Moonstone – Chapter 12 “Behind the Times”

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To date, the only toys Fleur had utilized from the gifts Luna had given her after the New Years Ball were the anal beads. Her 'exercises', if she could rightly call them that, consisted only of inserting the beads and masturbating. The pressure in her tailhole alone was enough to add a new level of pleasure to the experience, but she hadn't gone any further than that.

The others - the vibrators, dildos, and even the plug - had been left alone. They intimidated Fleur.

Scared her, even.

But now, her fears were gone, replaced by a heady mixture of anticipation and arousal. She had missed Luna for far, far too long. Now, wearing her collar, with her tailhole presented to the princess, she was very, very excited.

And incredibly wet.

“I’m proud of you, Fleur.” Luna's breath washed over her anus again, causing Fleur to flex and whimper meekly. They hadn't even begun, and Fleur's face was already flushed.

“Th-thank you, mistress…”

“So tell me, Fleur…” Luna continued to let her breath wash over her backside, making the poor white unicorn shudder and give thin whimpers from her throat. “What all have you done with this… Delightful little hole? Don’t hold back any details.”

“Y-yes, Mistress…” Fleur glanced over her shoulder and was immediately taken in by Luna's lust-filled stare. A slight grin passed her lips as a very naughty plan coalesced in her mind. She tested her idea with a sway of her hips, pushing rear out enough to flick the end of her tail past Luna's muzzle; Luna's only response was to stare all the more. 'Heh... Now we'll see if Luna can take teasing as well as she can give it.'

“I’ve been enjoying myself, Mistress. I’ve been putting many naughty things in my ass…” That was a lie, of course, but Luna didn’t need to know that. She wiggled more, watching Luna’s reaction. Her heart thundered in her chest; she knew at any moment her mistress might punish her.

She didn’t care.

“Just like you told me, I’ve been enjoying anal stimulation, mistress. I’ve had many good orgasms with the toys you gave me.” Luna’s throat pulsed as Fleur continued her teasing. She was glistening wet, a single droplet of liquid running down her thigh. “Putting beads in my ass and touching myself makes me squirt so hard…”

“Does it now?” Luna forced. Fleur could tell she was having difficulty forming a thought. "When you squirt... Does it make a mess?"

“Oh yes, Mistress.” Fleur panted, closing her eyes slowly. "When an orgasm hits me that hard, I completely lose control... I squirt all over the place."

“Hmm… How do you… Clean those messes up?”

“Hmm, good question, mistress…” Fleur flexed her core muscles, adding another dribble of arousal to the already-growing dark spot on Luna's bedroom floor. “It depends… If I’m on my bed, the sheets get so damp and musky… Sometimes all I can do is lie there and soak in the smell.” Her own lips curled as Luna let out an exasperated pant. The hot breath washed over her anus, making her flex and emit even more liquid arousal.

“Other times,” Fleur went all in now, pouring as much seduction into her voice as she could muster. "I do it in the shower. Oh, the hot water, the steam, the oils... They just make me incredibly wet. And the orgasms I get are so strong... Oh mistress, I squirt so hard, I coat the shower floor... And when that happens, I get very excited, because I get to lick it up. Every... Single... Drop. Can you picture it, mistress? Me, your obedient sub, crawling across the shower floor, lapping up her own cum like it was the last drink she'd ever have?" She watched as Luna swallowed once more, her chest heaving with each shaky breath. The pulsing sensation against her rear was delightful, and Fleur would have been content merely watching Luna pant all over her, possibly adding a hoof into the equation for a little more fun. But still, this little session had to continue, and she wasn’t the one in control. Like it or not, she had to sit there and let Luna ogle her ass.

“D… Did you clean?” Luna finally asked after what felt like an eternity. Fleur let out a girlish giggle and nodded enthusiastically.

“Oh, yes, mistress… I cleaned very thoroughly, inside and out. I haven't even eaten anything in a whole day, just so I could be with you that much sooner.” She wiggled again, her tail brushing Luna’s cheek teasingly. The princess smiled up at her, her own lips curled in a devious grin.

“Nothing at all?”

“No, mistress.” Fleur shook her head slowly.

“I see. You must be hungry, then.”

“I… Y-yes, mistress, I am…” Fleur gasped as Luna’s hooves left her flanks, and the steady hoof-falls preceded the princess looming up in her periphery.

“Well, we’ll just have to feed you, then, won’t we?” Luna grinned at her. Fleur swallowed, looking inquisitively up at Luna.

