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As the days went on, Obsidian’s condition got worse. With him being constantly watched, he was unable to gather the food he required to stay strong. The only times he would have had the chance to eat were when he went on an assault. But each time, he became too injured to be able to go through that effort.

The reaper was stuck in a vicious circle, threatening his mission. Fluttershy noticed how he became weaker every time he returned to her home. Sometimes, he seemed to be so wounded that he couldn’t even speak. When Fluttershy tried to help, Obsidian always made sure she did not see anything about him but his cloak, trying to dodge her or push her away. Still, for some strange reason, Obsidian looked and acted like nothing ever happened on the next morning each time.

The gentle yellow Pegasus was very drained lately. She lacked sleep because she could not stop worrying about Obsidian. She stood up most of the nights until he returned, just to see if he was okay. But this time, he was later than usual.

Fluttershy stared out of her bedroom window, having trouble to either fall asleep or stay awake. She could see the moon set on the horizon. The night would be over soon. Where was he? What was he doing? Should she go out and search for him? Or would it be too dangerous? Fluttershy did not know what to do.

Suddenly, she noticed something moving in the distance. The silhouette became familiar to her by now. Though the way it moved was unfamiliar. It seemed like Obsidian was dragging himself over the ground. He definitely was hurt! He needed help! Fluttershy became wide awake again and ran out of her cottage as fast as she could.

---

Obsidian stopped moving before she could arrive in time. He was laying there on the ground, seemingly unconscious.

“Obsidian! Are you okay? Hey, Obsidian!” the yellow mare shouted.

The black stallion did not respond. Fluttershy held a hoof in front of his muzzle and placed another on the cloak where his neck would be. Neither could feel him breathe, nor could she feel a pulse. Fluttershy became alerted. She instantly dragged his cloak open to reanimate him, but became paralyzed at the sight presented to her.

Obsidian was gutted. His rip cage was revealed and his stomach was sliced open, causing his organs to hang out. Half of his face was gone, presenting his bloody skull to the sensitive Pegasus’ eyes. The throat looked like something tore open his windpipe. His right hind leg had a cut so deep, it went through the bone, making the rest of the leg hanging loosely on the still connected piece of flesh.

Fluttershy fell over. She wanted to scream, but found herself unable to. The shock solidified her body, as if she had turned to stone. Only a single thought managed to move inside her mind, running in loops over and over again. Obsidian was dead. He was dead! He collapsed right before her eyes! He died and she could not do anything about it!

While Fluttershy was about to faint, Obsidian miraculously started moving again. As he came back to his senses, so did yellow Pegasus. She sat up quickly, staring at Obsidian in complete disbelief. The reaper groaned and gagged because of his torn throat.

As the black stallion lifted his head, he realized Fluttershy was right next to him. Immediately, Obsidian covered himself with his cloak again. But it was too late. Fluttershy had seen it all. She discovered the secret Obsidian wanted to hide from her and all the other keepers of harmony... except for Twilight Sparkle.

He was forced to take actions now. But first, he had to recover.

The reaper tried to get back up. He took a few steps, but then collapsed again. For a reason she could not explain, Fluttershy calmed down again. She came back to full focus as she watched the miserable condition Obsidian was in. Her shock and disgust vanished and the only thing she wanted to do now was helping him.

She ran over to the reaper’s right side and gave him support. Obsidian tried to push her away and attempted to get back up again. But Fluttershy would not accept his rejection this time. No matter how many times he would have tried, she would always come back and help him up again.

Obsidian realized this quickly. He had to admit he would not make it to the house on his own. A bit unwilling, Obsidian unfolded his right wing over her back and put a part of his weight on her.

Slowly, the gutted reaper limped towards her house, dragging his innards over the ground and leaving behind a red track. Fluttershy could not explain what was going on. Obsidian tried to breathe, but that only caused small amounts of blood to spray on her. He still had no pulse, but for some reason managed to walk.

He seemed to be alive. No living creature would survive such lethal wounds!

Fluttershy kept on supporting the reaper, ignoring the fact that his blood was slowly running over her body and spraying in her face. The yellow mare was not a strong pony. It was very hard for her to keep him upright. But eventually, they managed to reach the cottage.

---

Fluttershy wanted to let him down in the living room to get some first aid, but Obsidian shook his head. He pointed to the basement door, trying to tell her what he needed was downstairs.

