The food was better than good. Of course, the days of eating rations on the road made it better, but even so Stone Brick was pretty confident that whatever he'd been served was the best thing he'd ever eaten. He still had no idea of what it actually was, but that didn't particularly interest him.
He stepped out of the restaurant, once the two of them had paid, and turned towards Princess Twilight's castle. "Are we going there now?" he asked Soarin'.
"I don't see why not." With a flap of his wings, the pegasus moved ahead of Stone, and once more began to lead the way through the town.
The Sun was past its peak at that point, but not by much, and the streets were largely empty. A few ponies were still there, some waving at Soarin' as they saw him. But for the most part, creatures were inside their homes, either eating lunch or relaxing in the early afternoon.
"I think I asked before too, but why exactly are you going to visit Princess Twilight?" Soarin' looked back over his shoulder at the other pony.
Stone Brick bit the corner of his lips. "I have something I would like to show her. And questions I would like to ask." He hoped that would be enough to convince the pegasus, at least for the moment. Some part of him didn't want to make even a mention of his scale to anyone who wasn't Twilight, though he couldn't quite place where that intent was coming from.
"Well, I hope it's something important. The Princess doesn't have much time to waste." Soarin' was about to say something else, but his eyes were caught by a familiar face turning the corner. "Hey! How's it going, Silver Spear?"
The pony in question looked up at the two of them. "Soarin'! Things are alright, same as always. What about you?" he asked, walking towards them. He was a lightly built unicorn, his short mane a dark grey while his coat was a more light shade, like silver. He wore parts of a suit of light blue armor, clearly the same model as the Royal Guard.
"Going well," Soarin' replied. "Was just taking this stallion here to see Princess Twilight. We had lunch at Sugarcube, you should try the day's special if you haven't eaten already." He shook the other stallion's hoof in a friendly gesture. "How's Lightning doing?"
Silver huffed, rolling his eyes. "Same as always. Had to drag her to her house yesterday night too. But she's fine otherwise, she didn't seem too bad this morning."
"So when are you gonna start hitting on her?" Soarin' asked, raising his eyebrows.
"I can't hit on an intoxicated mare, Soar'. And besides, it's against protocol. I'm there to guard her, not to have sex with her."
"Just ask her out when she's sober. It's out of your work hours anyway."
Silver rolled his eyes again. Looking at Stone, he said, "Don't trust any type of relationship advice he gives you. Especially not when it involves mares."
Soarin' gave an amused snort. "Well, I think she's missing out if she doesn't hit on you first. I know I would."
"Then why don't you?"
Soarin''s eyes suddenly nervously darted from side to side. "Right, the castle. Stone, we should get going. See you around, Silver." With that, he flew a fair bit forward, far faster than Stone could reasonably keep up with, then stopped just past a corner to wait for him.
"Oh, I'll be seeing him alright," Silver said, passing by Stone's side. "Stone, was it? Enjoy your stay in Ponyville. Have a nice day." With a wave, he left, walking down the road.