Lesson One
I wake up, not that I really want to. Ever since I was reborn in this world I've always woken up with the morning Sun. Come on, let's get up. Brrr, cold. A bit of stretching and....ahhh. Now that I'm ready to get ready, let's get Mac and Cady woken up.
I move over to the side of their bed. Oh, they look so cute, cuddled up together like that. It's good to know Cadance isn't touch-phobic, that would have been complicated to take care of. I'm nearly tempted to let them sleep. Nearly.
I lean right beside Mac's ear.
"Wakey, wakey, Macky."
His ear flick and he moves a little.
"Mgnn... Mom... too...rly..."
Oh, isn't that a shot right to the heart. We'll save her, Mac. I promise.
"C'mon Mac, time to wake up."
He finally opens his eyes. He looks at me, his gaze full of confusion.
"Wha...where am I?"
Is he thinking that yesterday was a dream? Can't really blame him if it's the case.
"My room, Mac. Remember?"
He blinks a few time and finally understanding fill his eyes, as well as sorrow.
"It...it wasn't a dream?"
I place a hoof on his shoulder.
"Sorry, Mac."
"Don't. Just...just don't. I'll be fine."
I'm not so sure about that.
"I know it has been just a day since we met, but I'm there if you need to talk, okay?" I look at the other occupant of the bed. "That goes for you too, Cadance."
Of course she'd wake up. I don't think her sleep was very restful, if the dark circles under her eyes are any indication. Seems it will take more than a Heartsong to help her.
"Okay", they both say.
"Right. Now, up you two! We've got a long day ahead of us and we need to prepare for it."
The door opens, a maid leaning inside the room.
"My Prince, your bath is ready."
"Thank you. I'll be there shortly." I turn to Mac and Cadance. "Come on, follow me."
We exit the bedroom, headed for the bathroom.
"Good morning, Prince."
"Good morning, Proper."
"Go take your bath, I shall bring your slaves to the servant's-"
"They'll bathe with me."
"What? That isn't proper!"
"It isn't, but it's efficient."
"Fine, Prince."
We enter the bathroom and I motion for Cadance and Macintosh to enter the bath first,
"Um, Your Highness...", a maid says, nervously.
"Yes?"
"Do we...do we have to wash...them?"
"Yes.", I say bluntly.
"But-"
"You're not going to die from touching an earth pony. Now stop being childish, that's my job."
"V-very well, Prince."
Resist the urge to sigh. They don't know any better.
Let's get on with this.
Hmm, I feel like a pretty little pony. Which I am. Would have thought I'd get used to it after all these years.
Now, breakfast!
"What are you two doing? The table isn't for things like you!"
Shit.
"Mister Gourmet, is there a problem?"
"Of course there is! These beasts were sitting at the table!"
Cadance looks about ready to cry, with Mac standing very closely to her, clearly ready to protect her.
"I told them to."
"What?"
"What is the point of personal slaves if they are at the other end of the Castle? They will have breakfast with me, at the table."
"But, this isn't-"
"Proper? Am I not the Prince? Do I not have a say in what is proper or not?"
"O-of course you do, Your Highness!"
"Then, for the sake of practicality, they will eat with me and they will eat the same thing as me. I want them to be in the best condition possible, and proper nutrition is an essential component of that."
The chef bows his head.
"Very well, Your Highness."
Why is nothing ever easy? I move over to Cadance and Mac, leaning close to Cady.
"Are you okay?", I whisper.
She nods.
"Come on, sit.", I say, louder.
We proceed to do so, and a few moments later servants bring us our breakfast. Mhhm, pancakes...
Mac and Cady look positively astonished.
"What's wrong?"
"N-nothing, Master! We just never...", Mac says.
Right, obviously.
"Eat up. I can guarantee you it's delicious. Though... Cadance?"
"Y-yes?"
"Mind swapping dishes with me?"
"Um, no?"
"Perfect!", I say, switching them with my magic.
I look at it. Seems pretty much the same.
I take a bite and...no, it's perfectly normal. Good, if he had botched it deliberately...
Whatever. Pancakes!
"Prince, Lord Armour has arrived."
"Show him to my bedroom, please."
The maid walks out and Shining walks in a few moments later.
I hop off the bed and go hug him.
"Hello, Shiny!"
"H-hello, Solus!", he squeaks out.
Gosh, he's so adorable!
"So, ready to learn?"
"Y-yes!"
What's with the look of determination in his eyes? It's not a bad thing, but...where did it come from? Bah, let's not look the gift horse in the mouth.
