish side of him had won and he was annoyed at Twilight's lecture and the alicorn herself. A lecture from Twilight was the most boring thing ever, and as the lord of chaos, Discord hated being bored. Soon,though, his thoughts took a different turn, towards Harmony Rhythm. She was pretty, he had to admit, although he knew that he would have to find a way to forget her once he turned back to his full grown form. She was only a filly and he was a couple thousand years older than her. Even he wasn't that inappropriate.