As I sat there on the bed for the next few minutes, I noticed that once again the door was starting to unlock. When it swung open another tray of food is pushed into the room. However before the door closes a gruff voice sounded out.
"The Princess will join you shortly after you finish your meal." The voice was obviously male but it was almost as if he was trying to make his voice sound deeper and more masculine then it actually was. I chuckled at the fact that he was probably doing it to try and intimidate me.
It was obvious that if I ever did get out of here I was most likely going to have to deal with the guards on an almost daily basis. That and the citizens might have an adverse reaction to my appearance because I am so different from them.
"That's only if they let me out of this hell hole," I sighed.
I got up to retrieve my tray from in front of the door. Examining the food in front of me I noticed it was the same meal as last time; eggs, an apple, and a glass of water. I quickly ate the food and swapped the empty water glass from my last meal with the fresh one. I then placed the tray next to the door with all its contents.
Within minutes the tray is removed from the room. Only to let someone take its place in the room. The Princess walked over and took her seat opposite of me at the table. I noticed the smell of freshly roasted vegetables clinging to her coat. She had most likely just finished her meal as well, but it was defiantly twice as good as my own. My mouth watered slightly at the smell, though in the back of my mind I know I will never get a meal fit for royalty while I'm trapped here. I have to get out, find a way to escape, but the door...
I could try to push pass the Princess the next time the door opens and make a run for it. Then again what about the guards? I contemplate how far I'll make it before they would be able to take me down. I decide it’s worth a try. I'll do it any ways. I'll leave this place if it kills me, which it just might. If I go off of the knowledge I currently have from just seeing the princess and prior knowledge from my world then the guards outside would have no problem taking me down even with my enhanced strength and speed. I used what I know from my world to guess that the male guards are most likely larger and stronger then the princesses. That means I would have to use speed to get past them, but they had wings so they would easily catch up to me. I was still convinced that I was going to do it, I just hoped that I could get outside before they caught me. I wanted just one last view of the sky.
The princess clears her throat to get my attention. I look up at her once I break off my train of thought "Yes, I'm sorry can you please repeat that?"
"Well, I said that I would like to continue our conversation from the last time we met." she had an irritated tone most likely because she thought I was ignoring her.
"Oh yes fine but before we get started can you tell me something?" she looked at me with curiosity and I quickly added "How is it that you use utensils such as a spoon, fork, or this glass for example?" I finished by pointing to the glass filled with water that was on the table between the two of us.
She answered by letting out a short laugh and saying "Oh it is very simple, I can simply use magic to lift it, there is no difficultly to it whatsoever." Then, to support her point her horn then lights up and surrounds the glass with a golden glow that then causes it to lift off of the table and orbit around my head in a slow pace before coming back to a rest on the table.
As I sat there staring at her and the glass trying to process what I just saw. The princess adorned a face of confusion as she took note of the look of surprise and wonder on my face. A short moment of silence later she spoke up
"So I take it that your world has no magic, am I correct?" I could only respond with a simple nod. Pleased that she had her answer she continued asking questions about life back on Earth. It started off with simple, general topics such as our different types of government, history, and even religion. To which she really take an interest in, asking about the different types and their practices. She did however quickly lose interest in the subject when I mentioned that allot of wars were started because of religion.
I answered all the questions to the best of my ability, all in all it felt like getting a test on everything I have ever learned. Then the questions started to get a little more personal, they started off rather innocent with things like courting rituals, how they changed over time to how normal relationships functioned. As well as marriage and how the ceremonies for it where preformed. The questions became more intimate when she started asking questions of a sexual nature. She seemed to enjoy my embarrassment through the entire subject. She would even sometimes make rude references about my personal love life and my current status as being single and most likely being alone for the rest of my life due to my current predicament. That comment might have hurt a little more than she intended it to but there was no way she would have known about my personal history, so I just let it go.
