Rarity spent hours yesterday teaching Teotle proper vocabulary. He learned most of the rules of pronunciation pretty quickly, but it was still a bit patchy. Eventually Rarity got tired and promised to continue the lesson the next day. Teotle didn't want the lesson to end, but he didn't protest.
Rarity, Pinkiepie, and Fluttershy all left for home, leavng Twilight, Spike and Nyx with the wolf in question.
"So..." Twilight said, looking at the clock with the arrows facing 10:34 pm. "We should eat some dinner and get some sleep. How does celery soup sound?"
Nyx's eyes widened as she answered, "Yes please!"
"Sure, I'll get the stove going." Said Spike.
Teotle, however, tilted his head and asked, "What's soup?"
"Celery soup is my favorite food. Soup is a type of food where you dice and cut up veggies and cook them in Juices with spices." Answered Nyx.
"What juice?" Asked Teotle.
"Mostly it depends on what soup your making." Answered Spike from the kitchen. "Don't tell me you've never had soup before."
Teotle shook his head. "The food back home is nasty."
"Well, do you want to help and see how it's made?"
Teotle wagged his tail and answered, "Sure."
He and Nyx went to the kitchen and help Spike make a big batch of Celery soup. Teotle watched every step, and followed what Spike was telling him as the soup was made. When they all sat at the table, They each had a bowl of soup in front of them.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Asked Nyx, starting at her bowl. "Try it, Teotle."
Teotle picked up his spoon and took a sip of the soup. He savored the taste, swallowed and then began to eat more. He had never tasted anything better.
He and the others ate their soup and finished the whole batch before cleaning off the table and starting at the sink to wash their dishes.
After they washed the dishes, Twilight led them all upstairs into bed. Spike went into his basket as Twilight tucked Nyx into bed. But before she could go to bed herself, She looked at Teotle, wondering where he could sleep. He had crawled into the windowsill and stared outside.
"Teotle?" Twilight called out.
He turned to her and answered, "Yes?"
"Aren't you going to bed?" Twilight asked.
He looked back outside to the moon and said, "I don't sleep. When I do, I have nightmares."
"What are you afraid of?" Asked Twilight.
Teotle didn't answer for a while, until he finally said, "A prison."
Twilight was about to ask what he meant by that, but stopped herself. She was too tired to ask. Besides, the others were already falling asleep. So she turned away and went into her bed and soon followed Nyx and Spike to sleep."
When morning had arrived, everyone had woken up and went downstairs and eaten breakfast. Twilight new what was coming. Celestia and Luna were coming to see Teotle, so she and Spike worked to make the Library nice and clean for when the princesses arrive.
Nyx and Teotle were reading more of the book on vocabulary, trying learn more on how to speak properly.
By the time the library was presentable, Twilight's friends had arrived with the Cutiemark Crusaders.
Applebloom, Scootaloo, Sweetiebelle and Twist walked up to Nyx and Teotle.
After introducing themselves to him, he said, "Hi, I'm Teotle."
They all began to talk amongst themselves, while Twilight talked to he friends.
"So, you girls know what is going on here?"
"Yep, Rarity, Pinkiepie and Fluttershy told us the whole situation this morning." Said Applejack.
"So, he's feeling better?" Asked Rainbowdash.
"Yes, he's feeling much better." Answered Twilight.
Applejack looked at Teotle, unsure of what to think. She turned back to Twilight and asked, "Can we trust him?"
Twilight said, "I think so, he hasn't done anything wrong so far."
"The children seem to like him." Said Rarity. "So I don't see any reason to doubt him. He's very polite but also a bit timid, like Nyx when I first met her."
A knock came from the front door of the library. Twilight opened it and saw the princesses on the other side.
"Hello, Twilight." Said Celestia. "How are you all today?"
"We're doing ok." Twilight answered.
"How is Nyx?" Asked Luna. I hope she's been staying out of trouble."
Twilight chuckled under her breath and said, "She's doing good considering what happened over the past few days."
"That's why we're here." Celestia said. "We need to see the wolf you found."
Twilight stepped aside and allowed them to come inside. The princesses looked around the Library to see all of Twilights friends, but stopped when they turned to face Teotle."
Celestia looked at his synthetic arm and asked, "Where did he get that?"
Twilight's face blushed at Celestia's question. She didn't know about Teotle's magic powers until after she and Spike sent the letter to the princesses.
She looked up at Celestia and confessed, "I forgot to mention that he can use magic. He channeled it from his claws and turned a tree sapling into a metal leg to replace the one he lost from the bear trap."
"You mean the leg he chewed off?" Luna Asked.
"Um, well, yes." Twilight said, swinging one hoof in front of the other.
"How interesting." Celestia said, "I've never heard of a wolf using actual magic in such a way."
"What do you mean?" asked Twilight."
Celestia looked at Twilight and answered, "The wolves, who used to live in equestria, couldn't summon magic at will, they would have to use ancient hieroglyphics. There are those who still know it, like my sister and I, but we dare not speak it. The magic in those words are highly dangerous if not contained."
"How do you contain it?" Asked Twilight.
Celestia raised and eyebrow and asked, "Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering." Twilight replied.
Celestia continued, "Well, you would need an the words in writing, before you cast them. The written form of the words act at a seal, keeping you from using too much or too little of the magic it contains. Without the writing, the user would be corrupted."
Twilight nodded nervously and said, "Ok, then you should probably take a look at this."
Twilight pulled out Teotle's X-rays and cave them to Celestia. Her eyes widened when she saw the writing on his bones. Twilight then began to explain everything that wasn't in the letter they sent.
She told her about what Nurse Redheart said, the density of his bones, everything that she knew at this point. Celestia and Luna couldn't help but listen.
"Does anypony else know of this?" Asked Luna.
"No." Said Twilight.
"Sister..." Said Luna, looking at Celestia. "Could this be the one they're searching for?"
Celestia shook her head and replied, "I don't know for sure. But I know someone who will."
Twilight looked at her and ask, "Who?"
Celestia then replied, "We must speak with Zecora."