Contemplation & Learning New Names
Luna watched on, her grip soft on the young stallion that was balled up had evidently stopped shaking, and could be heard snoring slightly, it was clear he had fell asleep. So, as careful as she could she unwrapped herself from him, with Fluttershy staying there. They turned towards the others at the table, not a word being spoken in between them. It was obvious what every experiences Skye had were traumatizing to say the least, and even though he claimed to be a strong warrior, hid behind a facade of comfort. 'Much like myself' Luna thought. Princess Celestia was the first to break the unnerving silence in the room, her voice carrying lightly across the wind.
"I had not stopped to think how he had felt. He only showed us the outside. Had I not pushed, he would not have pushed back even harder. I am a fool for that" Celestia finished. Even though Skye had went through the worst of it, she looked as if someone had punched them in the gut, they all did. Princess Luna rushed towards her sister, still light on her feet before impacting her with a small hug, before speaking.
"You did not know what would of happened had you did. Don't blame yourself for this, but it seems like Skye is battle hardened from whatever he experienced on his world. While he is not to blame, he seems he harbors some explosiveness to his attitude whenever the subject of those weapons are brought into conversation. As much as we should, we shouldn't talk about them again. It maybe much worse sister, you did not see the red tattoos he boar. They started to light up, only briefly. We do not know enough of his species anatomy but from what he shared, that isn't a normal occurrence.
"Um. Sorry to interrupt Princess Luna but do you think we could get him to a bed?" The small yellow pegasus said. She hadn't let go of him at all, and to everyone else it seemed that it was giving him a great deal of comfort. Taking into consideration her question, they moved forward with that, placing him in a room in between the Princesses and the elements. They would comeback later, and with that they went back to the dining hall, to speak regarding what to do with Skye, since they had not come across the question.
Hours Later
By the time Skye awoke, it was midday. He looked around the room and bed he was in, noting the formal look of the room. It looked like a room that an emissary would be placed in, surely they wouldn't go through all that trouble right? Right. He began to get up, and go to the bathroom, through his scan of the place it was to his right. As he came forward into the smaller room he gazed upon his face. His caramel skin tone, marred by a scar across his eye, the red markings that he had come to know for a long time now. Finally, his white hair that he kept wrapped up in a ponytail. Well, not exactly a ponytail but it worked along with his looks enough.
Turning the water faucet on, he started to pool the water on his face, hoping to get off any grim that had stayed on when he fell here. He continued on for thirty seconds before he came to a halt, finishing. He thought back on the conversation turned explosion back in the dining hall, and grimaced at his attitude. He could have at the least let them see Longinus long enough to take note of it's properties, yet he had decided against that at all and instead had focused on denying anything to do with it. He needed to apologize on his behavior, it made him look bad, and it made Shiro, who had maintained it for him look bad as well. He recalled a conversation he had with the man:
'Always put your Faith in new people that they aren't bad, but hold out on your trust until you can prove that they are who they claim to be'. He had botched that up very quickly, and hadn't given them a benefit of the doubt despite the numerous evidence they had namely, healing him and pulling him from that crater. He would have to thank Arctic Scalpel later, considering it was the unicorn who had nursed him back. Skye thought on his next course of action, deciding to go back and apologize, and maybe show them that he had some trust in them too.
[A Few Minutes Later]
Skye was obviously lost, he had wandered around, trying to find the dining hall but had not, and instead found himself at a big hallway, he had seen guards around but decided against asking him, most commonly because he never had to ask for directions before. Giving up hope, the miqo'te decided to ask a guard, turning around to go from where he came, only to bump into a guard, or rather, what he thought was a guard. Skye could tell that it was some form of pony, but they had dark grey fur, and he noted the rather heavy looking leathery wings on their back. They also wore more intricate looking armor than the rest, and instead of the gold armor he had seen other guards with, this one wore dark purple armor which sported a certain look he couldn't place.
Realizing he was staring, he quickly got up and profusely apologizing, and began to ask the question he had hoped for a guard.
"I'm looking for the Princesses, and hoped they were in the dining hall, could you, show me the way?" He said, looking into the pony's eyes, they were yellow and had a more pointed spike in them, similar to his own. The pony regarded him for a moment before deciding to speak, a simple phrase, indicating to follow her. As they walked he kept his pace short behind the mare's own, taking more time to look at her, unknowing that she knew he was staring at her back, until she made a comment.
"I'd rather you not stare at me, considering you're still an unknown in the castle and ponies are cautious when it comes to the unknown." The mare finished, leading him onward. "Besides, I'm taken." she finished. Skye thought on what she meant before catching on, and decidedly shifted his eyes away from her and down the hall, taking note of the features of the castle should he need to find his way on his own. As she slowed down to reach the destination he thought he should at least ask her name so he could find her again.
"What's your name, so if I see you again I don't look like an idiot." Skye said looking at her narrowed gaze. She was looking at him, likely analyzing him.
"It's Captain Nightshade, I feel like we'll be seeing more of each other, see you later... what's your name?" Nightshade asked.
"It's Skye, he said, his arm at the door, when he turned around she was gone. Deciding that she had more things to do other than lead a lost person around he shrugged and pushed open the door, thinking on her words, before realizing a small detail. Had he just asked a Captain to lead him here? The hell was wrong with him?