“F-feed me…? Mistress?” She whimpered thinly.

“Yes, my delightful little pet…” Luna reached her hoof out, tenderly cupping Fleur’s chin. She leaned close, her hot breath washing over Fleur’s ear, eliciting another spine-shaking shudder. “Feed you.”

“Aah-HRK!” Fleur gasped as a sudden pressure around her throat thrust her forward. She stumbled, fell, and sprawled onto her face. Fleur panicked for a moment as the floor came rushing into her vision, but the glimmering sound of magic told her that Luna had cushioned her fall. She went to pick herself up when a hoof planted itself firmly on her back, just below her mane.

“Stay on the floor, pet.”Luna's voice had shifted entirely, from shaky and lustful to one of clear and concise dominance.

'Luna's never been this rough with me before,' Fleur thought as another shudder ran down her spine, oozing more of her juices onto the carpet. 'And I love it.'

“Roll onto your back, and spread your legs.” Fleur quickly rolled onto her back and spread her legs as wide as she could. Her tail fanned out on the floor beneath her, further framing her hindquarters. Now fully exposed, Fleur's cheeks flushed as she looked up at Luna, who was now resting a hood firmly on the unicorn's sternum.

She had changed outfits, and was now wearing the same ensemble that she had used the first time Fleur had been strapped down to the bed and gagged. The criss-crossing belts of faux leather sheathed her torso, and the pants hugged every curve of her magisterial posterior intimately. The only difference between this outfit and the last was the missing crotch. As Luna began to walk over Fleur, she was treated to the sight of Luna’s beautiful, petite pink marehood nestled between her thighs. Fleur's mind was so lost in a lusty haze, she didn't realize that Luna had walked forward far enough to bring her rear hooves to rest on either side of her face.

“Now, my pet,” Luna growled. “Eat.”

“Yes, mistr-HMMF!” Fleur’s vision was completely obscured as Luna dropped her hips. With perfect precision, the princess’ vagina fell directly on Fleur’s open mouth, assaulting her with the delightfully wet, fleshy goodness nestled between her thighs. Fleur groaned from her throat as she did what her dom commanded her to do – she ate.

And she didn’t stop until she had her fill.

With her face buried in Luna's haunches, it was difficult to tell if or when she came. The only clue Fleur had was the wave of juices that would periodically flood her mouth. The taste was delightfully vile, yet Fleur craved more of it, no matter the amount. Her tongue was restless, spreading saliva and cum all over her face and Luna’s thighs. The honeypot of delight her tongue drove into never ceased to yield a steady stream of musky, delicious fem-cum. Fleur licked long and hard, alternating between shoving her tongue deep inside of Luna to flicking the princess’ clitoris rapidly.

“Good.” The vagina left her mouth, hovering above her face now. Fleur’s tongue pulsed mid-air, as if beseeching the delight to return, but it never came. It just hovered above her, dripping leftover spit and cum onto her face and still-heaving chest. She lapped up every drop that she could, knowing that there was a price to pay if she didn't stay clean.

'Well, as clean as I can be,' she thought, realizing that her marehood had become completely soaked, along with her tail.

“Eat your fill, my pet?”

“Yeth, mithweth.” Fleur panted, her tongue refusing to listen to her brain for the moment. Luna just chuckled and swayed her hips. The delicate pink lips of her vagina were entrancing to watch, making Fleur squirm with the need for release.

’I’m the sub, I deserve to cum, right? It’s about my fantasy, isn’t it?’

Oh. Right. Not the fantasy I might want just now. I have to let Luna decide when I cum… Even better, I’d have to beg for it.’

Fleur chided herself for being so selfish. ’Trust your dom. She will deliver. Just be patient and have trust.’

“Enjoying the show, Fleur?”

“Yes, mistress!” Fleur panted. She worked her tongue in her mouth, the renewed blood flow restoring her normal voice.

“Would you like to eat again?”

“If it would please you, Mistress!”

“Hmm, it just might… Then again,” Luna disappeared in a flash, making Fleur gasp and jump from shock. A pressure hit her crotch an instant later, grinding hard enough to hit her hip-bone. “I think I’d rather please you.”

“M-Mistress!” Fleur gasped, her legs twitching at the contact. Luna’s hoof ground against her marehood, eliciting a delightfully naughty, wet noise from her soaked petals. Luna was relentless; the hard surface of her hoof trapping the tender flesh of Fleur's soaked cunt between it and her hip.

