The cool air filled the street as we walked along it, the stars sparkling high above. The cool was nice after the warmth of the function we just left a couple of minutes ago, a slight wind shifting my cloak on my back.
“That wasn’t anywhere near as tedious as I feared it could be,” I commented as Twilight and I re-entered the castle grounds, “Of course, the company helped a lot.”
Twilight nodded, “Having someone to bail you out when someone just… wont… stop… talking is rather nice,” she admitted with a smile, “Still, was fun.”
I nodded in agreement, “It was.”
Helped that I actually had a reason to be there instead of simply having to be there to be there.
“I still can’t believe you bought that thing!” Twilight then added, “Especially at that price!”
“It spoke to me,” I answered with a shrug, “Besides, it’s more of a ‘it’s for charity’ thing that it actually looking to be worth it. I have the money so why not.”
Twilight eyed me with a frown, “What you say ‘spoke to you…’”
I grinned, “Not literally! I just liked how it looked.”
It was an old dagger, sheath and all in a style several hundred years old from the Royal Guard. It was a very old style of officer’s dagger with a golden sun at the hilt.
I was thinking to either put it above the fireplace or if Luna nixed it for being too tacky, perhaps just in the bookshelf.
“…Of course, admittedly, if it did ‘actually’ talk I would have bought it anyway,” I admitted with a thoughtful frown, “Just to keep it out of the hooves of ponies that might get hurt by it and get it locked away somewhere safe or destroy. Never trust something that you can’t tell where it keeps it’s brain.”
Twilight paused with a thoughtful look on her face before she continued along, “…That’s actually pretty good advice.”
I nodded, “Wish I could take credit for it, but it’s a quote. Don’t remember from whom though.”
“Well, it is a good one,” Twilight agreed as we reached her tower and she stopped to smile at me, “Thanks for today. It was great.”
“Glad you liked it,” I said with a grin, “Everything you expected?”
“Hmmm,” Twilight said and smiled a bit, shifting her wings, stretching them wide and high, “I think so. Was nice. Not something to repeat overly often, but…”
She was right about that. While it was a lot better than most ‘official’ events, it was still Nobles and random Rich ponies that went mostly to show everything else how important they were.
“Oh yeah,” I agreed with a grin, “Better than normal, but not something I like to do again… this year.”
That got a giggle from her and a nod, “Yeah,” before she hmmed, “We could do something else though before I return to Ponyville. Something fun.”
“Any ideas?”
Twilight flicked her ear and touched the collar of her dress, “Not sure. But this is Canterlot, there have to be something fun to do here.”
I tilted my head, “You wouldn’t know? Aren’t you from here?”
Twilight blushed, “…Didn’t go out much before I moved to Ponyville. But come on, it’s Canterlot. There have to be something fun to find!”
“Well, there are some places I been with Luna. Unless we want to draw a crowd though, we should use disguises. How are your illusions?” I asked with a smile.
“Not something I really studied a lot, “ she said and then smiled back, “But I bet I can figure it out until then… but it’s getting late and I’m still scheduled to talk with Starlight again tomorrow.”
I nodded, “Yeah, it’s late,” and glanced up at the moon. Must be like midnight or something, “Sweet dreams, Sparky.”
“Sweet dreams,” she said with a smile of her own, giving me a wave before she trotted up the stairs to her door.
Smiling, I headed back towards Luna’s and mine tower, pulling the cloak a bit tighter around myself against the cool air. Not that it was cold, it was more habit than anything else.
I glanced up at the stars again.
It was getting late, I should head to bed and get some sleep. Not scheduled to meet with Luna until tomorrow evening.
“Page.”
I looked to the side to find a smiling Celestia smelling a rose brush and I smiled and changed course, “Evening, Celestia.”
“Good evening,” she answered and nibbled at a rose before raising her head with a smile, “How was the auction?”
Shrugging I joined her and nipped at one of the roses. Not my favorite, but they were kind of sweet.
“Pretty okay for a social event. Would have liked your sister there, but it was fun enough,” I said and smiled, “Think Twilight enjoyed herself.”
“Oh really?”
I glanced up at her smirk and rolled my eyes, “Really, Sunshine? Come on, you can do better than that.”
That brought a grin from the larger Alicorn, “Want me to?”
“…Rather not,” I sighed and rubbed my forehead as a thought struck me, “You are joking, but I bet there will be rumors tomorrow. Damn it.”
Celestia smiled and gave my ear a small nuzzle, “There are always rumors, Page.”
“…Yeah, I know,” I admitted and leaned against her for a second, “You know, I was enjoying the evening until you reminded me.”
