open A Darker Fate: Beyond these Walls Chapter Two.

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Crimson nodded to her as she left the room, giving her a worried look. "She may be  a strong mare and a good leader, but everypony has their limits...ever since Redwave hasn't been around, she seems to be getting more and more stressed out...then again, who in their right minds wouldn't get stressed out? We're running for our damn lives at every turn! *Sigh* if it wasn't for my impending insanity, I would give her some words of wisdom from an experienced leader...but what good would words from a crazy, washed up, drunken bastard be?" he thought, keeping a keen lookout on things as he was asked to.

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Aegis Dare

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“We’ve survived demigods, a train crash, a freakish storm and an unknowable entity causing the storm and later a telekinetic light. We’re good on strength, but it takes a toll on sanity when it’s pushed too far, y’know?”  Aegis said, taking Ronin’s words in stride. He was used to it as a storyteller. He thought for a moment, the same way he usually did when he thought of a story that he’d heard or read.  “I used to hear stories about a swordspony who used to travel Equestria. Wherever there was trouble, he’d help out. Never asked a reward and never wanted anything beyond the experiences he had. They say he fought with the ferocity of the Knight Artorias. But he was always alone. He must’ve been a great swordspony, but terribly lonely.”

 

Noble Persona & Gwyn

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“Public speaking is a specialty of mine. Some of my talents are in acting.” Noble said, his voice carrying a faint hint of arrogance.

 

“And you wonder why ponies say that you’re full of yourself.” Gwyn said innocently, having found another way to tease Noble.

 

Noble cleared his throat, though it sounded strange with his vocal distortion. “We do not appreciate such an accusation. We have never been full of ourselves, only proud and confident.” He said in a familiar speech pattern and a tone that would make Luna proud.

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Pavisa

 

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Pavisa frowns with concern as Kingfisher steps out, slowly looking around at the rest of the gathered ponies.  Do something...  Stop feeling sorry for yourself and do something!  She sighs and takes a breath to gather her nerves before speaking up to the group still inside the cabin.  "I'm going to be right back, give me a minute...  And try not to blow up the cabin in the meantime, alright?"  She smirks slightly at the group before turning towards the door where Kingfisher had gone through.

 

She stood back, staying quiet as her friend let out a frustrated shout.  C'mon, Pavisa...  I know I'm not good with words, but I should say something...  After standing there for a couple minutes Pavisa starts to walk up to her friend.  "...Y'know, you said for nopony to go off alone..."  The ex guardsmare sits down next to Kingfisher, staring straight ahead.  "...It's a mess, isn't it?  Almost makes me miss Orion, at least we knew what we were going against when we were dealing with him."  

 

Chuckling quietly she turns to look at the other mare.  "Y'know...  If you need to vent, ya can come to me.  You're...  Well, you're my best friend, Fisher.  I'm supposed to be keeping an eye out for you."  She shuts her eyes and smiles, hoping that she had managed to say what she'd been trying to say without sounding like an idiot. 

[Ihei 713]

@@Tricksters Pride,

 

Aphrodite

 

"So, how did you get to know this boss of yours?" Aphrodite asked, wondering who exactly this new stallion is. "What's he do?" Aphrodite strolled through the empty streets. She didnt find this strange - she hated other ponies anyway. She didnt try to get noticed by other stallions - rather, pushed them aside - ever since she's been separated from Blast. It seemed liek he was the only stallion she liked..

 

No more thinking of that. She had a job - and a reputation - to maintain and she doesn't want the past to get in her way.

[Icy Void 19]

@Geek0zoid Steven
 
Midnight Sky
 
When Fisher gave them their jobs for the night and then stepped out quickly, Midnight became worried that maybe the stress of all this was getting to her. After all, before this whole mess she had apparently just relied on Red to make all the decisions, and now she was the pony in charge while having to deal with a plethora of magical phenomena that were even a little baffling to Midnight, and he'd spent the greater portion of his life studying all kinds of magic both modern and ancient. Himself and Pavi especially tried to take up some of the burden to help out where they could, and their group's little democracy also helped lighten the load, but at the end of the day Fisher was in charge.
 
