Silver and Dark Star just killed several creatures and need to get the Tartarus away as the police arrive
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>>160350
The statue transfixes Amber's gaze, as this nightmarish "artwork" is illuminated only by the dim lantern light. Who can say what would motivate a sculptor to create such a thing, or any creature to possess it? It is horrid, and Amber can't help but sidle behind Helm.
The statue transfixes Amber's gaze, as this nightmarish "artwork" is illuminated only by the dim lantern light. Who can say what would motivate a sculptor to create such a thing, or any creature to possess it? It is horrid, and Amber can't help but sidle behind Helm.
>>160353
Amber can see the verticle slit eyes and the nostrils high on the hooked, bat-like nose, very carefully sculpted into the stone.
"Yes. This is the lesser of the two pieces that I really wanted to save. If necessary we can simply smash it, or hope it's never found if we toss it down the well. But I really hope to save it. Look at it. It's only maybe four hundred years old, but still an excellent work of art. Look at the craftsmanship."
>>160354
"Hehehe" She giggles
"Alright, let's go back upstairs." She says
Amber can see the verticle slit eyes and the nostrils high on the hooked, bat-like nose, very carefully sculpted into the stone.
"Yes. This is the lesser of the two pieces that I really wanted to save. If necessary we can simply smash it, or hope it's never found if we toss it down the well. But I really hope to save it. Look at it. It's only maybe four hundred years old, but still an excellent work of art. Look at the craftsmanship."
>>160354
"Hehehe" She giggles
"Alright, let's go back upstairs." She says
>>160356
"Oh, well, superstition. You see, the common griffins may associate more, well, for lack of a better term, I'll call it eccentric. They may associate more eccentric statues like these with ill happenings. And the police know better, but they are looking for scapegoats for the same ill happenings, and well, in these times I'd rather it not be found."
>>160357
They open the door to the room to see Sorrel sleeping on the bed. While the bed has been disturbed, Sorrel is in precisely the position Dark Star last saw her laying down. She makes a high pitched sound as she breathes out - an almost cute snore.
"Oh, well, superstition. You see, the common griffins may associate more, well, for lack of a better term, I'll call it eccentric. They may associate more eccentric statues like these with ill happenings. And the police know better, but they are looking for scapegoats for the same ill happenings, and well, in these times I'd rather it not be found."
>>160357
They open the door to the room to see Sorrel sleeping on the bed. While the bed has been disturbed, Sorrel is in precisely the position Dark Star last saw her laying down. She makes a high pitched sound as she breathes out - an almost cute snore.
>>160359
>>160360
"Well you've heard of the massive plague down south? All of that besides the civil war, the death of the emperor, the bandits, the occasional famine, the madness of the princess, and well... Let's be honest. If someone were so inclined, they could blame, say, the death of a next door neighbor who fell off a ladder, or of some noblegriff who fell out of a second story window and impaled himself on a fence - on some sort of spooky hex. Griffins will always find something else - someone else - to blame for their ills.
>>160359
whinnying snore
Her tail twitches. Dark Star's view is primarily of her rump, and of her hind legs, which are stretched out behind her. Her coat is lime green, and her tail is a blueberry magenta-blue.
>>160360
"Well you've heard of the massive plague down south? All of that besides the civil war, the death of the emperor, the bandits, the occasional famine, the madness of the princess, and well... Let's be honest. If someone were so inclined, they could blame, say, the death of a next door neighbor who fell off a ladder, or of some noblegriff who fell out of a second story window and impaled himself on a fence - on some sort of spooky hex. Griffins will always find something else - someone else - to blame for their ills.
>>160359
whinnying snore
Her tail twitches. Dark Star's view is primarily of her rump, and of her hind legs, which are stretched out behind her. Her coat is lime green, and her tail is a blueberry magenta-blue.
>>160361
"True, true. It would be madness to attribute that to a mere statue, but these are mad times. Pray tell, where did you happen to find this statue?"
"True, true. It would be madness to attribute that to a mere statue, but these are mad times. Pray tell, where did you happen to find this statue?"
>>160363
Her head jumps up, and she moves her forelegs so that they are together in front of her. She moves her head up, and looks around. At first she looks straight in front of her. Then she moves her head to the side, where she sees Solar Night. Her ears move forward, and a smile lights across her face.
