Luna's Bassoon

by Pineta

Fit the Fifth: Legal Challenge

Celestia went back to bed.
The pain dispersed from her head.
She felt at ease,
Happy and pleased.
By morning the news was widespread.

The conductor’s response was rage.
“A princess can do that in our age?
“This is a black mark
“Against our monarch.
“Who does she think she can upstage?”

Remaining ever the opportunist,
She pleaded her case at the soonest.
“We have lots of flutes,
“Horns, oboes and lutes,
“But we can’t do without our bassoonist.”

Celestia would not come around.
She said, “This cacophonous sound,
“That Luna calls a tune,
“Is best played on the moon,
“So we don't hear a note on the ground.”

Musicians leapt to Luna’s defence.
“We must make Celestia see sense.”
The law being thorny,
They hired an attorney,
At quite a considerable expense.

The lawyer tried to bargain a deal
At the High Court of Appeal.
But quite unexpected,
The case was rejected.
“For this sentence we cannot repeal.

“A law an alicorn transgresses
“Is a matter for the princesses.
“We have no authority
“To rule against royalty.
“It must be judged by their highnesses.”

“But Luna is the defendant.
“Celestia’s not independent.
“She holds a grudge
“And will misjudge.
“We need a royal pretendant.