Silver W. Valensnow

Diamond Rustscythe came walking towards the castle, for he had heard the call for war a bit ago. He had been detained since he was far from the castle. He had his trusty scythe, "Winged executioner in his hoof and used it as a walking stick, not knowing what danger he could encounter. A few ponies were in the distance, btu he paid them no heed, he had a mission and would report to Celestia immediately.

Say WHAAAT!? @, How do l know the ponies if l haven't read every last page before me? it's too much! Also l need visuals on Thunderwatch

@, So, what color will l be talking in as Diamond Rustscythe?

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Diamond Rustscythe was taken by emotions for quite along time and only managed to recover after feeling a warm sensation crawl up his body. When he came out of his musings he found that Caramel was hugging him and that he didn't find it disturbing. nopony had ever been allowed to touch him, but now he took comfort in being with the mare. he swallowed a few times and hugged back, rubbing his hoof over her back to comfort her too. She was accepting it nicely and, for some reason he felt like a little foal again in her hooves. DR finally found his voice again and said; "l am sorry for upsetting you so...". He bowed and grabbed the two bottles of Cantercoult that had fallen from his hooves and were, miraculously enough, unbroken. "... here, want to drink together?". He felt a throbbing in his neck where the sword had made a tiny scratch that was bleeding softly and reached for, yanking his hoof back as he felt pain shoot through his body, only to see the small crimson stain on his hoof. He showed his neck to Caramel and asked if it was a big wound, since he could not see it himself.

Diamond Rustscythe flinched a little from the sword to his neck and looked down. This situation was hard for him as well and he swallowed before starting to tell the hard truth with a very small voice; "l was doing some research in the Royal Canterlot Library as to who my familymembers were. l had grown up in an orphanage and later on the streets, joined a gang to survive because nopony wanted to take me in. l was a small pegasus at that moment, allready learning the hard ways of life. l had never known my family outside a brief glimpse of my mother and l needed to find out. Anyway, after a gangfight with the Royal guards over some piece of piece of jewelry, l got hurt badly and was abandoned by my gangmates and taken in by Celestia, who had her doctor nurture me back to full health, opening a new future to me". "After that l had talked with her and convinced her that l didn't want to have anything to do with the gang anymore and she took me into her service. They kept a close eye on me to see if l would defect again, but eventually l turned out to be trustworthy and even made my way to be captain as you now see me. It was many years after l had joined the guard and only a few before now that l had gotten an assignment which involved stopping a pirate raid from stealing a diamond from the museum, the guards had run away, all of them, but l stayed. l knew l couldn't put up much of a fight against all of the pirates, so l hid out of sight, spying on them. That was when l saw you talking to that wildlooking yellow stallion, l believe he was your coltfriend, if l am not mistaken. Anyways, l heard a pretty emotional conversation and l was about to leave when l heard a familiar name, the name of your mother. l couldn't place it at that time because l had not heard the name for so long, so l checked the library to find out she was my mother. l had to talk to you again, but l couldn't find you anywhere" "l have always gone to that pub in the early afternoons when l had a break, it did not occur much, but enough that the bartender got to know me. This one time l got rescheduled and l was off late, well, It lead to me being late and arriving in the pub the way you saw me. l wanted to talk quietly with you, but l let my tongue slip ahead of me and for that l want to cry your pardon, my sister". he softly moved his head up and placed his hoof on her shoulder, tears in his eyes. "l have no secrets for you anymore now, so do with me what you will". He looked again and closed his eyes as his hoof slid of the shoulder again. He would accept anything right now from her, his only visible living relative. All his life he had been wondering if he was alone and now he had found solid proof that he wasn't, it had always been a hard matter to him. This moment, however, made him unable to speak and get an emotional block. The mighty warrior who had been fearless in many battles to serve the Royal family was truely and utterly terrified in that instant, emotions overlapping where he would normally hide them with ease from anypony, including Celestia herself. His head was a turmoil of thoughts that would only be set at peace if the mare in front of him would react.

