1000 Years Ago,
After Ash had talked with the princess he went back to his post and there was no trouble at all to be seen. But then after his shift finally ended the flood of questions started from the guards. What was she like, what did she say?
There were many more, but those were the only two that he could possibly remember, but he didn't want to answer them, especially since she said that she would rather remain a curious mystery to other ponies, to be a surprise.
He just wanted peace, he wanted to rest, and he would do it.
He yawned very loudly as he got in his bed, he didn't get that much sleep being a Royal Guard and all, but being a bat pony did give him some special advantages, because even in his sleep he still had perfect hearing and would be awoken at the slightest disturbance that wasn't natural. And with his skills from the training he probably could and would stop the unnatural disturbance.
However, there was nothing unnatural around him on this night.
However, this wasn't always to be the case because something would disturb him that night, but little did he know that it would be a very good thing indeed.