A Lost Mosaic

by DeathFox4


A Celebration

I stared off into the distance, watching the shadowy mist retreat to the west. I let my magic slowly trail to the ground, slowly dropping my guard as I watched the shield around the city slowly reform.

"Little sister?"

I turned my head to the source of the voice, giving her a smile. "Yes sister?"

She dropped her weapons, her magic fizzling as she turned around to face me as the shield reached above our heads. "Is that all? Or will HE be back?"

I smiled, my horn glowing alight as I extended a detection spell, the spell flickering once as it finishes. "He's the last one sister. We have done it, our little ponies are safe."

She smiles in relief, turning to face the edge of the shield. "When I dismissed him years ago from the court of this town, I never could have foreseen this. We nearly lost so much in that attack."

I reached out my hoof, running it through her mane. "Don't count what has not come to past dearest sister. It is a nightmare to think about, but it was a nightmare that took years to form, and it is gone forever." I pause my movements as I glance at the shield. "The shield will hold against him for tonight?"

My sister reached out her magic, pushing against the shield with her might before letting it disperse. "We will assign guards to the shields, but he will not break this shield without at least a warning. Our servants are safe here."

I laughed heartily, using my wings to fly up into the air as i whirled around, my wings lighter than they had been in days, my eyes being drawn to the center of the city as I smiled. "Looks like the locals are setting up a party." I folded my wings and landed next to my sister. "Shall we check on the wounded and then join in?"

"Let's." My sister nodded in affirmation. "He canno-"