"Well I'm all right with that, Eclipse. Following you around on guard duty will help me with my tests to determine if my current theory is correct or not anyway." Midnight said to his unicorn companion. "Now Sunshine, why don't you go ahead and try to get some sleep. You'll need you rest, after all you remember the last time we crossed this frozen wasteland. We may not have been hounded by quite so many magic phenomena, but it was still rare for us to get a good night's sleep." Midnight said to his sister, giving her a look so that she knew he wouldn't negotiate on the matter. Sunshine was the youngest member of their group, and as her older brother it was his job to make sure she didn't get hurt on this trip, Midnight just couldn't live with himself if Sunshine were to collapse from exhaustion. "Oh all right. But wake me up if something interesting happens please." Sunshine replied before going off to do as Midnight had said.

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Zintiik

 

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Zintiik's wings buzz quietly as he lands next to Orion and Willow, staring back across the chasm towards Mirror and Scribbler.  "What...  What are we going to do about the two of them?"  He didn't want to leave the two of them out here with whatever was happening.  He wouldn't admit that he liked the two of them, but the changeling didn't want anything bad to happen to them.  I can fly across the chasm...  But I'm not strong enough to be able to carry somepony a distance that big, let alone two...  

 

It looked like Orion's land bridge was already falling apart, and neither Mirror or Scribbler had seemed to be in good health from what Zintiik could tell.  He felt like he should do something, like he needed to start pulling his own weight somehow...  It comes down to something like this, and I'm just a useless bug...

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Midnight Scribbler

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Scribbler looked towards the mass of islands that were gradually dispersing. He looked back to Mirror, worry filling his expression. "I.. I have a plan.. but. I think it might be risky. My magic could cause me to black out again.. I'm not fully healed yet." He leaned his head down, nuzzling Mirror's neck. "But, I will make certain that you get across." He glanced around at the platforms, firing his horn, he began pulling chunks of the ground together, forming a makeshift bridge to the next large island over. "You cross, I can follow you by teleporting. This will use much less energy than creating a bridge." He looked to Mirror, holding the spell. "We must hurry."

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Denarius

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Denarius stared at the little sprite in front of him as Willow continued on. Was she really willing to risk her for nothing more than a hovering magical blue speck? She seemed to be wanting to trade the world for next to nothing, Denarius chuckled softly at his thoughts. 

 

He caught up with Willow once again carrying her little friend along with him. "You really seem to care about this creature here", Denarius gestured towards the aspect. "Such a intriguing little beast, but don't you think it can protect itself? You already said that Orion had made this thing to keep you safe", his voice grew soft with inquiry, yet his eyes became sharp in an attempt to understand this naive mare.

[Ihei 713]

@Nomadic,

 

Willow Starsinger

 

"Well, Kricket could've been crushed or lost or hurt by somepony else!" Willow raised her voice, then sighing.

 

"I don't know. It's nice to have something to care for. Besides, Kricket is.. my friend.It's been hard for me to make those, since.. since.." Willow's eyes clouded with tears, thinking of that terrible memory. "I can't just leave him behind to perish. It's probably why it came back to me in the forest. I'm still trying to pay him back for that."

 

Willow picked up Kricket and put it in her mane. She followed close behind Orion, waving Zintiik over to her.

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Denarius

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He watched Willow's eyes fill with tears as she ran to catch up with her brother. His words must of more than grazed her fur. She was clearly not as thick-skinned as the others here, and he would have to be more careful with his use of words around her.

