I wait nervously in the Throne Room of Canterlot Castle. If what Twilight has told me is true, then she has found a pure-blood horse. Not half horse/pony hybrids that exist today like the Saddle Arabians, but an actual fully pure horse. Something which has not existed in Equestria for more than 1,500 years. I was more nervous than I had been in centuries.
After a few minutes, one of the guard burst through the doors. “Your Highness” He says “They have arrived!”
“What are you waiting for, bring them in.” I say, trying not to let my nerves and excitement show.
He disappears for a few minutes, and then returns withTwilight, and next to her, was the horse that she had told me about. I was speechless. He was beautiful. A dark brown mane, and a yellow coat, which faded to dark socks at his hooves. “Princess, Sorry for being late” Twilight says to me. “We had a couple issues with the train.” I didn’t acknowledge her. I just kept looking over Spirit, who was also watching me.
“You’re beautiful” I whisper. “I’ve never seen anything like you.” He nickers in response.
“He can’t speak Equestrian.” Twilight says “He’s told me that it’s not a language that he particuarlly likes. He can understand us though.”
“Oh, is that so?” I say curiously. “Well then, Spirit. Twilight has told me a bit about you through her letter, but I would like to hear it from the horse’s mouth.” I mentally laugh at myself for making this joke, which seemingly flew right over Twilight and Spirit’s heads.
He goes into conversation mode, telling me about his past, where he’s from, his herd and just about everything else in his life. I just listen, hanging onto each word he says. I had to act a bit as a translator for Twilight. While she’s studied this language, and knows a bit of it, there are times when she struggles to keep up. But I could speak it fluently.
after he finishes his story about what led him here, he asks me if I knew of any way to send him back home. I didn’t. He and Twilight took it in turns to explain how he came to be in Equestria, but I didn’t know of any magic that could bring someone between whole dimentions.
Or did I?
“Spirit” I say, after a moment of thought. “Thank you for telling me your story. I unfortunately don’t know how you came to be here, and I regretfully say that I don’t know how to send you back. But Twilight is my prized pupil. If anypony can figure out this, she can. I hereby grant you a temporary citizenship to Equestria until such a time that you can be returned home. You can stay anywhere you wish.”
He nickers to me that he wished to stay with Twilight, who when she heard this, her eyes it up. “YES!” She almost screams, before clearing her throat. “I mean, yes. I would be honoured to have him stay with me until he can be returned home”
I smile at my student’s eagerness to house our guest. “Well then, Spirit.” I say with as much authority I can muster. “Until such a time that Twilight Sparkle can find a way to send you home, I hereby place you in her care.”
He nickers thanks to me, and he and Twilight leave. As soon as they walked out the door, my smile fades. I had a certain Draconiquuis to talk to.