"You came back for me!"
Her head jumps up, and she moves her forelegs so that they are together in front of her. She moves her head up, and looks around. At first she looks straight in front of her. Then she moves her head to the side, where she sees Solar Night. Her ears move forward, and a smile lights across her face.
"You came back for me!"
>>160362
"I got it from a dealer in Yale a decade ago. And that only after I got a tip from another. You can see it is museum worthy."
"I got it from a dealer in Yale a decade ago. And that only after I got a tip from another. You can see it is museum worthy."
>>160366
"Good" He nods. "You understand. It's rather heavy. It may be hard to get out, but it will be worth it."
>>160367
"You were a Sergeant?" Khoi asks, sitting up, and placing her hooves on the table
>>160368
Her pupils double in size
gasp
She breathes in
"YOU BROUGH WAFFLES!"
She moves one leg to each side of the container, sitting up and looming over the waffles.
"Good" He nods. "You understand. It's rather heavy. It may be hard to get out, but it will be worth it."
>>160367
"You were a Sergeant?" Khoi asks, sitting up, and placing her hooves on the table
>>160368
Her pupils double in size
gasp
She breathes in
"YOU BROUGH WAFFLES!"
She moves one leg to each side of the container, sitting up and looming over the waffles.
>>160369
Silver nods again.
"I helped to drill ponies in boot camp to turn them into soldiers, and I was also in several different engagements as part of platoon."
Silver nods again.
"I helped to drill ponies in boot camp to turn them into soldiers, and I was also in several different engagements as part of platoon."
>>160373
The look of pure joy on Sorrel's face is greater than that of a foal on Hearthswarming day, or of foal seeing a rainbow for the first time.
"Really?!?!?"
The look of pure joy on Sorrel's face is greater than that of a foal on Hearthswarming day, or of foal seeing a rainbow for the first time.
"Really?!?!?"
>>160372
"I actually met one of ponies I drilled in boot camp today while I was out. He was injured and sent to Cloudsdale, and when New Mareland took city he slipped away and avoided capture."
"I actually met one of ponies I drilled in boot camp today while I was out. He was injured and sent to Cloudsdale, and when New Mareland took city he slipped away and avoided capture."
>>160376
"It was like seeing old friend. I cared for each and every one of ponies I trained, even when I had to put on drill sergeant face and get severe."
"It was like seeing old friend. I cared for each and every one of ponies I trained, even when I had to put on drill sergeant face and get severe."
>>160380
"More than I can count. I was not only drill sergeant, of course, but I helped get hundreds to fighting order."
"More than I can count. I was not only drill sergeant, of course, but I helped get hundreds to fighting order."
>>160384
"Wow" She says, listening to him
"Uh..." She looks down.
"Well, I was a nurses assistant in the National Service" She says
"Wow" She says, listening to him
"Uh..." She looks down.
"Well, I was a nurses assistant in the National Service" She says
>>160385
He strokes his chin.
"I remember you said you were also in war. You did great job sewing me up after that one gnoll bit my back. How bad was war?"
He strokes his chin.
"I remember you said you were also in war. You did great job sewing me up after that one gnoll bit my back. How bad was war?"
>>160386
But what is he listening for on the radio
Tricky walks up to him.
>>160387
She gives a weak smile
"It was... Well, I could see the aftermath, and hear some of it. I saw several farmhouses and villages destroyed by the raiders. And I was there at the seige of Cua Song. The rebels had a whole set of proper artillery. They surrounded and shelled the city. I was already away from home because I was in the service, but still I had to hide in doorways during some of the shelling. It could happen late at night and disturb sleep. Sometimes I would be called up late at night. I could feel the shaking from the shelling and the artillery shells, and see shelled out buildings. There were several dive bomber planes in the attaché. These would fly at odd hours, attacking the enemy batteries.
But the biggest part of it was treating the wounded... I Saw many of them. I had to treat many of them. Clean them up, give them morphine. Apply tourniquets. Some of them had been hit with shrapnel, some with bullets, some with explosives. Some were stabbed with machettes, stakes... Some were diseased, or even had been run over by their own trucks when they parked them on hills without properly applying the handbrakes. It was... awful." She says, looking away.
>>160388
With a wide grin.