 

Denarius approached Willow yet again. "Willow, I'm sorry for upsetting you just now. It would probably be best if I tried to make amends, and not make myself more of a spectacle amongst your friends than I'm currently", he told her with a smile. "You may not know this, but I still owe you a form of debt for when we first met. It's not something, I tend to take lightly......", he paused as his eyes began to scour over the snow beneath him. He stopped and pulled out a gnarled and stubby little branch out of the snow with his horn. "I think it would be best if I tried to extended a simple branch of friendship in your direction", he spoke with tone mixed with his usual sense of glee and seriousness as he pointed the branch at Willow.

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Strings

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Strings doesn't seem put off by Nobles slight arrogance (Though one of the guards winces slightly.) and continues with his pleasant tone and expression. "Good to hear that your ever so good at it, especially considering that good public speakers seem to rise to power around here. Though i do ask that if you manage to make it up top try to do a much better job than those currently in power, their really botching up the job with their idiocy." He then looks at Gwyn and gives her a friendly smile. "Take care Little Angel, don't get into too much trouble." He then places one of his hoof on Ice and teleports to wherever he keeps teleporting.

 

 

 

 

 

Quiet Stallion

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"Hmm... Well me and a few others had started protecting the civilians in our district after the 'royal guard' pulled out and abandoned us. We got by and a few of the other gangs got the same idea and we linked up, after a few weeks the others stopped contacting us one by one, and after we where pretty terrified that we where being taken out by something, a pony came to us with better armed ponies and more of em. Our neighbors had just joined up under the pony and they persuaded us to join as well..... And to be honest i have no idea what they do, Strings keeps their own agenda and we don't get any details unless were part of the plan."

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Kingfisher.

 

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"You're supposed to be resting..." Grumbled Kingfisher without looking up - absent mindlessly kicking at the smooth snow with a hoof - had the others come outside to open the box? They had done an excellent job of not disturbing the snow - she couldn't even tell anyone had been out there at all.

 

She sighed again: she had been sighing a lot recently - acting less and less mature and more like a stroppy filly every day.

 

"I hate this. Magic - it's a load of..." She caught herself, stopping speaking and shaking her head in a frustrated way instead.

"Give me monsters! Griffons or Changelings or... or something! Just not magic. I don't know where I stand with it! You can't kill it, you can't reason with it... I'm pretty much out of ideas here and with that thing blocking the way north, we're running blindly into sisters know what... and the best part? Wherever we run to, there's something else waiting for us!"

 

Groaning, she raised her head up and let it fall face first into the deep snow. "Ugh. Just wish something good would happen that helped for a change... just something that wasn't trying to kill us would be a nice start." Came the muffled voice from beneath the white powder.

 

 

 

 

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Emerald Gaze.

 

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"It's just up ahead now." Noted the mare - flicking the good up again out of habit.

"Everyone's a bit on edge - might be best if you let me do the talking... You know how it is. Ponies get stressed out here."

 

She rounded a corner into her usual meeting spot: spying the one that called himself 'Sol' quickly approaching them. She took a breath - hoping that he wouldn't give them away - he didn't look particularly like any kind of guard in the cobbled together armour... maybe they could pass it off as field repairs?

 

She would manage - difficult situations were kind of her thing after all..

 

"You managed okay? That's... wait, who's that?" Solar questioned as he drew close - eyeing the actual guard with an expression of equal measures of hope and mistrust.

 

 

 

Edited January 29, 2014 by Cinderscribe

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Aegis Dare

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“We’ve survived demigods, a train crash, a freakish storm and an unknowable entity causing the storm and later a telekinetic light. We’re good on strength, but it takes a toll on sanity when it’s pushed too far, y’know?”  Aegis said, taking Ronin’s words in stride. He was used to it as a storyteller. He thought for a moment, the same way he usually did when he thought of a story that he’d heard or read.  “I used to hear stories about a swordspony who used to travel Equestria. Wherever there was trouble, he’d help out. Never asked a reward and never wanted anything beyond the experiences he had. They say he fought with the ferocity of the Knight Artorias. But he was always alone. He must’ve been a great swordspony, but terribly lonely.”

