In all the seventy years of Commander Adamant Aegis' career, nothing could have prepared him for the appalling display that awaited them in Griffonstone. What abomination could be capable of such acts of cruelty? Griffon parts thrown around like the pieces to a foal's puzzle, the blood everywhere, but the worst part had to be the smell. Many guards lost their lunch when the decomposing stench pervaded their nostrils. Mercifully, the aliens allowed them to wait at the entrance of Griffonstone while they went to retrieve the murderous fiend.
From the window, Seamless Stitch saw the three giant beings similar to Kyllgorr and a giant wolf strolling through the mess below, making their way to the castle. The armor and weapons the giants wielded made her gut wretch.
"Kyllgorr!" Seamless Stitch hollered down the hall as she searched for him. She found him in the library reading books, "Kyllgorr!"
she collapsed at his feet, trying to catch her breath.
The giant knelt before the cardinal unicorn. "What's wrong?" he asked with concern.
"Giants! Kill! You!" she managed to wheeze out.
His face grew dark, "Stay here. I will handle this," he pets her dark pink mane and left.
Wolf noticed Kyllgorr first and ran up the steps ahead of the others, tackling his best friend.
"Kyllgorr!" Wolf elated, licking the giants laughing face.
"Price!" Kyllgorr hugged his brother tightly.
Onyx and Darqlon chuckled at the reunion of the two. Grey shifted uncomfortably in place.
"Kyllgorr?" a small female voice called out behind the castle door, a red unicorn peeked into view. "Do you know them?"
Kyllgorr got to his feet, only because Wolf reluctantly got off him, "Yes!" he beamed. Patting the wolf on his head, "Seamless Stitch, this is my brother: Price."
Wolf bowed, "A pleasure," he spoke.
Hearing the voice in her head spooked her, "H-hi. . ." she stuttered.
He walked over to Onyx and Kyllgorr hooked his arm around the dragon's neck, "This is my comrade, Onyx. He's a dragon."
Seamless Stitch walked out from behind the door and smiled up at the blue-eyed giant, "Hello."
"This phantom is Darqlon, God of Shadows," Kyllgorr continued.
"Greetings. . ." Darqlon rasped out with a slight bow.
"A g-god?!" Seamless Stitch immediately grovelled at his feet, "I'm not worthy!"
Kyllgorr laughed and went over to pick up Amy, "You don't need to do that, besides he isn't in his true form, and he isn't a god in this world."
"Precisely," Darqlon stated "I do not need. . . your veneration. . . yet. . ."
"Okay. . ." she smiled politely and noticed the last giant with his back to them. "Who is he?" she pointed a hoof.
"Grey," Kyllgorr then quickly added, "He's not important."
Gray huffed, not knowing why the man with the red highlighted black hair extremely irritated him.
A blind pony could see they had a rough history, Seamless Stitch would ask later.
"What are you all doing here?" Kyllgorr asked.
"The ruler of this land, Princess Celestia, wishes to meet with you," Price informed, sitting on his haunches.
Seamless Stitch saw Kyllgorr stiffen.
"You all know my track record with people of power," Kyllgorr sighed.
"Yes," Onyx nodded, "That's why you are going to stay with Grey in an abandoned castle."
"What?!" Grey and Kyllgorr interjected.
"I'm going with you, too, brother," Price added.
"You, yes. Him. Hell-to-the-fucking no."
Grey's eyes glowed through the helmet, "The feeling is mutual."
"It's a big castle," Price added, "You two will probably never see each other."
"Let's hope so," Grey descended down the steps, headed for the coaches.
Kyllgorr knelt down to Amy, "What will you do?"
She saw the sadness and uncertainty in his saffron eyes. "I. . ." she sighed, "I have to go back home. . ." she said sadly.
"I understand," he said stiffly and quickly got up to leave. A tug at his pants stopped him and he looked down at the red unicorn.
"No, you don't understand." She puffed her cheeks, then smiled widely, "I have to go back home to pack."