Whatever discomfort Fleur might have been feeling was washed away by the thunderous waves of pleasure that raced through her body. Her eyes screwed up as she flexed her stomach, trying hard to keep from crying out. Another twitch from Luna brought her hoof into direct contact with Fleur's clit, and her resistance evaporated in an instant.

“Aauughn!” The throaty vocalization was soon followed by another, and another after that. Luna’s hoof continued to grind a rough circle against her, keeping up a constant, unchanging level of pressure and pleasure.

'She's like a machine,' the thought barely broke through the pleasure in her mind. 'Keeping me constantly on the edge of cumming. She's grinding so hard, I'm practically sliding across the floor...'

“That was a delightful little noise, my pet.” Luna cooed, still grinding against Fleur.

“Uh… Uuhhnn…” Fleur looked up at Luna with a half-lidded gaze, her tongue dancing inside her open lips. She wanted to lick, or be licked, to cum and make somepony else cum. Instead, she was subject to an even more rough grinding. “UUGHN!”

“There we are,” Luna teased, her hoof picking up in intensity. “I like it when you grunt like that. Just like an animal. Look at you.” Luna pulled her hoof away from Fleur’s crotch, taking with it all of her strength. She sagged into the carpet, her head rolling to the side. Luna raised her still-glistening hoof for Fleur to see, and slowly licked her juices from it. Luna's eyes closed blissfully as she cleaned her hoof; Fleur nearly melted at the sight.

"Hmm... You taste divine Fleur..."

“Uuhn…”

“Hee hee…” Luna chuckled down at her, her lips spreading into a devious grin. “I’m very fortunate to have such a delicious little pet all to myself. You even surprise me with gifts.” Her horn leapt to life, and Fleur felt a sudden pressure build in her posterior. Her mouth clamped closed and her muscles tensed up, her breath coming up short.

The princess was hovering just above her now, a dark glow surrounding her horn, and her eyes staring straight down into her sub’s. Fleur's own eyes went wide as she locked onto Luna's piercing cyan gaze; she recognized the change in her dom’s stare immediately.

'She's not looking into my eyes, she's looking through them!' Fleur's heart nearly stopped mid-beat. 'Dear goddess, Luna's staring straight into my SOUL; my very essence. She's ravishing me from the inside-out... The realization sent her emotions into overdrive. 'Heavens help me, I'm going to cum buckets.'

“You know, Fleur,” Luna mused quietly, still staring at her. “I’m very lucky to have you. None of my other pets ever did this for me…” A ghost passed across Luna’s face then, a shadow of some emotion. A very important, and very deep emotion; an emotion that she'd never expected to see coming from Luna.

'Is that... Does she—'

In the blink of an eye, it happened. Fleur’s eyes went wide as Luna leaned in to kiss her. The kiss was deep and passionate, and like the pressure on her backside, made her heart thunder in her chest. She tensed at first, not entirely expecting this brilliant and commanding dom to have been so rough in one moment, and then surprisingly passionate and tender in the next.The touch of Luna's perfect lips banished the tension immediately and Fleur melted into the kiss, running her hooves through Luna's mane.

The kiss was so divine, Fleur could have died on the spot and been a happy pony. Thankfully, the heavenly moment continued, and Fleur relished every second of it. They pressed together tenderly, her lower lip curling brilliantly under Fleur’s own. Luna inhaled deeply, seemingly stealing the breath straight from Fleur’s lungs.

’Why the sudden kiss?’ Fleur’s thoughts began to wander as the kiss stretched on, her head beginning to swim both mentally and physically. She whimpered softly as Luna wrapped her forelegs around Fleur and drew her tight, their bodies pressed as tight as could be. In one fluid motion, Luna lowered herself to lay atop her, sandwiching Fleur between the princess and the floor.

’She was so rough and hard just a moment ago… Then she says something about… About being lucky to have me?’ It came to her then, and she groaned more from exasperation then than anything else.

’Luna’s falling for me… She feels the exact same way I do. That’s the only thing this kiss could possibly mean. She loves me… And I’m beginning to love her too.

… Is that such a bad thing?’

The kiss slowly ended with a final soft caress of Luna's lips on her own. She kept her hooves entwined in Luna's mane, holding the Princess's face mere inches from her own. Fleur's eyes glowed like pools of violet-colored lava as she stared at Luna, the words fighting to escape past her lips.