 

Noble Persona & Gwyn

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“Public speaking is a specialty of mine. Some of my talents are in acting.” Noble said, his voice carrying a faint hint of arrogance.

 

“And you wonder why ponies say that you’re full of yourself.” Gwyn said innocently, having found another way to tease Noble.

 

Noble cleared his throat, though it sounded strange with his vocal distortion. “We do not appreciate such an accusation. We have never been full of ourselves, only proud and confident.” He said in a familiar speech pattern and a tone that would make Luna proud.

ronin was quiet for a moment again before speaking "the life of a swordpony is always lonely. But There are some things that must be done alone." He said calmly, before finally sheathing his sword once he was satisfied with the sharpness. "Take your friend who just left for example, she seems rather heavily burdened. But that is a burden that her friends can share and help her with." He explained

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" I shall stand guard with you, I have nothing better to do at the moment. I Simply hope Kingfisher returns soon" Icarus said, walking up from behind  Eclipse. his eyes had a dark cold feeling to them as he walked up. He was still intrigued by the situation, and it consumed most of his thoughts.

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Pavisa

 

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Pavisa slowly reaches a hoof out to her face-down friend's shoulder, giving a small shake as though making sure she was still alive.  "You're not alone with your opinions on magic either...  I've always had hard feelings against it...  But y'know, even with all the crap that's happened to us, there's been one thing keeping me sane through all this..."

 

"This business with the Litany, and now all of this weird stuff since we've tried to get to the Crystal Empire, well, it's brought us together...  Sure it's been tough, but I wouldn't have met you otherwise, or even if I had we might not have gotten along so well."  Pavisa starts to laugh lightly, though a blush starts creeping its way up her cheeks.  

 

"Our bad luck can't hold forever, right?  That's the way I've been trying to look at things since I left the Guard...  Something good has to be coming, karma owes us.  We've already given the bastard more than he deserves."  She had no idea if she was helping by this point - for all she knew she could have been making Kingfisher feel worse...  Speeches weren't one of her strong suits.  "Er, I guess I'm trying to say that even if we run into more stuff trying to kill us along the way...  You're not going in alone, right?  I'll be right there next to you...  No damn horn is going to change that."

 

 

Stahl

 

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Stahl hesitated at the sight of the 'guards' they had been coming out to meet.  He wasn't the brightest unicorn by a long shot, but he was far from dull.  Hand me down equipment...  Not in any standard formation...  Doesn't recognize an officer's uniform.  "You're not Guards."

 

He states it very matter of factly, not an accusation so much as an observation.  Flipping his mane out of his eye again, Stahl turns his gaze to stare at Emerald for a moment before speaking to the pony who'd approached them.  "Stahl.  An officer in the Canterlot Guard.  Miss Emerald, I would ask you to explain what is going on, though now I'm not sure if I'd be able to believe an explanation..."

 

This was typical, he tried to get out of the castle with a pretty mare and ended up helping her steal from the armory...  His training told him he should be arresting them on the spot.  However, Stahl was intelligent enough to look past his training to the situation.  They didn't seem like bad ponies, and he didn't really want to get into a conflict with the state Canterlot was currently in.

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

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White Eclipse

"Alright, boys, I suggest we guard the outside. So I hope you guys are prepared, because it's going to be cold" Eclipse pushed open the door into the winter wasteland. But, as he walked outside, he saw two figures in the distance. After looking for a few seconds, he could make them out; Kingfisher and Pavisa.

"Guys, are you doing okay?" Eclipse asked, walking up to them.

 

(Sorry for lazy response. School.)
 

[Ihei 713]

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Willow Starsinger

 

"No, it's okay. I was just reminded of my past, is all. I.. thank you, though. I'll treasure it," Willow nuzzled Denarius, taking the stick in her mouth. "I guess when it comes to.. well, defending friends, I get mad," Willow nodded, wiping her eyes.

