"Are you sure that we have to go to them this time around?" I ask, even though I already know the answer.

"Yes we do. They are very busy and they can't just take the time out of their schedule to just go wherever they please." Twilight says, looking up at me from the book she was reading. I just groan as I lean back against the seat of the train, my hood covering my head a bit as I avoid looking at the other ponies in the car with us.

It was the next day after the amazing trip to the spa, and just as Rarity had said, it was every bit worth the time spent there. Not only did I feel relaxed and rejuvenated, but I was also happy to have met other ponies that aren't from around here, even if they are ponies like the rest.

After we found the other marks on my body, I was able to get them and me to continue our relaxing time there. It took a bit, but we were all soon talking and relaxing once again, the worry of the new scars gone from our minds...ok, from their minds. I still kept it in mine to tell Twilight to send a letter when I was done. When I left I felt like a new man, and I could have sworn that Rarity was giggling to herself at how happy I was acting. When I returned to the library to tell Twilight what happened, she sent a letter to the Princess about it. We quickly got a return letter telling us to come and meet her in Canterlot, which to me was exciting and nervous all at once.

Once the day was set for tomorrow, instead of going back to trying to recover my memory for the day, she brought a few board games and we just played them for the rest of the day along with Spike. It was a rather relaxing time overall, and despite wanting to find as much as I can about my past, I was glad to have just relaxed with them for a change.

Now however, we are on a train heading to Canterlot, Spike having been left to take care of the library while we were gone. I was still skeptical about meeting them there in the large city with all the many...many ponies, but the purple unicorn kept saying otherwise.

"I know you aren't looking forward to being there too much, but they are very busy, and the fact that they were able to come over that one time unannounced surprised even me." She explains. I just remain still as I look at the ceiling, arms crossed on my chest.

"Still, I would like for something to just...I don't know..." I huff, realizing that I have no counter to what she was saying. It made sense to me, I was just being stubborn about it.

With my eyes looking up, I fail to see Twilight reaching over and placing a hoof on my knee till I felt her hoof touch me. "I promise it won't be bad at all. The train is rather close to the castle, so we won't even be anywhere near the large crowds, I promise."

Looking down, I can see the sincerity behind her smile, and relaxing a bit, I reach a hand down and grip her hoof, giving it a comfort squeeze. "I know Twi, I just...really want this to get over with quick, yet at the same time I want to know more about my past if possible." I pause as I try to get my thoughts in order before leaning forward, gripping her hoof with both of my hands now. "It just seems so sudden. My whole time here is so sudden really. It feels like only a few days have passed, yet it has been almost a month already. And then you have this Spring Clean-Up coming along as well, whatever it is." I sigh.

"Winter Wrap-Up, and you don't have to worry about it. Heck you didn't even have to offer to do much of anything, I would have let you take the time to just sit back somewhere and relax. Or do some more of your training you seem to be enjoying." She says with a small, playful smile.

I just grin back and tap her hoof lightly with a finger. "The training is fun yes, but I don't wish to just be a burden and do nothing. You girls gave my life a new meaning. Hell, just meaning in general, and I still need a way to repay for everything you all have done for me." I tell her. She just keeps smiling before getting up and moving to sit down next to me, her hoof always staying on my lap.

"Drak, you're our friend now. There is no way in Tartarus that we won't help you." She reminds me, getting me to smile back. Already seeing what was going to happen, I was ready this time for when she leans in and nuzzles me, wrapping her hoof around my chest as I return the hug. I can't seem to get over how soft her fur is, or how warm she just makes me feel.

As we held each other close, I notice that the scene outside was starting to slowly change to a more mountainous landscape, indicating that we were getting close to our destination. However, I didn't want to stop our hugging and just hold her tighter. She hums happily, seeming to be content where she is as we just hold each other.

I guess I'm starting to get more used to living here than I thought.

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"Now arriving in Canterlot Stop!"

