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[Skylord Nexus 527]

The guard stood there for a few seconds before saluting "Yes you are expected! The protector will meet you tomorrow until then I shall show you your accommodations."

 

The guard lead the group to a large and luxurious looking building. The guard then handed Helvard a key "This place is all yours while you stay here, you will be collected early morning so get some sleep." The guard then walked of leaving the group infront of the large house. 

[Pucksterv 4,508]

Aurai was already amazed by all the crystal structures around but when she saw the house she was almost in shock. "We're staying here, at this house. Tts so big." Aurai thought to herself. She has never seen a house like this and now she could stay in it too. She wanted to get inside as quick as she could.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix looked at a sky and the moon in midle of it and thinked 'Godess give my strenght.' Then she lowered her head and looked at Guard as he given a key to Helvard,as this was happening Awilix thinked 'Whay do he get a key?' Awilix then looked as guard left them and said with normal voice "We will be collected?What are we itmens so we get collected?"

[Little Red 1,529]

"I'm sure they meant no offense," Bjorg said offhandedly, sniffing at the door. She was delighted. Now this was respect! This was bigger than the old ruins of the Storm Palace! And it wasn't even that big for Equestria standards!

 

She turned, grinning, to the others. "Well, I am off to find one of the beds! I am worn out from my long and perilous journey to Equestria. Later, friends!" She flapped up, flying through the air, and began looking for an open window.

 

Several minutes later, she alighted back on the ground next to the group. "Helvard, can you open the door please?" Bjorg asked, looking confident as always and pretending she hadn't just failed in finding an open window.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix smailed,and almost laugh as Bjorg failed to find some opening and hed to wait like evryone els for Helvard to open dore.'This one may not be so bad,just hope he dont toche my mane again.' Awilix thinked before she gone with her hoove tru her mane.Her mane was not perfect in place and she felt it under her hoove as it passed tru it,"Il need to fix this,its so ugly." Awilix said quaitly,but loud inaf for her teammates to hear her.

[Unicorncob 5,717]

"My thanks, and a goodnight to you as well," Helvard smiled, bowing his head once again as the guards took their leave. He put the key in the hole and turned it, unlocking the door with a click, and pushing it open.

 

He smirked up at Bjorg, who was still trying to look for a way in.

"There is an entrance down here, friend," he chuckled, leading the group inside.

[Little Red 1,529]

"Bjorg thanks you!" Bjorg announced to Helvard cheerfully, beginning to follow Helvard in.

 

 

 

"Il need to fix this,its so ugly." Awilix said quaitly,but loud inaf for her teammates to hear her.

Bjorg's ear twitched as she heard this. Huzzah! An opportunity for Bjorg to flirt! she thought, beaming to herself as she turned around, towering over Awilix. She hastily leaned down slightly so as not to appear intimidating to the pretty mare.

 

"Your mane? Ugly?" Bjorg cried. "Your mane is beautiful, you angel of... of..." she searched for words. "Angel...ic... beauty!" Nailed it! Bjorg has spoken smoothly.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix started to blush as a griffon said thet her mane was beautifull and started to say thank you but griffon continued.As griffon said lest part Awilix made couple of hoove steps back and with smail on her face said "Well thank you." But as she said this Awilix thinked 'I should one eye on this griffon at all time,she seems unpredictable.'

Edited July 18, 2015 by Primordus

[Little Red 1,529]

Bjorg nodded once. "No problem!" She cawed cheerfully, and strode inside the door. Or, attempted to. She had been holding her head very high and the top of her head scraped the top of the doorway. She ducked her head slightly, annoyed. Why are ponies so small? Except for Helvard. I like this Helvard. She decided to bring up her infinite pains with the stallion that would surely understand.

 

"Isn't it difficult being giant?" She asked him, once inside the hallway.

[Unicorncob 5,717]

Like Bjorg, Helvard was forced to lower his head so to not bump it on the low ceiling. He scowled slightly. This was becoming an increasingly common problem for him.

Why can these Equestrian ponies not build structures to fit all?

 

Speaking of the griffon, he glanced back at her as he acknowledged her question. It was like she was reading his mind.

"Aye, it can be rather troubling now and then," he admitted, still grimacing at keeping his head lowered, "very strenuous on the neck, also."

[Little Red 1,529]

"Yes, I qui-- OW!" Bjorg, as she had spoken, had instinctively lifted her head, which had proven to be an error. She ducked her head again, grumbling. "I do agree," Bjorg agreed. "If these rooms were just a tad taller, this house would be quite amazing." She moved into what seemed to be the 'relaxation room' with several couches and a glass table that was very low to the ground which confused her. After a moment, she sat on the couch (which creaked warningly under her weight) and set her legs on the low table. Maybe it was supposed to be a leg rest..?

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix walked right befaind the griffon and big ponys.Unlike with them awilix did not had problem going in tru a doore,as she looked around she thinked "Its not as good as tree I sleeped on yesterday but this can work too." Awilix then looked at griffon and pony in front of her and said "So were do we sleep?"

[Unicorncob 5,717]

"Aye," Helvard agreed, wincing as another hollow thud sounded, and lowered his head again with a growl, "Whoever built this place was not thinking it through, yes?"

 

He followed Bjorg to a room with some couches and a glass table. A 'lounge', to use the word he'd picked up from travelling around Equestria.

 

He experimentally pressed one of his large hooves on the couch. The ominous creaking and bending of the upholstery as he pressed more of his weight on it was a clear sign it was not built for him.

 

No matter, he'd been less comfortable.

 

He acknowledged Awilix's concern, and nodded to another hallway. "I believe our rooms are that way."

