open Life in Canterlot Castle

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 hour ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"It's hard to sell due how expensive it is, so it can't really be used like that." Ruby explained "They don't usually even take this type of gems in the treasury, but this is one of the ones I brought with me"

"Any idea what type of gem it is? I've never seen anything like it before."

"Let's just hope some other dragon doesn't see it. They would try to take it for sure."

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36 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Any idea what type of gem it is? I've never seen anything like it before."

"Let's just hope some other dragon doesn't see it. They would try to take it for sure."

"No, I don't really know that much about gem names and such, but I found it outside Equestria so it isn't necessary something common here."
"They would try to take all of this if they knew there was a treasury full of treasure her, one gem wouldn't be worth it."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Just now, Catpone Cerberus said:

"No, I don't really know that much about gem names and such, but I found it outside Equestria so it isn't necessary something common here."
"They would try to take all of this if they knew there was a treasury full of treasure her, one gem wouldn't be worth it."

"It's probably why they put you in here. In many cases, it takes a dragon to take down a dragon."

"Besides, considering that you're one of the stronger types of dragons, you'd probably be able to take them down. Just like with that dragon from earlier."

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27 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"It's probably why they put you in here. In many cases, it takes a dragon to take down a dragon."

"Besides, considering that you're one of the stronger types of dragons, you'd probably be able to take them down. Just like with that dragon from earlier."

"One of the reasons yes." Ruby agreed "Though in my opinion the fact that the risk of them reaching the treasury even exists is quite alarming in my opinion."
"Not only probably, I will be able to take them down, if someone I can't take down comes, treasury is the least of your worries."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

24 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"One of the reasons yes." Ruby agreed "Though in my opinion the fact that the risk of them reaching the treasury even exists is quite alarming in my opinion."
"Not only probably, I will be able to take them down, if someone I can't take down comes, treasury is the least of your worries."

"Yeah, that is a problem. As for someone taking you down, don't expect me to standby and allow that to happen."

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2 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Yeah, that is a problem. As for someone taking you down, don't expect me to standby and allow that to happen."

"I appreciate the notion but there's not much you can do against someone strong enough to take me down." "Your weapons can barely damage me, so what could they possibly do to someone stronger than me."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

13 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I appreciate the notion but there's not much you can do against someone strong enough to take me down." "Your weapons can barely damage me, so what could they possibly do to someone stronger than me."

"Strength isn't everything, Ruby. Experience and intellect beat strength. If one who is strong goes up against one who is wise. The wise one will have the wisdom to find and exploit the weaknesses hidden inside their strength."

This was coming from someone who has seen and faced many things. One who has seen more than most.

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34 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Strength isn't everything, Ruby. Experience and intellect beat strength. If one who is strong goes up against one who is wise. The wise one will have the wisdom to find and exploit the weaknesses hidden inside their strength."

This was coming from someone who has seen and faced many things. One who has seen more than most.

"Experience and intelligence are strength too." Ruby stated "Like every pony else, you are mixing me up with the local brutes when you assume I only mean physical strength when I talk about being strong."

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1 hour ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Experience and intelligence are strength too." Ruby stated "Like every pony else, you are mixing me up with the local brutes when you assume I only mean physical strength when I talk about being strong."

"If you know that, then you have very little to worry about."

Somnus paused for a moment. Then he continued talking again.

"Sorry, I was expecting some random pony to come in and almost get eaten by you or something. Y'know, it's pretty ridiculous that it happened so many times today that I'm expecting it."

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12 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"If you know that, then you have very little to worry about."

Somnus paused for a moment. Then he continued talking again.

"Sorry, I was expecting some random pony to come in and almost get eaten by you or something. Y'know, it's pretty ridiculous that it happened so many times today that I'm expecting it."

"I'm honestly expecting that too, at this point I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Luna or the Captain is behind it." Ruby replied "Purposely sending ponies to annoy me so I would do something that gives them reason to get rid of me."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

3 hours ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I'm honestly expecting that too, at this point I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Luna or the Captain is behind it." Ruby replied "Purposely sending ponies to annoy me so I would do something that gives them reason to get rid of me."

