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Consequences

by Hiver

Chapter 11

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Later that night, I exited onto the balcony, carrying along my bags as I joined Luna. She had just finished raising the moon and I had finished setting the still unnamed bundle of curious twigs back into it's cage with a bowl of dirt, some branches, and a bowl of water. Hopefully the dirt will give it any trace elements it needed.

This was going to be quite a bit of trial and error. Hopefully not too much error.

“Here.” I said giving her neck a nuzzle as I floated the bag up and pulled out the ornate little box she told me to get for her, “I hope it's the right one, since it's the only one I found.”

She gasped softly and nodded, “It is.” she said gently as her magic picked it up from mine, “I... have not seen it in over a thousand years. Thank you, My Page.” she whispered and nuzzled my ear.

“You're welcome.”

I didn't ask what it was or why it was important. It was private and if she wanted me to know she would tell me.

Smiling to herself, Luna settled down on the balcony, folding her legs beneath herself, “Here, Page. I wish to show you something.”

Nodding I sank down next to her, my side against hers as she settled her warm wing across my back like usual.

“What is it?” I asked peering at the box as she put it down.

“Some important things.” She answered and the crack between the lid and the container itself lit up in a bright blue light for a moment before she lifted it, revealing a variety of small items.

The first thing she took out was a small stone figurine. At some point it had broken, one of the pegasus' wings missing. It was quite worn, and of a strange style. Old. Even so, it was skillfully crafted.

“It belonged to my mother.” Luna said softly, turning it over in her magic, floating it closer so I could see, “I think it's the last thing that remain that was hers. I think this might be the last one.”

Oh.

“Is that her?” I asked as I looked at the figurine. I could see the family resemblance. Same kind of body type.

That caused Luna to smile brightly for a second and give my ear a nuzzle, “That's me. Before. It's not a very good depiction though, if I remember correctly it was the Earth Ponies' Crafts pony's apprentice that made it. She was talented, but still an apprentice. Mother had one made of both me and my sister. Father was so annoyed with her for wasting gold on 'mud pony rubbish', as he called it.” she continued with a small grimace, “He was a good pony, but... It was a different time.”

I just nodded, “It was a long time ago.”

“Some struggle with it still.” Luna sighed and shook her head, giving my ear a small nip before setting the small stone pegasus back in the box to pull another item out.

A necklace of a small seashell on a thin gold chain. The seashell had silver engravings, accenting the lines in it.

“...This was the first gift Thunder Bolt ever gave to me.” Luna explained softly, “I'm not sure where he got it, but it was after a raid on a Unicorn stronghold his group did. I still think he looted it after the fighting was over. Often that was the only pay soldiers got, what they could take from their slain enemies.”

“You were important to him.”

“We were in love.” Luna whispered softly, her eyes shimmering with tears as she looked at the necklace floating in her magic, “For such a short, short time. The next time he went out... he never returned.”

I rested my head against her neck in comfort, her wing tightening around me in turn.

Putting it down, she picked up the next item. A small masterfully painted picture, the paint somewhat faded with age despite being clearly enchanted to last. It depicted a unicorn mare, stretched out in a rather appealing manner beneath a apple tree. She had white coat and a long amber mane, the picture of a flower bud as her cutiemark. Despite her pose, she looked a bit embarrassed by the whole thing.

“Flower Burst.” Luna sniffed softly, “You have no idea how difficult it was for me to talk her into getting this picture painted. But I was leaving for peace talks with the Griffons and I wanted something with me to remind me of her while I was away. She finally went along with it.”

“She was beautiful.” I said softly was I looked at the painting.

“The most beautiful unicorn I've ever seen.” Luna agreed.

I couldn't help but smile at that, “What, I don't count?” I teased her softly with a nuzzle after a moment.

“You are handsome, not beautiful. There is a difference.” Luna countered and nuzzled back with a smile, “Thank you for bringing these back to me, My Page.”

“I'm glad I could, Luna. They belong with you.”

As morbid as it seemed, I wanted something to give her for her box of memories. I wanted her to have something of mine, something permanent once I was gone.

“We should go inside.” Luna said softly and gave me a quick kiss as she closed the box, “No work today. How do spending the night reading by the fire sound?”

“...Rather great.”

Picking my bag up with her magic as she got up along with the box, she did a doubletake before seemingly freezing, “Page, what's this?”

“Huh?”

She pulled a black leather bound book from my bag and I blinked in surprise.

“It's that book. I saw it when I was in your chambers at the castle. I'm not sure how it ended up my bag, I could have sworn I left it there.”

“Did you read it?” She asked slowly, looking at it like it was a viper.

“...Maybe half? It was laying open in your old bedroom.”

“Page, this book is cursed. Enchanted to attract a reader and make them want to try the spells inside.” Luna explained as she looked at me carefully, “Did you do any of them? Did you use Dark Magic?”

I hesitated before I nodded, “Two spells. Just variations of spells you had already taught me. I have not used any of it since, I didn't see the point. They were not any stronger and were harder to cast.”

Luna looked at me strangely before flinging the book out over the courtyard, following it up with a beam of magic that just made it... go away.

“We spoke of Dark Magic once.” Luna chided me as she walked up, her magic scanning over me, “And how stupid it would be to try it.”

“...I know. I just needed to know if I could. I'm not a pony, I didn't think...”

“Yes! You didn't think!” she snarled at me before she frowned, “But... I'm not reading any dark magic on you. When did you cast these spells?”

“Maybe a week ago?”

“And you have not felt the need to use them again? Truly?”

I shook my head.

Luna sighed and nuzzled along the top of my head before she bit my ear, quite a bit harder than usual, “Stupid!”

“I'm sorry!”

Sighing again, Luna let go of my ear and nuzzled, “...My fault. I left it out when I was Nightmare Moon. I should have remembered it was there and warned you not to read it. I am sorry, My Page.”

“I can take care of myself. Cursed or not, I chose to read it.”

“It don't seem to have hurt you, but please Promise me you will never experiment with unknown magic again, of any sort without first discussing it with me, my sister or Twilight?” she asked as she looked into my eyes, “Please.”

“I promise.”

I felt like such a idiot.

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