Other then having Twilight’s head on his hands, and having the opportunity to finally touch this unrealistically smooth fur. He saw that the ponies have a lot of weaknesses when it comes to physical interaction. He can clearly see this thank to Twilight reaction, the small but quite enjoyable contact with her fur is very satisfying.

Her fur feels like the best cushions and material that there was availed to but by a very high quality merchant. Warm and not harsh in touch like some animals or even horses have. Her mane that his fingers stroked while her head rested under his hand, also was really interesting. His skin wasn’t prepared for such high quality smoothness and softness.

Although the closed eyes and her head gently moved to the left, has presented him with one of the many things life offers. Sauron wasn’t a fan of life, no. He wasn’t one for a long time, but this image of Twilight Sparkle being here and almost sleeping in his touch that didn’t make her go to sleep. Softened his senses, it softened his way of breathing.

Although it would be little to say that it looks very nice for a horse, or rather a pony. He must admit that he did not suspect that he would meet something similar in his life like, a nice pony who will listen to an apology for what she did. Twilight Sparkle, a very interesting name to remember that will be always there in his mind, until higher powers make him forget it.

Now that he healed her wound he could leave her alone and listen to what she has to say for what she asked him. But then again, is it necessary? Is it truly a thing he needs to hear out? He would rather hear about Equestria and stupid adventures of Luna on the moon then hearing an apology. It wasn’t needed.

‘What in the world am I thinking!’

He needed to hear that apology from her, he needed to make her see him angry he needed to make her apologize. He is Sauron the great, he is the dark Lord and the ruler of all men in the world! Be it in Middle-Earth or any other continent he is their ruler, and he will be one until the end of his existence.

He broke the physical contact with her fur, he broke the contact that felt as if he broke up with something that healed his hands. Maybe he wasn’t hurt himself, maybe he was fine, but the feeling of holding a creature that doesn’t fear you and maybe even like you. It was so warming, and it was so nice to think about.

The contact broke and his fingers and both hands were again surround by air that felt as emery paper. Compared to the last few moments when he was with contact with Twilight. Twilight violently opened her eyes, and backed her head away, she didn’t even notice she leaned so much forward. She felt embarrassed that she looked like a dog wanting to get petted.

“Better?” He asked, slowly, but surely and not with much curiousness in his voice.

Twilight smiled weirdly, and her head hang only a tiny bit more lower than it was before that, she bit her lip just slightly. She gulped before speaking, and now speaking after touching his hands felt even more weird and uncomfortable. Such close contact with somepony’s she doesn’t know of. What an disgrace to herself and to the statute of a princes.

“Yes thank you very much.” She said.

Sauron got more comfortable, he didn’t want to sit on the sofa in a uncomfortable position while heating what sue has to say. The apology thing still was in his head, and it didn’t give him time to think. And to say that everything happened in one day, so much thinking and so much detail he was presented with, he did so much but it felt as if it was an eternity.

“So…” he started.

And then the familiar burn of emotion and fire hit him, he wanted to already push forward with what he wanted to say. But nothing, there was hollowness as if the deepest and meanest sprites of the void formed a pact to steal away his ability to speak. As if he couldn’t say any more word, that the shadow creatures.

The spider demons his master Morgoth used to kill the trees of Valinor so that there will be eternal darkness. The same spirits and other demons. He didn’t know much about them but the nothingness he felt when trying to say, or here and now, trying to recover and continue his dialog with Twilight was so great. And it was so deep and a lot of nothingness that it made him think.

Is it he who is blocked by something. And he can’t say what he wants because there is a reason for that. And his mind just doesn’t want to allow him do it and make her feel bad, and worse? Or is he the reason for that, because of him not wanting to hear Twilight to apologize? She is just a pony, a horse that can speak and has a personality.

When he again repeated what he said, what he though it in his mind wand what he meant by what just he has said. It make him also sad, and it felt as if he just betrayed something very valuable, something he would never give up. Something he would maybe even give up his own self, his own life and own passion, his own ring maybe?

‘No...’

He with his point finger probed the ring on his hand to feel its majestic presence, to feel himself in one body not in two. Maybe it would be better to just leave it? The whole apology thing, she will do it herself and when she does he won’t hesitate on stopping her. He will just listen, look at those eyes, and respect that pony that is in front of him.

