Twilight and I didn't talk for the rest of the night, not even in the morning. I wasn't angry at her, it seemed she was thinking ahead, and not at the consequences. She seemed sorry and didn't say a word as she went to sleep. Leaving me at the other end of the bed, smelling her hooves, so I had to turn over. Now, we were here at the breakfast table, waiting for Sapphire to arrive. Celestia, she took a long time getting herself ready, now I know how Sweetie Belle must have felt.
"Prrincesss! Almmondd!" she said in her sing song voice and sat at the table.
"Morning!" We both said, watching as she devoured a blueberry muffin. Sapphire looked up blushing, and brushed the attention of her.
"Soo, did you sleep well?"
"Oh, yes. Except I had to sleep with hooves in my mouth" I said looking over at Twilight, grinning.
"Ha! You have hooves too, cousin" she said. Wow... she was a great actress, she didn't talk to me for a full night and here she was making remarks towards me.
"Sounds like you two had fun fighting over the bed, now did you two try my blueberry muffins?" Sapphire said taking one and offering it to me. I took it and had the first bite. Mmmm,delicious. We finished and walked over to the room I didn't want to arrive to. Just the sight of it, made my stomach growl. We stopped in front of the doors without going inside.
"Well here we are, you're free to stay here as long as you like. Give me a shout if you need anything!" Sapphire said, not waiting for an answer. I was left with Twilight in a long, awkward silence. I was about to start walking, when a hoof stopped me.
"No, put these on" Twilight said, giving me some boots that appeared with her magic.
"What for?" I asked.
"If you go in there without these, there is a possibility they'll know you're in here. They will think you came back to the crime scene and look even harder for you" she said whispering in case of any eavesdroppers.
"What about the rest of the house?" I asked nervously, knowing I walked all the way through here without cover.
"Sapphire told us that you came and got out through the same window, there is no reason for them to search the rest of the house" I nodded and put the boots on, walking inside. I had never been in this room before, but I had to admit the room itself was gorgeous. A giant chandelier hanged over our heads, casting a light that illuminated the whole room. Silk curtains, a hundred dresses, all hanged in a closet. Then, there was a beautiful case that took all the attention of the room. It seemed a place I would hold my most priced possession. I realized what it held and smiled.
"No wonder the thief took it, certainly would attract anypony"
"It's beautiful" Twilight said looking around, until she came to her senses." But were not here to observe the scenery. So... Sapphire said she didn't see anything, except the window hoofprint..." she said walking over to the window. There wasn't anything unusual, just the hoofprint. Twilight peeked closer to the widow, careful not to touch anything. She scrunched her face and took a step back, watching me.
"Err... well t-the hoofprint is yours..." she said.
"How can you be so sure?" I asked tilting my head and walking closer to her.
"See for yourself" This time it was me with a scrunched up face, and looked at were Twilight was recently looking at. It was barely noticeable, but it was there, my cutie mark. Three diamonds were drawn into them, so small, you had to look for it to find it. I didn't even know we had them in our hooves. I glanced over at Twilight for an answer.
"I didn't know we had those" I simply said.
"It's a secret to all ponies in Equestria, almost nopony knows about it. Only guards and Princess Celestia know they exist, they must have told Sapphire that it was an investigation. When the only thing they did was stare at it and identify you"
"But how come you know about it?" I asked quite confused.
Twilight chuckled lightly, clearing her throat "I am.. or was the Princess student, I witnessed some crimes over my past years"
"Okay, okay, but what about it?"
"That's just it, I don't know. I know you didn't do it, but how can somepony get access to your hooves?" she said.
"Can unicorns do some kind of spell to do something like this?"
"Not that I know of. Wait... There is a spell! It's an illegal spell and very complicated, I cant even do it" Twilight said pacing.
I followed her waiting for her to come to a stop "Is there a way other than a spell?"
"No. It would be impossible without leaving hoofprints behind"
"You're right. Unless it was somepony who was determined to drown me" I said with a hint of anger in my voice. I considered that idea for a moment."Yes, Yes! Somepony who hates me!"
Twilight raised an eyebrow and stared at me "Is there somepony who dislikes you?"
"I don't think so" I said. Not noticing we were still pacing, Twilight stopped and I bumped into her. Sending her flying over a shelf, I also hadn't noticed. I went flying towards one of the curtains,attaching my mane in one of the hooks in the process. I quickly got up, yanking my mane, since it was still stuck. I galloped to Twilight to see if she was okay.
"Oh my, Twilight! I'm so sorry, I didn't notice we were still walking! Here let me help you" I offered her my hoof and she took it, as I helped her get up.
Chuckling, she cleaned herself up" Don't worry about it, I should have warned you"
"Come on let's go before they catch us here, and not word about this. I don't want Sapphire to think I'm a clumsy mare" I said smiling.
"Don't worry I won't tell" Twilight said, as we walked together again to the not-so intimidating halls.
When we finally arrived at the living room after we had stopped by,eating a quick snack.A couple of guards were there. We trotted over to them and they greeted us. Sapphire arrived in time, to stare at us bewildered.
"What's wrong? You called?" She asked the guards.
"We did"
"They did?"
"Do what?" I asked almost as confused as Sapphire. The guards looked at us for a moment, before I recognized one of them. It was the same guard I had punched the day they took me from my home.
"We were informed of an incident earlier today...murder" One of the guards said emphasizing the word. We all gasped and stared at them, shocked to hear such news.
Curiosity overtook me" Who was it?"
"We don't know, but we know who killed the pony"
"Who?" Twilight asked.
"Rarity" WHAT?! Alright, accusing me for theft was one thing, but murder, never.
"That's not possible R-" Twilight cut herself up before giving away our secret. Clearing her throat she came up with an excuse.
"W-Why would Rarity come back, knowing Canterlot is looking for her?"
"Our thoughts exactly, but we found a hoofprint in the crime scene. And analyzing it, it was hers" NONONONONO! This isn't happening!
"We have to stop that mare!" Sapphire said, still somewhat shocked. Tears, we starting to form and I glanced over at Twilight who sighed and avoided my gaze. It was odd though, she didn't say anything,as she slowly walked away. I walked behind her, just in time to hear a guard tell Sapphire something else.
"We also found a strand of mane at the room of the crime,and we are positive it is hers"