“Stop laughing at me,” I grumbled, “This is serious.”
Luna started to calm down, “You actually volunteered!?”
“...Yes.”
That set her off again and she almost rolled off the bed, hooves kicking at the air.
“It’s not that funny.”
“It really is. You have nopony to blame but yourself, silly Page,” Luna chuckled and looked at me with a grin, “Good luck, your highness.”
I glowered at her.
Smiling, she shifted to nuzzle before frowning slightly, “She actually dripped gold?”
“Yeah. I've never, ever, seen Celestia not have perfect control. She needs some time to just relax and play with her pet star.”
“The sun is nothing like my stars!”
I stuck my tongue out at her, “Let me have what little remain of my view of how the universe works.”
Shaking her head, Lunas mane shifted to flow the other way, “I’ll meet my sister for evening tea, we should likely talk this over.”
“Tell her Twilight volunteered for me!”
That got a smile from the dark alicorn, “Oh no, this one is all on you. I’ll help when I can, but I sleep during the day.”
“That’s right! It will cut down on our time together!”
“We can handle two weeks,” she countered and rolled back onto her stomach, stroking her wing along my back, “Now stop trying to get out of this and take it like a stallion.”
Sighing, I nodded and poked at the bed, “...Fine.”
And I just managed to get out of the entire setting up a personal guard business by Sunset volunteering to handle it for me. Seriously, that mare is getting the biggest heartswarming gift.
A year’s worth of free visits to that spa she likes or something.
I just managed to get out of that and now I ended up with this heaped on me and I couldn’t even blame Celestia for talking me into it, it was my bloody idea in the first place. I just…
I didn’t like seeing her like that. If anypony deserved to be allowed to take a break from time to time, then she certainly did. If I had to cut down on my writing from time to time to help her do that, then so be it.
Not like I couldn’t handle the dream stuff in my sleep anyway. Literally.
“Let’s go then,” I sighed and got up, stretching my wings, “It’s almost time to meet her for breakfast.”
Well, Lunas breakfast, my evening meal and Celestias evening tea.
Luna shook her head, “Would you mind if I do this one alone with my sister?”
“Hm? Sure.”
“We just have some sister things to discuss,” she said with a smile and nuzzled at my ear, “I’m sure you’ll be able to find something else to eat.”
“No, I’ll starve to death,” I answered with a smile and nuzzled back, “Oh woe is me. Whatever shall I do.”
That got a giggle from her, “Just make sure you stay out of the Pathfinder, I don’t need you drunk on the couch again singing with Shining Armor while I try to figure out tax equations.”
“...I don’t remember that happening.”
“You wouldn’t!”
Shrugging my wings, I nodded, “That was one time. I basically only go there when Shining is in town anyway.”
A cider now and then with Swift and Thunder didn’t count. Not like we got sloshed every week.
Stretching like a cat, Luna jumped off the bed and fluffed her wings before folding them and reaching for her regalia with her magic, “I should be back around midnight.”
“See you then, My Sky,”
Luna winked back at me over her shoulder as she left the room. I watched her go for a moment. That is a rather nice sight after all and deserved appreciation.
I glanced out the window. That did present a problem though: I was getting hungry and my normal dinner plans were not going to work today.
Hum. Hmm.
Pizza sounded nice, but I still haven’t been able to convince the chefs that my version was better.
“Amber?”
“Yes, sir?” the changeling asked from beneath the bed, sticking her head out.
“Is Swift on duty tonight?”
She shook her head, “No, sir. His day off. He said he was going to take his mate out tonight.”
“Well then,” I said and frowned slightly, “…That do beg the question, what am I going to do for dinner? You know what, let’s check what the kitchen has ready.”
Thanks for the update!
I like how both of them act so nonchalant about Amber hiding under the bed.
It’s 4 AM in the flipping morning but I just have to read this when I got notification for it!!!
Good job author!! Your story are one of the few story that make me laugh and hype for, heck this story is currently on my top three Much love to you!!!
I wonder how Page is going to handle getting up early. Hmm... I can see him running into the throne room late, half dressed XD
Apparently, changeling guards make excellent day planners. Possibly rolodexes, as well.
I absolutely love this series. Please keep up the amazing work.
Easy fix for all those pesky noble petitioners: filet mignon steaks during day court...
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Or fried chicken. They seem to be cannicly as smart as they are in the normal world
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well, if you live with something weird long enough, it kinda becomes the new normal.
I wonder what kind of "sister things" you mean.
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Agreed. I very much enjoyed their reaction. 👍
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Some may say weird, I say funny and cute. Besides hiding under the bed is a classic place to secretly guard someone in a bedroom, right?
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I suspect that changeling does not EVER get hungry. Another of those things you don't want to think about too much.
I thought that said screeching like a cat, then I read through it a few times and realised it was stretching....
We are all Luna in this scene
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Luna sure will be interessted to see the list of Complaints
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Oh but please do it's much more fun to think deeply into things
it must be hard to sleep from all the pounding noise and from them either talking climbing on the bed and just things in general because I imagine there isn't a lot of space
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I did NOT need that image in my head! 😖🤣
Luna:
"My Page what happened for my sister to have a regalia meltdown"?
Page:
"The Griffon Ambassador made fun of my uniform and strike me in the face."
Luna:
Griffonia as a hole:
"O SHIIIT!"
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Best feeding grounds in all of Equestria!
Wonder if the Griffon king has plans for a eventuality like a almost suicidal ambassador.
Unless replacing the stupid idiot was his gig all along.