"I doubt that the captain has anything to do with it. Sure she doesn't exactly like you, but she doesn't do that sort of thing. As for Princess Luna, she would never do that."

Somnus looked at Ruby with a loving smile.

"Even if they did try that, I would never let it happen."

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6 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"I doubt that the captain has anything to do with it. Sure she doesn't exactly like you, but she doesn't do that sort of thing. As for Princess Luna, she would never do that."

Somnus looked at Ruby with a loving smile.

"Even if they did try that, I would never let it happen."

"You say that now." Ruby stated "but you know as well as I that you wouldn't give up your job because of me, you wouldn't risk becoming shunned or worse to defend me." "You may be their most experienced guard, but all guards are expendable in right situations, and I know that you know it"

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

4 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"You say that now." Ruby stated "but you know as well as I that you wouldn't give up your job because of me, you wouldn't risk becoming shunned or worse to defend me." "You may be their most experienced guard, but all guards are expendable in right situations, and I know that you know it"

"Of course I would. I'd defend you or die trying."

"Honestly, I don't know what I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here."

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10 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Of course I would. I'd defend you or die trying."

"Honestly, I don't know what I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here."

"Probably whatever you were doing before I was here." Ruby said "I don't want to be a jerk, but it's really hard to believe when you say you'd be nothing or wouldn't know what to do without me, when you have been without me for over a thousand years and been just fine."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

7 hours ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Probably whatever you were doing before I was here." Ruby said "I don't want to be a jerk, but it's really hard to believe when you say you'd be nothing or wouldn't know what to do without me, when you have been without me for over a thousand years and been just fine."

"Back then, I did not know you. Now that I do, losing you would destroy me."

Somnus got closer to Ruby.

"I understand that you're not use to being loved. You are really important to me."

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16 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Back then, I did not know you. Now that I do, losing you would destroy me."

Somnus got closer to Ruby.

"I understand that you're not use to being loved. You are really important to me."

"I still don't entirely understand how that works." Ruby admitted "And I won't even pretend that I know what would happen with me if something happened to you, but at this point I can't claim that it wouldn't at least anger me."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

19 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I still don't entirely understand how that works." Ruby admitted "And I won't even pretend that I know what would happen with me if something happened to you, but at this point I can't claim that it wouldn't at least anger me."

"I gotta know something. Does anyone actually like it in your homeland, or are they just there because it's all they know?"

"Obviously I'm not a dragon and I don't fully understand how a dragon thinks, but it's hard to believe someone would want to be in a place where everything wants to kill them."

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9 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"I gotta know something. Does anyone actually like it in your homeland, or are they just there because it's all they know?"

"Obviously I'm not a dragon and I don't fully understand how a dragon thinks, but it's hard to believe someone would want to be in a place where everything wants to kill them."

"Considering that I hadn't a single friendly conversation there, no idea, didn't really ask around." Ruby replied "But I enjoyed living there." "But the homelands are so big of an area that I'm sure there's most likely dragons with both opinions, it probably depends on how successful they are."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 minute ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Considering that I hadn't a single friendly conversation there, no idea, didn't really ask around." Ruby replied "But I enjoyed living there." "But the homelands are so big of an area that I'm sure there's most likely dragons with both opinions, it probably depends on how successful they are."

"Arrow would be interested in your homeland. He likes going to places he's never seen. Then again, any dragon that might try to attack him might not be happy about it, mostly because it's hard to be happy when you're dead. Of course, Arrow would only attack them if he is defending himself or someone else."

He thought for a moment.

"He hasn't faced your kind, so it might be a little more difficult, but I'm sure he could manage."

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1 hour ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Arrow would be interested in your homeland. He likes going to places he's never seen. Then again, any dragon that might try to attack him might not be happy about it, mostly because it's hard to be happy when you're dead. Of course, Arrow would only attack them if he is defending himself or someone else."

He thought for a moment.

"He hasn't faced your kind, so it might be a little more difficult, but I'm sure he could manage."