Breathing heavily under the weight, Fluttershy helped Obsidian to the door she feared so much. The closer she came, the louder the door growled. As she was just a hoof away from it, the door literally bent towards her. A mouth, filled with countless long and sharp teeth opened out of it, trying to bite her.

The normally very anxious keeper of kindness proved a lot of courage by helping Obsidian so much tonight. But now, she had reached her limit. Nothing in the world would make her go even one step closer to that door.

Again, Obsidian had to overthrow his principles. With the little strength he had left, Obsidian lifted his left front leg and touched the door. It instantly turned back to normal. Then, the reaper put his hoof into his own guts, covering it with blood. Fluttershy observed speechlessly as the black stallion used his blood to write a very specific name on the door.

F L U T T E R S H Y

The bloody letters quickly soaked into the door, which then seemed to ignore the presence of the Pegasus mare. Obsidian pushed the door open and looked at her with his torn face, trying tell her to go inside.

Fluttershy gulped hard and then slowly went downstairs, making sure to keep providing support for the gutted reaper.

Another surreal impression presented to her eyes, which had seen so many horrible things already. Her basement, which she remembered as a harmless, silent room for storing old furniture, had been changed into a dark catacomb.

All the furniture had been pushed to the walls to make space for a magic rune in the middle of the room, which seemed to be made out of ash and a long dried, black liquid.

Strange objects that partially seemed to be made of pony parts were hanging from the ceiling.

Large piles of paper and stacks of scrolls were towered along one of the walls, all written in Obsidian’s native language.

Another wall featured blueprints of curses and runes.

Heavy, blood stained chains were attached to the wall on the opposite side, surrounded by dried puddles of red and black.

Next to them, on an old table, were several medical tools and sharp objects.

The corner closest to them had a stand, representing a mummified claw holding a single candle, which burned in a green flame that emitted no light.

Next to the stand was another table with several bottled substances on them.

A large, locked chest that gave off a weird, undefinable smell was hidden under the stairs.

But the thing that drew Fluttershy’s attention more than anything else was a little shrine, presenting two pony skulls. They were stainless and white, as if they had been polished and preserved a lot. The skulls were surrounded by several fresh, black roses and a long, red lace.

While Fluttershy was distracted eyeing up the room in both, fear and fascination, Obsidian loosened himself from her. He limped towards the rune and managed to collapse on it. The rune reacted and gave off a dark aura that soaked into the black stallion.

Fluttershy turned back and watched as Obsidian regenerated rapidly through the dark fog. It did not take long before he could stand up on his own and looked normal again.

Obsidian turned his now recovered face to her and stared with a grim expression. The yellow Pegasus sunk to the ground a bit. She saw more than she should have seen. Obsidian even broke a rule of the reaper code by letting her into his private room. But he had no other option. He needed her to get down. Now, he was forced to do something to ensure she would keep quiet about what she had seen.

Obsidian turned around and reached to the ceiling, grabbing a silvery cord. He pulled on it and an object came down Fluttershy was already acknowledged of: the curse of secrets.

Holding it in his mouth, Obsidian turned back to Fluttershy, who cowered on the ground. She was very scared. She didn’t want to go through this again.

The black stallion observed her for a moment. This all had been far too much for her already. She did not even seem to realize she was half covered in his blood. This sensitive Pegasus would not be able to take anything anymore. She might black out if he put her under the curse now and for some reason, Obsidian had the feeling the curse would actually not be necessary.

Not forcing her to stay quiet about this secret would endanger his entire mission here in Ponyville. But still, he wouldn’t do it to her. Not after the great deal she had been going through tonight. Not after she helped him so much.

Obsidian hung up the curse again and came close to the frightened yellow mare.

“Everything you have seen tonight. Everything you have seen in here. I request you to keep secret. Intellegisne?” the reaper insisted sharply.

Shaking heavily, Fluttershy nodded. Obsidian turned around again.

“As you have seen, I wrote your name on the door. This means that from today on, you can enter this room anytime. I want you to not use this option unless it is absolutely unavoidable. Now, I do believe this has been a very draining night for both of us. Grātiās tibi agō, Miss Fluttershy. I will see you in the morning.”