I blink my eyes as I realized I must have dozed off, Twilight doing the same thing as we shake the slight sleepiness from our eyes. During our brief nap we seemed to have tangled ourselves a bit closer, my arms wrapped around her back and rubbing her mane a bit. Seeing how close we were now causes me to blush as I pull back, the mare doing the same thing. We don't say anything for a few moments before the train has stopped, and once pulled into the station completely, she was on her hooves, taking her saddle pack with her and putting it on.

"We're here, you ready Drak?" She asks me.

I take a few deep breaths and then exhale slowly, looking outside to see the rather large number of ponies mingling about. Shuddering, I can feel myself hesitate, but once again a purple hoof finds its way to rest in my hand. Looking down, I smile and give her hoof a squeeze before nodding, pulling my hood down a good bit to cover my eyes.

"Lead the way."

Taking the lead, Twilight makes sure to keep close to me, our sides brushing against each other every so often as we exit the car. Taking a quick glance around, I see many different ponies leaving and entering the car, a good number of them staring at me in shock and surprise as we head out and off the train stop. Shivering I tug my hood a bit more, but Twilight brushes against my side and gently nuzzles me a bit, getting me to follow her.

As we leave the train station, we are soon surrounded by a large number of ponies, most of them staring at me as we go by them. Along with that there seemed to be a number of them wearing all sorts of fancy clothing and rushing to somewhere important.

The longer we kept going, the closer I felt them get to me, the looks, the stares...my heart rate slowly going up. The eyes were judging me, mocking me for who I was, all of them! I can hear them laughing now, their voices ringing in my head! My eyes starting to go wide as I feel myself try to look through the closing tunnel...

I blink as I feel a tingle on my hand, which suddenly raises as it is placed over the purple mare's back. Looking next to me, I notice her horn was alight, and she was looking at me with a small smile. I risk taking a glance at her eyes...and almost immediately I'm hit with a relaxing aura, my body slowly easing on the tension I was starting to feel. I could still feel the eyes of them around me, but it seemed to be more distant, and the space around us was now much more bearable. Giving her a very small smile of thanks, I hold her eyes for a moment longer before looking ahead. We walk like that the rest of the way, the unicorn giving my hand a small squeeze with her magic every so often to remind me that she was still there.

Soon, much sooner than I would have thought, we were at the front gates of the castle, a couple of guards standing there with spears in hoof. They stop us as we are about to pass, but after a few words from Twilight, the allowed us through.

As we walk through the hallways of the castle, I start to feel myself slowly recover from being outside. It takes a good few minutes, but after a while I let out a small breath I didn't realize I was holding and slump down a bit against her. Thankfully Twilight seemed to be ready and steadies me. "It's ok, we're here. We're in the castle, away from all the crowds." She comforts me.

I take a few more deep breaths as I nod. "I...I can see now, thanks." I simply said, and she just smiles and nuzzles my side once again. "Twilight...I'm sorry for-"

"No, there is no need to be sorry for something you cannot control." She states, giving me a serious look. "There is no shame in getting help from others and no shame in feeling scared. My friends always come to my aid when I need them, and I do the same with them. This is no different." She looks at me for a few more moments, my eyes locking with hers and seeing the seriousness behind them, her emotions heating up a bit and showing a bit of pride. "If you ever need one of us for such a thing, never, and I mean NEVER, be afraid to ask us, ok Drak?"

I am a bit taken aback with the solid wall of determination behind her eyes, the feeling washing over me. Closing my own eyes, I take one last deep breath before letting it out, and looking back I give her a more sincere smile. "I promise Twilight."

Seeing that was all settled, she smiles and gives me one last hug before leading me through the halls. "I can't wait to see what those other marks are. Judging by what you told me, they seem to be more scars, and if I remember correctly you were from a time when there was no peace at all! It just boggles my mind that there was never a time of peace before. I mean, we had the whole time with the three tribes, but still this-"

I chuckle as I give her a small squeeze with my arm still around her. "I get it Twilight, and I promise you can stay to take as many notes as you want."