"Come this way"
With a gesture of his claw, he points to still another door at the end of the room
But what is he listening for on the radio
Tricky walks up to him.
>>160387
She gives a weak smile
"It was... Well, I could see the aftermath, and hear some of it. I saw several farmhouses and villages destroyed by the raiders. And I was there at the seige of Cua Song. The rebels had a whole set of proper artillery. They surrounded and shelled the city. I was already away from home because I was in the service, but still I had to hide in doorways during some of the shelling. It could happen late at night and disturb sleep. Sometimes I would be called up late at night. I could feel the shaking from the shelling and the artillery shells, and see shelled out buildings. There were several dive bomber planes in the attaché. These would fly at odd hours, attacking the enemy batteries.
But the biggest part of it was treating the wounded... I Saw many of them. I had to treat many of them. Clean them up, give them morphine. Apply tourniquets. Some of them had been hit with shrapnel, some with bullets, some with explosives. Some were stabbed with machettes, stakes... Some were diseased, or even had been run over by their own trucks when they parked them on hills without properly applying the handbrakes. It was... awful." She says, looking away.
>>160388
With a wide grin.
"Come this way"
With a gesture of his claw, he points to still another door at the end of the room
>>160390
Silver grabs a hold of her hooves, and presses them together for a reassuring squeeze.
"It sounds like what I experienced during war. Dodging hails of gunfire, being rocked by artllery and field gun shells, trying to patch up fallen soldiers before they die so we can get them to medical tent..."
Silver grabs a hold of her hooves, and presses them together for a reassuring squeeze.
"It sounds like what I experienced during war. Dodging hails of gunfire, being rocked by artllery and field gun shells, trying to patch up fallen soldiers before they die so we can get them to medical tent..."
>>160393
This is the fourth door Amber has had to go through to get to the item in question. After it opens, Amber understands why. Amber goes downwards in a small staircase to a room downstairs.
The room is square in shape, with stone bottom, walls, and ceiling, though the ceiling is vaulted upwards in an arch. On the far side is a raised square that seems to be something like a well, containing a hole that cannot be viewed into, at least without directed light like a flashlight, which no one here has. There are slots for torches, and a couple holes in the roof that seem to be part of some kind of ventilation system. The room as a whole is maybe 18 feet by 18 feet, rather large. In the center of the room is a raised square of stone, perhaps an entire foot higher. On top of that is a few pieces of lumber. But it's what is on top of that that demands all attention
On top of the raised platform is a statue that is just a little bit smaller than a life sized griffin Exactly what the statute is made of is hard to say. Surely, it must be a composite of more than material. At the base is a rectangle covered in what appears to be sea amber, with glyphs and writing in some language Amber cannot identity, surrounding it.
On top of the base is a statue of what appears to be a griffin - or something that approximates the appearance of a griffin - sitting on a throne. It's posture has it hunched over, with a curved, arched back, and wings that are only partly covered in feathers that are pulled up, and partly extended. The front legs are unnaturally long and very thin, extending down to the base. The beak is open, as if cawing, and the head is slightly angled, though looking forward.
There are two things that immediately stand out. One, the depiction does not seem to approximate a live griffin, but probably approximates a dead griffin, or maybe a griffin suffering from extreme hunger. The legs are bony and thin, with no muscle and almost bare bone. The paws are so devoid of flesh that only the claws show. The wings are bare in many places of feathers, appearing skeletal and almost like a bat. There is the ridge of an eye socket, but no eye. The ribs show, and the belly is so thin as to be like a greyhound. The tail is very, very long, and curls around from underneath the griffin, all the way up to the front, and halfway up towards the griffin's head in a large 3/4 circle.
But what is more is why this depiction approximates the appearance of a dying griffin. The simple truth is that it isn't a representation of a griffin at all. Rather, it is a depiction of something else assuming the appearance of a griffin - a colony of worms, or at least tentacles, all coming together to shape themselves like a griffin. There are no nostrils, no eyes, no fur, no actual bones or feathers. Rather, the sculpture expertly textures so many hundred smaller worm like creatures coming together in the shape of a hunched over griffin, sitting on a throne. One super organism from a colony of so many others, like a Portuguese Man O' War.
This is the fourth door Amber has had to go through to get to the item in question. After it opens, Amber understands why. Amber goes downwards in a small staircase to a room downstairs.