As soon as the reaper finished speaking, Fluttershy got up again and flew upstairs quickly. She was relieved that this was finally over. She knew she would have pretty bad nightmares about these events. But she did not care too much. The delicate mare was so drained that she only wanted to sleep now and try to forget what happened.

Moments after the basement door closed by itself, Obsidian held his stomach with a pain filled expression in his face. He was incredibly hungry. His demonic body craved for food.

The black stallion had no choice anymore. He had to eat! But how could he get what he needed without blowing his cover entirely?

The reaper walked over to his shrine and stared at the skulls, sunken in thoughts. Sometimes, he wished these two would still be alive to give him advice.

---

While the day ended for Fluttershy and Obsidian, it just began for Pinkie Pie. Before even the first beams of sunlight could fall across the country, she got up to bake.

Lately, she gained a huge supply of ingredients. She had to get them used up before they could go bad. But she already knew, these would become more sweets than Sugarcube Corner could sell in time and even the pony with the greatest sweet tooth of all in Ponyville had her limits.

Suddenly, she came up with a solution. If there is one thing Pinkie Pie was best at, it was throwing parties! And what could possibly motivate ponies more to eat sweets than an eating contest? It would be totally, super, duper, funtastic!

The party pony bounced through the kitchen in excitement and began her baking routine, while humming her cupcake song.

---

At noon, Fluttershy and Obsidian met up with Twilight Sparkle, Rarity and Applejack in Ponyville.

Obsidian made sure to erase all evidence about last night’s events and cleaned up the bloody track he created before the sun went up. While the black stallion played his usual role, Fluttershy was still taken from what she had seen.

She promised to keep it secret and since she did not want to be cursed again, she tried to bury her trauma as much as she could. Though it did surprise her that she took this all relatively easy.

It did not even seem to get into her mind that she got covered in blood and just washed it off like mud before she went to bed. She would have thought that this event would permanently change her, knowing how sensitive and weak she was.

“Fluttershy? Are you okay? You’re pale,” Twilight worried.

The yellow Pegasus returned from her thoughts as she heard her name come up.

“Oh. No, no. I’m fine. Thanks, Twilight,” she ensured, trying to act normal.

Twilight was not fully convinced and wanted to go further into the topic, when Rarity suddenly spoke up.

“Have you seen Rainbow Dash? Is she avoiding Obsidian again?”

Applejack shook her head and replied.

“No worries. She’s checkin’ on the weather. But now that we’r takin’ ‘bout it, have y’all seen Pinkie Pie anywhere?”

The group looked around, in search for their hyperactive friend. Suddenly, music filled the air. It came from Sugarcube Corner. The group of friends became curious and went to investigate. Upon arrival, they noticed several stands in front of the bakery with Pinkie Pie singing and dancing loudly to attract the villager ponies. Just as her song finished, the pink mare made an announcement.

“Hey, everypony! Who wants free cupcakes?”

Cheering filled the air and the ponies licked their lips greedily.

“Great! Because today is your lucky day! I, Pinkie Pie, am hosting a big cupcake eating contest! Come up and sign in! The winner gets a special trophy I made myself!”

Instantly, the ponies lined up to sign in for the competition. The group of friends was puzzled. They knew Pinkie was random, but where did she get all the cupcakes from that are necessary for such a kind of event? As if her Pinkie Senses were telling they were thinking about her, the pink earth pony looked around and spotted her friends, then bounced over to them.

“Hi guys! Wanna join in as well?” she asked happily. They smiled and shook their heads slowly.

“No thanks, sugar cube. Had a mighty big breakfast. But what is going on here?” Applejack wondered.

“Well, Mr. and Mrs. Cake had this huuuuuge supply of flour, eggs and sugar. And they didn’t know what to do with it. So I thought I could use them to bake cupcakes. But do you have any idea how many I made? I will tell you. A lot, that’s how many! And then, I thought I could eat them all up myself! But they are sooooo many! And then, I had an idea! So then I went like ‘huuuuuua! I should throw a cupcake eating contest and let everypony in Ponyville sign in for free!’” Pinkie Pie explained hectically.

“My, my, my! And ponies call me generous!” Rarity commented with delight.

“But won’t the Cakes get mad at you if you give out free sweets in such a quantity?” Twilight concerned.

But Pinkie vigorously shook her head and giggled.

“Of course not, silly! Mr. and Mrs. Cake would never get mad at me!” she explained.