She stuck her tongue out at me, her wing settling over my back, “This one you brought on yourself. Though I doubt my sister mind. She did think it was a good idea, didn’t she?”
I nodded, “She did,” I confirmed, “I’m just annoyed ‘I’ didn’t think what it would look like. It’s not just Luna though, rumors will affect Twilight too.”
Damn it.
Rumors. Oh my, how... saucy.
Teasing or building up to it, I smell a herd potentially. Maybe.
And interesting times with cray cray Starlight ahead.
How is it that some people seem to live entirely off of rumors? As a good person, this confuses me.
Celestia was defiantly being a creepy stalker who hides in rose bushes.
8028925 I honestly would not be adverse to that idea.
In Equestria, this is a valid concern.
8028959 Me and many others seem to be quite open to the idea of a herd, the main question becomes if Hiver will pull the trigger on making it so, or if he's simply content at teasing. I hope the former, of course. Hehe~
Was I the only one who thought that Page was gonna get kissed?
What is this building to? Starlight? Discord?
"Never trust something that you can’t tell where it keeps it’s brain." is from the pen of J.K. Rowling.
Ahh...The herd dynamic...........It's quite a hard one to pull off properly....Wonder if Hiver will go there..
Another "buildup" chapter, wonder how bad the rumors will be.
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No. I thought it was likely, seems I was wrong perhaps later
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True.
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I completely agree...
I also agree to this.
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Ah, I was wondering where the quote was from. Thanks.
Reading this reminds me of times spent with friends. Just going out to do something, having a good time then that amazing feeling of platonic love you can share with someone who you understand and who understands you. Rarely anything more than 'that was fun' or a 'hope we can do something like this again' is needed to just tell a friend, with all honesty, that you enjoy being with them.
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More specifically, it's advice from Mr. Weasley that gets quoted in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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That defiantly/definitely typo is one of the most common errors I see in fanfics over on Fanfiction.net. It's become a pet peeve of mine.
Page: Hello! I would like to buy that Chekhov's dagger please!
Auctioneer: Oh not the Chekhov's gun?
Page: No that is too obvious...especially since I'm gonna put it above a fireplace. Gimme that dagger!
8029288 dam it! I wanted to make that joke!
Oh you two... of course there will be rumours if you act like that in public!
I'm kinda of sad Page realized it, it would have been fun seeing them being completely oblivious while the whole kingdom thought they were having an afair.
TWILIGHT LET HIM CALL HER SPARKY! THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Ahh, young, immortal, easy-to-regret-a-millennia-later love.
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No, she was just hungry in an area right next to Page's path back to his quarters.
Rumors 90% bull shit and 10% lies.
the dagger wants blood!
8029036 Dang it Blank, you're primary job is still picking popular works of fiction that would appeal to Equestrian audiences and turning them into books, and you can't remember J.K.Rowling? You disappoint!
8029888 To be fair, he might be more of a science fiction fan than a fantasy one. He's done Star Wars and is working on The Terminator, after all.
-Ru
8028925 Headlines tomorrow: "Prince Page on a date with Equestria's Newest Princess!" "Prince Page buys a secret sun-motif gift for Princess Celestia!"
At least a bunch of gossip rags are smelling "herd", even if there's not really going to be one.
The media will stand at Page's door in the upcoming days.
Oh boi...
8029176 :)
8029888 Those books wouldn't work at all in Equestria. The world building was rather weak to begin with, and a lot of the foundations would make absolutely no sense in a world where magic is commonplace so the whole thing would completely collapse if he tried to port it over.
8031168 I don't know, a fantasy world where 1 in 6,000 earth ponies is secretly a unicorn and there are no others sounds like something that would be widely read and hotly debated in Equestria.
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Yep. Sounds about right.
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i've been reading an ongoing story called "if wishes were horses" that's a mlp/harry potter crossover.
it's quite amusing how easily the Equestrians are dealing with all the problems. for example, Princess Luna SHRANK the Basilisk!
Said from Ron but it was told to him by Arthur.
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You lost my attention at crossover, then dragged it back kicking and screaming at Luna shrinking the big snek. I'll look into it
Im kinda disappointed that we didn't get to see the auction. Other than that a good chapter
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ive read it more than once its totally worth it!
Canterlot City of Gossip and Rumors...
Hah, This guy just loves to bring something from everywhere, doesn't he?
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwVvT7-5_0
Coming next rumor:
Bedding three Alicorn makes a stallion so masculine that he is elevated to Alicornhood, how would he have gotten his wings otherwise?
- Canterlot gossip and Newspaper