"And that's why I haven't and wont tell the location of our lands." Ruby said "Your kind's lack of understanding of the concept of personal territories would eventually end up into a war, and the last thing I need is my kind cooperating against common enemy."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

13 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"And that's why I haven't and wont tell the location of our lands." Ruby said "Your kind's lack of understanding of the concept of personal territories would eventually end up into a war, and the last thing I need is my kind cooperating against common enemy."

"That makes sense. A war like that would be bad."

"Twilight does have a weird map thing though, so that could be an issue. Maybe I should talk to some of the high ranks about getting thosw enchanted weapons ready a little faster... just in case."

Somnus wasn't stupid, he knew there would bw a challenge even with enchanted weapons.

"The enchanted weapons and our allience with the Dragonslands would give us a good chance, but the victory would be costly and there would be a huge death toll."

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1 hour ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"That makes sense. A war like that would be bad."

"Twilight does have a weird map thing though, so that could be an issue. Maybe I should talk to some of the high ranks about getting thosw enchanted weapons ready a little faster... just in case."

Somnus wasn't stupid, he knew there would bw a challenge even with enchanted weapons.

"The enchanted weapons and our allience with the Dragonslands would give us a good chance, but the victory would be costly and there would be a huge death toll."

"If Twilight's actions are anything to go by, there's no worries." Ruby said "She once came to me with a map and asked me to point where I came from, it barely included the areas around Equestria, and my homelands weren't even close to being on the map." "and since i'm yet to find more completed maps, only less completed, I assume that's all even she knows, so there's no problem about that in some time." she exhaled "Though it's bold for you assume that you would win my entire species, and would Dragonlands really support you in war against dragons that you yourself caused?.."

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48 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"If Twilight's actions are anything to go by, there's no worries." Ruby said "She once came to me with a map and asked me to point where I came from, it barely included the areas around Equestria, and my homelands weren't even close to being on the map." "and since i'm yet to find more completed maps, only less completed, I assume that's all even she knows, so there's no problem about that in some time." she exhaled "Though it's bold for you assume that you would win my entire species, and would Dragonlands really support you in war against dragons that you yourself caused?.."

"Either way, if any pony were to discover your land, we would want them to be Twilight or one of her friends. They have a pretty decent track record when it comes to that sort of thing."

"Honestly, they probably would considering allied nations tend to also have defense pacts. We are in pretty good relations with the Dragonlands. Plus, we also have the changelings, which could easily just turn into even larger dragons."

"We should also understand that based on what you've said, your land hasn't been organized in such a long time. An unorganized army is a weak army."

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16 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Either way, if any pony were to discover your land, we would want them to be Twilight or one of her friends. They have a pretty decent track record when it comes to that sort of thing."

"Honestly, they probably would considering allied nations tend to also have defense pacts. We are in pretty good relations with the Dragonlands. Plus, we also have the changelings, which could easily just turn into even larger dragons."

"We should also understand that based on what you've said, your land hasn't been organized in such a long time. An unorganized army is a weak army."

"Weak army yes, but not a weak opponent." Ruby argued "In fact, if your side would be the one attacking our lands, you having an army would be a weakness, because you would be a big target easy to find, while my kind would be basically invisible until it's too late, we are hunters after all, and we are used to ambushing creatures with better senses than you could ever dream of having." "But in the end your biggest weakness would be you underestimating your opponents, and your lack of information on us, even I don't know what best of us can do."

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37 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Weak army yes, but not a weak opponent." Ruby argued "In fact, if your side would be the one attacking our lands, you having an army would be a weakness, because you would be a big target easy to find, while my kind would be basically invisible until it's too late, we are hunters after all, and we are used to ambushing creatures with better senses than you could ever dream of having." "But in the end your biggest weakness would be you underestimating your opponents, and your lack of information on us, even I don't know what best of us can do."

"Then our best bet would to rely on our defense pacts with the Changelings and the Dragonlands."

"As for the Royal Guard, we would probably either put Arrow or maybe even you in charge of the fight. Maybe even both."

This made him think about what Ruby would do.

"Then again, we would have to bring into question whether or not you would even be willing to fight that kind of war."