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// part 2 
// Story: A fiend needs a friend 
// by ThunderSkirll 
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Tirek slowly began to be conscious, his felt light and movement wasn't as painful as before. Opening his eyes, he saw he was in a simple room and laying on soft pillows with a blanket drape across his shoulders, which was also soft and warm. He realized someone had taken off his chest plate, gauntlets and his little pouch and set them need a set of draws. Sitting up slowly, he stretched and yawned. 'Wait, how did I end up here? Where is here?'  Suddenly, flashes of the alicorns from earlier pop into his head. 'Did they bring me here?'

The door opened, a unicorn pony that was silver in color and had a bandage mark on her flank. Looking up from her clipboard, she gasp when she saw him "Oh! You're awake, I thought you might not wake up for another couple of hours. How do you feel? Any pain?" She asked gently.

"Um...I guess I feel ok, not as much pain as before but still slightly sore." Tirek rubbed his neck awkwardly, he wasn't used for others worrying over him. Well, except Scorpan and maybe his mother, but that's beside the point. Oh right! He remember reading about ponies being very kid and social creatures. 

The unicorn nodded. "That's expected, your burns were pretty bad with the condition they were in but you will soon recover and your fur will grow back eventually. I suggest not taking off your bandages for another two weeks and not push yourself too hard." Tirek nodded. "If you need anything, just ask one of the guards or for me, my name is Rosalie. You can walk around the castle if you're up to it."

"Wait, castle?"

"Yes, the Princesses brought you here after you had pass out. The only thing they said, is for you to see Princess Celestia before you go wandering around." He nodded again in understanding, she smiled before walking out and closed the door gently behind her.

Tirek sigh again, pulling the blanket away to see the damage. Bandages were rap almost all the way up his legs, his arms were also bandaged all the way to his finger. The fur surrounding them were agitating but not by much, just barely noticeable. Standing, he walk over to the door and opened it, seeing a guard station outside his door. "Urr, excuse me?"

The guard look towards him, nodding for him to go on.

"Can you take me to Princess Celestia? She wanted to see me." The guard nodded, leading the centaur to the throne room. The two guards out side the doors opened the with their magic, Tirek walking in behind the guard. Princess Celestia sat on her throne, standing next to her was a lavender alicorn, two sat at the bottom of the stories, a dark blue and pink one. They look at him, Celestia gave him a smile.

"Ah, Tirek. Glad to see you awake. Now we have something to discuss with you..."