Chapter Edited Snippet · 5:13pm Jun 24th, 2020
Thanks to Dude3, I realized I had forgotten my first mysterious creation as well as a step in the courtship process. It has been edited into the chapter so you may re-read it if you wish but I will leave the inserted information here.
Again, thank you Dude3!
“What’s the insight on me?”
“Preferable. Loving parents with positive qualities for each and instilled a value of work into you.”
With a flash of her horn, an empty glass mug appeared between them along with a potion bottle of green liquid, a bowl of fruit and a bag of sugar. "Lastly is a precautionary measure for Equestrian guards such as yourself."
Cinnamon watched as the potion was poured in, filling the mug a quarter of the way up. As the now empty bottle was set to the side, the bowl of fruit floated closer to the mug. The glow of Celestia's magic enveloped the fruit and were lifted into the air right above the drinking glass. Her horn glowed slightly brighter as the fruit was crushed in the magical grip until it was a liquid. She carefully dropped the juice into the mug, being careful not to let it splash out and filling it almost to the top. The bag of sugar was then levitated over and a hefty amount of it poured into the glass. She stirred it with her magic, changing its color from a dark purple to a radiating white.
Once done, she looked back up to Cinnamon. "The Princess' Contemplation; a sweet drink given to Equestrian guards brave enough to request courtship from either me or Luna. In reality, it is a combination of fruit, sugar, and truth potion."
Cinnamon was shocked and opened his mouth to say something before Celestia placed a hoof on his lips to silence him.
Knowing what he was about to ask, she spoke. "It is a precaution and only lasts for 10 minutes. Our guards are trained to be redirect mind magic by guiding it to irrelevant information. While a necessary skill to have, it can sometimes alter or interfere with Luna's ability to create dream scenarios with accurate reactions. Luna has expressed aggravation in the past with some guards ignoring what she conjured up and chasing something like a butterfly or running through a field of flowers."
"So we created this," She glanced down to the drink, then back to him. "While short, it is a powerful truth potion tediously created so the one that drinks it only responds with total honesty to one voice."
He looked down at the glowing white drink. "The bartender," he mumbled.
Celestia nodded, "Correct. Dapper Mix has handled the duty of retrieving information from our armored suitors since the creation of this drink. He writes down what questions he has asked and what our suitors have answered. It is not as thorough as what Luna can retrieve with her dreams; so if her dreams do work as intended, his list is not needed and discarded with flame."
"Why does it look like that?" Cinnamon asked; noticing that, while the glow had died down to what it should be, it remained a solid white. "The one I drank had swirls of blue in it."
"Luna creates these with me. We mix our magical aura's into the drink as an aesthetic to represent the both of us. If she had stayed and mixed this with me, it would create the swirls that you are familiar with."
With a flash of her horn, the drink disappeared. She then lifted the apple pie into the air with her magic.
She looked at the left hallway that led to the daytime section of the gardens, “Now, I believe you desired to eat the pie first; let us do that. I can answer any more questions you may have as we eat.”
Neato! Thanks.