The sense of loneliness had left me once Wasp and Zeri had perched themselves onto my shoulders. Turns out that they could tell a lot about me and my personality while absorbing my love energy. I knew the stuff would naturally generate again, so I wasn't worried about being drained. Plus, they were small and there was only two of them, so it wasn't long before they had their fill and we're smiling happily with full stomachs that would last a few days. They were curious as to why I had so many different emotions at the same time, as the ponies of this world only seem to experience one or a few at the same time. I told them it was just a human thing and that I tend to think about a lot of things at once, causing many mixed emotions to come into play.

This only sparked their interests as they began asking me more and more questions about things they couldn't learn through love absorption. Since it wasn't complicated questioning and was just out of innocent curiousity I answered all of their questions happily, they only wanted to learn more about me is all, no reason to fault them for that.

There were a few stares from the castle staff which made me both uncomfortable and slightly angry at the same time. The ponies, from what I've heard and seen, aren't very accepting of other species, always going off of stereotypes and rumours. I was an exception since no one had seen a human before so there was nothing to go on, they had to learn from what I myself did around them. I made a mental note to bring up this issue with Celestia when she got back.

Speaking of Celestia, I was told that both her and Luna would be returning the following day. This news brought a smile to my face as I thought of seeing them again. Wasp and Zeri took notice of my love replenishing quickly after hearing this news. When they asked me about my relationship with the princesses I told them that they were like my family and they were the ones I was closest to in this world, they seemed to understand.

With that thought in mind I continued on with my day. I sat down on a large pillow in the Canterlot library while taking a book from one of the shelves to read. Wasp and Zeri began to explore the nearby areas, keeping within close proximity of me at all times in case a pony were to see them. They hadn't fully developed their shape shifting abilities so it was hard to disguise themselves.

The book I had taken was another history book, this one appearing to have more information on the Cult of the Rings and the Order of Tranquility, who I had been taking an interest in lately, trying to learn as much as I possibly could about them with the limited information the library had on them. This book seemed to have a focus on the topic of time and certain events that the Cult and Order had predicted would happen at some point in the future.

Vector Lulamoon was mentioned again, this time though, it was different. It told that Vector began having visions, far different to those of the rest of the Cult of the Rings. He saw his own clearer visions of the future, visions he refused to share with the Cult and Order. He betrayed both parties and took all of his research with him, scattering it in his journals around Equestria to avoid some great disaster. It didn't say what that disaster was, but it did say that after that Vector went into hiding before settling down and having a foal, starting new journals containing even more information on his visions all yet to be found, most likely passed down through his family's blood line, although the members of the family had refused to reveal any sort of information on the subject for centuries.

This guy was really interesting me at that point, there seemed to be something about him that was keeping my mind on this cult business and giving me a desire to learn more to uncover the secrets that he had hidden away. Of course, that would mean a lengthy adventure around Equestria and most likely beyond in other lands, and that wasn't going to happen, not at that point anyway, perhaps when I became more independent or when I reached the age of 18 I could go on that journey to uncover the secrets of the Cult and Order.

When I took my eyes off the book I noticed that Zeri was napping on my head while Wasp was on my lap, I hadn't noticed them because of their weight and my focus being entirely on the pages of the book.

The sight of them curled up melted my heart, their cuteness factor on amplified by their breathing. I didn't want to distrub them so I gently lifted Zeri off of my head and put her onto my chest where she began to snuggle in. I lay back on the pillow and closed my eyes, letting the warmth of the two small changelings sooth me.

There I lay in an adorable sight with my new companions that I was quickly becoming attached to. Suddenly, Blueblood walked up to me and looked to Wasp and Zeri in confusion and caution. I reassured him and explained how I came across the two. He understood and gave us our privacy, informing the guards to not let anyone near that section of the library unless it was an emergency. For that I was thankful, now no one could disturb us.

As I closed my eyes again my mind wandered back to Vector Lulamoon and the other things I had learned about through the books in the library. There was just something...off...about what was written. It was worrying but somehow attractive at the same time. There was just this drive to learn more, to search more and to find more.

Maybe there was something I wasn't seeing, maybe it was just my curiosity getting the better of me or maybe it was just that interesting. I didn't know, I should have known, but I didn't.

There were so many things I had yet to discover about this world and its creatures. But I would soon learn that Equestria had a far darker side to it...

Author's Notes:

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