As I do so, I also see Maple leave the library. Why the hell would she be leaving in this weather? Food? Maybe something she needs? My curiosity is killing me, but this isn't some pony I don't know. This is my friend, and I shouldn't dig into her business.

Oh man, she's a changeling, I hoped she wasn't one😅
(And I could be wrong and I hope I am)

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Well, twas my first thought too that she is a changeling. Hmm if she is, let's hope she is nice one that let us experiment on her 😂

I did this both because it's at least somewhat impotent to her, and because I wanted my first healing spell to be fully complete and triple-checked for any mistakes. And yesterday at our last meeting I was able to give it to her, but it wasn't as much of a celebration as you'd think.

I think you meant important

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yes and thank you.

100% Maple is a changeling

Speaking of mutations, I wonder if he makes a molecular-dense shield spell and uses his life magic to artificially make potassium break down rapidly and set off a lot of radiation. I wonder what mutations one can have with that. Oh well, we may never know.

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Sometimes your ideas are legitimately terrifying. Maybe.

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I don't think she's going to let him experiment on her, Nobody likes being experimented on. lol
And also more importantly he's not twilight here.

Aw, dang it. I thought “Shining Arbor” was clever.

I forgot about Caelum. Shade learned about her from the Information Guild. Would they have any clues about Night Crows?

I don’t think Shade suspects Maple yet. If he did, I’d suggest to him that he try an ambient love ward like a tiny little one-changeling serving sized Crystal Heart. Just set that somewhere in her work area and see if she feels better… but he doesn’t suspect anything.

Sorry, Celestia. Maybe Shade can find a way to make that mana tea into a cake for you?

Thanks for the update!

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Thanks for the compliment I aim to scare with ideas that are both good and bad simultaneously. I mean, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a sigil for radioactivity. I mean, "non-lethal" ranged attacks can happen if you do make that. Just imagine microwaving somebody or giving rad poisoning. :3 (gets even more powerful with incantations)

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She could be trying to hide a crippling addiction to the new hooflight vampony romance novel series.

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💀💀

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Would be rather inconvenient as he's already keeping notes in English for security so he'd have to come up with something else for that.

Maple is definitely a changeling, something tells me changelings in this verse struggle to have energy in the cold.

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Nah, even Celestia said she didn’t know much about it, so his notes would still be secure.

Now that I think about it, Shade would be rather good at alchemy/potionering (or whatever it is that Zecora do) with his Life Magic 🤔

Hey, I know that this guy is very pacifist but I think that he should at least try to develop a weapon human style in case of emergency it will bring him a huge advantage in case of emergency.
But yeah try some sort of more advanced tool for battle

Beyond that over the past month, I have been using almost all of my free time to finish the cleansing spell, and that paid off when I finished it two weeks early. However I didn't send it to Celestia yet as I wanted to improve and polish the spell to the best of my ability before giving it to her.

Back when you mentioned Maple mangling her blanket, my first thought was were-pony of some sort. But changeling would make sense too. Probably more, actually. She could just be not used to blankets, as opposed to sleep/transformation-mauling it.

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Considering changeling are often touted in fics as spy masters, I wouldn't doubt some of his works went public to the changeling or some of his "quirks" so he's prob a semi-vip or something.

I watch as flakes of snowfall in uncountable numbers pass my window.

Snow fall*
Past*