The room is square in shape, with stone bottom, walls, and ceiling, though the ceiling is vaulted upwards in an arch. On the far side is a raised square that seems to be something like a well, containing a hole that cannot be viewed into, at least without directed light like a flashlight, which no one here has. There are slots for torches, and a couple holes in the roof that seem to be part of some kind of ventilation system. The room as a whole is maybe 18 feet by 18 feet, rather large. In the center of the room is a raised square of stone, perhaps an entire foot higher. On top of that is a few pieces of lumber. But it's what is on top of that that demands all attention
On top of the raised platform is a statue that is just a little bit smaller than a life sized griffin Exactly what the statute is made of is hard to say. Surely, it must be a composite of more than material. At the base is a rectangle covered in what appears to be sea amber, with glyphs and writing in some language Amber cannot identity, surrounding it.
On top of the base is a statue of what appears to be a griffin - or something that approximates the appearance of a griffin - sitting on a throne. It's posture has it hunched over, with a curved, arched back, and wings that are only partly covered in feathers that are pulled up, and partly extended. The front legs are unnaturally long and very thin, extending down to the base. The beak is open, as if cawing, and the head is slightly angled, though looking forward.
There are two things that immediately stand out. One, the depiction does not seem to approximate a live griffin, but probably approximates a dead griffin, or maybe a griffin suffering from extreme hunger. The legs are bony and thin, with no muscle and almost bare bone. The paws are so devoid of flesh that only the claws show. The wings are bare in many places of feathers, appearing skeletal and almost like a bat. There is the ridge of an eye socket, but no eye. The ribs show, and the belly is so thin as to be like a greyhound. The tail is very, very long, and curls around from underneath the griffin, all the way up to the front, and halfway up towards the griffin's head in a large 3/4 circle.
But what is more is why this depiction approximates the appearance of a dying griffin. The simple truth is that it isn't a representation of a griffin at all. Rather, it is a depiction of something else assuming the appearance of a griffin - a colony of worms, or at least tentacles, all coming together to shape themselves like a griffin. There are no nostrils, no eyes, no fur, no actual bones or feathers. Rather, the sculpture expertly textures so many hundred smaller worm like creatures coming together in the shape of a hunched over griffin, sitting on a throne. One super organism from a colony of so many others, like a Portuguese Man O' War.
>>160397
He uses magic to have her look towards him, matching her deep red/maroon eyes with his sky blue ones.
"But we survived, you and I. We served with honor, and we came home safe and sound able to live these new lives of ours. And I can not be happier that it was you and I that survived, to be right here, in this moment. Together."
He smiles widely and warmly at his kirin date, who has seen much just like him.
He uses magic to have her look towards him, matching her deep red/maroon eyes with his sky blue ones.
"But we survived, you and I. We served with honor, and we came home safe and sound able to live these new lives of ours. And I can not be happier that it was you and I that survived, to be right here, in this moment. Together."
He smiles widely and warmly at his kirin date, who has seen much just like him.
>>160396
Ever lower….
At this point Amber is highly disturbed and does not approach the statue. In shock, though nervously keeping an eye on the wretched piece, she turns to Helm and asks, "Do you know who made these?"
Ever lower….
At this point Amber is highly disturbed and does not approach the statue. In shock, though nervously keeping an eye on the wretched piece, she turns to Helm and asks, "Do you know who made these?"
>>160402
"Right. one second."
He stands up and goes into the spare room and takes the alcohol and blanket, then returns
"Right. one second."
He stands up and goes into the spare room and takes the alcohol and blanket, then returns
>>160402
All he wanted to do was have her look into his eyes, so he lets go of her with his magic.
"You have been through much. I want you to have good life, and to provide for you to best of my ability. If you wish it to be, that is."
All he wanted to do was have her look into his eyes, so he lets go of her with his magic.
"You have been through much. I want you to have good life, and to provide for you to best of my ability. If you wish it to be, that is."