“Luna, I… I…”

“Aah,” Luna pressed a hoof against her lips. “You forgot.” Her eyes danced with mischief, and she suddenly shifted from the tender and passionate princess into the brilliant dom once more. “You didn’t call me ‘mistress.’ Now for your punishment.”

“Y-yes, Mistress…” Fleur’s eyes were wide with wonder. As she watched, Luna’s horn lit up once more, and a very obvious pressure suddenly snapped her back to reality. “HNN!”

“You nearly forgot these too, didn’t you?” Luna’s magic gingerly gripped the small metallic ring attached to the string of anal beads, putting the slightest bit of pressure on Fleur’s back door. Fleur could feel her sphincter muscles shifting the beads, and she dribbled even more wetness. Passionate kiss all but forgotten, the princess began Fleur’s punishment.

“I’m going to make you cum now, Fleur.” Luna said, her lusty eyes boring into Fleur once more. “And you’re going to count how many times you do. Understood?”

“Yes mistress!” Fleur panted, writhing her hips. She looked pleadingly up at Luna, her own half-lidded gaze beseeching the princess to deliver on her promise.

“Very good, Fleur.”

“AAAAAAAAHHHN~!” Fleur arched her back and screamed long and loud. She didn’t know what just happened to her; her mind couldn’t possibly have comprehended it. Something had been done to her. Something significant; something so intense a lesser pony might have succumbed to unconsciousness.

Something involving her ass and her clitoris.

“Count it.” Luna barked down at her.

“O-ONE!” Fleur panted, her stomach twitching as she jerked on the carpet.

“Keep going.”

“GUHGH!” Another wave of sensation ripped through her, robbing Fleur of all but the most basic and primal thought processes. Her entire body went rigid for half a second, her teeth gritting together firmly. She was only idly aware of the liquid sound of her release as it pattered into the carpet beneath her hips.

When it passed, Fleur just lay on the ground, her mouth and eyes wide open as she fought to regain control of her mind.

“T-two…”

“Hmm… Good.” Luna leaned in, smiling down at Fleur suggestively. “I didn’t hurt you… Yet.”

“Y-yes, mistress…” Fleur whimpered, her throat pulsing as she swallowed out of fear.

“And look at that… You only have three beads left in your ass.”

’… Only three? I… I came from just two beads?

… Holy ever-loving fuck, Luna knows what she’s doing.’

“Aaahhn!” Fleur gave another soft gasp as Luna pulled the third of five beads out. This time, she felt it through every last inch of her body. Gone was the sudden and forceful invasion of pleasure that ripped her own heartbeat away from her control, replaced instead with a hazy sort of sensitivity that Fleur was never going to tire of. “Th-that feels incredible, mistress!”

“I know it does, my pet.” Luna cooed, stroking a hoof through Fleur’s mane. “And trust me, by the time this night’s over, I’ll have made you pay for this mess, and forgetting to call me by title… But for now,”

“AUGH!” Fleur arched her back so hard her head thumped into the floor with enough force to make her see stars.

“Let’s see if you can count past five.”

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They found their way to the bathroom shortly after the set of beads were removed. Fleur had surpassed five orgasms, reaching a grand total of seven by the time Luna had finally allowed her up. “We’re not done yet,” her dom had said. “But we do need to move. There are places better suited for mess-making than my personal bedroom.”

And so Fleur found herself soaking in the luxurious hotness that was Luna’s downstairs bathroom, with the princess lording attention over her mane. Something nagged at Fleur, though. She still wore the collar, and it was incredibly irregular for her to question her mistress during these sorts of things, but she had to know.

“Mistress?”

“Hmm?” Luna moaned, still running her hooves through Fleur’s soaked mane.

“Wh… Why did you kiss me, mistress?”

Luna stopped at that. Fleur tensed, expecting retribution or punishment for breaking etiquette. Instead, Luna continued to stroke her mane.

“Let’s discuss that later, Fleur.”

“Discuss it later? Why?” Fleur whimpered thinly. “Did I displease you, mistress? Was the kiss not okay? Did I make a mistake, mistress…?”

“No, it was nice, but-”

“Are you certain?” Fleur’s lips curled into a devious smile. “If she wishes, mistress could kiss me again to make sure…”

Luna looked down at her then, and Fleur recognized the look that crossed her eyes. It was the same look she had given her just before the all-important kiss. Fleur couldn’t quite tell what it was, but she could certainly guess; and given the context of all that was happening, Fleur could guess that Luna was, most definitely, falling for her much the same way she was falling for the princess. Luna opened her mouth, almost as if she were about to explain herself…

And then she frowned. The look of her stern mistress returned, and Luna’s hooves resumed their tender movements through her mane.