...
Is that racist? Well, I'm an equine, but...
Anyway.
"Good! Before I show you your new tutors, I'd like you to meet my..."
What do I call them? I don't want to call them slaves, but Shiny won't understand if I call them friends.
"...companions, Macintosh and Cadance."
"Oh, is those your gifts? I like the pink one, she's pretty!"
Really? Uh. I wonder...
Um, Cadance didn't seem to like it though, she's hiding behind Mac, shaking slightly.
"Uh, Shiny, please don't call her that..."
"Why not, what's the problem with it?"
Kids are innocent, right?
*sigh*
"Shiny, don't call them it, please."
"W-why? Isn't that what we're supposed to call them?"
"Did your mother tell you that?"
"Yes..."
"Well, she's wrong. They are ponies too, just as intelligent and capable of feelings as us."
"But...why are they slaves then?"
Well, ain't that a fucking thorny question.
"Well-"
"Because your Empress is a monster, that's why."
Lard damn it, Macintosh!
"No she's not! How dare you call her that?!"
"She is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
Well, they are children, I don't know what I was expecting...
"Calm down, both of you!"
"But he started it!", they both say, pointing at each other.
*siiiigh*
"Maybe, but you have to be two to fight."
"Aren't you angry about what he said?", Shiny says.
Not particularly? Can't answer that, though...
"No, because I understand why he said it."
"Uh? W-what do you mean?"
"As I said, they're like us, but they have to be slaves. Would you like to be a slave?"
"N-no!"
"Then why would they?"
He looks down, and remain silent, before raising his head slightly.
"Isn't that what they're supposed to be, though?", he asks in a small voice.
"Shiny, I'm not angry, okay? And they're not. My...Mother...might say otherwise, but I know Mac and Cady can feel the same emotions as me. It's not fair, what they, and so many others, are going through."
"But Celestia-"
"Celestia is just a pony! An old one, but a pony nonetheless."
"But she's an alicorn!"
"So am I! You don't see me torturing foals and pillaging and raping and murdering!", I shout.
Shiny stumbles back, clearly panicking, hard.
"Shiny, I-"
*sob*
"i'm sorry, please don't hurt me, i'm sorry, sorry, so sorry..."
I hug him, wings and all.
"It's okay Shiny", I say in a soft voice. "I didn't mean to shout."
"You're -snrkk- you're n-not angry?"
"Not at you, no."
I let him cry it out and after a while he's calmed down. I let go of him.
"S-sorry, I know I'm a crybaby-"
"You're six.", I deadpan. "Crying is perfectly normal."
"Right..."
"Anyway. Slaves are people too, even the non-equine."
"But why would Celestia allow it if it's wrong?"
"I don't know, Shiny. I wish I knew."
I really do. There's enough evidence to support the theory that Celestia was good once, so I'd really like to know what happened.
"Oh..."
"Anyway, I consider them my friends."
"Friends?"
"Yes. And they can be yours too, if you want." I turn to Mac and Cadance. "Well, if they're okay with it."
Mac step closer to us.
"I am. Sorry for being mean."
"Uh, m-me too. I... I'd like to be your friend."
Mac smiles at him.
"Anyone Solus calls a friend must be worth it. I'd be happy to be your friend, Shiny."
Shining seems weirded out by a slave calling him that, but he looks happy nonetheless.
I get close to Cadance.
"What about you, Cady?", I ask softly.
"Um, what Mac said. I-I would be happy to be your friend too, Sh-Shiny."
"T-thank you. Sorry for calling you pretty-I mean-"
"Calling her pretty isn't the problem, Shiny. She just...had a bad experience with stallions finding her pretty."
"Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't know."
"It's okay.", Cadance reply meekly.
"Anyway, we can't stay here any longer or we'll be tardy. Proper!"
Proper enters the room.
"You called, Prince?"
"Bring Shining to his lesson please."
"Of course, Prince. Come along, Lord Armour."
I smile at Shiny.
"Don't worry Shiny, I'm sure you'll do great."
He smiles shyly.
"O-okay."
I shake my head, amused.
"Have a good day, Shiny. I'll see you later."
"Okay, now let's get us started on you two."
"Uh, what do you mean, Solus?"
Oh, Mac looks worried. How cute.
"I mean we're going to go visit the Court Physician."
"The court what now?"
"The Court Physician. He's the one who make sure the residents of the Castle are healthy."
"Why do I need to go to some fancy-schmancy magic... something? I feel fine!"