>>160403
Exactly what the statue itself is made of is hard to say. It appears white in areas, black in others. The base and the throne are covered in what seems to be amber, and some areas have an elegantly crafted black-grey metal that had not corroded. Most of the statue is white. Maybe it's Ivory, horn, bone, or even a rock like marble. Most of it is stained yellow, and covered in dark splotches of red-brown-black. It could certainly be cleaned, as it surely has the age of centuries on it. For all of that, there is no question that, like the Hound, it's creator had vision, and skill in executing that vision. Every detail of the suckers of the 'worms' is crafted, every individual 'worm' approximating a famished griffin.
"Yes. Well, no. No I don't. But I do know that it has been around for milennia. This was around before the first emperor ever sat on the throne at Griffinstone. This was around before the first Katerin Empire, before the first Rumaren Empire, older or at least concurrent with the ancient Karthinian Empire. Before even the Pony Empress. This was the culmination of the artistic tradition of griffins who lived in this land long before us, who themselves inherited concepts and traditions from older ages still. Imagine."
He looks over to Amber
"The wisdom, knowledge, and values of cultures that existed before, heh, before griffin culture. All represented in one statue, that has been passed down for generations. Look at it! It was ancient when that hound statue was made. Utterly ancient!"
>>160404
Tricky:
"You got more alcohol?"
Sorrel's head shoots up, and looks over towards Solar as he enters the room.
>>160405
She pulls her head away, not liking it. She turns away, and then back.
"Heh, yeah. Maybe." She says
Exactly what the statue itself is made of is hard to say. It appears white in areas, black in others. The base and the throne are covered in what seems to be amber, and some areas have an elegantly crafted black-grey metal that had not corroded. Most of the statue is white. Maybe it's Ivory, horn, bone, or even a rock like marble. Most of it is stained yellow, and covered in dark splotches of red-brown-black. It could certainly be cleaned, as it surely has the age of centuries on it. For all of that, there is no question that, like the Hound, it's creator had vision, and skill in executing that vision. Every detail of the suckers of the 'worms' is crafted, every individual 'worm' approximating a famished griffin.
"Yes. Well, no. No I don't. But I do know that it has been around for milennia. This was around before the first emperor ever sat on the throne at Griffinstone. This was around before the first Katerin Empire, before the first Rumaren Empire, older or at least concurrent with the ancient Karthinian Empire. Before even the Pony Empress. This was the culmination of the artistic tradition of griffins who lived in this land long before us, who themselves inherited concepts and traditions from older ages still. Imagine."
He looks over to Amber
"The wisdom, knowledge, and values of cultures that existed before, heh, before griffin culture. All represented in one statue, that has been passed down for generations. Look at it! It was ancient when that hound statue was made. Utterly ancient!"
>>160404
Tricky:
"You got more alcohol?"
Sorrel's head shoots up, and looks over towards Solar as he enters the room.
>>160405
She pulls her head away, not liking it. She turns away, and then back.
"Heh, yeah. Maybe." She says
>>160406
"Don't…don't you think it looks barbaric? Evil even, like King Sombra? What wisdom do you get from that?"
"Don't…don't you think it looks barbaric? Evil even, like King Sombra? What wisdom do you get from that?"
>>160407
If Dark Star was hoping that the blanket would serve as a distraction, he is sorely mistaken. Sorrel shoots up, jumps off the bed, and rushes over towards him. He is lucky not to be knocked over by the mare, and she stops just in front of Solar, the end of her syrup-covered snout almost touching the whiskey bottle.
>>160408
"Eh heh... Why don't you uh, you ask me something?" She says, frozen.
>>160409
"Barbaric? Evil? No. Don't be absurd. Yes, it is surely a depiction of something the ancients feared. A sound at night, perhaps a predator, or something. But it is a depiction as valid as any other. Think of plays or operas that depict something terrible. It is the same here with art."
He looks away
"Tis' a shame is has to be hidden away from modern griffins. No matter. I found a new owner for it in New Manehattan, if only I can get it there."
If Dark Star was hoping that the blanket would serve as a distraction, he is sorely mistaken. Sorrel shoots up, jumps off the bed, and rushes over towards him. He is lucky not to be knocked over by the mare, and she stops just in front of Solar, the end of her syrup-covered snout almost touching the whiskey bottle.
>>160408
"Eh heh... Why don't you uh, you ask me something?" She says, frozen.
>>160409
"Barbaric? Evil? No. Don't be absurd. Yes, it is surely a depiction of something the ancients feared. A sound at night, perhaps a predator, or something. But it is a depiction as valid as any other. Think of plays or operas that depict something terrible. It is the same here with art."