Obsidian stood in the background quietly all the time and observed. Pinkamena was so predictable. He knew she would do something like this when he helped her gathering ‘supplies’.

While the friends were talking with each other, the twirly earth pony’s expression changed. She secretly stared at Fluttershy with wide open eyes. Pinkamena realized her friend smelled different than usual. Her eyes then quickly jumped to Obsidian, who just stared back with a serious face. That look of his was answer enough for her and the pink mare started to smile again.

“What about you, Obsidian? Wanna have some free cupcakes?” she asked the reaper, winking at him.

The group turned to Obsidian. Before he could say a thing, Applejack spoke to Pinkie.

“No offense, but I don’t think Obsidian-” she started, but got interrupted by the black stallion.

“I am in,” he responded.

Fluttershy and Applejack turned back to the reaper and stared at him with wide open eyes and mouths. Fluttershy could not remember a single time she caught him eating something while he was over at her cottage and Applejack still remembered how he reacted to her pie. She thought Obsidian would not take sugar very well. Yet, he was willing to join in a cupcake eating contest?

“Are you sure y’all wanna do that?” the orange mare scrutinised.

Obsidian nodded and queued up with the other ponies.

---

Just half an hour later, the contestants gathered around the eating stands, ready for the feast. Pinkie handed out large plates on each stand and made some last preparations to make sure she kept count on all.

“Are you ready?!” she asked the contestants. They replied in cheer.

“Alright! Let the feast begin!” the party pony announced.

Immediately, the ponies greedily started devouring the still warm cupcakes. The spectators encouraged the contestants loudly. After just one minute, Pinkie had to bring the first resupplies to keep feeding the ponies.

Only the reaper took his time to eat the cupcakes. He needed slightly more time than anypony else. But his tactic seemed to work. Several contestants already gave up after the second batch of cupcakes while he kept on eating.

Applejack observed him closely, fearing he might snap again. But this time, Obsidian maintained his concentration. Applejack had no explanation for this. Why did he have so much trouble with her pie and now he is eating cupcakes like potato chips?

As the contest proceeded, more and more ponies had to give up, because they bothered on nausea. Only Lyra, Bon Bon, Obsidian and Derpy Hooves were left.

Suddenly, Obsidian stopped eating and announced he gave up. He did not even seem to have reached his limit. His behavior made no sense to any of the four friends.

Still, the contest continued. Lyra and Bon Bon slowed down more and more. They had huge trouble eating any more cupcakes. Derpy continued eating at the same speed. Then finally, the two friends surrendered.

The gray Pegasus mare won the contest and received a trophy made of candy canes. The ponyvillians cheered and celebrated her victory. As soon as the crowd started to dissolve, Obsidian snuck next to her and spoke quietly.

“You need to learn to control yourself more, or they will find out one day, Derpy.”

As the gray mare noticed who was talking, her usual happy face became serious. She nodded lightly and both went separate ways.

---

As happy and explosive as the contest started, so suddenly it was over. Pinkie Pie was busy cleaning up and noticed that several cupcakes were still left.

Although she already ate many beforehand, she could not hold herself back. She ran in the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of hot sauce, which she then emptied over the cupcakes.

The pink earth pony giggled a bit as she mustered her work and then started to eat noisily.

---

Obsidian spent the rest of the day following the keepers of harmony. Although Applejack and Fluttershy were very confused because of his strange behavior, they did not get further into the topic. As the sun started to set, the group broke up and all went home. Fluttershy and Obsidian were almost back at the cottage when the black stallion suddenly changed course.

“You are not coming in?” Fluttershy asked, a bit worried.

“Later. I have to go meditate now,” he replied.

Fluttershy got curious. She knew he meditated from time to time, but never before had he done it outside his room. The yellow Pegasus was tempted to watch him, but she knew Angel and the other animals were waiting for their dinner. So she kept on flying.

The reaper landed below a large tree not far from her home. After he was finally able to silence the demons inside him, he wanted to maintain this status for as long as possible before he had to eat more. The reaper sat down on the ground cross-legged and closed his eyes.

As he focused on nothing else but his breath, his mind emptied and he could feel balance returning to his body. Obsidian slowly re-obtained full control of his strength and recovering abilities. Things finally were back on tracks again.

