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"Yeah that's fine." He chuckled a bit. "I love you too." He continued on the way back to the tower. This is nice, feeling her warmth on my back... But what are the others back at the tower going to say when they see her? And that dragon... I know he's suspicious of me... I still need to find out why...

Seeing Dawn start to fall, Dusk immediately caught her and pulled her as gently as he could onto his back. "Are you alright? Why are you so tired all of a sudden? Well, looks like i'll be carrying you to the tower..." He started heading for the tower. Carrying her wasn't even difficult.

Dusk followed her on their way back. I don't think I was staring at her flank was I? He blushed a little. Well, maybe I was a little bit... "Are you going to be fine on the way back? I could always carry you all the way back. I'm stronger than I look." He smiled at her and winked back. With all that energy I just got, I bet I could carry you for miles.

"Hmmm... I don't know, probably go see Iron about my armor and prepare for tomorrow, I didn't really plan on very much else." He then noticed that Dawn was really tired. "Do you want to head back, you look really tired..." I hope I didn't feed too much off of her... Well I'm full, but not off of the pie... I still haven't visibly eaten that much of it either... Just a slice...

"I love you." I hope it's alright to say that now. He looked into her eyes and smiled. That was the best kiss I ever had... Better than any of the mares I ever have been with... Even the ones I only was with for survival... The energy he felt and fed from her made him feel like he could do anything. He anxiously awaited her response.

Dusk moved closer and kissed her lightly at first. "Yes." He thought aloud. After the first kiss he backed off. I don't want to make her feel rushed.... What should I do next? Should I kiss her again? Say something? I've never felt this amazing before... He waited for Dawn to react and hoped it was a pleasant one.

The wave of energy Dusk felt jolt through him made him sit up quickly the moment the word love came out of her mouth. His heart also began beating at incredible speeds and he could feel how his cheeks were burning from blushing so much. He returned to normal posture and smiled. "Don't be sorry, please. And now I know i'm not the only one feeling those feelings... I... I think... That I might even go as far to say I love you too..." Now the nervousness broke through. He felt better than he had in weeks. He didn't want to mess this up now. I feel more for her now than I ever have felt for any other mare. And I just met her today... But everything about her... It feels as if we were supposed to meet this way...

Dusk chuckled a little, "Yeah, I guess they do." He took some more bites. "How do you feel towards me?" I hope the question isn't too early, or ruins anything.... He used his own magic to cut another slice for himself and for Dawn. Good thing my magic is the same color as my mane. If I was disguised as anypony with a different color mane or magic, my magic would easily give me away. That reminds me, didn't Iron say she saw changeling activity? I hope that doesn't cause anything crazy here in Ponyville.

"It's good isn't it. Its my favorite, as I've said." He took a bite of his slice. It was perfect. "Have you ever wondered what love would taste like? As if it was a physical, edible thing? I think it'd taste just like an apple pie. What about you?" It really doesn't have a flavor when we feed... It's more or less just a feeling of strength flowing through your body, and depending on how much of it you get at a time, its little or very intense. Speaking of, I think i'm feeling a slight hint of her affection... I wouldn't even notice it unless it was directed at me... She definitely likes me. He waited for her vocal reaction to the pie.

A date! Does that mean that she might want to be my special somepony? And wants me to be her special somepony? Dusk smiled back at her, blushing. Then he spoke again, "Well, maybe after that 'patrol' I can try that kind of pie? I've never had any other kinds of pie before. And if half a pie isn't enough to make up for the train ride, you can have some of my half too." He smiled at her and ordered the apple pie.

"We should." Dusk smiled at her. Good, I think she likes me, so I have a chance with her... I wonder how she would treat me if she knew what I was though... This would be a lot different... "Of course I'm going to get some apple pie. Although, I'll only be able to eat half of one..." The menu had a full pie or a single slice. I can't eat too much, even if I can't be her special somepony, I need to be physically seen eating at the watchtower or in general... I'll get sick if I eat to much of this kind of food so I should keep portions of food pretty small. But I can eat half a pie now and not eat 'til lunch, so I should be fine. "So what is your favorite food?"

"Of course i'll help you! And I bet it won't be too hard, I mean, you're very pretty and have a nice personality." I just hope that I can find one soon... And I'd like to be her special somepony... But i'm not too sure what she thinks of me... "An apple farm? Well we'll have to visit there sometime 'cause apple pie is my favorite food. Lets sit right here, it's perfect for two." It was so much better than all the other foods at that wedding...

Dusk trotted over to the place. He noticed the dragon from before out of the corner of his eye, but didn't really worry about it too much. Maybe I could be your special somepony? I wonder if she likes me? She probably likes me at least as a friend, but what about more than that? "Well, maybe someday soon you will get a special somepony? Maybe I could help you find one, if you wanted... Anyways, do you think they have any apple pie here?" Dusk started looking for a good spot for the two to sit.