She gives a small squee as she pulls out a notebook once again and a quill. "I even brought a spare notebook and quill just in case!" She states, getting me to nearly facepalm.

Soon we arrive at a large golden door the two guards standing by as they look at us, giving a nod of greeting to Twilight. "Greeting's Twilight, here to see Princess Celestia?" One of them asks.

She shakes her head. "Not me this time. My friend Drak is here to talk with her about something rather important." She explains, motioning to me. I give them a wave with my free hand as they look at me with slight suspicion.

The other guard nods. "I see. They did mention a human, but I wasn't sure if that was true or not." He says. After a few moments of silence, the left one, who was brown, motions to the white one to go inside before turning to look at us. "Just give us a moment to see if she is free."

Twilight nods as she settles next to me, the three of us just waiting. Thankfully it doesn't take too long for the first guard to walk back out. "The Princess is ready to see you Drakalian."

With a nod, I start to head inside along with Twilight, the doors opening and then closing behind us. Once inside, I take a quick look around and see that the room is...freaking massive. I'm rather surprised with how large the place is. Why would one pony need this much space in a single room? On the other end of the mind boggling huge room, the floor laden with a red carpet, sat what I guess was the throne, though there were two seats on the pedestal standing there only one of them was occupied. On either side of the throne was two more guards, both of them as stoic as the rest.

The pony sitting on said throne smiles as we enter. "Ah Drakalian. I'm so happy you could make it. Please, come over." She says, motioning us over. As we walk to the throne, I notice that she was looking at me with a curious look, and I could swear there was a smirk on her muzzle. Of course that just made me confused more than anything. Why would she-

My eyes go wide as I realized I was still basically wrapped around Twilight, and quickly I pull back from the mare, who takes a step to the side, seeming to realize what we were doing at the same moment.

The Alicorn chuckles at this as she gets up from her throne and walks on down. "Please, don't stop on my account. I'm so glad that Twilight has some pony to warm up with on such cold days, even with Winter Wrap-up being only a month away." She says, causing my cheeks to flair. A quick glance at my side shows that Twilight too was blushing rather heavily.

Twilight sputters a bit as she tries to come up with something to say, but words seem to be failing her at the moment. I myself wasn't doing much better, just blushing heavily as I look anywhere but at the white Alicorn. I glanced over at the guards to see that they were still as stoic as ever, though one of them does give a small cough, almost like he was trying to cover up something.

Finally the purple mare seems to get her voice back as she speaks to her mentor. "P-Princess! Me and Drak are not doing any such things, it was just a comfort thing to help him through the large crowds to get to the castle." She explains.

Celestia just chuckles, waving a hoof at us to calm down. "I understand, just having a bit of fun Twilight." She explains, getting us to slowly relax a bit. "So, how have your studies been going?"

"Going well as always. As you know we are still trying to find a way to get his memories back, and while we have had little success, there were a few times that he does remember something." The unicorn gives a small smile as she explains herself. "Sadly I have yet to file it into a proper report to send it to you, so-"

"Twilight, you don't need to file it all into a simple report. Just tell me what you have found." Celestia reminds her, giving a motherly smile.

The purple mare just gives a sheepish smile. "I know, but it makes it easier for me to tell you in a report, otherwise I'm not sure how else I could explain it."

Giving a nod, the princess replies, "If that does make it easier for you, then I won't judge about it. You are free to tell me in whatever way makes you feel the most comfortable." At this she turns to face me. I notice that as soon as she is looking at me, her smile fades a bit, giving me a more curious and concerned look. "Now, onto the real matter at hoof..."

She waits for me to speak up, and seeing Twilight looking at me expectantly as well, I exhale softly before nodding. "I was at the Ponyville Day Spa when it was noticed. I have to say that place is very much relaxing and I really owe Rarity and Fluttershy for bringing me with them." She smiles at this as I continue. "Anyways, during a massage is when one of the mares noticed other marks on my shoulder. Marks that I didn't get from the basilisk." As I say this, I notice a look of worry flicker over her eyes, but it was quickly replaced with her neutral expression once again.

