I cringed, “Do I have to?” I asked as I looked up at Luna. Asked, not whined.
She smiled and shifted her wings, “Well... no. If you really don't want to go, you don't have to.”
Translation: Yes. Yes you do.
I tapped my hoof on the floor and then nodded, “Very well. If you want me to go, I'll come.”
Luna sighed and frowned faintly, “Honestly, I would prefer to avoid it as well, but we all have our duties. This is one of them... I let my sister handle the majority and can get away with it because of the schedule, but I'm afraid that this is one of the balls I can't not go to.”
“And it would be an embarrassment to show up without me by your side,” I filled in with a small smile.
“If you truly do not wish to go, I can handle it, My Page.”
“Luna, when I got involved with you, I knew what I was getting into,” I said before I grinned. “Okay, that's a lie. I had no clue. But it's still worth it. Even if I had to spend a night every week listening to nobles talking about how important they are it would still be well worth it.”
That got a smile from her, her wings raising hard as she noses softly at my mane.
“Of course, two nights a week would have been completely unacce-eep!”
“Silly Page,” she giggled and let go of my ear before she smiled and eyed me, “I think you need a new formal outfit. You've put on a bit of muscle since then.”
I raised a eyebrow at her, “Wonder whose fault that is.”
Luna frowned in mock thought, “Maybe I have been too rough with you. Perhaps we should reduce our... physical activity.”
“Oh please, you wouldn't last a week,” I teased right back, “I'm unbelievably irresistible.”
She stuck her tongue out at me, “Half right.”
I just grinned and walked along side her through the corridor, “So... same theater getup as last time or do I get a actual suit this time?”
“Theater getup!? That's the traditional formal dress for a Warmage,” Luna corrected me, “And yes. I'll acquire Rarity's services once more. I need a dress in any case. This time I will wear more than simply my regalia.”
I nodded.
To be honest, it wasn't that bad and I had to admit, the weapon belt, side cloak combo did look kinda good. It sure as hell was more comfortable to wear than a monkey suit in any case. I honestly didn't care if it was a couple of millennia out of date.
Luna liked it when I wore it and that's all that mattered for me.
“So... Just curious, how does it differ from the Warmage field gear?”
“Less armor beneath for the most part. In the field it was worn with vambraces for front and rear legs and a chest plate,” Luna explained, “But that's as far as the Warmage gear was standardized. The Warmages never were a regular fighting force, they were specialists. Those that were good with weapons carried those. I knew some that didn't carry any weapons but the chakram and used their magic in a fight. Others didn't fight at all but focused on the healing arts.”
“...You make it almost sound like Jedi.”
That got a grin from her, “Less negotiation and more going in and cracking heads until whatever the threat was went away. Missions that the Guard of the time couldn't handle or were too secret to be allowed to be known.”
Ah. Elite forces, black ops kinda stuff.
“I see,” I said with a nod.
“Of course, a lot of that was before the formation of Equestira,” Luna said as we exited onto the training ground lit up by nothing but torches and the moon far above, “They were a faction of the Unicorn empire first. We kept them around for a while after we formed Equestria, they were actually one of the first groups to step up and back Celestia and myself.”
“...Why are they not around anymore?”
Luna let out a small breath and scraped her hoof on the dirt, “Betrayal. Some two thousand years ago their leader, Slicing Blade staged a coup... or tried at the very least. He and his fifty closest ambushed me and my sister during a invitation to their fortress.”
“Oh.”
She shook her head, “When the fighting was over... There was a total of five loyal Warmages left. Of over five hundred in total. They all swore that due to the shame of their order, their arts would die with them.”
“Luna...”
“Many friends died that day.” she sighed softly and put her wing over my back, “It is not something I enjoy thinking of, but you deserve to know. In all honesty I should have told you all this a long time ago.”
I leaned softly against her warmth, “Why did you decide to teach me in that way? You must know many ways to fight and defend yourself.”
“I do, My Page,” she agreed before she smiled down at me, “I chose this way because... It's one of the best. And they deserve to be remembered, those honorable ones are not stained by the actions of those that came after,” before she blushes, “..And I may have a thing for that uniform as they say nowdays.”
I smirked up at her as the mood lightened up again, “And the real reason you wish for me to join you at the ball is revealed,” I teased before I grinned. “Maybe I should wear it more often. Perhaps have a couple more versions made at the same time that's more 'field worthy' rather than the fancy one.”