"Exactly, you feel fine, that doesn't mean you are."
"Well, I am!"
"Mac, you can't know that. Do you really think your owner cared enough to make sure your environment was sanitary."
"Sanita-what?"
Right, kid. Illiterate kid. I hope I won't make him feel bad all the time.
"Healthy. Even if you feel fine, what about Cadance?"
He visibly deflates at that.
"What about her?"
"Do you really think she's as strong as you? No offence."
"None taken."
"W-well, I... Ugh, fine! Let's go see the physian!"
"Physician. Thank you, Mac."
"Yeah, yeah..."
We head out, toward the Infirmary. It's not that far, since it's meant to be close to the quarters of the Royal family. We soon reach it and I open the door.
"Oh, Your Highness! What can we do for you?", a nurse asks.
"I would like to have my new companions examined."
"Of course, Your Highness! I'll go get the Physician immediately."
She leaves to do just that. I turn to Cadance.
"Cady, If you feel uncomfortable, you just have to tell me, okay?"
"O-okay."
I smile.
"Don't worry. It's their job to make ponies feel better. If they do it improperly, they won't be doing it at all in the future."
The nurse comes back, with a stallion following behind.
"Ah, Your Highness! I presume those two are my patients today?"
"Yes. I want them to be in the best condition possible. Be careful with the pink one though, she... has had issues with wandering hooves."
"Really? Despicable! To do that with a foal... Ah, well, this way."
That went better than I expected.
"Hold still!"
"But it feels weird!"
Oh, Mac...
At least Cadance's examination was done without any trouble.
"Mac, let him do his job."
"But it's all tingly!"
"That's magic, now stand still so I can finish."
And Mac is still squirming.
"Mac! Stand still!", I say.
Wooh, I don't like the feeling I just got.
Neither did Mac, apparently. He's standing straight as a tree and as still as one.
Wait...
Did I Order him?
Oh, shit!
"There, done! It will take a moment before I have the results, Prince. Please wait here."
He leaves and as soon as he do I make a beeline for Mac. I lean in close, but he scoots away.
"Mac, I'm sorry, I didn't... It activated on its own."
"Yeah, right..."
"I swear I didn't... I swore I would take care of you, do you really think I'd break an oath to Harmony?"
He rubs his foreleg, looking uncertain.
"No..."
"I'm really sorry, I didn't know it was so easy to activate. I'll try my best not to do it again."
"Okay..."
*sigh*
I guess that's the best I can get.
"Your Highness?"
"Yes?"
"The Physician is ready to see you in his office."
"Right. Lead the way."
I make to leave, but I turn my head to look at Mac before I reach the door. He's looking away, with Cadance shyly trying to comfort him. Ugh, I really messed up.
I soon enter the office.
"Ah, my Prince, please, sit."
I do as he asks.
"Is everything alright?", I ask.
"Hmm, a bit of malnutrition and a few bruises and cuts, but otherwise, nothing time won't heal."
I breathe a sigh of relief.
"Good. Thank you sir. Will that be all?"
"I think so, Your Highness."
"Then, thank you for your services. Have a good day."
"You too, Prince."
I leave his office and go back to where Mac and Cady are.
"Hey you two."
"Hey..."
Mac...
"The Physician said that the both of you were fine."
"I told you I was..."
*sigh*
"Come on, we're leaving."
"Ah, Prince, you are back."
"Yes, Proper. What is it?"
"What do you wish your companions to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, they need to be trained for whatever purpose you assign them."
Oh, like Mac wasn't pissed off enough yet.
"Give me a moment, I want to talk with them."
"What is there to talk about?"
"What they've already learned, what they think they'd be best suited for...There's many reasons why I want to ask them in order to make the best decision possible."
"Very well, my Prince."
"I'll be in my bedroom."
We head inside and I close the door behind us.
"So...", I begin.
"Do we have to?"
Oh he'll hate this.
"Yes. You're supposed to serve me, you'll have to play the part."
"What about a simple servant? Cleaning, dusting-"
"I already have those. Your role must be unique."
"Oh..."
"I did think about something..."
"What is it?"
"You could be my bodyguard."
"Your bodyguard?"
"Yeah. It would give you an excuse to learn how to fight, which you'll probably have to. If you still want to help me, I mean."
"Of course! I...I know you didn't mean...I'll do it. I'll learn how to fight."
I smile a little.
"Good. As for you Cadance, well..."
"Say it, what do you need me to be?"
What?
"What? I don't want you to-"
"You want to help everyone, right?"
"Yeah...?"