Sauron didn’t continue, Twilight heard his one word and her ears perked. She had to apologize to him, she had to do it, or else she isn’t going to become friends with him. And apparently he is more powerful than both Luna and Celestia. That is really unrealistic and really unbelievable thing to imagine. But if they say so, then she has to also keep an eye on him.

The girls are also going to arrive tomorrow so better get this done now and have rest for the day. Of course apologizing isn’t an easy thing when you stepped on somepony else’s personal matter. But she needs to do it calmly and use the right words, say it from the heart and be happy that he accepts the apology, he seems to be a very kind non pony. He will surely accept.

“Y-Yes I’m very sorry,” She stated, “I-I wanted to apologize you for that one time, I mentioned about your…”

The one final puzzle, that can even now mentioning it, can destroy what she has just built from just a small talk. A small golden rimmed object in the shape of a circle, that emitted dark presence and magic for some reason. She even couldn’t ignore it right now, she wanted to took small glance at it. She really wanted to but she didn’t.

“Your ring.” She said.

And the last part was here, dropped like the magic beam was when Tired destroyed Ponyville and the surroundings. Making her home, her old home a burned tree with many books burned. It dropped so hard, that Twilight thought she stared into Sauron’s eyes for a minute. But that wasn’t the worst thing to happen, Oh no, it will just come.

“Yes, It truly did make… angry at you.” He said.

That was what she feared he would say, she made him angry because of her starkness, she was so skilled in talking now to ponies and other races. And here her curiousness won with her mind, she became weak as a princess. She became weak when she was a princess and she is weak when she is now here in this room being a Princess doing diplomacy!

“We both do not want to be enemies do we? Princess Twilight?”

Twilight looked at him, she nodded.

“No, of course not, that’s why I’m here. I’m very sorry I asked you about it, I’m very sorry I just couldn’t…” She was speaking more violently and more chaotically with each word.

Sauron stopped whatever he was doing, he was probably going to see a crying Twilight in a matter of moments. He used his imagination to display to himself a crying Twilight. Crying Twilight, what an name. Maybe when he is done with this foolish world he will call his return as something like this?

‘Crying Twilight, and down the alleys Sparks from swords clashing were seen..’ He heard an elder voice say, that he thought of a elder man of the west would say.

“I-I had to ask it. It was weird I the first place…I mean not in a bad way of course, ehh I-I I’m sorry…” Her voice started to break.

“It is my fault I asked that, I really shouldn’t! Please forgive me! I don’t want us to be rivals or have you as a pony that doesn’t like me…” Her voice got up, and there was water in her eyes .

“I just lost so much that I had to have something new! Like an information! That I could have for myself!” She now yelled at him.

Sauron’s heart was dark, and wouldn’t give place for any pity for such thing, he would even hit her so that he wouldn’t have to hear her voice now. Squeaking and almost crying, yelling and hurting his ears. But for some reason, and force stronger then maybe the darkness and indifference of any one’s opinion about him, showed up.

It hurt, it distracted and it didn’t help. Almost seeing Twilight crying, she lost this Spike, this dragon assistant of hers for whom she was a mother because of her own fault. He understands how it feels and he understands it hurts but he still wants to give her more of this, and say something. So that he can pin her to the ground entirely.

*Sniff*

He looked ta Twilight, his eyes only slightly more widen opened then before, he saw a tear going down her lavender cheek. So unfortunate that just a lap had to distort this smooth and unique muzzle. That her eyes needed to get watery because he was angry, that such an intelligent being like Twilight he started to like slowly, had to cry. This was really uncomfortable for him and he doesn’t like when he is uncomfortable.

“Please forgive me…” She said and her head got lower and lower “Please” she said now “bowing” to him with her face hidden in between her crossed front legs that were set up as if she thought he would hit her.

Of course he wouldn’t do such a thing for no reason, and even if he had a reason he wouldn’t. Sauron’s heart and mind was dark and it was evil. But he even sometimes had some, tiny pieces of morality left in his that allowed him to function in the world and be reasonable at times. He isn’t as cruel as he was, and he is worse than any other tyrant, but he has a “soul”.

Twilight was crying, she was now crying, she was probably suffering from depression. She managed to hold out a long time, and now she broke and now she used her sadness to cry in front of him. He broke Twilight, he snapped her mind with just saying “So?” That was he was so skilled in his madness and making other suffer he can do that by just being angry at someone at the right time.