 

(Lazy post on my part.. )

 

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Aphrodite

 

"I hope you're not lying," Aphrodite chuckled, "this boss seems too good to be true. Where is he, anyway? We could be wandering the streets for hours," Aphrodite looked around her, expecting to see the boss leaning against a lamppost.

 

(Lazy post - I'm about to go to school!)

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@, @ Everybody else

 

(I'm terribly sorry for my lack of posting, my phone refused to load this page completely until today )

 

Frost Typhoon

 

Frost sat and watched, listening to what was going on around him. He didn't know really what was going on. He wanted to help but he wasn't sure how, this was the first group of ponies he had traveled with, not to mention he was thrown into the mix, making it worse for him. He just sighed and propped himself against something and slid down to sit, pulling out another cigarette and lighting it with his magic, sighing heavily he took a long drag.

[SilverHeart 741]

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Midnight Scribbler

 

Scribbler looked towards the mass of islands that were gradually dispersing. He looked back to Mirror, worry filling his expression. "I.. I have a plan.. but. I think it might be risky. My magic could cause me to black out again.. I'm not fully healed yet." He leaned his head down, nuzzling Mirror's neck. "But, I will make certain that you get across." He glanced around at the platforms, firing his horn, he began pulling chunks of the ground together, forming a makeshift bridge to the next large island over. "You cross, I can follow you by teleporting. This will use much less energy than creating a bridge." He looked to Mirror, holding the spell. "We must hurry."

 

Mirror Image

 

Mirror stood still and watched Scribbler create a bridge. Unaware that Scribbler had nuzzled her, she did not return the sentiment. Instead, she looked at him. He had not been wrong about his abilities so far. Still, she was hesitant to cross and leave him behind. Mirror turned back to the makeshift bridge. The bridge looked....weak. It might not support more than one pony at a time. Giving one last look at Scribbler, she walked across to the other side. She stopped looking back at Scribbler expectantly.

 

(OOC: It's a lazier post. Sorry I have a test oday and just wanted to get this over with for now.)

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Kingfisher.

 

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She resisted the temptation to give a snort of laughter - not wanting to do anything to tempt the trickle of blood again - and pushed herself upright with a grunt. It was true, she supposed. The eerie sense of foreboding still loomed over her but at least she was in good company for this moment of respite... and there had been some good things come out of this - few and far between as they were.

 

"Heh, thanks. You're right - I'm just being stupid." She shrugged.

"Well, that and I think some of the other company we've been keeping is starting to wear off on me. Seriously, after spending so much time with Red? This feels like a funeral march most days..."

 

Trailing off as she looked at the now-unicorn mare in front of her, Kingfishers voice stalled. Her face felt warm all of a sudden and it wasn't anything to do with the climate... she tried to think about what she was supposed to say but her mind was either being stupid or spiteful - and wouldn't tell her mouth how to form words all of a sudden...

 

She snapped back to reality as she heard her name mentioned: falling back slightly from Pavisa feeling like an absolute idiot as Eclipse approached - having seemingly followed them outside.

 

"Hey!" She responded in an overly bright voice that didn't at all suit her "Heh, I'm fine - really. Just needed to cool off a little..."

 

 

 

 

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Emerald Gaze.

 

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"Stahl, stand down." Answered the liar instinctively in a powerful, commanding tone - adrenalin setting off her heartbeat and causing her body to tense up.

"Do I look like a traitor? I'm a high ambassador of Equestria: I'm operating under orders of the Princess Celestia herself... do you really think I'd be out here for the good of my health?"

 

Her piercing eyes watched for any sign if movement - any sign of aggression. At the same time, she searched her peripheral vision for any others that might be with the farmer - he was hardly a reliable guardian after all.

 

"Sol and the 'sons' are the closest thing to order around the outskirts. My orders are to keep order - that is exactly what I intend to do captain."

