Trixie
As the kirin calf tested in my wagon I considered how I could take them to the Peaks of Peril. It sounded dangerous, but I already told the calf I would. What to do?
I already had hotels reserved for my current tour...
...maybe, she can help.
Amber Wood
As the day started to turn to night Trixie made noddle soup. Yawning from my new younger body, Trixie wrapped me in a blanket and set me in a small hammock for bed as she went into town for some supplies.
The next town we would be stopping at had a hotel where Trixie had prepared a reservation.
I asked if it would really be okay but Trixie said that it would only be a few who know I'm there, and I will have the whole hotel room to myself for the most part rather than a cramped wagon.
As I thought about it the thought of a actual bed sounded nice.
Though there was something nagging at me, "Why don't you just buy supplies in the town with your hotel reservation?"
Trixie rolled her eyes, "The Great and Powerful Trixie needs to buy specific magical supplies from a merchant who owns a shop here."
I suppose that is as good a reason as any I suppose.
Since it was nearing sunset Trixie suggested getting some sleep while she went shopping.
I had no complaints about that and curled up in my little hammock.
Trixie
As the calf's golden eyes closed to sleep a smile formed on my face. This was going to work out perfectly.
Amber Wood
I woke to the shaking wagon as I looked out the window Trixie was already pulling the wagon to the next town.
Before I could call out to her I noticed that she was talking to another pony pulling their own wagon.
Not wanting to alert them to my presence I kept quite and noticed a box of breakfast muffins with a note on it.
The note said that the box had four muffins two for now and one for each of us later. It also mentioned to save the blue berry one for her.
After about an hour or two the other wagon went in another direction went on another side path herself.
We reached a clearing and Trixie said that I could come out.
She pulled out a box with a note that said do not touch on it, was it the supplies she bought from the specialty shop last night.
She pulled out a chain necklace of an unknown metal, probably magical in nature. The clasps on the necklace had both a blue and yellow gems. The front of necklace had a few chains which ended in different colored gems.
Not sure of what I was looking at, so I asked.
Pointing to the clasp gems she said that they held an anti theft enchantments for one.
She then pointed at the first gem hanging from the necklace would let us talk from far away.
Trixie then lifted her cloak/cape revealing a few gems that matched some of the gems on the necklace.
Pointing to the second one that was hanging two gems and she said that it would tell her what direction I was in.
The third one also had two gems could cast a silence spell since you never know when something like this will be useful.
The fourth one was actually a fire suppression charm for emergencies.
It also had a few others that she said didn't have anything of note.
As she told me about these effects I couldn't only wonder how much it costed her to buy this for me, so I asked.
Trixie chuckled told me that her uncle was actually the one who owned the shop. After she explained the situation to her uncle he was willing to set it up for us.
Trixie
Uncle was not entirely on board with the idea but when I told him how much extra money I would get he was more on board.
Amber Wood
Looking over the necklace I was not sure on how I would even be able to use the effects of the gems, "How do I turn them on or off?"
Trixie had a look on her face that looked like someone who was trying to find a way to explain something before suggesting, "Maybe you should just put it on and I could activate one of the effects. This should give you a good idea of how to use it."
Well even if it did not really work it was worth a shot.
I extended my neck since it didn't look like it would fit around my head and let her clip it around my neck.
The moment it clipped on my neck it seemed to tighten. Not to an uncomfortable degree but something still did not feel right.
With a nervous voice I asked if it was supposed to feel like this.
Trixie just shrugged it off and asked me to bark.
This only caused my mind to crash as I processed what Trixie had just said.
As an involuntary reaction my body barked and when I tried to ask what was going on but barked instead.
Before I could react further a strange feeling washed over me.
I turned nirik as I tried to rip the necklace off but for some reason I could not get a grip on it.
I then tried to burn Trixie with my flames only for them to have no effect.
Trixie
When the calf tried to burn me with her fire I nearly cried out in fear, but the fire suppression charm worked as intended.
Sighing in relief I noticed that the calf was on the verge of running away, "I should probably mention that if you try to run away from Trixie or the wagon you will suffer from terrible headaches!"
The calf seemed to calm itself down and lower to her hunches.
With an obvious edge to her voice she asked, "What do you want from me?"
"You will be helping me with my tour around Equestria!"
The calf looked like she would have been giving off heat if not for the fire suppression charm.
Amber Wood
As we made our way to the next town I would have tried calling out for help, but Trixie activated one of the charms which prevented me from speaking in anything other than a growl.
Trixie seemed to be under the impression that I would play the part of a nirik during her shows, but I had other plans.
I just won't go nirik.
After all she can not just force me to be a nirik.