He looks away
"Tis' a shame is has to be hidden away from modern griffins. No matter. I found a new owner for it in New Manehattan, if only I can get it there."
>>160410
"That does not resemble any predator in the world I know of, not even timberwolves. And if it was something they feared, why is it depicted on a throne?" Amber protests.
"That does not resemble any predator in the world I know of, not even timberwolves. And if it was something they feared, why is it depicted on a throne?" Amber protests.
>>160412
"Well, it's one of their gods, of course. Sitting on a throne like an earthy king. Even without knowing what I know, I can tell you that as it is a decaying griffin made of worms, or what surely must be maggots, it is a god of death. They see death around them and see its power. So they deify it as a god. And in doing so they both place it beyond good and evil, so they may see it as something natural and thus to be accepted, but also as a ruler they can bribe and negotiate with, to give them a kind of power over it."
>>160411
"Well yes. We have water buffalo, and pigs, ducks, geese..." She contemplates the answer.
"Well, it's one of their gods, of course. Sitting on a throne like an earthy king. Even without knowing what I know, I can tell you that as it is a decaying griffin made of worms, or what surely must be maggots, it is a god of death. They see death around them and see its power. So they deify it as a god. And in doing so they both place it beyond good and evil, so they may see it as something natural and thus to be accepted, but also as a ruler they can bribe and negotiate with, to give them a kind of power over it."
>>160411
"Well yes. We have water buffalo, and pigs, ducks, geese..." She contemplates the answer.
>>160413
"Well, we have buffalo, pigs, ducks, and geese, though maybe not exact same kinds of those. What about creatures like timberwolves, manticores, or chimerae?"
"Well, we have buffalo, pigs, ducks, and geese, though maybe not exact same kinds of those. What about creatures like timberwolves, manticores, or chimerae?"
>>160415
The most disturbing aspect of the statue, however, has yet to be explained. It isn't even noticeable until Amber approaches it.
The statue has an unpleasant aura. Coming close to it, the air itself around it is uncomfortable. For a mundane explanation, there is an electric charge in or around or (most likely) in the base underneath the statue, that can be felt from inches away. All the same, it makes the idea of touching the statue absolutely repulsive.
>>160414
"Well... I have never fought a monster, no. I've heard of them, like the Hồ ly tinh, but I don't think I've seen one before."
The most disturbing aspect of the statue, however, has yet to be explained. It isn't even noticeable until Amber approaches it.
The statue has an unpleasant aura. Coming close to it, the air itself around it is uncomfortable. For a mundane explanation, there is an electric charge in or around or (most likely) in the base underneath the statue, that can be felt from inches away. All the same, it makes the idea of touching the statue absolutely repulsive.
>>160414
"Well... I have never fought a monster, no. I've heard of them, like the Hồ ly tinh, but I don't think I've seen one before."
>>160417
"In another culture they are called Kumiho. They are shapeshifters. They change to look like beautiful mares. The legends say they prey on stallions. They will lure you, capture you, take you away and eat you slowly. I never saw one... until I came to Equestria."
She has a look of evident disgust.
>>160418
He waves it off
"Oh don't worry. There are wooden planks underneath it to help move it. Then we will seal it in a wooden crate for the long journey by train and ship."
"In another culture they are called Kumiho. They are shapeshifters. They change to look like beautiful mares. The legends say they prey on stallions. They will lure you, capture you, take you away and eat you slowly. I never saw one... until I came to Equestria."
She has a look of evident disgust.
>>160418
He waves it off
"Oh don't worry. There are wooden planks underneath it to help move it. Then we will seal it in a wooden crate for the long journey by train and ship."
>>160410
"You have something right here."
He motions around the entirety of his muzzle. showing her where the mess is.
"You have something right here."
He motions around the entirety of his muzzle. showing her where the mess is.
>>160422
"Huh?"
She tries to look down at her own snout.
She tries to reach her tongue out to lick it off.
"Huh?"
She tries to look down at her own snout.
She tries to reach her tongue out to lick it off.
>>160421
"Yes, they are...something. I am not so sure they are wholy, inheritantly evil. I once met two young Changeling drones we rescued. They were very startlingly like pony colts. Save that they require feeding off of one's soul to survive rather than food."