She remains silent for a few moments before responding. "Drakalian, do you remember what I told you, at the hospital?" She asks.

I nod. "Yes, something about me being from well beyond in the past, during a time of war." I say.

"Then you must understand that the times then and now are very much different from each other. Before the ponies were simply separated as three tribes, before there was even Equestria, it was a time of disharmony...and chaos." She lets out a rather large sigh, and then turns to look over at the two guards. "Guards, if you would please leave us. And tell some pony to bring us some cushions. We may be here for a while."

They pause for a moment before, with a bow, they both head out of the room. After a while the door closes behind them as she focuses back on us. "What I'm about to say, while isn't confidential or considered a secret, is very much unknown to most others, especially the rest of the ponies. What the other nations tell about it I'm not sure, but what I do know is that we ponies have tried to keep certain moments in history safe, but during the conflicts of the three tribes, it was...difficult. Much of it was lost, and only a few artifacts remain of that time. While both Luna and I could retell the story and keep it in the archives, what we went through...what we experienced...is something we wish for no pony else to go through. Nay, for no CREATURE to go through. At the time, we thought it best to just keep those memories hidden, especially when it felt so raw to remember them." I took a quick glance at her eyes at this, and had to just as quickly look away. Not only was it my normal nervousness from keeping myself looking at them, but that one quick glance showed me so much history behind it.

History, and pain.

At this moment, the door opens as a mare walks in with a few cushions, placing them before us. We give her our thanks as she bows and heads out, closing the door yet again. With something to sit on, I start to get myself settled, when I noticed Twilight slowly pulling out her notebook and quill.

Celestia noticed this as well, and instead of what I was guessing her to tell the unicorn to put it away, she just gives a small smile. "Always the little historian, aren't you Twilight." She kids lightly.

Twilight blushes a bit as she looks at the notebook before looking back at her. "I mean, you said it isn't a secret, just not well known, so I thought I would write it down. If that's ok?"

She gives a nod. "It's more than ok. In fact I kind of wish we did this sooner." She pauses as a look of regret flickers past her eyes before smiling again. "Please, write what you want my dear student."

Said student smiles as she gets ready to write, Celestia continuing her tale. "It was a long time ago, and the conflict was going much longer than any pony else knew. In fact I'm not sure when it first started, or even the main reason, all we did know was the ones involved."

She closes her eyes and her horn lights up. Slowly an orb forms in the middle of our triangle, growing larger and larger till it was larger than the princess herself. As the orb fades a bit, inside pictures start to form. As we watched the pictures, Celestia went on explaining what we were seeing, her voice loud and clear through the entire room.

During this time, a war broke out, all across the world. The two sides wanted nothing more or less than total control of the world to do as they wished. First we had the Faction of Chaos. They were strong and numerous, the leaders of the group wanting nothing more than to do whatever they want whenever they wanted. To them, life is just a game to play, and no creature had the right to tell them how to play it besides themselves.

The orb flickers as it shows not just ponies, but dragons, griffins, and creatures I have yet to see emerge, laughing and running around without a care, while smoke filled the air from the fires around them. I could feel not only the madness, but the desire to do whatever they pleased through them, even if it was just a picture in a magic orb.

On the other side was the Faction of Order. Unlike Chaos, they believed that everything had a place to be, that all was supposed to be a fine line of organization. They followed rules to the best of their abilities, kept the strictest codes and followed them all to a T. To them one is supposed to follow these rules till death, and no excuses were made for those that didn't.

Next picture flickered, and ponies as well as a number of other creatures marched across the orb, all of them with stoic looks, calm and proud. However, at the same time I felt a certain rigidness from them that just couldn't be healthy.

While they both existed, neither side was fully happy with the other. While they were able to keep away from each other for a time, eventually something caused them to break. Again, we don't know if it was Chaos wanting to expand, or Order getting tired of their chaotic nature. In either case, they finally clashed, and the largest, longest war ever started.