"Then I want to help, any way I can."
And I thought she'd be radically different from the show's Cadance...
"Your previous owner probably wanted you to become a concubine or something. And you'll be exactly that."
"What? No, she won't!", Mac says.
"Calm down. A concubine is meant to entertain their master. While usually they do that by more...carnal means, they can also do so in other ways."
"Other ways?", Cadance asks.
"Music and poetry, mainly."
"So I'll learn how to sing?"
"Not just that. You'll also learn how to read and write, very important skills if you want to help me in the quagmire that is imperial politics."
"You want to help with politics?"
"Yes. They'll underestimate you. They'll ignore you if you're in the same room, allowing you to eavesdrop. They'll let you in their quarters if they think you're a maid, where your ability to read will come in handy."
"Oh, that sounds...complicated."
"It is. But that's not all. As an alicorn, would it not be normal for my concubine to be better trained? Literature, philosophy, mathematics, economy, rhetoric! You'll learn all of that! You'll know more than any lady of the Court!"
"You...you really think I can do that?"
"I'm sure of it!", I say, smiling.
"O-okay, I'll try my best!"
"That's the spirit! Is there anything either of you would like to add?"
Mac and Cadance look at each other.
"I don't think so.", Mac says.
"Good, let's go back to Proper then."
We move out of the bedroom and back to the lobby.
"Proper?"
"Have you decided, Prince?"
"Yes. Macintosh", I point to Mac, "will be trained to be my bodyguard."
"Hmm, he does have the stature for it...what about the girl?"
"She will be trained to be my concubine."
"Concubine? Are you not a little young for this?"
Little? Understatement of the year.
"Not in that way. I want to be able to hold sophisticated conversations with her, I want her to sing for me, I want her to help me with my assignments. She will learn all of that."
"Is that not too much, just for a slave?"
"Am I not a Prince? Do I not deserve the best there is?"
"I suppose you do, Your Highness. Very well. You", he says, pointing at a maid, "bring the filly to Lady Aurora Verse. Tell her she is to be taught everything she knows."
Uh, sweet. Aurora was always one of my favourite teacher. I wonder if I'll share a lesson with Cadance?
The maid ushers Cadance out, though I manage to give her a reassuring smile before she leaves.
"My Prince", Proper resumes, "come with me."
"Where are we going?"
"The barracks. I am sure Major Iron Rod would prefer to take care of his training himself."
Definitely not one of my favourite teacher.
"Ah, Prince Solus! I thought you got to be a bum and do nothing for the next few days."
Oh, Iron Rod, how I missed you.
"We are not here for the Prince, Major." Proper says.
"You're not? Who-Oh, is that your new slave? Want to make him your bodyguard, eh?"
I nod
"Indeed."
"What, the Guard ain't enough for you?"
"Not if they're on patrol at the other end of the Castle rather than in my bedroom."
"Meh. Fair enough. Well, no point in dawdling, let's get to work!"
I turn to Mac.
"Don't worry. He's harsh, but fair."
Usually.
"Okay, Master." Mac says.
"Right, come here pipsqueak."
Mac stands before the Major, a determined look on his face.
"Eh, I like the look in your eyes, maggot. I'd let it be in one of my soldiers. Doesn't fit something like you though."
Wait, what?
"Prince, give me full authority over him."
"W-why?"
"To train him, of course! To break him down, and forge a suitable weapons from the remains."
I never asked for that!
"I don't want a weapon, I want a guard!"
"Bah, pot-ay-to pot-ah-to. By the end of this, he'll obey you without second thoughts."
Nononononono...
What do I do? I can't just tell him no, but I can't let Mac...
SHIT! CALLISE DE TABERNACK D'OSTIE!
"I..."
Mac is staring at me, his eyes full of fear.
'Please', he says, moving his mouth, but with no sound coming out.
Forgive me.
"Macintosh...do your best."
His jaw drop, his eyes clearly relaying his feelings of betrayal.
"Ya head him, maggot. Come on, let's get started."
I'm so sorry! I miscalculated! I...
I made a mistake...
Oh, please, forgive me...
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Love the story! Keep it up!
I am the luckiest duckling I found this story not even 2 hrs ago and now I have me a hole new chapter
Well shit good luck Mac you will need it.
If nothing else at least that's an ambiguous order. 'Do your best' doesn't mean that he has to work himself to death, or mindlessly obey. Merely that what he does, he must do to the best of his abilities.
Now if he said something like 'Obey iron rod' that would be different.
