"Announcing his royal highness, Prince Blueblood!" the guard by the door shouts out.

A man with white fur, blonde hair and a horn walks into the hall, he's wearing an even more ridiculous outfit than that last guy.

He walks with his nose pointing slightly up and takes a seat next to Luna, who looks suddenly unhappy.

"Hello, nephew. I take it your day has been splendid so far?" Celestia asks him, nephew? Is he Luna's son?

"Dreadful actually, one of the maids mixed my white tuxedo with the red silk sheets which has stained my attire pink! If I catch the one responsible, she'll be packing her bags by the end of the day!" he says while picking what he want's from the platters, he then apparently just notices me. "And who is this, aunty?" he asks Celestia.

"This is Adrian Stormsword, a human from... a far away land. He has come to practice his skills with the guard," she says. I'm not sure why she's lying, but I guess I'll play along.

"A human? I can't say I have ever heard of such a race, well, as long as he is civilized, I guess I shall say, welcome to Equestria," Blueblood says. "I am Prince Blueblood, I help manage the Nobility of Canterlot," he introduces himself and extends his hand to me.

I shake his hand. "Thank you, I'm just here to sharpen my skills with a sword and my magic," I tell him.

"So are you a mercenary? Or are you looking to join the guard?" he asks me.

"I'm no mercenary, as for joining the guard... I don't know. I've only recently arrived here, I'd rather get to know the area before I make any big decisions," I reply.

"I see. Well, if you need to know anything about the Nobility or of Canterlot customs and traditions, I shall do my best to teach you," he tells me and takes a bite out of his meal.

I notice Celestia and Luna look worriedly at each other.

"Thank you, I shall be sure to ask if there is anything I don't understand," I say with a small bow.

We eat in silence for the rest of the meal. Once we have all finished, Celestia speaks up. "Thank you for joining us, Sir Stormsword, but I must return to my duties. Luna, could you give our guest a tour of the Castle?" she asks her sister.

Luna smiles but is interrupted by Blueblood. "I would be honoured to show him the Castle, aunty. It is no trouble at all," he says.

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What is Blueblood up to? He never offers to go out of his way to help others anymore, I share a worried look with Luna.

'What is he planning, sister?' Luna asks telepathically. Seems like I am not the only one who thinks so.

'I'm not sure, he must be after something... but what though?' I reply.

"That is not necessary, we can guide him through the Castle," Luna tells Blueblood.

"But I insist, I would also like to get to know more about him and where he comes from," Blueblood replies.

Adrian then speaks up before we could reply. "I don't mind, I'm sure you both have royal duties to perform, I wouldn't want to get in the way."

Luna looks slightly down cast at that. 'Do not worry Lulu, you can talk to him tonight. Perhaps you could invite him to the Gardens,' I tell her.

She looks back to me with a small smile. 'Mayhap we shall,' she replies.

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Blueblood and I say our goodbyes to the two Princesses, we walk out of the hall and down an empty hallway, I notice that it is eerily quiet and there are no guards or maids around.

Suddenly, Blueblood turns around and pins me to the wall with his right arm, making me drop my stave.

"Now then, peasant. Let me make a few things clear for you, I saw what you can do down at the Training Grounds, I can use talent like yours. So tell me, who do you work for?" he asks me.

I frown at his sudden change in personality. "What the hell are you talking about?" I ask him.

He growls and sends a small electrical discharge from his horn to my chest, I grunt from the mild shock and glare at him.

"I'll say it again, who do you work for?" he asks in a stern tone.

"I'm warning you, let go or you'll regret this," I threaten him. Prince or not, I'm not going to let myself be treated this way.

"Wrong answer," he says and zaps me again. "You work for me now."

I've had enough and charge my mana into my left hand without any elements, I release the mana and a gust of air blasts out and pushes him off of me and into the wall across from me.

He grunts from the impact but gets up quickly. "You dare attack me!? You're just a filthy commoner, no pony disobeys me without punishment!" he yells now furious.

He points his horn at me again and sends a stronger bolt of lightning at me, I dive to the left where I pick up my stave and draw my sword. I channel a Shield element and cast it in front of me, I then boost the shield to full strength.

Blueblood fires off another bolt which bounces off my shield and back to him which barely misses his head, he gasps in surprise and glares at me.

"If you will not work for me, then you better watch your back, because if you are not with me, you are against me... and do not bother telling my aunts about this either, I will just deny it. Besides, who will they believe? You, or their beloved nephew," he says with a wicked smirk and walks away.

Once he is gone, I cancel my shield spell, sheath my sword, and frown. I should tell Celestia and Luna about this... but I get the feeling that would just make matters worse somehow.

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