The Angel of Hearth's Warming

by FrostTheWolf

3- The Next Morning

When Gallus woke up the next morning, it was difficult for the griffon to wrap his head around everything that happened. Part of him thought that everything that happened last night was just a dream. A figment of his imagination while he was asleep. Surely that was the only way in which everything would make sense, right?

Though, as he turned towards the night stand, the griffon's eyes widened as he realized what was still there. The crystal he found in his room last night. “By King Grover’s talons, that really happened!”

Yet, before he could wrap his head around everything from the night before, he was pulled from his thoughts by an incessant knocking at his door, “Hey Gallus, are you in there? Headmare Twilight wanted to say a few things before breakfast this morning.”

“H-hang on a moment,” Gallus said, before immediately rushing towards the door to see that Sandbar and the rest of his friends were outside. They all seemed as happy and carefree as they did from the day before, completely unaware of his nightly encounter. Their mirth turned to concern as they scrutinized their friend, and his frantic, disheveled state.

“Are you okay?” Smolder asked.

“Y-yeah, why?”

“Well, you look like you saw a ghost of something,” the dragon told him.

“I… I don’t know. I think I’m just tired still,” the griffon replied. It… took a bit, but as he was walking with his friends, something echoed in his mind.

“Friend Gallus needs to sleep on yak bed. Yak beds perfect for best night sleep!” Yona proudly stated.

Gallus couldn’t help but chuckle a bit at that, “Y-yeah, maybe I should try it one day. Thanks, Yona.”

“Friend Gallus is welcome!” The others joined in on the moment with their own chuckles, just glad to be a part of the casual exchange they typically shared.

“Well now that we finally got ‘Sleeping Beauty’ out of bed,” Smolder interjected, “Can we please get down to the cafeteria? I want to snag some of those pancakes before they’re all gone, again.”

The group agreed and turned to head out in their daily routine of breakfast with friends when Gallus paused.

Are you willing to take a leap of faith?

“Hey guys?” Gallus asked, something that got the attention of his friends, “After breakfast, can we… well, talk? There’s something I wanted to talk to you guys about.”

“Sure, I think we can do that,” Sandbar replied, “Though, what did you want to talk about?”

As the six of them continued down the hall, they happened to pass by their classmate Snow Dust. Only this time, he was wearing a wonderbolts jacket as the pegasus turned around and watched them. A smile present on his face.

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Author's Note:

So yeah... after who knows how long and many people asking about the possibility of a sequel, I decided to make one.

However, doing so was a pain. Not just because of having to work on other projects, but also because I wanted to write something that made sense. Shawn (AKA, Snow Dust), is one who's known for helping people overcome their problems despite some of the things he's going through. The challenge with this was to try and have him step outside of his comfort zone and to say 'Yeah, I've had bad things happen... however, that doesn't hold me back'.

That same mindset has been the thing that has been getting me through this year despite it's ups and downs. And I hope that it helps you guys all the same.

Until next time
-Frost

Comments

[Whisper Spirit]

This is short and sweet sequel, and I loved it!