...yeahh... I think I'm going to have to shelf this story for a while. Souls just seems... Naive, right now.
macitosh welcome to your first day in hell please enjoy your stay
There is one trouble, that Solus did not think about. Celestia is just top of mountain, under her are unicorns, who will not give up their priviliges too wilingly. Industry, which is probably founded on slave labor, so instant abolishing will end in massive crysis. Slaves, who will gladly revenge for centuries of wrongdoings. And foreign countries, which will use this chaos for their profit and probably revenge too.
You can overthrow order, but people remain same. A lot of revolutionists have forgotten about this and watched their work distort even worse.
Hard decision. Poor Mac.
I would of said okay then fallen in line next to him.
"Lets begin Iron Rod."
"What are you-"
"Receiving training. Whatever he can do. I will do double."
"What's the point of having him then?"
"A measuring stick, a reminder to him that even on his strength, and suffering that I can do it better."
Well... That took a turn for the worse.
If things go wrong during training this could be a memory that compels your general to put a bullet in the back of your head and seize the revolution and control for himself.
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Well hello there. Fancy seeing you here, mate. About to read this fic soon, is it good?
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Howdy!
Yes! It grips you. And the, thus far regular updates , are Hiver-esc.
The story itself is heart breaking at times, seeing good characters a shadow of themselves, Celestia especially.
I am on my edge on how this will end.
Oooh, a 6 (or so) year old going through basic training? Mac I feel for you buddy.
Oh well, if he really is a GOOD Drill Instructor then he'll be just like Solus said, a strict but fair asshole... I don't think Solus used that last word in his description, but it should be accurate enough.
Just had a thought as well... could it be that Solus will be receiving the Element of Kindness? With his actions in helping the others I'd say he's just as likely to get that Element as he would be to get Magic.
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Marvelous! Looking forward to start reading this with your recommendation as soon when I"m finished with another story. Cheers mate! Have a nice day.
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So are you going to write a better story for us with this fabled character who is never wrong, never loses and is always given the keys to victory. Gotta say doesn't sound like a good story so far
...This Realm has, on multiple occasions now, caused my Sangheili Avatar to create and slaughter this variant of the Tyrant Sun. You have my attention. Do try to not disappoint when the Revolution comes around, that would be... Regrettable.
Alright, on a less barely-contained-fury note, this is an excellent story. The grammar is more-or-less good, though it does hiccup every so often. The characters are good as well, with sadly believable backgrounders having come from this nightmare of a scenario. Honestly, if my current Main was anywhere near there... Well... There would have been a much more violent and uncontrolled reaction. And blood. And severed limbs. And radiation poisoning. Did I mention that my current Main is an Alpha Deathclaw with a mixture of the Atronach and Apprentice starsign effects from Oblivion? And-Oh wait, that won't be until later. Just... Forget what I said about the radiation sickness, eh? Anyhow...
Good story, nice work, hope I don't find a multiverse link between yours and mine. Good Day!
Sincerely,
Hunter Redflame.
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So if a character learns something they are automatically a Gary Sue? Good to know.
So, he has the future princess of love, his sights on the bearers of magic and honesty, so all he needs are the locations of laughter, kindness, generosity, and loyalty bearers. Hell, he's even got the future Crystal Prince, and the locations of the Elements of Harmony! He even knows about how long until Nightmare's escape. All he needs now, is to put it all together for his plan to come to fruition.
He's gathering his crew and leveling them up
But some at cost
Well, damn. Assertive and verbose Mac is like my favorite part of this story. If you break him down to just 'Eeyup' and 'Eenope', then I'm going to be pissed.
I feel like Solus is being completely transparent with his feelings about slavery and equality to his staff. How he fools himself into believing his 'deception' is convincing is beyond me. I don't get how he can pull a "Are you questioning me, your Prince?" with Proper, his bathing staff, his chef, and his unicorn friend, yet if his personal trainer sticks to the status quo, he suddenly goes, "IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD.". I find that really annoying.
Good chapter, otherwise!
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Shining Armour is loyalty and Cadence is Kindness.
Is Proper Solus' father? He has to have had one, and we haven't seen him yet.
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We'll just have to see, won't we?
he could have just pushed to have mac trained like a normal soldier instead of a "weapon"
after all he is the prince and the major would have to obey
its not like he isn't doing it when questioned by proper going all i am the prince !
but now when it would actually be important to do it he acts like a wet noodle ?