The two sides start to form on either side of the orb, slowly reaching closer to each other. Soon, they both charged, and as they reached the center, a huge clash emerged. Ponies fighting each other. Dragons roaring across the sky. So many beasts, both big and small, slashed, smashed, and bit at each other.

I wish I could say that after a while there was peace, that both sides would come to an agreement, but sadly that isn't the case. Instead, the fighting spread all across the land...and brought many creatures down.

I can hear Twilight gasp as the next picture, for in it showed not only ponies, but many different beings, humans included, falling down or just laying on the ground, while others just continue fighting above them. One thing I did notice, during this, was the large lack of blood. Sure there were a few cuts and slashes, but nothing too extreme. A part of me was wondering if she was trying to tone it down for her student.

During this time of bloodshed, there were a few beings that began to question the reasons and methods being used. Some of each faction, the ones who's beliefs weren't as extreme as the rest, slowly starting to realize not only what they were fighting for was forgotten, but that they just wanted nothing more than peace. They were few and far between, however, and while they were unable to really change the tide, they did what they could to help those that were in need.

The orb flickers, and shows several creatures helping others, gently lifting them from the ground, giving them shelter, food, and warmth.

After a time, a small group of these creatures grew tired of this war, and decides to finally put a stop to it, once and for all. They called themselves the Crusaders of Harmony. While small at first they slowly began a revolution that would not only slow down the fighting on both sides, but become a force to reckon with on their own. At the head of this group stood the four founding members.

The orb clears, and slowly several shadows start to form. Some short, some tall, but after a moment it was clear that these were the four founders.

First there was Little Light, the first founding member of the group and the one to help with leading them all. She was a great warrior of her own right, as well as an incredible light magician. She started the Crusaders in the hopes to show others that there is still good in the world, be it order or chaos.

The first shadow clears, and out stepped a unicorn mare. Her coat was of a light purple color, while her mane and tail were just a few shades darker. If I didn't know any better, I would have mistaken her to be Twilight, even her cutie mark was similar, being a six point white star. However, her eyes gave away much more than a young mare. I could see the years behind those eyes, and the battles that she must have went through.

Next we have Indicus, a human just like Drak here. His life was a much darker path, one who was raised from birth by assassins, and trained to be just like them. However, unlike the others, he had grown tired of the constant death and destruction, and he too wished for a way to find peace.

The second shadow fades, but only slight. For some reason, the human that steps forth was still covered in a dark aura, the hood and cowl covering up his head much like mine did. His face showed a lot of age behind it, his chin covered with small stubble, unable to hide the hidden pain behind it.

Then we have Alexius, a mare who was raised in a difficult life, doing her best to get by just like the rest. As with most in this time, her life is full of tragedy and sadness, but unlike others, she decided to do something about it, and joined them in the hopes to put a stop in the destruction of the world.

The third shadow steps forward, and for some reason I feel a bit of a headache at seeing her. Looking at the white unicorn's eyes, her grey mane blowing a bit in front of her and seeing the determination in them, yet with a hint of pain, brings ups...something. For some reason, as my head pain fades, I feels another one in my chest, close to my heart.

There is a bit of a pause as Celestia looks at us, and I'm curious as to why. However, before either of us could ask who the fourth one is, she speaks.

Finally...we have you, Drakalian. The fourth and final founding member of the Crusaders of Harmony.

My eyes go wide as the shadows of the final one fade, revealing no one else but me, my hood up and over my head, but enough to see the look of determination in my eyes, similar to Alexius. My staff in hand as I stood there, ready to face anything that came in my way.

You're reasons to joining them is confusing, but like the rest you wished for the war to end. You didn't talk much about your past, but what you did say let us know that you are a being to be trusted.

She pauses as the information sinks in. I look at the orb with the Crusaders of Harmony facing me, including myself, in near utter disbelief. Glancing at Twilight, I noticed that her eyes were locked on the scene before her with an intensity I haven't seen in her before. Even as she stares, her mouth slightly open in shock, her quill was writing it all down at a furious pace.