Luna's ears perked up at that and she smiled, “I believe I would like that. But enough of that for now. It is time you learn the next important magical milestone. Have you reviewed the texts on teleportation I gave you?”
“Yes Ma'am!”
Sweet, I was just about to go to sleep, but I need my nightly fix and you delivered.
So...Where is Silver Leaf?
I think you mean Unicron empire.
Ok for some odd reason this is the third time I've had to track this story....
7365204 Ha. Ha.
Good chapter. Although it kinda just drops the ball on Silver Leaf. I thought there was going to be at least a little more for that side story.
7365204 insert I see what you did there meme.
-BFBL
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Oh, screw you guys, it was totally funny.
7365570 What do you mean? I know it was funny. That's why I said. *insert I see what you did there meme* I was replying to your funny coment with another one.
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So was I. I suppose it didn't come across well.
7365189 She is being secretly trained to be a black ops for the lunar gard.
Or still playing with the timberpup.
7365856 Or Luna is evaluating her as a member of her royal harem. Happened with Moondancer. So, why not?
7365814 Sorry about that. Even in face to face conversation I have trouble with this sort of stuff sometimes.
Well I am really enjoying it, but maybe just because I'm reading it as it comes out, chapter by chapter, and because I read the prequels. Since I don't really see an evident story arc I don't think it would stand up by itself, let alone reading more than one chapter per day.
I hope there will be some 'action' (not purely literal) just to give it some solidity, but in any case it's a fantastic 'slice of life' which I do not dislike at all.
I'm sad to say my favorite parts of this series are now the ones that don't involve Luna. It used to be the oposite, I used to love seeing their relationship develope, and Luna was fun to see.
Now it just seems like every time their together it's time for more innuendos, pet names, and 'Wo to Luna, tragic backstory!' I care more about Silver than I do Luna now...
So he will cosplay KISS? at least invite Cloud and Swift to the ball.
Only 5 left after the big battle... Also like Jedi. He should publish a history...
Oh please. When was the last time anyone saw any Jedi actually negotiate? Everytime the Jedi have some kind of problem, rather than talk their way out of it, they immediately start slicing things with their lightsabres. When the Separatists decided to separate, these "peace keepers" only seemed to care about keeping the peace until they realized they had a clone army at their disposal. At that point, they didn't hesitate to to start beheading sapient droids.
So, I guess the war mages were exactly like the Jedi: saying all the non-violent things, while jumping head-on into the violence.
As Luke himself once said: "The Jedi have been romanticized, deified. But if you strip away the myth and look at their deeds, the legacy of the Jedi is failure, hypocrisy, hubris." And it's true. Their willingness to A) let the senate give extra unchecked power to a man they didn't really trust, and B) keep fighting, ultimately played into Sidious's hands so well, he was able to wipe them out, and plunge the galaxy into decades of autocracy, which of course was reinforced via governmental terrorism.
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The term is "Aggressive Negotiations"
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Dude... I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating. And it gets everywhere.
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But......but sand!!!!!! Sand between the toes feels so great!!!!!! Especially the warm stuff........ah, squeezing warm sand between the toes before jumping into the water. One of the true wonders of the natural world.
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I guess that's the difference between beach sand, and the sand in deserts like Tatooine: beach sand doesn't blow everywhere during dust storms (AFAIK).
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Untill you have it in your clothes and in your stuff months later
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Could be worse. Could be on Dagobah. Plenty of water, plenty of plants, plenty of life.... Such a nice place.
Are you going to eat that? ‘Cause if not, it Is going to eat you.
Yeah, give me Tatooine any day.
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If there is a "Petty Hell", that would be one of the tortures
Women in suit and uniforms look sexy. I can understand Lunas wish for Page to wear it for her
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Never understood that fetish personally
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Eh, some people just like the appeal of someone in professional power. Suits, uniforms, etc... worn with confidence and a hint of [lewd]-appeal can go a long way. But just as with any other interest, it's not for everyone.
The best punishment is to not exist. Forget those who betrayed you and remember those who didn't
Cool bye bye
There is a free steam game that is showing demon woman in suits, they look so hot...
Uniforms sure help someone look awesome 👍
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Fire Resistance potions...
Many Fire Resistance potions...
Stud looks good in a uniform
Maybe Rarity should be commissioned for some in action version for easy cleaning and a snuggle version for bed