Mac's mon : Swear you'll take care of my son."
solus: "I swear, on the Sun, Moon and Earth, I swear upon Harmony and it's virtue of Laughter, Loyalty, Honesty, Generosity, Kindness and Magic
major: let me break him and make him into a weapon!
Solus : ok...
that does not make sense and severely weakens this chapter quality
This story is pretty good for what it is. I like how the author was at least honest and added the self-insert tag.
There are some pretty big flaws in the plot (an obvious one being how Solus just rolled over and didn't fight for Mac to be treated better) but overall, it's fairly interesting. I'll keep reading this for now.
I'm getting strong Schindlers list vibes off of this with how Solus is trying to save as many as he can while playing along with the whole slavery act much alike to Oskar and the jews. All in all this story is brilliant and I look forward to the future of it
can you put jello in your panties?
Dang, he really messed up with Mac, hopefully they will be able to work past it.
Well, this is an interesting story. I want to see how it ends; Sunplot needs her chromosphere kicked pretty badly in this one.
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You know, I'm kind of wondering if Anti-celestia intended on naming him "soul less" on purpose and conducted some kind of antenatal ritual to ensure the foal was possessed by some sort of dark otherworldly god 'in nomine' and just wound up with a human by mistake... Sort of like she was intending to summon Yato/Yaboku (the god who grants dark wishes) from Noragami and wound up with a 'bleeding heart' instead. . . not that Yato would have been any less of a sentemental foal.
Couldn't Solus just tell Iron Rod that he needs and competent protector not a mindless drone, who can't think for him self. A bodyguard has to have the ability to recognize threats to their charge, and someone like the Major wants to make is nearly useless in that area. He is the prince so he can easily have Mac trained in any way he wants. Hoof to hoof Combat, Military tactics, escape protocols, weapons training, ect. these would all be useful for a guard for a prince and if he got him educated to most would most would just assume he just eccentric."He's the prince he can have what ever he wants" none would even think twice about it and being a child also help most don't even think twice about kids and their wants.
More!!!!!!!
One Word.
HELLUVA LOT OF MEANINGS
It's called...
"Fuck"
AMAZING!!!! This story is done so well it interest the reader without the need of fighting. This is a role model for all displaced stories
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The problem is a competent protector isn't always a loyal one. Having a bodyguard that can think for themselves can be bribed, can get thoughts against you.
A fair number of histories rulers have died because someone close to them decided to come close and stab them in the back.
While cruel, it's a valid insurance to defend oneself by having someone truly loyal.
Just want to say Im loving the story so far! I have an idea where this is going and cant wait to see how this pans out.... and hopefully beyond the NM event.
The only issues I could really find would be the initial pacing of the story is a bit rushed, and the whole thing with the elements.
Pace wise, It just feels like alot of details were missed with the first years of Solusś life. The story kinda blazed through the first six years to get to the eventful parts, while not terrible, left me wanting a little.
The second issue I find would be Solus and the elements. I get the idea that Solus and his friends will be the new bearers of the elements. If this is not the case, just ignore the words of an idiot. I like the idea of a new group of bearers, but when planing to activate an ancient artifact to fight a world destroying demi-god, you dont take half measures. Just gathering a groups of ponies that align with an element and repeatedly telling them that, doesn't guarantee that it'll work, especially when he knows who the elements are supposed to be. Then again, im trying to use logic in the magical land of equestria. I just feel like if I were preparing for this showdown, I would make sure to gather the mane 6 as well just in case. Again, If this is not whats going on, ignore the blathering fool; and I cant wait to be pleasantly surprised.
Also have some fan art
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This is more of a pet peeve for me than much else, but saying "it's okay" in the place of "I forgive you" has an unfortunate habit of sending the wrong message with some people. Most people take that line for the same, but some conclude (stupidly) that they can do it again because "It's okay." Saying "I forgive you" implies exactly that, but with the addition of "That wasn't something I enjoyed and would prefer you not do it again".
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To be fair, if he's going to be a bodyguard of value, that is to say, that he'll be able to take on things that might be a threat to Solus himself and be able to hold his own, even if for a few seconds, then Mac NEEDS to be a weapon. It sucks, but it's true. What foe could a simple guard take on that an alicorn couldn't handle themselves?
oh please no...i fear it already happened.
I admit I got the idea when someone else mentioned it, but I really hope he isn'T trying to recreate the show itself.
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for some stuff I like to make an exception, I suppose that not every fact from real life always makes the story only better.
I hope cadence doesn't stay as a copy paste fluttershy and grows into the character we all know and love.
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Hehehe "love" I see what you did there😏😏