Clown Mare

by Flora Blossom


Chapter 4

Miss Painter used her left hoof and stoked the brush-up and down on a piece of paper. She then moved her head to the left and looked at Archduchess Golden Glow.

“It’s been like forever for her to get done with the painting. It reminds me of my younger years when I had to do it with the other side of the family. A dark room with a spotlight that seems to be very traditional back in the day.  However, it’s very expensive to some commoners but as we are the rich it’s just a normal pocket change.”

“Archduchess, it's finished. I’ll mail it to you when it’s ready for shipping.”

“Very well, it’s a pleasure to do business.”

The Archduchess stood up and clearly walked out of the room. She went to the hallway and walked to the exit of the building. It was dark outside where the water sprinkled from the sky.  

“Is that you? Archduchess Golden Glow.”

Golden looked behind on her left. She saw an orange pony.

“Is that you Archduchess Wild Flower?”

They both opened their mouths with their teeth together.

“I remember them quite well about them in high society. They made some big plans for a garden seven years ago.  However, they have respect for such pretty accessory vases.  It reminded me of when I was a little younger at the time.” 
 
 


 
 
In the year 1290 in the fall where everything was a bit dark outside.  Golden Glow finished up her plate and started to ask her mom.

 “Mom, what do you think we should do tomorrow?” 
  
“Golden Glow you know what day it is. It’s the day we start planting flowers in Mooncrest.” 
  
“Really?  Are you sure that they will spread out their petals?” 
 
 “If you take care of them, sweetie.” She then opened her mouth with her teeth together and looked at her daughter Golden Glow.

“Those were the good old days.  However, that’s when I met Wild Flower and the fillies.  Wild Flower came in with her friends.  They were all happy with those smiles.  In fact, they help us in the garden because of the talent of their cutie marks.  I believe that they know what they are doing.  Well, better than what I was doing that is.  However, it was a treat because we had a lot of tea together per day back in those days.  Lots of tea parties and talk about stallions on who to go out with.”


“Archduchess Golden Glow.  Do you want to join us?”

The Archduchess head went up and down three times and followed Wild Flower.


Prince Blue Dream had walked to the kitchen. 

“I wonder if she likes me for who I am.  Although I haven’t said anything yet because she is our servant.  I wonder if you can even marry such a beautiful servant like Rane.”

He blushed and used his left hoof and stroked his mane. 

“Only one way to find out.  The ball is coming soon this week and I haven’t even asked her yet.  Come to think of it, I wonder if it'll be her first time.  Once again I don’t know if she knows how to dance properly.”

He then went to the fridge to get some nice cold water. 
 
“Maybe I’ll ask today.  However, she could be sleeping or spending time with the others.” 
 
The Prince Blue Dream used his right hoof and grabbed the water bottle, took a gulp of it, set it back in the fridge, and then closed the fridge. 
 
“I might want to go and check on her.” 
 
He walked out of the kitchen and went to her room.  Once he got there, he clearly used his left hoof and hit the door gently.  The sound of him knocking on the door three times was elegant. 
 
“Hey…  Rane are you there?” 
 
No one answered.  
 
“I’m coming in ok.” 

He used his right hoof that opened the door with a sound of a creek.  While he was looking at the darkroom, he turned on the dim lights just in case she may have been asleep from all the hard work from cleaning the house with the other maidens. 

There she was on her left side with her eyes shut.  He knew that he would have to ask her later, then he shut the door with his right hoof quietly.

“If I could only tell her how I feel about her.  However, is it wrong to fall in love with a slave?  I feel bad but her parents didn’t have a choice.  If I told her that her parents were gone after the incident. I wonder if she’ll understand.  I feel pathetic.”

He looked down with a frown upon his face and walked back slowly to his room.

Once he got to his room and opened the door, he then walked in and flopped his belly onto the bed.