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// Entry #26 
// Story: Diary of a Dragon 
// by truekry 
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A surprise defines itself by its name. I talked to my uncle, just not the one I planned.

Shining and Cadance made a surprise visit. Just imagine you and your marefriend woke up because of hundreds of guards who are securing the perimeter. I swear it was Sweetie who cried "Earthquake" this morning.

So you can imagine there wasn't a possibility for me to get away from the castle today, even if I wanted to. Cadance was all over me and Sweetie. Of course she knew I had a marefriend, but she didn't know it was Sweetie. Comes with living so far away in the frozen north. Its a two week trip every time and they don't have that time while running a country. So most of the conversation is done through letters. Cadance remembered that Sweetie Belle was one of the flower fillies at her wedding and how cute she looked in her dress. She even invited us to come back with her to the Empire for a time. I could see in Sweeties eyes how much she liked the idea.

They're staying for a week, so I have a little time to ask for some holiday. I think the mayor will say yes. I didn't take any since I took the job after all. And it let Sweetie forget about the whole moving together thing for a while. So less pressure on that topic too.

I still talked with Shining, but he wasn't that much of a help. They really only moved together after the wedding. Shining lived in his house in the city and Cadance official lived in the castle. But he told me to just talk with Sweetie about the issue and that if was not sure about it, maybe I'm not ready for that.

And in the evening, when the whole family sat in the living room of the castle, listening to the crackling of the fire, Cadance dropped the bomb. She is with foal. She and Shining thought it was the right time so they tried for a foal in second estrus wave last year in fall. For an hour the whole room was just hugging and celebrating. but something wasn't right with Applejack. I saw it in her face. Mom was to occupied with Cadance and Shining to notice, I think.

We talked in the kitchen. She loves Twilight, with all her heart, but she feels like she is ignoring a part of what she is. A mare. She wants foals too. It was a bit awkward, but I thing the time changed our friendship a little. So I listened and told her, after she was finished, that she should talk with Mom. When someone can help her with that issue, its her. Well, it should be her. They're married after all.

Suddenly, I glad to get away for a while. I sense a lot weirdness incoming with that topic.