[Little Red 1,529]

"Perhaps that is what this table-thing is meant for? Perhaps it is intended to replicate the hard beds we sleep on." Bjorg was impressed. These ponies truly worked hard to try and make their guests feel at home. She attempted to lie on the table. It didn't feel very stable... and it was way too small... Bjorg was no longer impressed.

 

She blinked at Helvard. "Ah, of course! Bjorg will go and find a room suitable for herself." She stood up. "Ow." She lumbered down the hall Helvard had pointed to, and banged her head into a door, busting it open.

 

Ah, this was nice. A large room, with a very comfortable-looking bed. She jumped on it and began tearing the blankets with her claws delightedly. Now her parents weren't here to stop her, and she could tear up this bed as much as she pleased! After all, blankets weren't that useful. That was why her parents had taken them away when she was young so she only slept on a mattress.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix smailed as big ponys pointed out.She walked and found one small room with mirror and bad in it.Awilix got in and closed dore behaind her.Awilix gone up to the mirror turning her head left then right,she looked at her mane from all sides and thinked 'I need to fix this mess,' Awilix pulled out a litle bottle of water from her bag,and droped all of water on her mane,making it wet.She then tok her hair brush and started puling it tru her mane,in hope she can make her mane look prety onces again.

Edited July 18, 2015 by Primordus

[Pucksterv 4,508]

Aurai was still gazing at the house, not realizing that everyone already got inside. She shook her head, waking herself up and walked in. She saw Awilix and Bjorg heading down a hall and decided to follow them. She walked into one of the bedrooms, claiming it as her own when she jumped on the bed. "This bed is amazing! This is way better than sleeping on a stack of books." Aurai cheered.

 

She quickly got up to search the house. "A house of this size must have books somewhere." she said talking to herself again as she walked trough the hallways. 

[Unicorncob 5,717]

Helvard decided it be best to follow his companions' example, and find his own room. It was much spacier than the hallways, with a much taller ceiling as well.

He smiled as he stood up tall again. "Ahh, that is much better."

 

He set down his bag on the floor and propped his axe up against the bedpost, and experimented with the bed by getting on it. The upholstery was indeed much sturdier, and the mattress was incredibly comfortable.

 

He let out a small grin and got off the bed to remove his gear, the lack of cloak and armour revealing his cutie mark and a few scars from previous battles on his body. He exited the room, grimacing as he lowered his head again, and began wandering around. He had no qualms about showing his form to the others; he felt that scars were nothing to be ashamed of. Like the notches of his axe.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

Awilix finished with fighting with her mane,she made it looks perfect onces more.Awilix opened doore and looked down the hallway,seen no one she closed her dore and locked it.She picked up her spear and put it down right next to her bad,in case she need to to act quick in morning.She looked onces more around the room and laid down in bed,and falling in sleep.

[Pucksterv 4,508]

After wandering through the house for a long time, eventually Aurai had found a study room which had book cases everywhere. She felt like she was in heaven and immediately began reading. Stack of books where laying on the ground as Aurai grabbed one book after another. All that reading resulted in her falling a sleep with her face planted in one of the books. Her snoring could be heard across the hall as she laid on the ground between all the books she had yet to read.

[Unicorncob 5,717]

Helvard had quickly given up on trying to explore the house, with the low hallways starting to irritate him.

"Equestrians need to learn how to create larger hallways," he grumbled to himself, returning to his room.

 

He carefully climbed into the bed and yawned, not realising how tired he was until he got comfortable. He simply laid above the covers, his thick coat providing enough warmth along with the Equestrian climate being warmer than back home.

[Fallen Valkyrie 525]

As Awilix sleeped,her spear falled from next to a bad,down on flore and it blinked couple of times with dark purple color,it was like her moon godess whanted to warn her about something,something big.,but Awilix was in deep sleep and did not seen her spear.

[Skylord Nexus 527]

Gloom enters the house and goes to bed.

 

As the group all fall asleep they are unaware of what they are about to get themselves into and how it will effect their life's for a darkness was rising and soon all that evil would be after them.

 

The sun began to rise into the sky and the birds sung this was the day the group had to get the relic and deliver it to the princesses all they had to wait for was to be collected.

[Fiery Shadow 109]

The door opened as the birds were chirping.

Into the house entered a Green-tinted Unicorn mare, with a bow on her back with respective color to her coat and wings that are out of the ordinary. her eyes were dark-tinted and her irises were dark-green with a shape never seen before.

 

she had a look around the house and banged the floor with her hoof, effectively waking everyone.

Everyone, Let's move! The crystal empire is waiting!

 

The mare exited the house and waited for everyone else to follow.

[Unicorncob 5,717]

Helvard raised his head with a groan, smacking his lips. The banging woke him up.

He dragged himself out of the bed which, he had to admit, was incredibly comfortable. And it wasn't common for him to say an Equestrian bed hadn't collapsed beneath him.

 

He dressed in his armoured cuiress and cloak, grabbing his saddlebag and axe harness to strap on beneath them, and trudged out the door. He cursed in his native tongue as another bang sounded, this one from his head hitting the low ceiling again.

 

He exited the house, gladly standing to his full height, and noticed the mare standing before him.

"Good morning to you," He greeted, bowing his head, "I must admit I did not expect a wake-up call. Are you the pony we are to meet?"

[Pucksterv 4,508]

Aurai woke up, seeing that she had fallen asleep on top of the books. "Not again..." she groaned and gave a soft yawn. She slowly got up, putting back the books before walking to the living room. She noticed the front door was open. "Strange." She said as she went to look what was going on. There she saw Helvard talking to a pony she did not know yet. "Good morning." she said with her usual shy voice.