"Yes, they are...something. I am not so sure they are wholy, inheritantly evil. I once met two young Changeling drones we rescued. They were very startlingly like pony colts. Save that they require feeding off of one's soul to survive rather than food."
>>160426
"Maybe...but it seemed that they had just as much capacity for goodness and kindness as you or I. It makes me wonder...how did changelings come into existence?"
"Maybe...but it seemed that they had just as much capacity for goodness and kindness as you or I. It makes me wonder...how did changelings come into existence?"
>>160436
"What if they, in ancient times, were once tribe of ponies, but some form of evil, primordial magic corrupted them into form we know of today?"
"What if they, in ancient times, were once tribe of ponies, but some form of evil, primordial magic corrupted them into form we know of today?"
>>160438
"I honestly do not know if it could have happened, but magic is something we still do not understand everything about. It is possible, maybe."
"I honestly do not know if it could have happened, but magic is something we still do not understand everything about. It is possible, maybe."
>>160439
She pauses for a moment.
"Magic comes from the spiritual essence of the world, and from the same essence come those things that live in it, like changelings. Of course the changelings have less of the spiritual in them, and more of the material. That is why they are as they are."
She pauses for a moment.
"Magic comes from the spiritual essence of the world, and from the same essence come those things that live in it, like changelings. Of course the changelings have less of the spiritual in them, and more of the material. That is why they are as they are."
>>160440
Silver tilts his head at the Kirin.
"I always heard it was Friendship, Harmony, and emotion that powered magic. Or, at least powered pony magic."
Silver tilts his head at the Kirin.
"I always heard it was Friendship, Harmony, and emotion that powered magic. Or, at least powered pony magic."
>>160419
"That would take too long, I'm not comfortable being in the same room as this thing. I've never felt this way about anything I've encountered."
"That would take too long, I'm not comfortable being in the same room as this thing. I've never felt this way about anything I've encountered."
>>160441
She closes her eyes for a moment as she speaks
"No. Magic flows from the spirit itself. Well... maybe it flows through harmony, but it is a part of that which is beneath all." She says
She closes her eyes for a moment as she speaks
"No. Magic flows from the spirit itself. Well... maybe it flows through harmony, but it is a part of that which is beneath all." She says
>>160454
"I am almost jealous. Northern Orthodox teachings were more about history of our people and culture than about things like magic. What else did they teach you?"
"I am almost jealous. Northern Orthodox teachings were more about history of our people and culture than about things like magic. What else did they teach you?"
>>160456
"I remember some of what you said about 'role of mare'. You seem like you would make for perfect wife."
"I remember some of what you said about 'role of mare'. You seem like you would make for perfect wife."
>>160458
Silver thinks to himself that Khoi is just too cute to be this single.
"I have already mentioned your goddess-like beauty, intellect, and moral character, but they absolutely deserve repeating. You have also excelled at all of what we would call wifely duties save for sexual intercourse, and that is just because you are waiting for marriage as you were taught by your parents and culture. You are kind and sweet, but you also have greater depths to your emotions and character than many ponies I know. I can see no situation in which in Ngua Nam you would not be seen as perfect catch for any lucky "ngựa giống".
Silver thinks to himself that Khoi is just too cute to be this single.
"I have already mentioned your goddess-like beauty, intellect, and moral character, but they absolutely deserve repeating. You have also excelled at all of what we would call wifely duties save for sexual intercourse, and that is just because you are waiting for marriage as you were taught by your parents and culture. You are kind and sweet, but you also have greater depths to your emotions and character than many ponies I know. I can see no situation in which in Ngua Nam you would not be seen as perfect catch for any lucky "ngựa giống".
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>>160460
D'awwwww. If there wasn't a table between them, Silver would cuddle the kirin mare right there in the middle of the restaurant, damn what everyone watching thinks.
"All in all, I am very lucky stallion to be here tonight with mare like you, and I want to do my best and give my all to make sure you have wonderful time with me."
D'awwwww. If there wasn't a table between them, Silver would cuddle the kirin mare right there in the middle of the restaurant, damn what everyone watching thinks.
"All in all, I am very lucky stallion to be here tonight with mare like you, and I want to do my best and give my all to make sure you have wonderful time with me."
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