“So tell us, Talon,” Moonlight began. “How does one go from a Sergeant in the RGR to one of Princess Celestia’s consorts?” She asked before taking a bite of her apple.

“Well the pay’s a lot better, let me tell ya,” Talon said after swallowing a whole fish. “And I don’t think I need to go into the other benefits. But if ya want to know the story, it all happened about ten years ago. The RGR had been summoned to Canterlot for the annual March of the Griffons, to celebrate the anniversary of when the Griffon Kingdom formally joined Equestria.”

“I’ve been to that a few times,” Moonlight commented. “The performance of your flyers was almost as good as the Wonderbolts.”

“Almost,” Talon added sardonically. “I was in the aerial team that year and we were on our way to finally stealing the title away from those feather weights. But there was an accident,” She flared her left wing behind Thomas and pointed to a scar at the bend in the wing.

“Oh,” Moonlight gasped in concern. “What happened?”

“Apparently the weather ponies lost control of a storm cloud and there was a stray bolt of lightning that went straight for Celestia, so I jumped in the way.”

“You saved the Princess from a stray bolt?” Moonlight asked in amazement. “You’re a hero! But how did you manage to outfly a lightning bolt?”

“We do a lot of joint operations with the weather ponies,” Talon explained, “so I’ve seen enough clouds to know when they’re going to release their bolts and where. I saw that this cloud was prepping for a big one and there was no time to warn any pony, so I did my duty and took a shot for the Princess. It hurt like Tartarus, but my team acted quick enough to save me. When I came to, doctors told me that there was permanent nerve damage. I could still fly, but I’d never be able to do so professionally. That pretty much killed my career as an athlete and a soldier.”

“But wouldn’t you still get compensation from the RGR for an honorable discharge?” Moonlight inquired.

“The Griffon Kingdom’s been going through a recession for the last few years, so they’ve been making budget cuts. I’d have gotten a little money, but not enough to live on. Because the damage was only to my wing, they cut back on my benefits because I was still able bodied and could get another job. Lucky for me, Celestia happened to be hiring. I would have been honored to join the Canterlot royal guard, but it seems Princess Sunbutt wanted to… express her gratitude,” Talon’s feathers fluffed out proudly as her beak curved into a mischievous grin. “And now I get to tap that plot several times a week.”

“Princess Sunbutt?” Moonlight repeated in a whisper.

“What?” Talon asked casually. “Don’t tell me this is the first time you’ve heard somepony call her that.”

Moonlight’s muzzle scrunched and turned a light shade of pink as she sat in stunned silence.

“She’s night court,” Thomas answered apologetically.

“That’s hardly an excuse,” Talon scoffed. “After all, I’m day court and I’ve heard of Princess Moonbutt.”

“Now hold on there!” Moonlight exclaimed while slamming her fist to the table.

“Oh, don’t blow a gasket, smarty-corn,” Talon rolled her eyes. “It’s just a little joke between friends. Besides, I satisfy the Sunbutt on a professional level, so I’m allowed to joke about it. Plus I think present company can confirm that Luna does indeed have a moon on her butt,” she said while glaring down at Thomas.

The human let out an exasperated sigh. “It’s actually a crescent moon.”

Talon wrapped her wing around the human in a makeshift hug. “Hear that. Little chimp’s seen Princess Moonbutt’s crescent moon in full moon.” She and Thomas began snickering at her little joke which, despite her best resistance, soon spread to Moonlight.

“Why do you call him ‘chimp’ anyway?” Moonlight asked once she’d recovered from a brief giggle fit.

“Well I was gonna call him ‘champ’ for jumping over Moonbutt’s great moon,” Talon explained. “But then I thought ‘chimp’ would be more fitting.”

Moonlight looked dissatisfied with this explanation, but a quick hand wave from Thomas got her attention. “Its fine,” he assured. “That’s just her way of being friendly.”

The pressure from Talon’s wing intensified around Thomas. “No, that’s my way of being nice,” she said with a deep sensual voice as she drew her face closer to his. “We’ll have to find someplace private if you want to see my friendly side.”

Thomas froze at what he was fairly certain was a griffon’s equivalent of puckered lips quickly closing the distance with his own. He tried to back away, but the muscles of her wing were too strong. Eventually he was saved when a dark orange hand wrapped around his left shoulder and pulled him away. He looked to see Moonlight with a slight blush to her face as she glared at Talon while holding her ward firmly against her armored breast.

“I don’t think this is the time or the place for that sort of thing,” Moonlight said flatly.

Talon cocked an eyebrow as she examined the human and unicorn carefully, and then shrugged. “Meh.” She returned to what was left of her meal while Moonlight did the same, but with one arm still wrapped protectively around Thomas.

“On the issue of courts,” Moonlight said breaking the silence. “What might a member of the day court be doing eating breakfast during the night court?”

“My shift is normally during the night,” Talon answered. “It might be an alicorn thing, but I don’t think Celestia needs to sleep regular hours like the rest of us. She decides whenever she’s tired, so it’s our job to make sure she’s entertained when she’s not running the country. Though Princess Luna coming back has had a big impact on our schedules. I hear more of us are gonna be transferred to the night shift since that’s when the new Princess is going to be doing all the work. But today’s my day off, so I’m up for whatever.”

“Today’s my day off too,” Thomas added, only for Moonlight’s grip around him to tighten in disapproval.

“We should hang out,” Talon exclaimed as she wrapped her claw around Thomas’ left shoulder and tried to pull him close to her. The result was that both females began squishing him between their two large bodies.

To Thomas’ right was a pair of somewhat small yet supple griffon breasts that were threatening to tighten his uniform. To his left an armored unicorn mare whose metal breast plate threatened to cut into his skin. Thomas then felt his exceptional level of perception begin to stir. It told him that he probably wasn’t going to have a very relaxing day.

Bit of backstory for Talon where we also see a bit more of her and Moonlight's personalities. Not much else to say, except to ask you guys to share your opinions.