He looked at the pony, there on the sofa. Alone with him in this room. Only he and she on this sofa. He could maybe do something? Say anything to help get Twilight to get over? So that she won’t totally end up in a mental hospital? How would he do it? He can’t forgive her just like that that without a reason, he needs something in return.

But she, is there and he is crying, because of him, because of his anger, because of those two other Alicorns that are higher up in the hierarchy. And because of more unknown to him things. His relationship with her isn’t good and won’t be the best for some time, but he will try to build it, he needs to go back to Arda.

He sighed.

He gave up, he didn’t want to see Twilight cry because of such thing. Right now he is probably thinking. That she is the worst, that she is a crazy horse pony thing bitch to ever exist. That she can’t even apologize. That he is a harsh person that he is. This was troublesome, he was cornered with her or getting angry at him for no reason, just like a woman is getting. Or making her go insane.

“Princess Twilight,” He places his hand on her head, “In fact you did anger me, and you did insult me. You reminded me of something sad and very disturbing.”

Twilight stopped breathing, he could feel her body shake. He started to do something he has never tried to do, he started to rub her head, as if he just did this to a cat or wolf. He started gently rubbing her mane. You could say that in his hands there was powder of gold, it actually was so unique in touch. She isn’t a normal pony, the hair are just too comfortable to touch, he could do it all day actually to have something to do.

“But we can’t be enemies, we have to settle this down.” He said

She lifted her head up enough for her to see him looking at her. Her eyes were wet like a small eight year old child after a small group of came and then left. He looked at her, and more and more it was easy for him to continue what he wanted to say. He had a plan how to start a conversation with Twilight and maybe even get some information out of her.

“D-Do…Y..ou…f-f.” She couldn’t finish.

He nodded, giving an assuring an hope giving smile. This smile, the expression his face mimics that which could be used to save a small village of endangered cats. Twilight also slowly smiled and started to cry again. He stopped rubbing her, and contact with her heavenly mane was broken. He needs to try and maybe try to make such contact with other ponies.

“Yes, I do.”

Twilight felt so happy to hear it, her mouth started to wave and more tears went down her cheeks. She looked at him and wiped the tears away, she was so happy she finally managed to do something, she could finally do something good, and she maybe will have an friend by her side. Maybe who knows he will become a very good friend of hers in the future if he will stuck on Equis forever.

“Thank you very much…” She said getting up from sofa.

She really meant it, she felt so unneeded since many years, she felt so alone even with her friends. She was alone while others had romances here and there. Everyone feared she will bring a stallion problems. She finally felt good and she felt happy. She felt accomplished, she felt home and she felt just like when she was just her and when she met Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie.

Neither one of them said anything for an unknown amount of time, Sauron just stared and maybe assured her from time to time that he accepts her apology. Twilight kept crying a little bit. Her task was successful, her task was completed. She could sleep well tonight. Maybe she could even start a small talk with him, to be sure everything is OK and there aren’t any bad things that need an explanation let.

Sauron started to chuckle, Twilight felt ashamed because of this. She thought he was giggling because of how she looks, her mane got messy and her fur on her chest also got messy. The royal chest fluff needed to be perfect as Luna said once. It represents the state of the princess and also serves well for a cushion for a friend in need.

Sauron was laughing now, he tried to hide it, he looked at the ceiling and then at floor and again at the ceiling. His laugh was so, strong and sounded as if he was just happy from a won war, it wasn’t as ice as his look or his smiles he gives. This laugh could be compared to a small dragons Roar of happiness.

“I-I’m sorry,” He said, “I would gladly tell you why I’m laughing, but hehehe… It's too hard to say” He said and giggled again.

Twilight raised an eyebrow on that, her eyes hurt because of the amount of tears she had shed. But that didn’t matter, she only wanted to know if he's laughing because of her, or if he is laughing her off at this moment. He actually looked ridiculous now, he looked as if he was insane, just laughing like that.

“Are you laughing because of how I look?” She asked.

Sauron stopped and turned to her, of course he got now serious and stopped his laughs. He didn’t want to make her thing he is laughing because of her. He wouldn’t dare, not now and not at this moment. He laughed because he couldn’t comprehend the amount of weirdness he just experienced. This was too much for him.

