Solar thought to himself in his moments of darkness.
About the letters, about Roseluck, about Ditzy.
He just couldn't get them out of his head.
Then a blurry image of a tree, no multiple trees and a mountainside. Solar rose to his feet and rubbed his temple with a hoof and felt something wet. Most likely blood, his hoof went toward his face and saw the obvious crimson liquid all over his hoof. "Damn...I probably lost my bandages during the crash..." A small groan startled him and made him jump back, and he had every right to be afraid. The griffon known as Gilda was lying not that much further from him and where he landed. But something was wrong, he saw the majority of the blood coming from her as she lay lifelessly on the ground.
"W-what the...?" Gilda searched her surroundings and felt a surge of pain travel throughout her body, but something else was off. She was moving, not on her own, she was lying on top of a large plank of wood with her head on a saddlebag, it wasn't as comfortable as a pillow but it was better than nothing at this point. She looked to the front of the plank and saw a struggling pony with a light blondish coat and a red and black mane. Wearing a black and red tinted scarf and cracked glasses, she looked at his cutie mark and saw a bird in front of a sun. He was pulling her with a rope tied around the plank and his chest.
She looked around once again until she finally spoke up. "What gives?!" Solar jumped at the voice and looked behind him till he fell over. He looked at the angry and confused griffon who was giving him a huge glare. "We're moving..." Solar responded straightly and kept moving along the path until something yanked the rope and forced a gasp of air out of Solar's lungs. "Ack...what...gives?!" There was a small strain in getting that question out. "I don't know what the deal is but we're not moving another inch until you explain to me what happened!"
Solar sighed and dropped the rope from his chest and sat on his haunches. "Fine...ask whatever you want. We're only wasting daylight at this rate anyways."
Gilda stared at Solar the entire trip, after he explained to her the entire situation and how he found her on the ground and nursed her as they traveled with each other for the last couple of hours. But Solar was desperate getting his job done so he didn't rest or eat. He just kept going.
"Hey...you...pony..." Solar sighed at this comment. "I have a name, it's Solar." Gilda rubbed her head and stretched out her wings. "Let me take over for a while. If anyone knows the way to Griffonstone, it's me." Solar sighed. "Look Gilda, I only did this because I felt bad for you...it's not like you could feel that. So I decided to help you out until we reach Griffonstone, then I'm out." Gilda flinched at this remark.
"Hey, time out! How do you know my name?!"
"I heard your friends call you that before you tried to maul me to death. And eventually bring my corpse back to your friends for a little feast."
"I was only trying to get something to eat!"
"I was too, when I got attacked by them...luckily somepony came to help me at the last second."
Solar looked toward his busted wing and sighed to himself. "Consider yourself lucky that my wing is making me walk." Gilda scoffed. "I didn't ask for your help just so you know!" Solar looked back a he kept going. "You're right, you were lying on the ground on the brink of death. Let's hope Griffonstone isn't much further..."At this point he was just angry, at this griffon, the rate of speed they were going and his wing for being busted, but that was her fault."
Solar sighed and pulled out his journal and wasted no time to begin scribbling hastily into it leaving several details unanswered. But it was out of anger. He didn't even other to write down the date.
Entry #___
Another day of pain for my wing.
Ever since that Griffon and her friends attacked me.
I'm stuck with this griffon until I reach Griffonstone.
Which is a bigger pain than my wing.
And it's all *HER* fault! She better say sorry soon
or I'm gonna release a *LOT* of steam on her.
And that's gonna end worse for one of us...
Maybe me.
Solar kept walking for a good 3 more hours until Gilda forced him to a full stop. "What are you doing?" Gilda held a stern look on her face. "We're stopping, what do you think?" Solar sighed and unwrapped the rope from his waist. "I'm gonna keep going." Before he could take two steps Gilda grabbed his tail and yanked him back to her, which admittedly made Solar yelp.
"Not without me you're not!" That struck Solar, made him snap for a second before coming to his senses. "You said you know the way. So I'm leaving it you. I'm late enough this delivery as it is. So I'm not going to be late for it because some griffon wanted to satisfy her appetite!" He mocked her, bringing up the incident time and time again.
Gilda stared at Solar for a second before limping toward him slowly for a moment and Solar braced for the worst.
Clawing out his eyes.
Being mauled to death with those frightening talons...
Solar's eyes were closed tightly and braced himself for the pain he was about to endure.
"Oof!" Solar was knocked back slightly and looked down to see his pack on the ground. He then looked toward the griffon and stared at her for a brief moment. Before walking away he heard a quiet whisper just barely leave the griffon. "Thank you..." Solar looked back with a small smile and shrugged.
"You're welcome."