I carefully knocked on the door and at the call to come in, I opened the door and peeked inside. Silver Leaf was sitting by the small table on the couch next to a mint green earth pony with a flower as her mark and a light blue mane.
“Hey, I brought breakfast.” I said as I walked inside, floating the tray along .
“...Thank you...” Silver Leaf mumbled quietly, “Lord Page, I'm so...”
“None of that.” I cut her off with a smile, “We are friends, right?”
Flicking her ears she nodded, “Yeah.”
“Then don't worry about it.” I said and put the tray down on the table, smiling at them, “What is important is that you are okay. Right?” I then asked, turning to the the earth pony for support.
Grass Flower smiled and nodded, “Yes, Lord Page.”
I think I dislike that title.
“I won't ask how you are feeling, it seems like a stupid question. But how are you doing?” I asked as I poured their tea.
Silver folded her ears to the side before she sighed, “...Better. I actually managed to sleep somehow. Thank you.”
“No pro...” I started to say before my ears flicked back towards the door at a sudden scratching sound and I paused, “...Excuse me.” I said and made my way over to open the door to reveal Fern standing outside, leaf tongue hanging out as the little wolf spirit looked up at me, the vine tail swaying.
I frowned down at him, “Fern, how did you even get out here? I know I left you in the main chamber.”
He tilted his head at my question, looking pleased with himself.
I just smiled and picked him up with my magic, “Bad houseplant.” I chuckled, “I guess I may need to start locking the door,” before I carried him into the room.
“What's that?” Grass Flower asked as she tried to look around me so I lifted him up.
“This is Fern, my pet/houseplant. Timberwolf pup.”
“Wow, that's a real timberwolf!” Silver exclaimed and slipped off the couch to move closer, “I never thought I would see one. Aren't they dangerous?”
I nodded, “Adults? Very. Fern is very young though and so far he seems to be tameable, ” I agreed and set Fern down on the floor, “Stay still and let him nose at you,” I instructed.
Silver stayed carefully still as the little woof spirit nosed at her hooves before seemingly losing interest and making his way over to Grass Flower to repeat the procedure. Having examined both ponies he started to explore the room instead.
“Where did you get him?” Silver asked as she looked at the mobile houseplant, “I have never heard of a tame one before. I thought they were monsters.”
I smiled, glad that she found a distraction for a moment, “In the Everfree Forest. I passed by during the summer along with Skitter on our way to the Castle of the Two Sisters. We were set up on by a small pack. I... kinda found him after the battle. I couldn't just leave the little guy there alone.”
That earned me a pair of wide eyed looks and I blinked, “What?”
“...You fought a pack of timberwolves?” Grass Flower finally managed to ask, “On the way to the Legendary Castle of the Two Sisters?!”
“It was only like three of them and I wasn't exactly alone.”
She just stared at me, “While on vacation?”
“Yes?” before I blinked and quickly crossed the room, “No! Bad Fern! No eating the pillow!” before I sighed and picked him up with my magic, extracting the pillow he was clinging to, “Sorry girls, I better bring him back to the room before he knocks something over.”
“No, no it's fine” Silver said with a small smile, “He is kinda cute. He is safe, right?”
Nodding I put him down next to her, “Safe enough to play with.” I said with a smile as Fern looked up at her, his leaf tongue hanging out the side of his mouth.
As Silver started to play with the timberwolf puppy, I moved to sit down on the couch next to Grass Flower, pouring myself a cup of tea.
The Earth Pony shifted a bit closer , “...Lord Page...Did you plan this?” she whispered quietly as she watched Fern dance around a smiling Silver.
I just smiled slightly at her and then sipped my tea. Nothing made people or ponies feel better than puppies. I didn't have a puppy, but I did have a puppy substitute.
It wouldn't solve anything. But if it made her feel better for a couple of moments, I'll count it as a win.
Grass Flower looked over at Silver and nodded before settling down.
We stayed watching the pegasus and the timberwolf before I noticed the earth pony studying me, “What?” I asked her quietly.
She blushed at being caught, “Sorry, just wondering how you and Silver met. I didn't know she knew any celebrities.”
Celebrity? Heh, now that's pushing it.
I shrugged, “You read about the accident in the papers?” I asked her quietly, referring to the correction we sent to the papers on that story. At her nod I continued,
“When I was released from the hospital, I didn't know anypony. I barely knew anything for that matter. Silver was the first pony to be really be kind to me. I like to think that she might be the first friend I made.”
