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// Giant Spider 
// Story: Book 1 - The Behemoth came to Canterlot 
// by Equimorto 
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"Have you heard one of the guards working at the castle is called Silver Spear?"
"I've heard that, yes."
"Are you two related, by chance?"
"Not the first time I've been asked that." Silver Spoon bit down on her sandwich. "Not as far as I know."
"Ah. I hope I didn't bother you with that question." Rainbow's ears curved a touch backwards in slight embarrassment.
"Don't worry about it." Silver Spoon took another bite from her sandwich. "I haven't been asked too many times yet."
Rainbow was silent for a bit, swaying from side to side. "Alright. Sorry still. So, uh, have you been up to anything interesting lately?"
"Just the usual."
"The... usual?"
"You know. My usual daily life." Silver Spoon looked up from her sandwich and towards Rainbow for a moment, lifting her eyebrows. "I doubt that would be particularly interesting to a pony like you."
Again, Rainbow drew back a little. More figuratively than physically, given the situation. "I, yeah, sorry, I guess. You're right." Her expression shifted drastically as she caught the unintended meaning of her own words. "Well, no, you're not right, it's not like your life is less important to me because you don't go on adventures like I do and- Ah, forget it! I'm not good at this."
"At least you know."
That actually earned Silver Spoon a glare from Rainbow, one that almost could maybe have been on the edge of potentially qualifying as offended.
"What?" Silver Spoon lifted an eyebrow.
Rainbow opened her mouth to speak, then closed it for a moment. "I don't know. I guess I was expecting compassion instead of... Whatever this is."
"Honesty?"
"Unkind bluntness." Rainbow frowned. "Honesty is different."
"Prettier?" asked Silver Spoon with a smile.
Rainbow was about to nod, but caught herself and looked to the side instead, blushing.
Still smiling, Silver Spoon ate more of her sandwich. "You know it was just a joke, right?"
Rainbow sighed. "Yeah. I know." She relaxed and looked back to the other. "So, uh... Is this normal?"
Silver Spoon paused her chewing for a moment. "This, what?"
"You know." Rainbow gave a vague nod. "This. This whole thing."
Silver Spoon swallowed. "I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at. What do you mean exactly? What are you talking about?"
Rainbow opened her mouth, and let out a wordless sound of hesitation. Finally, she gestured with her hoof at the cave around them, then at their conditions. "This thing. The whole being wrapped up in a sort of cocoon hanging from the ceiling of a massive cave thing. This."
"Oh." Silver spoon took another bite from her sandwich. "That." She swallowed. "No, I don't recall it being normal."
"Alright." Rainbow was silent a bit more. "Want me to get you out of here?"
Silver Spoon looked around. Then she shook her head. "No. I think I'm fine." She took one more bite from her sandwich, which hadn't changed in size yet since the first time Rainbow had laid eyes on it.
"Alright." Rainbow looked around too. "See you around then, I guess."