Was happily leading Rune into the garden and then heard the question he asked and got quiet a bit while walking on. She regained her voice after more than a few seconds, albeit a somewhat cautious voice now. "Well, l was born in the Crystal empire and euh...l have been to many places, you can ask about them if you want. my talents are love and snow and..."she stepped into a secluded area of the garden, showing a fountain with a swinging bench to Rune, all surrounded by bushes. "... l like flying very much. l am actually pretty good at it, if l may say so myself". Silver turns around and places her behind on the bench while looking absent-mindedly to the water playing in the fountain, falling silent at that very moment. "What's wrong with me? l have never been so eager to share information with anypony. How come l don't feel shy that much around him, is he really the one? Hmm, maybe l should ask 'him' some questions after he is satisfied, get to know him better and see if we really click like l thought we would when we were at that restaurant". Silver had zoned out a little, but smiled and regained her awareness, looking at the colt while patting on a spot beside her to ask if he wanted to sit down with her. Oh, how many times she had been on this bench, how many times she had comforted herself, talked to herself here, thinking everything was going to be allright. She had more such thinking spots, but this one was the most valuable to her, for it was here that she had discovered that she was pregnant. She leaned back, into the support of the bench and it swayed a little. "Please come and sit with me" she said after having indicated the spot. She looked at Rune with her ruby-colored eyes and seeemed a bit solemn. This place meant a lot to her and it always quieted her how much influence this place had on her. She had many memories of this place, many hours of wonder, joy, sadness, exhileration and then some enthousiasm, though that was the more rare one. Silver felt she was about to zone out again, but kept herself from it for Rune's sake. He deserved her attention and she was going to give it to him now, every last second she could give of it. they would make new memories here, shattering the negative feeling she had over her now, for she really began to believe in Rune and in how he loved her. Her smile widened as she realised that the very instant after asking him to sit down and she sighed. "This is going to be a wonderful time".

Silver smiled a broad and genuine smile at those words, they were living together now, well, if the princesses allowed it, but that wouldn't be a problem. She would get her permission, for she had always gotten it for her sake of love. Silver stopped in front of the door and thought for a moment and then said; "l got an idea, how about we take a nice stroll through the grounds first and relax together?" She offered her hoof to Rune and looked at him questioningly as her mind went back to all the times she had been there, the beauty, the feeling of closeness, the peace and quiet, ... it had everything a pony in love could wish for and Silver wanted to share that awesomeness with Rune. Just being alone with him, being close to him, even if words did not come immediately. She did not expect deep conversations from the getgo anyway, but if he wanted to talk, well, they would have the privacy there. "Finally, l have been feeling down for so long, please let Rune be the one to stay with me, please. By out mother sky, l ask of you this one gift; l'll pray, for the safety and happiness that may befall him, for the connection that might soon bind us and for the trust and loyalty following our years. Please mother sky, let us be happy and remain thus for the rest of our lives" she thought deep as she prayed and get a blanc stare in her face, seeming to space out for the moment, the moment right after she had asked if Rune would accompany her, which was unfortunate.

Diamond Rustscythe sighed and accepted the two closed bottles of Cantercoult before getting off the barstool and following the captain outside. He looked around and saw her running away and followed through the air while thinking to himself; "Why did she freak out like that, l'd better follow her and get her to relax and be honest to her. l remember spying on her and that misschievous coltfriend of her and l wasn't supposed to be there, so... let's go stitch some patches". He didn't care where they were, he had just scared somepony to the core and needed to fix that. DR sped up his flying and soon caught up with Caramel, flying past her and landing squarely in front of her. "Please, calm DOWN! l wasn't going to hurt you then and l am definately not going to hurt you now. l believe we were talking like adult ponies under influence, so let us please talk to eachother because l have something very important to tell you". He took a step closer and went through his frontlegs, lowering himself to show good will and waited for the mare's reply.

Silver rounded the last corner to the gate of the castle and felt awesome, happy, exhilirated even. She had a new coltfriend and happy times were ahead for her, at least some time... She halted at the gate and talked with the watcherpony to be allowed into the Castle. "Thanks Sunscraper, have a nice day; she said to the guard as he opened the fence with rolling eyes. Silver walked on and the guard halted Rune for a bit and whispered; "Oye, you Silver's new boyfriend? If you are l wanna warn you, she seems to be very sensitive these days and another guard told me that she has had over 5 coltfriends in a year, just a headsup". He quickly stood back in his guarding stance as Silver looked back at Rune. "Come, don't be shy, Rune, you're welcome here" she giggled and walked back to be with the colt again. "Is he nervous or what? Well, he 'IS' going to meet royalty, so l can imagine he is. This might be going a bit fast for him, let's comfort him a bit, maybe he will like that". She swung her hoof over his neck and softly rubbed her cheek against his again. "Don't be shy, Rune, they are very normal ponies, just a bit... busy's all.