 

Sol simply watched - waiting to see how he would need to act: he despised violence and didn't really know his contact well enough to decide who was in the wrong here: but at the end of the day, they needed those supplies.

 

 

 

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Noble's Guards

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(While Strings' ponies may not know equestrian guard formations they do know guard formations... I could describe them if you like.)

 

From the a position across from Sol and his group Noble's guards had watched the exchange. They where happy to see the mare that their boss had spoken so well of but the guard inspired a few odd looks, and they redirected their formation so that they where positioned to assist the mare or the militia should he get aggressive. The ponies who where pulling the supply cart had moved up to Noble so that one of them could speak.  "That's the mare that we where waiting for Sir, and those are the militia that these arms are for... We'll head towards them once you give the command but once that 'guard' tries to hurt somepony all bets are off."

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Zintiik

 

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When he notices Willow waving him over, the changeling obediently flies over to land next to her.  He keeps glancing back at the rift towards Mirror and Scribbler, curious about what was going on.  Scribbler's light bridge was back, it seemed small though.  "Yeah, I'm here...  What's up?"

 

 

Pavisa

 

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Pavisa quickly looks away when she hears Eclipse's voice, trying to hide her blush and shaking her head briefly.  "Yeah, everything's fine...  Speaking of cooling off, it's bucking freezing out here.  I'm going to head back inside...  If anypony needs me, I mean."  Laughing softly and a little nervously she rubs at the back of her mane with a hoof, smiling at Eclipse and Kingfisher before quickly making her way back to the cabin.  

 

Once in the cabin she quickly moves off to one side, sitting down against a wall and sighing.  What was all of that...  I sounded like an idiot, and that awkward silence...  She must think I'm a moron!  But...  Had she been blushing, or was that the cold?  Argh, I'm no good when it comes to stuff like this!  Pavisa leans back to bang her head against the wall, having forgotten that she wasn't wearing her helmet.  "Ow!  Buck me..."  Wincing slightly she rubs at the back of her head where she'd hit the wall, cursing under her breath.

 

 

Stahl

 

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Stahl stares at Sol for a moment before turning his gaze back to Emerald, his usual smile back on his face.  "...Good.  I approve.  Somepony has to keep order if the higher ups are going to keep tying our hooves together."  He lets his gaze drift back to Sol again, his smile turning into a slight frown as he does.

 

"Though, taking high end armour and arms from the armory to give to civilians?  I can't say I approve of that.  Without training, somepony is as likely to hurt themselves with a sword as they are something else."  Stahl's training was still telling them this should be reported to somepony, that something was fishy about it all.  Stahl was ignoring his training at the moment.

 

Looking at Emerald again, Stahl grins and holds out one of his front legs to her.  "...So, go ahead.  Twist my leg...  Oh, alright, I can't say no to a pretty mare, I'll do it."  The fact that she hadn't actually asked him anything was irrelevant right now, to Stahl anyways.  

 

"I'll help, I can at least make sure nopony skewers themselves...  Actual training would take too long, but I can help them practice the basics...  And I can do what I can to make sure none of the other Guards don't start bothering you.  They're not all as handsome and charismatic as I am, you know."  He ends the last part with a wink at Emerald, his usual charming smile playing back across his face.

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Quiet Stallion

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The stallion smirks and seems amused by the idea of actually looking for Strings. "Wandering the streets to look for Strings? You'd never find them like that, Strings changes their appearance depending on mood so we'd never just find them on the street... well we might but we wouldn't know it. I'm taking you to the barracks and training facility that way we'll at least find Ice, shes going to be training a new squad today so she'll be there." He then stops in front of a door and the ponies sitting to a table beside nod to him, seemingly recognizing him, and he nods back and opens the door for Aphrodite.

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Orion Starsinger.
 
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Wincing as he shook off the fatigue as best he could, Orion did as would be expected and stopped to wait as Scribbler and Mirror made their way across the perilous trail - against his better judgment. Every second spent idle was a second wasted - he had to keep moving - find a way to put an end to this madness.
 