Two hours passed and the sun was already down. Obsidian heard wings flapping above him and looked up. It was Rainbow Dash, heading to Fluttershy’s home. Apparently, she spotted him and flew a large circle around him to avoid any interaction.

Obsidian sighed. For his mission, it was crucial he became trusted by all of the keepers of harmony. Especially Rainbow Dash was the most important of all. The outcome of his mission would depend on whether or not she would believe him. It could not go on like this.

While Rainbow was visiting Fluttershy, the reaper hid himself in the shadows. He waited for her to come out again. As it started getting late, Rainbow Dash left the cottage, saying goodbye to her friend. She looked around in search for Obsidian, but was unable to find him. Relieved, she lifted into the sky and raced towards her cloud home.

Obsidian stalked her in the shadows, making sure he did not get anywhere near her field of sight and avoided to make any noises. As the spectral haired mare came close to her home, she suddenly stopped.

It seemed like she was unsure if she really wanted to go home. After a short while, she changed her mind and flew a few daring stunts instead.

The reaper kept on following her, watching her actions and expressions closely. Usually, Rainbow Dash would forget everything around her while she was flying. But this time, she could not concentrate. After just a couple of minutes, she stopped practising and hung her head.

Something was definitely wrong with her. The reaper followed the athletic Pegasus as she flew out of Ponyville and to the coast.

---

Rainbow Dash aimed for a very specific spot on a high up cliff and landed on top. Lately, she often came to this place when she needed to think.

Ever since she started having these nightmares, Rainbow felt very insecure. A part of her blamed Obsidian for these visions she kept on getting more and more frequently, although she precisely knew it was not his fault.

The ocean seemed black and endless. The reflections of the moon glistered on the surface of the constantly moving water. Rainbow closed her eyes and enjoyed the salty breeze in her mane, hoping it would wash away all her worries.

Obsidian gave up his cover now and approached the keeper of loyalty. His noisy hoof steps on the blank rock startled her and Rainbow Dash jumped up. As she realized Obsidian was behind her, her heart skipped a beat. She thought her nightmares would finally come true now. Though the reaper had no bad intentions. He kept on walking towards her slowly and spoke up.

“Miss Dash. How long do you plan to keep on playing this game?”

“G-game? What game? I don’t recall playing any game with you!” she replied in a mix of nervousness and anger.

“You apparently do play hide and seek with me. You keep avoiding me. Now that I have found you, I would like to request a break from this game,” the black stallion explained.

“H-hey! Stay away from me!” Rainbow shouted while lifting into the air, ready to fly off. Obsidian stopped.

“Is that what you want? Me staying on distance to you? A Pegasus who enjoys freedom in a level like you do would surely feel limited if she had to avoid the presence of someone all the time. What are you afraid of, Miss Dash?”

“Afraid? I’m not afraid! I’m not afraid of anything! Stop talking like this! You don’t know me or anything about me!” the cerulean Pegasus responded.

“Indeed you are right there...” Obsidian commented while observing the waves.

He knew he would not get anywhere this way. Suddenly, he had an idea how to melt the ice.

“I do only know what ponies say. You won the best young flyer competition is what I heard. Furthermore, you are supposed to be the most talented flyer in all of Equestria, next to Spitfire,” he continued.

“Really? People say that?” Rainbow Dash asked in surprise.

“Indeed they do,” he replied. “You are rather famous, Miss Dash. Not at last because you proved the existence of the sonic rainboom. It is no surprise the Wonderbolts are talking about you.”

Now he got her. Mentioning the Wonderbolts made her eyes go wide open and sparkle in excitement.

“What?! The Wonderbolts are talking about me?” she shouted out almost squealing, flapping her wings faster in excitement.

“They do,” Obsidian responded, nodding. “But... sadly I can not follow why everypony is so excited about you.”

These words made Rainbow crush on the ground. Moments later, she got angry.

“Hey! What is that supposed to mean?”

She reacted just the way he wanted her to react. Obsidian took a few seconds to let this situation sink in and provoke her more. Then, he replied.

“Since you put so much effort into avoiding me, I failed to make an image of your talents myself.”

Rainbow looked at the reaper off guard. She really did not want to interact with the reaper before. She could not give a countering argument. Obsidian again took a few seconds to let this situation sink in before he continued.

“Are you up for a race, miss Dash?”