"Oh, my day was typical, how was yours?" Indigo smiled at her and helped get ready to go eat. After we eat, we can go for a walk then i'll see if she can close her eyes until we get to the shop. I think that'll work. He smiled at Angel and opened the door for her. "Ready to go?"

"Well, had... I did something stupid that I shouldn't have done and she broke up with me... One of the major influences in me moving here... I was pretty hurt about it, but I'm fine now. What about you? Do you have a special somepony somewhere?" He spotted a nice place to eat and pointed in the direction. "I don't know what I want but what about over there?" Maybe they have some apple pie? I tried some of that the day we attacked Canterlot during the wedding and it tasted pretty good. I gotta make sure not to eat too much or i'll get sick though...

That hug felt really good... I wonder if I can feed off of her? I'd have to get her to love me though... Who knows, maybe she'll accept the changeling side of me? Even if we are just friends? "Well, he died when I was really little, so no, not really... It would've been nice to know about him from him instead of from relatives..." Not like it'd matter much, but I'd better know his side of the story... "What are you hungry for?"

"Oh wow, thats really cool! I wish I had a cutie mark..." I can't have one ever... I'm a changeling. "I should have one by now... Maybe I'm going to be a..." What's it called again? "...Blank-flank forever..." Dusk turned away. He didn't want her to see that there was a serious tear in his eye. I never wanted to be a changeling. What caused my great grandfather so much hurt to want this? He quickly ehiped his face and turned around. "Hey are you hungry? Wanna' go eat somewhere?"

Dusk blushed. "Thanks, and it kinda covers your cutie mark too... So is healing your special talent? What does your cutie mark represent? If you're ok with telling..." It looked pretty from what I saw of it... And me? A knight in shining armor? I wish sometimes... Any armor that i've seen changelings wear that are made by changelings are the opposite of a knight in shining armor...

"It looks great on you. The only problem I see is it makes it harder to see the beauty of your coat, I guess." Dusk stated outright, glancing at her quick and then looking down to his saddlebags and started putting his old armor in them, as he typically had nothing in them anyways and could fit the armor in it easily.

Dusk tried on the armor. It fit better than the other armor significantly, and was more modern. It could easily be modified to be a replica of his old armor. I wonder if Iron could even put the same symbols on this too? But I might need the wing cutouts as well, just incase.... And randomly becoming an Alicorn would be suspicious too... He chuckled a little to himself and turned to go over to the mare he had walked with this morning. "How's this armor look compared to my old set?"

Changeling activity! Damn... Hope it isn't any changelings that recognize me... If it is they might try to ruin some of the local relationships... If it's my family, well then things would get really out of hoof... "Alright, thanks. I'll do my best to be prepared." I kinda wish I had made up somepony this time... I wouldn't be so easily recognized by other changelings that way... They're also probably angry that I started that incident in the last town, making changelings have to stay away from there for a while... Who knows what they'll do if they see me.... He turned to go fetch the armor from the locker. Indigo: Indigo could hardly contain himself and nearly entered his house jumping up and down, but wanted to surprise Angel some how. He walked into the house with a casual expression and approached Angel. "You look like you had a busy day, would you like to go out to eat tonight?"

So the dragon has come to speak. I hope he is always this catious, I don't want to have to leave here so early... And in front of so many ponies, I would be outnumbered if they didn't believe I'm not evil like the other changelings... "Hello, I've never spoken with a dragon before... So you visit here often?" I need to find out why he's so... Intent on watching me. "Okay, thank you, I'll probably make the changes to the armor later tonight or tomorrow. Would you happen to know any blacksmiths that could replicate my current armor really well?"

"Thank you." Dusk said as he went inside to claim a room. Well, at least there's plenty of weaponry to stop any changelings looking for me. I doubt they would though, even though I accidentally revealed myself in the last town... I hope that Iron is a nice mare, she seems pretty nice so far.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that, my name is Spiritflame. And no, it isn't mine, it's my great grandfather's. I wear it in memory of him and would prefer it not altered any further, however, a set of armor that looked exactly similar to this minus the damage and stuff would be appreciated. I'd love to accept the offer, I need to increase my knowledge of scouting and patrolling anyways." I'm surprised nopony's noticed aloud my lack of a cutie mark? Dusk was slightly nervous as he felt that the dragon was keeping watch on him, but visibly kept a normal expression, hiding his nervousness. Hiding his feelings was one thing as a changeling he decided to learn and train the most, despite his desire to be honest with everypony... Indigo Breeze: He found it! And it was perfect. He was going to open up his shop finally! Purchasing the building took more bits than he expected, but he still had enough leftover to get the shop started up. It needed a new color, but it was overall in good condition. He set down his saddlebags inside, locked the door again and skipped gleefully on his way home. I gotta surprise Angel about this!.