The day Wood told us he was getting married was a surprise to everyone, or at least to me, how long had it been already? I still remember that it wasn't long that I convinced him to invite his now wife to go out to an appointment in exchange for a hat.
That day was memorable, and for their wedding gift, I made them a special apple cider, using water from the Elysée river, along with a seed from the first Zap apple, whoever drinks it will always have good health and great harvests.
Quite surprising I would say, as long as the bottle is not broken it will never run out, my creations are made to last thank you very much.
In addition to wishing them good luck, it seems that it is customary for each child in the family to leave home to found another farm when they marry.
Although he already knew those details thanks to family gatherings, and that Strong and Seed seem to be the current bosses of the entire Apple family, seeing Wood leave with his wife, Cherry Sky, was hard.
"If things get tough, you can come back with us little brother, you and Cherry could wait a bit before their first foal is born" - Seed said, with tears in her eyes, Strong also had a somewhat sad look, while the poor Smith practically drowned the poor stud and his wife in a hug.
"Although we would love it, Wood and I also want to go out and experiment a little, just like you did before" - Cherry said, her white fur and red mane contrasted a lot with her blue eyes, it was interesting to see them together, it was like seeing the heaven and earth united.
"Besides, we still don't have any plans to have a foal, first we want to settle in one place" - Wood said with great difficulty.
"Smith, leave your poor brother, the train is about to leave" - I said as I saw several ponies board the train, the town had been quite modernized.
It's funny how kingdoms evolve with certain things, I still remember that an entire kingdom of earth ponies had invented very advanced machines that worked with fire crystals, even they surprised me, but unfortunately when I woke up from a dream, that kingdom had disappeared, I think Equestria is the first to last for so many years.
Smith separated from her uncle with a few more tears, but she looked quite happy, I don't blame her, I'm also quite happy for him.
Just over 10 years have passed since I arrived, and seeing them grow so much fills me with joy, and a little sadness.
"We will be fine little green apple, I heard that on the edges of the forest, even if it is desert, there is a nomadic tribe of buffaloes that are quite friendly, Princess Celestia assured us that we could stay with them for a while" - Wood said.
Celestia for some strange reason was very friendly to the Apple family, but we were good business partners and Seed seemed to be a close friend of hers, even though Strong thanked the princess more than necessary in Seed's words.
I still remember Strong sleeping on the floor the first days he arrived.
"Do you have your necklaces?" - I asked.
"Of course grandpa, don't worry, we'll be fine, we'll be back to the family reunion in a few months" - Wood said, as he hugged me, it was funny to see him go down to the floor just to a hug me without having to carry me.
"ALL ON BOARD!" - yelled the train driver.
Saying goodbye to everyone, they both got on, their seats were by the window, we saw them depart towards the horizon.
"They are going to do well Seed, Wood is very strong and skilled, give them time and they will have a beautiful complete family" - I said for sure, their necklaces are a modification of my whistle, in case of danger they can use it to escape.
The golden whistles, one of my most complex creations to date, using the light of dawn captured for a year, I shaped them using molds made from the wood of the first tree planted on the farm, I could only make 4.
They melted into the souls of their bearers, making it a family heirloom, when used, an intense golden light is released that destroys all darkness and whoever wishes to hurt will be temporarily blinded.
Although they can do more things, the most important are only two.
It is possible to inherit and share it, when a user marries someone, the whistle separates, creating a half apple core, symbolizing the marriage bond.
And if they do have children, the new member of the family will have a new whistle around their neck, a symbol of the new fruit of the family, the whistle will seem like a simple seed the first time, which will grow together with its bearer, until it has the shape of a fully ripe apple.
They cannot steal it, since only the wearer can take it away, and when he dies, the whistle will disappear, releasing the light that contained in it, only the symbol of its the cutiemark will remain.
At least like this, even I will be able to remember those who have left, and I hoped that would be able to protect my new family, but even I cannot bring the dead.