Grass Flower blinked and then smiled, “I think I get it.”
PUPPPY!!!!!
So cute little chapter and I agree with Page that puppies are really cute and all. Although I like cats more than dogs I still like them.
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7361581 I prefer cats because they are a lot less likely to maul me while the dogs I met seem somewhat aggressive at times.
And I can deal with cats better when they do try.
7361619 Maybe I guess, but then again, cats are more likely to piss on you in your sleep, soo....
Either way, pets require a lot of maintenance, and I'm not up for it.
nose, unless you happen to have found a new transitive verb form that the rest of us haven't.
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Both dogs and cats will react based on their upbringing. Nature has very little to do with it in this case.
7361619 The only dog that has truly made me feel very uncomfortable is my uncials black lab/Saint Bernard mix(I think) he is a really big dog. He comes to my waist, I'm 6' 3", and is nearly as long as I am tall. I know he is mostly a gentile dog but still scary.
7361660 how old is he then? Old dogs seem less agressive to me...or even at all.
7361691 He has to be....gosh I don't really know...maybe four or five at the most? I remember them saying that he grew really, really fast. My point is he intimidates me with shere his size. He is the biggest dog I've ever seen. At least in person.
Gras Flower? Grass Flowe? Who is.. Oh! She is that unnamed pony you mentioned?
Maybe you should introduce her name properly? Just to make it less confusing?
Still, interesting strategy to make Silver feel better.
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Hey, I love both cats and dogs! But I have only owned cats so far in my life.
Insert witty quip about the vegetarian option here.
Puppy saves the day again!
Having a pet timber wolf sprout might be the best idea for a fic I've seen in a long time.
Knock should be conjugated knocks as the present tense he/she/it.
Double 'the' in the last sentence of the 6th paragraph. Hard to catch, but annoying.
I love how fern is both a houseplant and a pet
7362045 it's usually not done too well in the fics I've read
7362876 The adorableness of the concept makes me squee!
i'm Fern!
oh gods you made me laugh hard enough to hurt something.
Personally, I'm more of a dog person myself. I will admit that cats don't need training as much as dogs do, but they're also not as trainable, so those things they do need to be trained to do/not do are a real PITA. I was raised by an award-winning dog trainer, so I guess I might be biased. Still, given enough time, I could probably a dog to do/not do pretty much anything (unless someone unwittingly sets an inconsistent example and teaches the dog bad habits). Compare that to cats, who always give me a look that just says "F you, you stupid human", whenever I try to get the cat to do anything.
“When I was released from the hospital, I didn't know anypony. I barely knew anything for that matter. Silver was the first pony to be really be kind to me. I like to think that she might be the first friend I made.”
Grass Flower blinked and then smiled, “I think I get it.”
looks like we got another pony wanting to get a herd for Lord Page. muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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oh, every time i read "herd" on this site, i think of one of my Favorites, "shifting melodies", about a big herd marriage, or rather, the events leading up to it. the herd includes a female batpony, two changelings (one male and one female), a female earth pony, and...Princess Twilight!
there's also a spinoff, "shifting melodies, the lost stanzas", with VERY explicit sex scenes.
Aside from a few run-on sentences in need of commas, and a lack of the occasional period before a character speaks, this chapter was a very nice read.
Puppy to heal the heart ♡
Hmm... Author of four successful books so far (all of which must be quite intriguing, and three of which are some of the best stories ever published, ever); consort to princess Luna; have dealt with the Shimmer Situation; have dealt with the Wedding situation (quite actively too); have dealt with the Changeling Crysis; have dealt with the Plundervines Incident (albeit indirectly)...
... dude, you're approaching Kardashian levels. Accept it.
So, Page is having a Celestia moment. :D
Also,
- I think you just made a fan, Page. ;] Not of your books, but of you. If a friend of mine was in distress and someone helped them out like this, while clearly having their wellbeing at heart, I'd be more than willing to immediately bump them up my list of people I owe big time.
Good deeds like this should be rewarded. The universe doesn't care, but I do.
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He learned from one of there "Study Sessions".
Puppy substitute? So like vegan puppy?
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Hell no parish the thought! The thing eats meat my dude. This is more build a bear(puppy)
I actually use Timberwolf as examples for Necromancy, they are literally rotting so I technically use them like corpses that do the same.
:)
I'd give anything to see Fern fanart. I guess Sipioc got distracted.
Best doggo from a very young age ♡