“No, I wouldn’t even dare!” He said with a strong tone, “Such things hurt, and I don’t want you to cry Princess Twilight.”

Yes now she remembered she told him of her great loss and she cried like crazy. She now was blushing because of embarrassment. She really was a stupid pony to say something like this in such an flurry of emotions. She face hoofed hard enough to hurt herself and stop what she was doing.

“Princess Twilight…”

She looked at him, his face without emotions, without a reason to live and without a reason to exist. Expressing despair and some minor sadness that emitted even from those predator eyes, that just devoured anypony's hopes for winning a small discussion with him. He had something important to tell her.

“I can feel others presence, and I can say we two are alone…”

Twilight nodded, she didn’t know he was able of such thing by just being himself, she didn’t expect him to have such an ability. Of course there are spells that allow to detect if anypony is behind any walls or doors. But knowing he is just sharing such information, can only say one thing for sure. He is going to tell her something important

“You already know, that I am not of this world.” A small smile forcefully put back to its place tried to appear on his face, “From where I come from you ponies...” He looked away, “How should I say it…”

Twilight was interested in what he wanted to share with her right now. It can be a very relevant information in the future and she won’t pass on such knowledge. She likes to learn new things, maybe she didn’t have much friends because of this. But at least she has now, and thinks to that she could protect them.

“You are not like you are here. You do not speak, you do not have cities, you are not capable of doing anything with your hoof's other then walk and kick to kill.” He said it very softly, trying not to scare Twilight away.

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“H-HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!” she screamed.

That’s exactly what he wanted to avoid but it seems he failed, this is going to be a really hard thing to explain to her, maybe he could do something to show her? Maybe he could actually show her if she just would just hear him out and stop doing circles saying things to herself while her eyes change shape and size as if this was a ball that constantly flies towards you stops, and then flies away.

“Princess Twilight, if you could please listen to m-“ He was cut of by her appearing instantly in front of him.

“How can I calm down?! Ponies aren’t meant to kill! These have to be horses you are talking about, or mules, or…or..or…” She lacked the word.

“These earlier said are the same, I only wanted to explain how it works back in Arda.” He said and setting his hands on her shoulders, he then guided her a chair.

“This is impossible…” She said to herself.

He apparently did make her go into a ‘stunning shit information’ mode that he wanted to avoid. Not that it he knew how to do it with her but he assumed how, he was proved wrong and now he will pay for what he did. But he needs to tell Twilight why he laughed, he has an excellent plan how to get much information.

“It is I can assure you, I can show you. I heard you are an excellent princess who likes to learn, and I can see that you are an intelligent mare Princess Twilight. Show me it, because right now I see a stubborn pony that doesn’t want to hear me out.” He said, in faux anger.

Twilight took these words deeply to heart, she never would have thought he would think of her as an excellent princess. She felt proud and special when she heard him say this. She is going to definitely remember this. She let go, and stopped her outburst of questions and doubts she had in her mind, she is after many years more able to control herself.

But when she heard him say she is a stubborn one, and that she doesn’t want to hear him out. It made her sad to hear this, but this was truth what he said. She just got ever with apologizing, embarrassing and now she is again being herself and destroying everything. She is worthless. But she can prove she isn’t, she will hear him out!

“I’m sorry,” there was a pause, “But a pony can’t do such things! For a thousand years there was peace in Equestria, no violence other than minor accidents happened. That required the use of violence.” She explained.

A thousand years of peace and without war, if this could only happen in middle Earth. Oh, how the elf’s would be happy, how much would only this stupid Gondor grow, how much happiness it would bring! He can’t imagine it!

“A thousand years you say, interesting,” He added, “My world is in constant war when I or my enemies appear, there is only peace between allies.” He finished.

Twilight reminded herself of all the stories when he told about battles and about war. But she is going off topic, she doesn’t want to know about this, she wants to know about ponies in his world. She needs to know, she has to know, why didn’t she bring any notes or a pencil with herself/! She could at least hide it in her mane!

“That’s why we are allies?” He finally added.

“Yes, we are. Not with Equestria but with Cadence, however since the crystal Empire is a part of Equestria then actually you are friends wit-“ She was cut off by him.

“Allies.”

There was some minor tension now between Twilight and him, not to much but enough for a five second silence to be present. However Twilight got the idea what he was implying right now, being friends isn’t the same as allies. He thinks of them as allies because they help him, so she with Equestria aren’t friends he ca abandon but allies he will call for help and they can call for.