After a couple more hours of her questioning and insulting me we both grew into an uncomfortable silence. She had a sudden change in her demeanor. Before she was acting rude, uncaring and overzealous but she was now analyzing everything about me. All that I had said, my behavior, my tone, and my facial expressions. She was in deep thought with a very serious look on her face with just a hint of ... sadness? Seeing her change so suddenly must have struck a chord in me because I felt sorry, that I should do something, anything to help. I finally caved into my stronger instincts to help another. After a deep breath to collect myself I spoke up...
"Is there something wrong Princess?" I managed to say with full sincerity in my voice. I must have surprised her with my question because her eyes widened ever so slightly, only to have her look down and sigh.
"I am going to ask you something and you must be honest and truthful about it." She looked back up at me her eyes locking onto mine.
"Very well, I will tell you anything you want to know. Go ahead ask." I never broke her gaze though the entire sentience so she knew that I wasn't lying.
"During your time here I have been observing you and so that I may learn more about you to see if you may or may not be a threat. During that period of observation I asked my sister, Princess Luna, to use her power to watch over your dreams. She told me this morning that you had a dream last night however she did not tell me about the what you had dreamed of. She said that if I wanted to know, I would have to ask you directly about it." She then paused for a second and the room was so quite that one could hear a pin drop and then be able to tell where it landed. She then continued, "So, this is me asking you what was it that you dreamed of last night that was able to make my sister, one who had seen the darkest of all nightmares in this world, unsettled?"
I let out a short sigh and spoke. "The reason she didn't tell you is because it was no dream. It was a memory. Something that happened to me in the past, I will tell you about it but you must promise me that you won’t tell anyone else nor bring it up again unless I do. Oh, and please ask your sister to stay out of my dreams."
As I finished she nodded to show that she understood and I began to recount my past for her with every horrid detail. She did not take her eyes off mine for a single second through the whole story she sat there simply listening, not talking, not feeling uncomfortable and only listening. I haven't had any one to talk to like this for a long time, a very long time.
After I finished my story she took a minute to let all that I had said sink in everything from my father being shot, to the fight, even the slaughter of the remaining members of my family. She then looked up at me and I saw a single tear drop from her eye all she said was "Why?"
"Because they could, they wanted us gone for one reason or another so that's what they tried to do," I shrugged my shoulders. "There's really nothing I can do about it now. I've already failed at keeping the rest of my family alive. So now it's just me and all I can do is keep living on and remember them."
"I want to apologize for the way you have been treated since your arrival here. I need you to understand we have never seen anyone like you before, so I thought it would be best to keep you here until we were sure you would not bring any one else harm. That is why I have been so rude and cruel to you, I have been trying to get you mad to see if you would attack someone out of anger."I was about to speak so I could reassure her that I had no intentions on harming any one for any reason, but she raised her right foreleg to stop me from talking. “But you have been nothing but calm and kind, for that I would like to thank you. With that said I would like to formally make you a citizen of Equestria until such a point when we can figure out how to send you home. I would also like to inform you that for the next couple of weeks or so that you can have a room here in the castle to stay until we are able to send you home or until you find a more permanent residence"
I couldn't help but smile at the words she was saying mostly because it meant I was getting the hell out of this horribly boring room, but other than that she did seem to be sorry about the situation she put me in. "I accept your apology and I can tell you for certain that I plan to harm no one whilst I stay here. But there are some questions that I have, first how long have I been in here? Second may I please have a room with a view of the sky if it isn't too much trouble and third may I get a tour of the castle so I can get used to my surroundings?"
"That good to hear, to answer your first question you have been In this room for about five hours but to you It would seem longer because I put time dilatation spell on this room so time inside would travel much faster. So from your perspective those five hours must have felt something closer to three days? The answers for you other questions are both yes but I'm afraid the tour will have to wait till tomorrow, because for now it is night and we must get you to your room."
At this she stood up and walked to the door that unlocked and opened as she approached. She then turned around and said “Well, are you coming?" I stood up from my seat on the floor and walked over to the open door that swung open and walked outside to get my first real view of this new world.