Celestia sighed. Her gaze shifted up above the roaring fire in the fireplace. The soft crackle was soothing. Her mane twitched every so often and her eyes were pin needles but she was calm.

"Tia... You need to find Lulu... She hasn't been back for some time... Reports say she left with the stallion to the
bar in town..." Blueblood looked at his relative in concern.

"Dear nephew... Come here..." He hesitated for a second and gulped. He had his aunt this mad once. Once. He shuttered at the memories. Screams and dark memories, torment him to this very day.

"Y-yes Tia?"

"I will be leaving soon... You are to take care of the castle... I will not return any time soon so you have to take
on the responibilities of a ruler..." The unicorn looked up at the white alicorn. He was very concerned for the
stallion he saw in the hall.

Celestia sighed again. She turned her head to the prince. He stepped back in horror. Her face had grown a unusally large smile. The fire glowed on her face giving it a menacing glare. She took a step towards her nephew. He backed up further.

"Why don't you give your aunt Tia a hug?"

"NOOOOOOOO!!!!" Prince Blueblood ran out of his aunt's room and didn't stop until he reached his own. Celestia's smile was a little wider than before. She trotted towards the window and pressed it open. It was still day but her curtains blocked all light coming in.

Her wings spread out in a loud poof. She gave them a little testing flap. It felt good to use her wings. A few more
flaps got her in the air and she began her steady sail around Canterlot. She knew every inch of the city, of course,
but she had forgotten where the bar was.

It didn't take her long to spot the bricked building with a nice little sign displaying a mug of ale.

"Time for a hug mister..."

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