He cared about his... well, the closest things to friends he had. He really did, but all this waiting was dangerous. if they fell, at least he might still end this. Waiting about though, if they were too late then they would all fall anyway...

"Hurry up! It's not going to hold forever!"

But wait he did: he wasn't a monster - much as others might think so. He wasn't about to leave anypony to their fate. He wasn't the empty shell of a pony that the Litany had almost made him - he was stronger than that! He was Orion Starsinger - and he wasn't going to lose himself to hatred...
 
Not as long as he could help it.

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Emerald Gaze and Solar Harvest.

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Emerald breathed out steadily - lowering the hoof which she had quietly raised to her side beneath her cloak. She didn't like to think about what might have happened if she had been forced to run - or worse, fight. The implications of her involvement with the militia would ruin bother her and them... it had been a risky gamble, but it had paid off.
 
"In that case, I'd like to introduce you to Sol, of the Sons of Celestia." She said - mentally wincing at the name they had given themselves and how... tacky... it sounded. Still, moral was at an all time low in the city so who was she to tell them it sounded stupid? "Since the guard was recalled, the Sons have ensured that instead of being overrun by thugs or falling into anarchy, this district has retained a loyalist law."
 
She turned slightly, to look at the bulky, half armored pony.

"Sol, you have weapons, armor and a captain of the guard: I don't know how much more assistance I can provide but..."
 
"It's already more than enough miss Emerald, thank'ya kindly." Sol answered with a respectful bow of the head - the hind of a country drawl on his tongue as he drew out his words for a moment longer than was normal, as if considering each one before speaking it. "You too mister Stahl. We've just been keeping ponies safe as we can for the sisters."
 
He stopped. Emerald blinked and picked up the conversation after a moment of silence. "He doesn't say too much... unlike certain ponies captain. You really can lay off the charm for a minute or two if you like... I promise that I wont forget about you." She chided in a manner which may or may not have been genuine. "That said, I do appreciate your support. Thank you - your trust isn't misplaced, I swear. If there's anything that we can do for you. just let us know."

Edited January 30, 2014 by Cinderscribe

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Clockwork Green

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Clockwork watched the new one named Ronin, as he sharpened his blade. Wary that this pony was likely quite skilled with it, and was no pony to play games with. At least, none that he would catch on to at the very least. As the blade was sheathed once more, his nerves calmed, feeling that as long as the weapon was away, he was out of immediate danger. As he listened, and watched as Kingfisher and Pavisa left, he sat down in the corner, taking things in, and reflecting on everything that had taken place. He was nearly certain he knew now what the gemstone was for, seeing it reveal the true nature of the cabin below Midnight's hooves. He looked to Midnight, noticing the walls near him were rotten looking. "A seeing stone, likely. I have read about things like that.. Revealing the nature of something behind an illusion. Interesting to see one first hoof." He thought. Pavisa returned through the door after some time, and slumped down against the wall, acting somewhat strangely. Clockwork stood, and wandered over to her, still intrigued by the new horn. He sat down next to her, and smiled. "You are a loyal friend to Kingfisher, yes? You two seem to be inseparable." He chuckled, glancing around at their ragtag party of assorted talents. "A most valuable asset in times like these, I daresay. You look frustrated, is.. everything alright?"

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Midnight Scribbler

@@Nomadic,

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@@SilverHeart,

 

Scribbler watched as Mirror made her way across, nearly holding his breath the whole time, ready to redirect the spell to catch her if she slipped. When he was certain she had gotten across, he let go of the spell, letting the rocks float freely once again. He fired his horn, and snapped from his current location to the platform Mirror was on. From here, Orion's bridge was still together, somewhat. He looked to Mirror. "We must be quick about this. Run for it!" He began to run, jumping from one chunk to the next, making sure Mirror wasn't far behind.