“We’ll discuss it later, Fleur.” She practically growled it. Fleur swallowed and nodded, trying hard to avoid pressing the matter. Luna clearly wasn’t in the mood to be trifled with.

“Y-yes, mistress…”

“Are you rested?” Luna asked quietly.

“Yes, mistress. I feel fine now.”

“Very good. Now, lift your tail.” Luna’s command came with a blush, and Fleur obligingly lifted her sodden tail out of the water, draping the silky strands over her own back. Luna waded through the steamy bath to stand behind her, appraising her backside with a warm smile.

“You have a very well-structured tailhole, Fleur.” Luna lifted her hoof, cascading a miniature waterfall of oily water back into the bath. Fleur gave a thin whimper as Luna pressed her hoof into her anus, teasing the ridged flesh gently. “I think with training, you can experience some very intense sensations with this delightful little hole.”

“Y-yes, mistress…” Fleur panted, her legs quivering under the water. She hissed a soft breath through clenched teeth as Luna began to rub her hoof in a miniature circle, further spreading and teasing Fleur’s ass. “Hnn…” She whimpered, closing her eyes.

“I do love anal stimulation, Fleur…” Luna continued to speak, even as she slowly massaged Fleur’s anus. “It’s very enjoyable when done properly, and you’ve made me a very happy dom by agreeing to open yourself to this particular branch.”

’Is… Is she getting closer?’ Fleur’s thoughts ran rampant, but she dare not open her eyes to look at what Luna was doing behind her. She flexed often, but that didn’t dissuade the princess. Luna’s hoof continued to massage in slow circles, relaxing the muscles in and around her butt. Fleur had no choice but to relax.

“Hmm, there we are…” The very edge of Luna’s hoof opened Fleur up, getting a breathy vocalization in response. She hadn’t moved her whole hoof in; that would take a lot of time and training, but she did open Fleur up a bit. She felt a second hoof settle on her rump and spread her tailhole further, The edge of Luna’s hoof receded, but the pressure on her backside kept her loosened sphincter open. Fleur shuddered again at the sensation, seeping more wetness into the warm oily water.

“I can see inside of your asshole, Fleur.” Luna teased. Fleur whimpered and nodded, not ashamed to admit that she was actually turned on by that thought. Luna’s hot breath washed over her wet flanks.

’She IS getting close. Oh, please, don’t tell me- AH!’

“Haah-ohh.” Luna’s hot breath spilled into Fleur’s anus, followed almost immediately by her tongue. With a shudder, Fleur felt Luna lick her spread rosebud, lathering her back door with slippery, wonderful saliva. If she weren’t in the bath, she’d have collapsed. Instead, the water bore what weight her legs wouldn’t, keeping her rump above the water and within range of Luna’s oral ministrations. The sensation was entirely different and a little weird.

’But damn it all… It feels so good!’ Fleur shuddered and steeled herself, letting Luna tongue her butt.

“M-mistress, I’m… aah…”

“Hmm?” Luna moaned, sending vibrations directly into her rosebud. Fleur whimpered and looked over her shoulder at the display.

“That feels incredible, mistress… I’m sorry, but I’m… I’m about to cum.”

“Oh?” Luna pulled away, a string of saliva stretching from her mouth to Fleur’s anus. “Just from me licking back here? Naughty, naughty girl.”

“S-sorry, mistress…” Fleur whimpered, blushing even deeper. “I… I can’t help myself… It…”

“Spit it out, Fleur.” Luna teased, her hooves now rubbing slow circles against Fleur’s rump “If you talk dirty enough, I might even let you cum.”

“M-mistress, I… I…” Fleur panted, her head briefly falling into the water. She grit her teeth for a few seconds before rising up once more, sending water cascading down her face and mane.

“It feels so good when you lick my asshole, mistress… I feel so dirty for loving it, but heavens help me, I want you to keep licking me… I’m gonna cum any second from your slippery tongue, and I fucking love it… Please, mistress, don’t stop. I’ll do anything you want, I’ll say anything you want, but please… Please…” Fleur pushed her rear out to Luna, lifting her drenched pussy out of the water along with her pulsating back door.

“Tongue my ass.”

“… As you wish, Fleur.”

