Chapter 16
I hate winter.
Sure, curling up by a fireplace with My Sky or Sunny was amazing. But pretty much everything else about it sucked. When it wasn't freezing cold and howling with wind and snowing, it was freezing cold and absolutely burning bright outside with the sun glaring down from above and reflecting from the sun, making it even worse.
I hate winter so much.
Amber seemed to be in agreement with my opinion. The changeling didn't look overly happy where she trotted along next to me, bundled up with a cloak, a scarf and a warm winter hat. Similar to what I was wearing myself and it was still chilly, even with a warming spell on each of us.
"Nice day today," Iron Shine said cheerfully, trotting along on my other side. She was one of the members of my Legion and the one that was assigned to follow me around outside the castle today. She was an earth pony with grey coat and platinum hair with an iron bar cutiemark. She was also half a hoof taller than me and easily outmassed me by at least fifty percent, all of which was muscles.
She made Applejack look scrawny, but she wasn't even that bulky either, it was all lean muscle. Just… a lot of it. Layers upon layer.
I was fairly sure it was out of politeness that she used doors rather than just walk through walls.
What was even more unfair was that other than a nice knitted red scarf, she looked completely unbothered by the temperature outside.
"...How can you not be freezing? It's like twenty below."
"Eh, this counts as spring weather home in Stalliongrad, sir," she said cheerfully, "So where are we off to today?"
"I was planning to see if I could find a few Hearth's Warming gifts," I told her, "So I was thinking to visit the usual jewelry store and maybe go past Rarity's and see what we can find for Sunset. I have Luna's ready already, but I also need something for Celestia and Twilight and Midnight. Midnight and Twilight are pretty easy, I have a couple of rare books on order. Sunshine is a bit more difficult."
I mean, seriously. Sunshine was as difficult to shop for as Luna. What do you get a woman that already has literally everything?
...I guess I could get her a spa gift card or something. Bet I would even get it for free just because they'd get Princess Celestia visit their establishment.
Assuming she'd even actually ever get the time to actually use the thing.
I might think I'm busy, but Celestia was even busier than Luna who was even busier than I was.
Maybe a democratic revolution would be appreciated so they could both retire?
Now that was tempting, the idea of getting six or so more hours of Luna time a day was... a nice one. But not like I'd ever have the time to go through with it and with my luck, I'd end up as Emperor instead.
...Then again, every Emperor needed a royal harem so...
Pushing that silly thought away, I grinned and shook my head, "Let's go somewhere we can get inside before we freeze solid. Maybe we should visit Silvers place, it is on the way and some spice tea sounds nice right about now. What do you two think?"
"Yes please," Amber agreed quickly.
I kicked a bit at the new snow on the street as we made our way towards Silvers Cafe when a pink pegasus suddenly landed in front of us. Iron Shine quickly stepped between us when the Pegasus looked at me, "Prince Page!" she said and then bowed deeply, her wings spread wide.
I could see through her illusion. She was a thestral, light grey, almost white coat with a silvery mane. Her dark cloud cutiemark was almost identical to her illusions and she was wearing a heavy dark blue winter coat with slits in it for her wings.
"It's alright, Shine," I said and moved past the larger Earth Pony, "and there is no need to bow," I told the Thestral.
She looked up, meeting my eyes before she stood up again as she pulled a scroll from her small Equestrian Postal Service Satchel, "But there is, My Prince," she said and handed the scroll over, "From me, my brother and my mother," she continued quieter with a small shy smile before she quickly backed away and spread her wings, taking to the skies.
I looked after her before looking down at the scroll in my hoof for almost half a second before Iron Shine snatched it from my hoof and quickly put it away in her satchel,
"It's not scanned for spells!" she said firmly.
"I can do that myself," I grumbled half heartedly before looking in the direction the bat pony had disappeared in for a long second before I shook my head, "...Come on, I'm starting to lose feeling in my hooves.”
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Emperor, dont jinx yourself celestia may leave you holding the bag of running equestria instead of twilight in this universe
So, when does Page bring Shine into the harem? I mean, knowing this story...
Hm. I reckon Page is getting his own personal race to govern with the Thestrals.
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Hes imortal. Its literally a matter of time. Celestia, Skitter , Twilight , Cadance... Give or take a few decades / centuries
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Chrysalis, Midnight, Amber, the owner of that cafe, and pretty much every mare he's ever been nice to.
It's only a matter of time before the omni-ship will be complete.
Emperor Page does sound indeed nice.
Emperor with his trusted immortal haremmares/councillors, later followed with his many, many childrens from them? This would not be that bad, dear Page.
And I see that even this pony-world can't escape from having their Husky Russkies. I really wonder, who and when developed Stalliongrad fanon. And better Page will not drop bomb on ponies about Stalingrad, more precisive about Stalin. His pragmatic monstrosity would break ponies mind.
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Everytime i hear the term "Emperor" i always come to think of the false God Emperor from the 40k universe lol
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I think more of the Star Wars Universe
Probably
Passing up the harem concept and the heartwarming letter and going for the idea of Iron Shine.
There might be a picture coming
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One more masterfully painted art piece on the way.
While something of an exaggeration of how Russia works, it is nonetheless true that summer in Canada and "winter" in Florida are similar enough for snowbirds to be a thing. (My use of scare quotes should make it clear which place I live in)
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this sound like some HERESY around here or is it just me?!
Thanks for the new chapter! Looking forward to the update!
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Praise to the ones deserving it 
Its true
Who here is waiting for Page's regulars to somehow be hosting problematic ponies who'll call the guard on Prince Page, thus earning his ire?
That thought out of the way I hope to see this issue with the Thestrals solved peacefully as despite the human-like trouble they are not human and far easier to adapt if we go by Twilight's school.
Thank you for the chapter, and see you next time!
Do it .........................please
At least the harem part
Oh, come onnnnn a cliffhanger? Well, at least its only a day wait. This is what I love about this series every chapter maybe be short. Like really short, but it updates daily.
And having multiple prequels only increases the chances I read the next chapter without having to fear it be the last one
Though truth be told, all the stories so far, leave something to be desired.
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I think you'll like that this is the longest I written yet by quite a bit and I'm not even done writing it.
I could easily have split this one in two.
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Well, you certainly know how to make your readers love the story.
Knowing that makes me quite happy.
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MEANWHILE AT THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE
"WAIT WAIT WAIT I planned for one at a time, ONE AT A TIME PAGE, sure sunset was an unaccounted for variable BUT NOT ALL OF US AT ONCE!! Shinny break the glass case next to my nightstand, yes I know the entire room is made of glass cryatal, the glass glass case! We've got to break out plan #40-K!"
You’d think by now, Page would come with a neat little idea for an invitation to introduce into Equestria that could help in situations just like this: sunglasses
Bulk Biceps could learn a thing or two
Cheerfulness, Red (on a scarf, admittedly, Built Stronk, and walls are a minor inconvenience.
Iron Shine instantly made me think of Scorpia from She-Ra.
Yeeeee!!!!
Rarity really needs to introduce a line of sexy lingerie, and he absolutely has to "inspire" her to name it "Rarity's Secret". :D I mean, she's already making custom stuff for him... it wouldn't be a stretch. ;]
*Puts on hazmat suit*
Let’s check the comment section I guess…
Chuck Noris pony daughter lady's and gentlepone.
I wonder if all Alicorns use good out of politeness.
Imagen them walking through walls because they pretend that they could not gine the walls.
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Surprisingly tame? Wasn't it
Quite a surprise in retrospective viewing
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"Ah shit here we go again."
Yoooooo, she's an Equestrian equivalent of a Russian!!