Luna sat next to my bed, looking down at me.
I laid on my back, as much weight off my side as possible and I smiled up at her, “Missed you.”
Luna forced a small smile, “Don’t worry me like that, Page,” she said, her nose touching mine before giving me a small soft kiss.
I stroked her mane with my good hoof, “I’m sorry, My Sky. But in my defense, this was not my fault for once.”
Sniffing softly, Luna shook her head, “No. No, it wasn’t.”
“But I do promise I will be more careful in the future,” I said, smiling gently up at her, “And I’m fairly sure I won’t have much of a choice in the matter either with Moon Glow on the job. Fairly sure she is going to keep me on a short leash for a while.”
Luna looked amused, “I think you may be correct, My Page,” she answered, one ear flicking.
I carefully scooted to the side, giving more space on the bed and Luna carefully climbed onto it next to me, settling down as her wing covered me protectively.
Celestias wings were nice. Very nice actually.
Okay, they may be softer and thicker and warmer than Lunas, but Lunas were the first ones I had inspected in detail.
I liked Lunas wings.
Not only because they were attached to My Luna either. Then again, I really liked Sparks wings too. Not as big, but just as soft and… well…
Beautiful.
Okay, I may have a thing for wings. Funny, is that biological? Did my form affect my mind? Of course it did. Chemicals, brain shape and everything had to affect what was running on it.
I’m clearly at the very least using pony firmware. And pony firmware all agreed that wings?
Sexy.
“What are you thinking of?” Luna asked gently as she looked down at me.
“Wings.”
Luna laughed softly, “You do like those, don’t you?” she teased a bit playfully, raising her own high and wide.
“I very much do.”
She smiled, she gave me a small kiss before she looked down at me, her nose touching the bandage across my barrel, “Are you in any pain?”
“A little,” I admitted, “The Doctor has just started me on less powerful meds. On the bright side, I’m not as loopy anymore.”
Luna looked at me doubtfully.
“...Okay, I may be a little loopy still,” I admitted, “I am on some pretty strong stuff.”
Luna nodded and folded one wing, the other settling protecting across me. I smiled and ran my hoof along the soft feathers before I looked at her,
“I’m sorry for worrying you.”
She shook her head, “I… when I heard I was so afraid,” she said softly, meeting my eyes, “I…I thought I would lose you.”
“I’m sorry,” I repeated softly as I looked into her eyes, “Is there any leads yet?”
Luna let out a frustrated sigh, “The guard is investigating, but… no. Not so far. They are trying to track down who’s crossbow it is, who it was assigned to, but they are not numbered.”
That seems like a bit of an oversight.
…Then again, I don’t think they are in Nocturnis either. We really should be doing that, it seemed like a reasonable thing to do.
“I see,” I said and frowned, “Which means they may try again.”
“...Yes,” Luna confirmed quietly.
I sighed softly, “Which means that the safest thing is to return to Nocturnis as soon as I can travel,” I said, “Of course, trying again may expose them…”
“Absolutely not!” Luna thundered, looking furious, “Thou are no-”
I booped her nose with my hoof as I smiled, “I’m not,” I reassured her, “But maybe we can figure out a way to make it seem like I am. But let’s think about that when I’m not completely distracted.”
Luna settled down again with a small sigh, shaking her head, “My sister has turned you into a flirt,” she said with a small playful scowl.
I smiled up at her, “Only by the means of getting better at it. I’m not quite as obvious as I was when you literally cornered me on a picnic.”
Luna looked amused, “Well, I suppose you have gotten a bit better. From self preservation if nothing else.”
I just stroked her wing softly with a small smile. Luna shifted, gently and carefully resting her head against my chest as I did so, causing me to suppress a wince.
Apparently I didn't do a good job as she instantly raised her head, “Did it hurt?”
“...A little,” I admitted.
She shifted to lay down next to me instead and I carefully rolled to face her.
“This isn’t ba-gah!” I said as I got a muzzle full of ethereal mane.
Luna burst into soft laughter as she brushed it to flow in a different direction, “Did the bad mane eat you again?”
I stuck my tongue out at her, “And Sunshine wonders why I want a different kind of magic regulatory spell. Not exactly manly, is it?”
Luna grinned and looked me over, “I don’t know, I think you may look good with a flowing mane.”
I glowered at her, “Aren’t you a bit under dressed for a nurse?”
She smiled a bit playfully as she met my eyes and bumped her nose against mine, “And perhaps we can do something about that when you get better.”
Oh.
Now that was a mental image. I should get shot more often.
We settled down again as I looked into her eyes, “Luna,” I finally said, “...I’m not afraid, you know. Last time was a free shot. Now I know they are coming.”
“I know,” she answered quietly, “And that’s what scares me.”