It was you four that helped to find others with a similar mind, to have the war end, to stop the endless and unknown conflict. To let all rest and just live in peace. It was a long battle, and not without it's losses, but eventually you found the beings to not only shut down the factions of Order and Chaos, but to also unite all of the creatures of the world, and put an end to the conflict once and for all.

The orb slowly gets brighter and stronger, and soon I have to shield my eyes from the shine. Just as quickly as it starts, it dims, and soon the orb starts to fade. I blink my eyes as I look around us, realizing that we are still in the throne room, Twilight finishing up with the first half of the notebook she had. Looking back at the princess, I saw the small frown as she sighs, seeming to be remembering all those memories from times long ago. When she spoke again, it was in her normal, kind voice, without the echo behind it.

"Sadly, the peace as always, didn't last, and soon all the creatures started to part, leaning closer to their own kind. The same thing happened with the ponies, the unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies forming their tribes as they tried to keep to themselves. From there, I believe you know the rest." She finishes, looking at Twilight.

The purple mare just stares, her eyes still wide with shock as he mouth stays open. I reach over and gently close her mouth, holding it there for a moment to make sure it stays close before pulling back. After a few minutes the silence breaks and she shakes her head to clear her mind.

"That...to think there was so much bloodshed, so much conflict. I...I don't know what to say. And you...you went through all of that." She pauses as she looks at me, and suddenly she leaps over and pulls me into a very deep hug.

"Woah hey!" I say, only to pause as I feel a bit of wetness against my cheek. Falling silent I can hear her sobbing gently into my shoulder, causing my mind to become very confused.

"I'm so sorry Drak. I...I'm so sorry you had to go through so...so much pain." She says, her hooves digging into me a bit more.

I fall silent at this, just looking at the crying mare in surprise. As the minutes ticked by, I started to feel my own heart ache, and I realized that I too was starting to cry. It wasn't for myself though, but for making this mare...for making my closest friend cry and worry for me. Slowly I wrap my arms around her, tugging her in and holding her just as tightly. As I let the tears flow, I remain mostly silent, just letting the water works go as I sob softly against her mane.

A glance at Celestia showed that instead of what I thought would be an impish smile planning another joke, it was just a small, sad smile as she looks at us with a comforting look. Shuffling a bit closer, she reaches with a wing and pulls us a bit in, leaning down and nuzzling the top of my head.

Seeing the look on her face allows me to relax a bit more, and I just close my eyes as I take slow, deep breaths, just calming myself down as I hold Twilight close and she does the same with me.

Slowly, ever so slowly, I'm not sure how long we stay like that, but we eventually start to calm down. Our breathing evens out, and I feel our eyes start to dry out as well before we pull back. Looking into her eyes, seeing the slightly swollen red orbs staring back, I just give a small smile and stroke her cheek. "Hey, I'm here now, and whatever happened in the past is in the past."

She smiles back softly and nods, leaning into my hand. "Y-yea, you're right. I just...I can't imagine what it was like back then, with so much pain and d-death." She stutters a bit.

"From how you were in that time, you shouldered a lot of pain even before you joined the Crusaders." The sun princess speaks up, keeping her wing wrapped around us. "The only thing that kept you going sometimes, at least from what I could tell, was the rest of the founders. Your friends."

I nod in understanding. "That's why I want to keep trying to get my memories. To remember them."

She blinks and pulls back in shock. "What?! Even after all of that you still...still want to find them? But what about all those possible times of war and strife. Do you really want to remember all that pain again?"

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, exhaling slowly as my mind starts to wander. It goes back to the few times when I did get some sort of memory, and the happy moments I had during it. One such memory was the smile on Aryas' face, the smile...

...it made my heart ache, wanting to know more.

"Not all of it was bad, I know it. I had many good times as bad." I open my eyes and look at Twilight. "I may get a bad memory, maybe I may snap, but to remember those good times...my old friends...that is something I wish to never forget."

