"It's pretty late. You shouldn't be out here by yourself."
Cadence was startled by the voice. She turned, a quiet smile on her face. "And what about you?"
"I can't sleep well in an empty bed. Not used to it." Shining took the last few steps separating him from Cadence, then sat at her side. He looked up at the night sky, like she'd been doing a moment before.
Cadence looked at him instead. "Who's watching over Flurry?"
"She's asleep. Don't worry about it. I asked a couple guards to guard her door just in case."
"But what if she wakes up?"
"Don't worry. They're good guards, they'll survive long enough for us to get back."
Cadence's smile widened, and she looked up at the stars again. "Did you seriously walk all the way up here?"
"Ha!" Shining smiled. "Of course not. I used teleport jumps most of the way. I walked that last portion just to look cool."
Without taking her eyes away from the sky, Cadence punched her husband in the shoulder. "How did you know I was here?"
"It's your favourite place to come to, lately," Shining replied. "And I checked the kitchens, you weren't stealing cake."
"It's not technically stealing if I do it. Princess of the Empire and all." Cadence leaned to her side, and wrapped a wing around Shining.
"Not that either of those titles makes any sense. This is more like a city-state and being a princess in Equestria is dependent on your appendages. Or marrying one, somehow." He stopped there, feeling Cadence's teeth around his ear.
"We've had this conversation already, sweetie. At least once a month." Cadence kissed Shining's ear as she let go of it.
Shining smiled, and extended a leg to wrap it around his wife. "Why did you come here in the middle of the night?"
"I'm nervous." Cadence leaned against Shining. "I'm worried about everything."
Shining leaned against her. "Me too. But I'm sure we'll figure things out. We'll make it through this, together."
"Together."