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Shadow follows after by Gnoll's side.

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It doesn't take them long to reach the market place and rent a chariot. Burning steps into the back. "Alright you two. Get set up and ready to fly."
Gnoll puts on his own harness and then helps Shadow wither her's.

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"Thanks," she replies with a smile as she extends her wings.

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"You're welcome." Gnoll says, doing the same.
"Well, I guess you get what you wanted after all Apprentice. You get to fly." Burning says, returning to his book.
"Are you ready?" Gnoll asks.

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She smiles excitedly, "You bet I am!" She starts flapping her wings slowly at first to get in rythem.

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They lift into the air and off to the east.

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Shadow takes a breath of the fresh air, "It feels amazing to be back in the air!" She exclaims.

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Gnoll smiled and looked over at her. "Just wait until we get out of the city!"

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She smiles happily, "Oh, I know, it'll be even better then!"

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An hour or so passes and they reach Mt. Canterlot.
"Do we need to stop?" Burning asks from the back. "You two seem tired."

2508556 ((I've got to go. Night))

"Yea," Shadow responded, "tired. Lets find a small place to take a break. Away from the big part of the city." She adds quickly.

2508578 ((Goodnight~!))

Gnoll looks at her from her response. "Alright. There should be someplace around here."
"Down there is Ponyville. Should be a nice break." Burning says looking down at the small town.

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"Okay that sounds good," Shadow responds and they start to descend towards the small town.

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The town was bustling with their normal day-to-day lives. A few ponies would look up at the carriage that came down, give a smile, but then go back to their work. "Huh." Gnoll starts as they touch down. "I'm used to ponies either running away or giving me angry looks when I come around..."
Burning jumps out of the back and stretches his legs. "Alright. We'll go find some place to buy food, eat lunch, and then back out again. We'll try and leave in an hour. Understood?" Gnoll nodded as he took his harness off.

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"Yep," Shadow replies as she tries to take off her harness.

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Gnoll looks over at Shadow and shakes his head. "Need help with that?"

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Shadow sighs and nods, "Yea..."

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Gnoll smiles and helps her out of the harness. "So, what would you like to do now?"

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Shadow thinks for a second , "Food may be nice to start with. We can look around for a good place."

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"Alright." Gnoll takes a bow to her. "Lead the way, milady~" He smirks teasingly.

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Shadow playful punches him in the shoulder.

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Gnoll smiles again and follows her through the small town. "So, what are you in the mood for?"

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"I don't really care...What about you?"

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Gnoll licks his beak. "Mmm... I could go for some cooked pork. You think they have that anywhere around here?"

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Shadow raises an eyebrow, "I don't know this is a town full of ponies after all."

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Gnolls sighs and lowers his head. "Yeah, I guess your right." He looks over to Shadow and sees the look on her face. "What? I'm a griffon. Griffon's eat meat as well as some greens."

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Shadow nods, "Okay, you've gotta remember that you're only the first griffon I've actually met."

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"Really?" Gnoll asked, now intrigued. "Didn't Burning say you grew up in Las Pegasus? How could you not have met a Griffon yet?"

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"Yea I did but...I-it was a long time ago," She looked at the ground.

2531017 ((Hey, I should probably tell you that I'm leaving for boot camp on the 7th. I won't be coming back online until around four months from now.))

Gnoll couldn't help but inquire even further. "Long time ago? Where have you been then? Traveling?"

2531930 ((Ok, that's fine. I'll be really busy until then anyways))

Shadow stopped in her tracks, "I-I was at th-the Academy..."

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"Academy? The Equestrian Guard Academy!? You're a guard!?"

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"Uh..umm...well..."

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Gnoll starts to think about the matter. "You're not a guard? But you went to the academy? What? Did you drop out or something?"

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Her head drops, "I-I was kicked out.."

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"Kicked out!?" Gnoll asks completely shocked, stopping in place. "W-why were you kick out!?" He pleadingly asks.

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"Because...because..." Her voice trails off and she looks back up at Gnoll, "I-I can't talk about it right now."

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"It was that bad!?" Gnoll asks, jumping to conclusions. He moves in quickly and gives her a tight hug. "I'm sooo sorry that happened to you!"

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She shakes her head, "It was all my fault.."

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Gnoll lets go a little and looks at her. "W-what do you mean?"

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She shakes her head, "I-I'll tell you later.."

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Gnoll frowns a bit, but nods. "Alright dear. It can wait." He smiles a little. "Now, about that meal..."

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She perks up a bit, "Any idea of where to go?"

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"Nope." Gnoll looks around a little and then points to a building."Want to try there?" The building is a small diner, with not too many occupants to bother them.

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Shadow looks at the small place, "Looks good to me."

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"Alright!" Gnoll nods and they make their way into the diner. At first they receive a weird look or two, but nopony bothers them. They find a table to sit at and it doesn't take long for a waitress to show up. "Well~! What can I get for you today?" She asks.

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"Hm..What kind of sandwiches do you have?" Shadow asked.

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"All kinds! Just tell us what you want, and we make it. If it's overly complicated though, it might take some time mind you."

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Shadow gapes, "Oh, wow! I'll have a daisy sandwich please." She grins.