Cotton's eyes were glazed over.
Her hooves clacked on the cobblestones. Gibberish blabbered around her. The early morning sunlight warmed her fur. The wind tickled her wings.
She was walking. And walking. And walking.
Cotton knew it was a nice day, but she was tired. Though, not physically. She could fly a race right now. Probably couldn't win, though. Cotton was always an endurance flier. Not much for speed. She was content with that. A mumbling came from behind her.
Cotton felt a tap on the back of her head and she jolted. "H-huh?" Cotton turned around to the filly on her back. "O-oh. Sorry. I was spaced out. Did you say something?"
Aqua held a sceptical gaze and hummed. "Are you okay? I kinda poked you twice and you didn't notice."
"Oh... sorry. I uh- I didn't sleep well."
She hummed again. "Okay... Well, I did wanna ask what's around us, but it's fine."
"No-no it's okay. Uh..." Cotton swivelled her head. "We're at a market... There's a few stalls around selling food. Uh... Mainly vegetables with a few fruit stores around. In the windows, I see lettuce, carrots, squash, uh... some potatoes, apples, bananas, a few of- Oh! There's a pony selling jam and honey over there. Might have to try some of that sometime."
Aqua gave a quiet giggle. "Make sure you get some for me too."
"Alright. Sounds good to me." She said with a smile.
"If you want to know more, most of the stores and stalls are themed. The one closest on the right is selling different kinds of grapes and seem to have a few bottles of wine. The stall is covered in vines that have grapes growing out of them. The name of the stall is Grapes o' Plenty. Cute name..."
"That it is," Aqua said with a nod.
Cotton turned back forward and kept walking as a comfortable silence descended upon the two.
After nearly ten minutes, Cotton felt her neck get nuzzled by Aqua.
"Hey, Cotton, I'm kinda nervous..."
Cotton nuzzled Aqua. "Don't you worry your little head too much. It's gonna be fine. I'll be there for you." Cotton turned forward and kept walking. On the horizon, Cotton spotted the school.
Me too, Aqua. Me too.
Cotton's eyes went back to the road but didn't glaze over.