Diamond Rustscythe sat down at the bar with a satisfied grin on his face, the mood seemed to be cheery again and he could swap words with somepony else than a superior or an incompetent guard. He placed an amount of bits on the counter equal to how much the drinks were combined and pushed it towards the marecaptain. He was doing her a favor when he said it and he would have nothing of her paying for the drink. "Here you go, well, l think you haven't seen me here because l only visit this place during my breaks and they are in the early afternoon, way earlier than it now is. l take it you are an eveningvisitor mostly, you look like the type anyway". "l know l have seen this mare before, but it was a long time ago. Where though? l'd reckon a pony like this is unique in her countenance". This was where the real challenge started for DR, he was going to try and jog his memory so he could assess the pony in front him somewhat better. "She definately wasn't a civilian guard, he would've known. He thought for a while and then an image of a leaving ship with this pony on it drifted in front of his eyes. He knew who this was now and didn't know if he liked it that much. Things went allright for now, so he wouldn't make a fuss. DR still felt somewhat awkward where he was sitting now, but he wouldn't let any of that cross his face and allow himself to look weak in front of the mare. "Say, you wouldn't happen to be Captain Chaos Caramel, would you? yeeeees, l think l remember. You own a three-master, correct? Tell you what, l'll forget that you insulted me, captain of the royal guard, if you accept my drink and give me your apology. Sound fair?" he tried, not telling the mare about what else he knew yet and making it so that she would remain interested in the conversation. He had calculated that she was a smart one, fearless maybe, but not so dumb as to start a row with somepony who offered her a drink in front of all these ponies who adored her. He could be wrong in his judgement though, but he was willing to take that chance to show that he had authority, albeit in a subtle and kind way.

Silver enthousiastically opened her wings to fly and lead the way and then looked a little emberrassed. "Right, no flying. It's gonna need some getting used to, but l guess we must both give our thing to the other to keep this working. Allright, Let's go then!" Silver said as she had tucked away her wings and turned towards the way she was going to lead Rune. "Silver, you 'stupid' mare, pay attention, it takes only so much at this point to start making him bored. You 'gotta'... 'do'... 'better'! This stallion is awesome and you cannot let him slip through your hooves, COME ON!". She turned away from the colt to lead the way and bit her lip in nervousness while she walked. Silver began to doubt more with every corner she walked as she lead Rune into the more expensive part of Canterlot. They passed flamboyant houses and shops with fanciful displays and luxury items on show. "l hope he likes it, l mean, it is not just any place we're going, It's Canterlot Castle, l wonder if he'll fit in". She thought on it for a bit and tried to judge this by what she had allready heard from Rune. 'T was no easy task, but she would take that gamble, it was a small one after, seeing as how Rune was going to be treated soon.

Silver listened to the lovable colt and then gracefully lowered to the ground, standing close to him. She pursed her lips a bit in shyness while assessing the situation. would she or would she not ask him over? a second or four passed before she judged that she totally would, so she asked; "Say, Rune... would you like to come on over to where l live? l think you'll like it and l bet you can study to your hearts content over there". She lay her hoof over Rune's shoulder and hugged him from the side while laying her head on his shoulder with a sigh. "What a colt, l hope he will stay with me, for he is the sexiest thing yet". She sighed in relief, mentally, and started thinking on how the colt would fit in once they were there. She suspected that he would tell her that he liked it, but would he 'keep' liking it in the days, maybe years to come? "l can't have a colt that gets tired of the place and starts lying about it just to please me. oh well, as he said, we can always buy a nice house and do with it whatever we please. l'd love to do that too if it would please him better".

Silver smiled as she heard that it pleased him and she softly giggled, stretching her wings to fly up and circle Rune. "Hey Rune, can l please see where you live? l would like a change of scenery and companionship to keep myself flying high". She coughed, but immediately conjured a smile on her face again when she looked down at the still sitting colt. "l can show you a little bit of magic you probably wouldn't know, what say you?". She winked and said; Might even give you a massage as well, if you think you're up for it". "Play it cool, Silver, play it cool. Don't be 'too' eager, you're going to say things you will regret. Gotta keep the conversation flowing, what do l say?". She kept smiling at the colt and stuck out her tongue to make a little bit more for the funny side of what she had said. She was still very nervous even though she had found a descent pony in Rune, not because she feared anything from him anymore, but because she feared screwing things up herself. A heartbreak at this point would prove to take the best out of SIlver and be very bad for her, seeing as her foal was close to being born.

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