“Returning to what I wanted to say, is that you ponies are basically called. Animals back in Arda.”

Twilight now took this information with a frown, she now was insulted and she now felt really surprised to hear this come from his mouth. Did he compare her to an animal? A pony is a intelligent being capable of speaking that formed a civilization and has its own culture and even language. If he did compare her to an animal, this means he compare everypony she knows, and this means trouble.

“Judging by your angry expression you assume I compared you to an animal, this is completely incorrect and please do not think of something like this” He assured her with hands up for defense.

“I can talk with you and have an polite conversation, which I enjoy right now. The reason why I laughed is that, I couldn’t believe there are colorful, ponies that are smart and clever-“ He stopped. “Just like you.” He added a bit of sweetness to the conversation to secure her attantion.

Twilight blushed and shocked by the compliment just looked with wide eyes at him. Hearing such an complement since flash left her was an rarity she didn’t hear often other than by her friends. Twilight brought her hoof up to her chest, and placed it there. The same feeling of something heavy appeared when she heard it, it helped her to bring her hoof up. Her heart was beating very fast after what he said.

“And an animal can’t speak, is dumb and serves for other purposes. There are many intelligent races, but there are also many kinds of races that are unintelligent that are here. Like horses, or you ponies.” Sauron explained. “I was laughing because in a way still this information was in my head, that I just talk to a pony, I’m very sorry if you thought it is because of you. It isn’t, it's because of the differences our worlds.”

“It’s alright, I’m not angry,” She said, “So basically most animals aren’t like you? Sentient beings?”

“No, they aren’t, but there are a lot of races that are, the elves I talked about.” He then looked at her from the bottom to the top. “You Alicorns are immortal right? Just like me, you can live forever. Are there more immortal races?” He asked.

Twilight thought and responded. “Well yes there are, but they are almost extinct just like the Alicorns, you can become one and cheat time. Still we can die because of injury, and we can get poisoned.”

“And you see, the elves are Immortal, and there are millions of them. They can’t die of poison, only because of injury, or lack of food.”

Twilight's eyes sparkled, she had her mouth open wide and he could swear saliva was pouring out of her mouth as if she just simulated a waterfall with her mouth. An entire race that is immortal?! This is impossible and there are millions of them?! Twilight couldn’t believe what she heard right now. This was fiction, this is impossible.

“Wow.”

“Exactly,” he added after her, “But I want to apologize again, if I insulted you Princess Twilight, I really didn’t want you to think like this.” He stopped. “Back in Arda you aren’t important and you can’t do much.”

Twilight frowned only partially, and she begun to tell him how the ponies aren’t like the ponies back in his home. She firstly begin with her telling him the story how she defeated the Evil Nightmare Moon, Sauron heard it already but he wanted to hear it out from her perspective. And it was fascinating, it ended with home becoming friends and the Elements of Harmony.

He also knew about her friends and that she is the element of magic. Which makes her more powerful and the most important element. She then proceeded in explaining how she defeated Queen Chrysalis, and how Queen Chrysalis changed into Cadence, along with how her friends fought with the Changelings with her. Sauron was giving her very small but very strong complements to only make her more proud of herself and to tell her more.

It ended in her explaining how she freed Cadence from the mines under Canterlot. And how her brother with her sis in law with the power of Love, that was really a thing they could master which was very interesting to know. How they banished the Changelings away with a powerful spell, and that it cleaned the whole Equestria off them.

Again she mentioned the elements, he took interest in this, these artifacts could prove useful if they could clean Luna, they wanted to use them to even remove the Changelings. She didn’t tell him where the elements are, but from the tale with Nightmare Moon, he knows that the elements are them, and they don’t need the elements as an object to have so it can work.

He is very interested in those elements, and he wants to know them personally, apparently one of them is coming tomorrow to make him a new outfit. He doesn’t know why she, she could become the best tailor there is, and she could be the best fashionista there is. Maybe the element of generosity upgraded her skill?

He doesn’t know, but he has the best opportunity to know, in front of him seats an library of information, that he can open with him telling her one information and then manipulating her to say herself what it is in Equestria like, or how the ponies are actually important.

He sighted in his mind ‘What an nice Twilight…’

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