She looks at me with a somber look, listening to my every word. After a minute she nods. "O-Ok. If that is...if that is what you want, then I will keep helping you. I did promise to after all." She pauses before giving a small smile. "And I guess when you do get those memories back we can have more things to talk about for putting into the archives."

I smile as I ruffle her mane. "There's the Twilight that I know, always ready to learn more about anything she can find."

She giggles as she nuzzles me one last time before parting, the three of us standing up to stretch. Celestia smiles at us both as she stretches her wings before folding them against her.

"If you are really adamant on finding memories, I can offer to help you with it as well. I will have some of my best unicorns with mind magic come over and take a look at you."

This causes us to blink in surprise. "Wait, you have unicorns that know mind magic?" I asked.

She nods. "I do. I could have brought it sooner, but there were many different variables that were unknown. The main thing of it was your well being." I raised an eyebrow, confused but remaining silent, letting her continue. "Knowing what went on for a good portion of your life, and some of the things you did share with us of your past before the Crusaders, it was...difficult to decide if you should remember that dark time. Both of us, Luna and I, couldn't sleep for several decades after the war, and while we did come to terms eventually, sometimes a memory pops up and catches us...off guard." She falls silent as she looks at us before turning to look away. "I'm sorry to have kept this from you, and will understand if-"

I stop her with a hand on her shoulder, causing her to look at me with surprise. Instead of a frown, I give her a small smile and a knowing nod. "I can understand. You didn't want me to become hurt with the possibility of a painful memory. I'm guessing others have cracked under such things?"

She nods. "More than one mare and stallion ended their life after that war, and the repercussions ring today with us still, if ever so faintly."

I look at her again, seeing the pain flicker across her eyes before speaking up. "I understand, and while I know that the risks are high, I still wish to find my memories, to know who I really am. If you really are offering to help me..." I pause, letting the words hang in the air.

"I do Drak. In fact, Luna was the one to convince me that we should do our best to help you regain your memories." She explains.

I feel my curiosity spike from hearing this. "Really? I will have to thank her when the time comes."

She smiles at this as we pull away. "It will take several days to get the unicorns here. In the mean time I would like for you to stay at the castle with us." She offers.

I smile. "I think that would be fine with me, as long as Twilight is ok with it." I look down at the purple unicorn curiously.

She rubs her chin as she speaks up. "I will have to head back to Ponyville, need to keep the library running and all. Are you sure you will be fine by yourself?"

I nod. "I'm sure. Besides, I won't really be alone. I do have the two greatest princesses in Equestria." I say, motioning to Celestia, who just chuckles at this.

Twilight can't help but to giggle a bit as well. "Fair enough. I'll send a letter if anything changes with my research, ok?" I nod and we give each other another hug.

"Then I believe it is settled." Celestia says as she stomps her hoof, the sound echoing through the room. The door to the throne room opens and a guard looks in with a questioning look.

"Brick, please get Silver over to take Drak to one of the guest rooms. He is to be staying with us for the next few days." She explains, the guard nodding and closing the door behind him. Looking back at us, she continues. "It was a pleasure to talk with you again Drak, and of course you as well Twilight."

We smile and Twilight gives a small bow as I just nod my head. "Thank you for clearing up a few things, though at the moment it feels I have more questions than answers." I say.

She laughs. "I know that feeling all too well my little human. I pray that you do find the answers to your questions sooner rather than later. Now go on, the maid should be here to show you your room, best to not keep her waiting."

With a chuckle I look down at the unicorn with me, and with a nod from both of us we give our final goodbyes to the princess as we head on out and through the throne room.

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(Celestia POV)

I watch as they leave the throne room, the large door closing behind them with a thump. With a small sigh I walk back to my throne and sit back down, feeling a bit weary after all of that. I look out at the door where Drak just left, a small smile gracing my lips.

"It seems Lulu was right, my dear Drakalian. You are indeed adapting very well. I hope you continue to grow as you live here in this world of peace."

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