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The session regrettably ended after that. The discovery of Fleur’s anal sensitivity sparked a new interest in Luna, though; one that she very eagerly explored over the course of the next few sessions. If Fleur had thought the beads were delightful, she was sorely mistaken when she encountered her first anal vibrator. That particular encounter had completely soaked a full set of sheets, the mattress pad, and even the mattress underneath.

Before long, Luna began to integrate anal play into their other sessions. Fleur was gagged, bound, filled with vibrators, licked, fucked, left hanging, and denied time and time again. One of Luna’s favorite things was to tie Fleur face-down on the floor, but loop a tight rope around the base of her tail, lifting her up so she had to stand on her hind legs. From there, she’d subject Fleur to all sorts of teasing. She did everything from breathing on her vagina heavily to roughly fucking her with strap-ons.

The next three months passed Fleur by in a blur. Business with her charities was booming, and she was beginning to turn a healthy profit besides. Her savings swelled, even with the lack of Fancy Pants’ assistance. She heard nothing of her fiance and his mistress, and was beginning to become a powerhouse in the Canterlot social light. Undoubtedly, some of her success was due to Princess Luna; her personal donations would often spur other ponies to follow in her generous hoof prints, which of course greatly benefited the charities that Fleur was working with. Of course, Luna helped her in other ways as well, namely exploring more kinks in increasingly intimate fashion.

Things changed, though, when the shield went up. It took most everypony in Canterlot by surprise, and nearly incited a panic. Luna and Celestia themselves explained the reasoning behind it, though.

“Fear not, our little ponies,” they announced to the entire city shortly after the shield went up. “The shield is in place to protect us. A nameless threat has been issued against the Royal Pony Sisters. We don't know what the threat is, or what it means, but the shield is our best defense against it.. The shield will remain in place until such a time we deem fit.”

Fleur had caught up with Luna that same evening, which was surprising in and of itself. After such a revelation, and in the face of the nameless threat, Luna should have been difficult to get a hold of, so Fleur was surprised to hear that Luna was expecting her when she visited the palace that evening.

“Luna, is everything okay?” Fleur asked fearfully, pushing her way into the princess’ bedroom. Luna turned immediately and gave Fleur a warm smile.

“Everything is fine, Fleur. I assure you, we have this matter well in-hoof. The shield will keep us safe while Shining Armor and the rest of the guard investigate this threat.” The princess beckoned Fleur forward, who leaned into the hug with a soft sigh of thanks.

“That’s a relief… I thought we were facing a serious threat.”

“Well, I won’t down-play it and say it isn’t serious, but…” Luna stroked Fleur’s mane as she pulled back to smile down into the white unicorn’s eyes. “We’re safe here in Canterlot. I’m more worried about everypony else outside of the shield. If only we could fit all of Equestria in here… Oh, listen to me drivel on about the worries of a princess and her kingdom.” Luna teased, rolling her eyes as she pulled away from the embrace.

“I’m glad you made it here before I had to send for you.” Luna padded towards her fireplace, and Fleur joined her cautiously.

“Send for me? What for?”

“To offer an invitation, of course.” Luna beamed, reclining in her chair. Fleur paused, arching an eyebrow.

“To what?”

“To stay here for the duration of the threat.” Luna smiled. “And, to attend the wedding at my behest.”

“Wedding?” Fleur blinked. ’What wedding?’ The pieces clicked together in her mind a second later.

’Shining Armor! The Captain of the Guard! Princess Cadance!’ A flush rose to Fleur’s cheeks and she found herself stammering helplessly for a few moments.

“I-I-I-I D-don’t know what to… to say!” She bumbled, her eyes going wide. “I didn’t bring anything to wear, and I don’t have my makeup from home, oh and my contact book so I can tell the others what I’m doing, and- oh! By the heavens, my entire wardrobe is at home! I can’t st-“

One look from Luna silenced her. The princess had a plan; not just for the wedding, but to keep Fleur safe. She swallowed hard, suddenly feeling that the princesses knew much less about this threat than they were letting on.

’Luna’s trying to protect the ponies close to her.’ She thought with a grimace.

’Does this mean I’m close to her, then? Is that even what she’s trying to accomplish? I know that I’M worried about this threat, as are a great many other ponies… If Luna were rational, which she surely is, then she’d be worried about it as well.

… So why is she asking me to stay? Is it to protect me, or just have somepony at-hoof to vent her frustration to?

… Do I care either way?’

Fleur decided she didn’t. She forced herself to take a steadying breath before looking at Luna confidently.

“I’d love to stay here, Luna.”

The princess grinned.

“Go put on your collar, Fleur.”