This statement again caught her unprepared. She was wavering.

“Well, um... I don’t know. It is pretty late and-” she began, only to get interrupted by the reaper.

“Afraid of losing against a reaper, miss Dash?” he spoke with an arrogant expression.

That was it. Rainbow Dash could not possibly let him get away with such an insult.

“Oh, you got it now! You want a race? Fine! Tell me where the finish line is, so I can wait for you there!” she challenged the reaper.

“If we fly straight this direction, all the way across the ocean, we will find a large lighthouse. This shall be our goal,” the black stallion suggested.

Rainbow’s jaw dropped as she heard what Obsidian was demanding from her. A race all the way across the ocean? That would take hours! Even when flying with sonic speed! She never raced for such a great distance before. But the spectral haired mare was hurt in her pride. She did not want to be seen as a chicken and so decided to accept his challenge. She jumped in position, followed by Obsidian doing the same.

“That is the spirit I expect from the second greatest flyer in Equestria. You shall have the honor to count.”

Rainbow Dash nodded and grinned self-confident.

“Oh I will count YOU out for sure! Three... two... one... GO!”

---

The two racers spent the entire night competing with each other. Obsidian was very fast and agile. But Rainbow’s speed was simply unmatchable. She won the race with a whole leg ahead. Both of them sat on the lighthouse panting heavily.

“How... do you... like that?” Rainbow Dash spoke, breathlessly.

The reaper took a few deep breaths before he answered.

“Very impressive. Now I see why you have so many admirers.”

“Well, I have to admit this was a though race. You are very fast yourself. Maybe the hardest opponent I ever had so far,” the keeper of loyalty commented.

While they regained their breath and strength, the two of them watched the sun slowly rise on the horizon. It almost seemed like a massive fireball that lifted out of the ocean, only to dye the entire world in various shades of yellow, orange and red. The ocean shined in all sorts of colors while it reflected both, the ending night and the beginning day.

“You know, Obsidian. I think I was wrong about you. All the time, I was sure you were just a bad guy. But I guess, you are alright,” Rainbow Dash spoke suddenly.

The reaper bowed down lightly for that compliment.

“I appreciate hearing this from you, Miss Dash.”

“Hey, stop with those formal things already! Just call me Rainbow,” she offered, grinning a bit. Obsidian nodded.

“So be it.”

Rainbow Dash suddenly started laughing a bit. Obsidian focused her calmly.

“Always so overly polite. You’re alright, Obsidian. Really,” she commented, lifting her right front hoof for a high five.

Obsidian lifted his own, right front leg and accepted. Rainbow Dash cheered a bit, though she was pretty drained from the race. That sealed it. Obsidian had gained the trust of Rainbow Dash. Now all he had to do is keep building up the relationship with all of the keepers, until the time had come for him to complete his mission.

“Now, how are we gonna get back?” the athletic mare wondered.

“Facile,” Obsidian responded and started casting a spell. Seconds later, both were teleported back Ponyville.

“Wow!” Rainbow Dash commented in astonishment. “Not even Twilight can teleport such a large distance! Not to mention you teleported both of us!”

“That was just possible because I knew this route well. I had been racing to that lighthouse more than once, you have to know,” the black stallion replied.

Rainbow Dash smiled. Then a big yawn escaped her mouth.

“Well excuse me, but we have been up all night. I have to go napping now. See you later, Obsidian!”

The reaper nodded.

“Valē, Rainbow Dash.”

---

Obsidian walked back to Fluttershy’s cottage. He knew she most likely stood up all night again, since he did not return. That pony just cared way too much for him.

“Well looks like you did it, Obsidian. Now even Rainbow Dash trusts you!” Odd Cirs suddenly spoke.

The reaper sighed. He almost forgot about him, since he had not spoken a word for days. Obsidian didn’t feel like talking to him right now. He just kept silent and continued walking.

“You are ignoring me? That is a shame. Mostly because I wanted to tell you that Celestia sent you a letter!” the voice continued.

Obsidian paused. He reached under his cloak and indeed found a letter. Mistress Celestia must have sent it at some point during the race. Obsidian broke the seal and started reading.

“So? What did she tell you?” Odd Cirs asked curiously.

“Mistress Celestia wants me to stop a demon. It appears like you and I will have to spend some time alone together,” he replied.