Easy Access, the Story of Quill

by Graphite Quill

The Mirror Thief

Author's Note:

It's a bit short but eh its progression. sorta... Allergies suck. {T}

Finding Thief took a lot less effort than I thought, by which I mean I did absolutely nothing. No shit the guy found me on one of my walks and practically tackled me with questions. Though I know I'm going to regret it later I'm bringing him to the library to 'catch up' on everything that has happened since coming here. The guy will not shut up, hes been talking since I invited him over. Cutting him off mid ramble I said "OK we're here, wait outside." Leaving the armor clad Pegasus behind I walked in and right up to my boss. "Do you know any spells to mute somepony?"

"Hey I heard that!" Came a voice from outside.

At my bosses confused expression I let out a sigh of exasperation. "Nevermind, with as much as he talks it should be easy enough make him bite his own tongue off."

Thief came inside looking between me and my boss before settling a glare on me. "I can still hear you, you ass! Why do you always have to be mean?"

"You deserve it. Anyway Ms.Binding this is the idiot I told you about before, the one that let me back stage at the celebration."

"The one you said you knew from where you lived before you came here?" She asked and I nodded. She looked to him and asked "Where was it you two came from again?" Oh crap, did I tell her I was from some place in Equestria? If i did and forget but he says somewhere different, we might have some explaining to do.

Thief seemed to come to the same conclusion and looked to me for an answer. He panicked a bit when I shrugged then he stuttered out an answer. "B-baltimare!" We both sat still waiting for a reaction.

After looking between us a few times she smiled and chuckled. "That explains this ones temper and attitude. He never talks about himself and always deflects any questions about his past."

Phew, dodged a bullet there.

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We chatted for a while about some of the things that have happened to us lately and eventually my boss left to run some errands. This left Silent and I to talk more openly about whats really been going on lately. Who's this 'Silent' guy you ask? Thief, the very same human I pushed into the portal, named himself Silent Whispers. Silent. Whispers. I lost it when he told us his pony name, my boss was confused at my laughter but thankfully didn't question me before she left.

Anyways Silent,*snort* sorry still funny, told me about how lax security really was in the castle and how he basically had free rein to do whatever he wanted unless he was needed. From what I gather his job is basically secret mission type stuff like espionage, he would gather info by infiltrating enemy territory. In other words he's a spy that acts like a guard when not on a mission. Kinda cool I have to admit but I still question the sanity of his captain for giving a potential threat a job within the castle. However that can work in my favor if he is willing to do a few jobs for me, my plans have changed a bit.

"So Silent, have you thought about doing a little extra side work?" I decided to get right to the point. "I'm sure with your abilities and rank in the guard many ponies would be willing to hire you."

"Nopony has ever offered, but I guess depending on the job I might be ok with the extra work. Though I do have to think of my status as a guard so I can't do anything illegal if that's what you're asking." He knows me so well already.

"The job I'm offering is simple and easy, plus it benefits us both. The mirror. I need you to retrieve it from that buildings basement."

"So you're asking me to risk my job for stealing a mirror?" Silent sneers.

"It's THE mirror, and no not steal, buy. If I go in there to buy the mirror ponies will wonder how I knew about it which could cause me problems. However if you went in were to convince them that Celestia wants the mirror, they'd sell it to you in a heartbeat with no questions asked. They practically worship her, It would be easy trust me."

"You scare me sometimes, you know that right? You always act like everypony is out to get you when in reality this is a damn near peaceful world filled with naive and trusting ponies. I know you think I'm a bad guy but you're wrong. I don't want to lie any more than I already have to, so go find yourself another lackey." With that Silent stood and left, leaving me with my thoughts for about ten seconds before he came back into the library. "Oh and if you do get that mirror back in time for the portal to open, just leave. I've found my home."

Comments

[Peppermint N Swirl]

Always nice reading stories about humans going native. Home is where the heart is.

[DreamCatcher-Caster]

Ah, so his name is Silent Whisper, not bad. Kinda sounds like a Thestrals name but still works for his nature.

[NotSuspicious366]

"It's THE mirror, and no not steal, buy. If I go in there to buy the mirror ponies will wonder how I knew about it which could cause me problems. However if you went in were to convince them that Celestia wants the mirror, they'd sell it to you in a heartbeat with no questions asked. They practically worship her, It would be easy trust me."

While that statement is true, it's a lie that you can catch if you ask the right people. Tell them that "one of the royalty" wants the mirror, since you are not getting specific, it will be harder to catch.

[tsaukpaetra]

He never did explain how he rigged it to power on again after a month. Or how he hasn't been discovered.