Arden was still in his mind break as Celestia walked away. In fact, he was in such a daze he didn't even notice she had actually lifted him with her magic and was carrying him through the castle while Shining Armor and Cadance stayed back in the throne room.

"Now, little one." The princess' voice brought him back from his haze.

"WHA?!" Arden yelled as he noticed he was no longer in the throne room also acknowledging the fact he was floating around the castle.

"Finally back from dream-land?" She said laughing at Arden's reaction, though after the initial shock he suddenly started to spin in the air while she stared at him having fun with her magic. "You're a weird one aren't you? I'm feeling really silly for being so on edge with you."

"Speaking of edge," Arden said as he sat on the air still spinning around. "What was up with all the threats to my life?" Celestia let out a sigh after she heard the question.

"In the last 20 years, the seal that has kept my sister in her prison on the moon has been weakening." Arden raised a brow at that piece of information. "As a result, the entity that has taken over her body has been able to influence some of my subjects that have had bad dreams. She managed to manipulate them to make attempts on my life multiple times."

"How does that relate to me?"

"The only common trait between the attackers were their eyes. They changed, different colors, different pupils, and so forth. When you first appeared a doctor was called to check on you. When he opened your eyes he informed us about the unusual aspect of your left eye. So we assumed you had been taken over. But since all of the victims recovered after they lost consciousness, we were going to check if you had any recollection of how Nightmare Moon took over you. But you saw how well that worked out."

"So, I guess when I started to see your heart my eye changed again," Arden said finally as she ceased spinning him around. The princess nodded positively at his statement. "Therefore, you assumed I was possessed and threatened me because my behavior was different from the previous assailers?" Another nod from the princess. "And that captain, Shining Armor, he must have stopped quite a few of those attempts. I never saw anypony reach such a high ranking position in the military at such a young age. How old is he? 28?"

"Something along those lines," The princess answered smiling. "Now, I have a few questions of my own. What was up with the theatrics back at the throne room?" The stallion let out an awkward laugh as he scratched the back of his head.

"Well...It's kinda stupid actually." He said trying to keep his smile. "You know how different individuals deal with emotions in their own way, right?" The sun princess just stared at him while he tried to keep his poker face. "When I am scared I tend to change into a persona from characters in stories I read, heard or saw. I kinda shifted into a character from an adventure story that is a bit over the top with the drama. He was always so sure of himself and he always had a plan to get out of any situation. He would come up with the most insane plans and beat his opponent, even if he had to get himself into trouble. I believe his catch-phrase when he was about to beat his opponent was: Now you're going to say..." Arden said striking a dramatic pose like he was about to give out a speech.

"Something similar happened in a play I was part of once. I was a villain, and I was so afraid I kinda impersonated an antagonist from a movie I saw and ended up improvising on multiple scenes. The play ended up being a drag because of me. Since I didn't stick to my lines, I lost the rest of the participants. But I ended with being praised a bit because of my acting though."

"Pfft...I-I'm sorry." The princess said trying to contain her laughter. "But...you actually changed your personality because you were scared. That is quite unique."

"Yup, I'm a nerd, a dork, and a coward." He said proudly, earning a giggle from the princess. "But this is me being myself and I met wonderful individuals as well as bad ones because of it. So, I am pretty happy with how I am right now."

"Very well, next question: Why didn't you oppose my conditions?" He let out the same laugh from before, which caused Celestia to raise her eyebrow.

"I was once told I tend to go with the flow too much, not to mention following rules down to the letter." He said blushing. "Soooo...I'm simply being myself right now. Just following the rules of your country, if you say I need to fulfill some conditions to be declared innocent, then I'll do it."

"I'm referring to wanting to return your home or something along those lines."

"Oh...it's because I'm having a blast right now," His answer made the princess drop the spell, which resulted in him falling to the ground with a thud. "Ouch! I mean...a world with magic and creatures of myth that are sentient. I'll take this reality over mine any time."

"What about your family? Your friends?"

"My guess is that I can probably get in contact with them with your help so... I don't see any problems. Not to mention, that they are the ones that told me to do what I wanted not what I was told. That's the reason I tried to become a doctor, and that's why I’m choosing to inhabit of your world, not to mention choosing to help you," Arden would often dream about living in a fantasy world, this was his chance to do so.

"Just like that?"

"Just like that," Arden said getting back on his hooves smiling. "Another question: What was the deal with my zodiac? I mean, why is it important?"

"Ok, are you really from the Virgo zodiac?" Arden let out a sigh before giving her a thumbs up. "The zodiacs in our reality have direct connections to certain capabilities of those born under them. For example, those under the Taurus zodiac have greater physical strength."

"That is awesome," Arden said with sparkling eyes, he now had the smile of a child on an amusement park. "What about Virgo?"

"All stallions born under that zodiac die after a few months of birth. Mares, on the other hand, have the capabilities of their species strengthened considerably." Arden frowned at *species* she must have noticed it because she extended the explanation. "Earth ponies have their physical strength. Pegasi have their speed. And unicorns have their magic."

"Are there any theories about the cause of death?"

"Our bodies are vessels for the magical energy of our world. Each species channels them in a specific manner. As far as we know, mares are stronger vessels that can wield more power. And since the Virgo zodiac strengthens the natural magical abilities of the individual," She said with a different tone to her voice, now she sounded more like a teacher than a mother. "The current theory is that the surplus energy damages the stallion's body, causing their deaths."

"So, I'm an anomaly. Cool." Arden said without a care.

"Yes, indeed you are." She said with a discreet laugh. "Well, since you'll be staying in our world. You'll need to know how things work here."

"Sure thing, Your Highness."

"Call me Celestia," She said smiling. "So, our kingdom is known as Equestria. Pegasi are responsible for controlling the weather. Earth ponies are especially good at handling produce, they are also amazing foot soldiers, and are splendid athletes. Unicorns, on the other hand, are good at developing technology based on the talents of the other species as to facilitate their jobs. There are even some who can look into the future and write prophecies as well. We used to be a diarchy. Although now, after my sister's banishment, I'm the only one in power. Therefore, I'm the one who's been handling her duties as well as mine."

"So, you're basically a goddess," Arden said looking at her. "I am talking to a deity! May this brilliant star never die!" He said in a dramatically bowing to her, he looked back at her, only to see her rolling her eyes at him.

"I guess so." She said dismissing his antiques. "Due to a difference in the birth ratio between males and females herds are formed. There aren't any rules to determine a max number of participants of said herds. Now, what else?"

"What are these tattoos?"

"Oh! Silly me, those are called cutie marks. They tell us about a pony's talent as well as serving to identify our citizens."

"So, your's indicates control over the sun. While mine is seeing into hearts. Neat."

"You seem to be taking all of this fairly well, may I ask why?"

"Different world, different culture. Who am I to judge? Besides, you guys have magic. Everything I know can be tossed out the window to a certain extent," He said while he scratched his chin. "I'll have to start from scratch. But I eager to learn everything I can about your...no, our world."

"Our?" Celestia asked.

"I'll be staying here until the end of my days. So yeah, our world. The world we share."

"So it seems...now let's get back to getting you some clothes. If I remember anything else I'll tell you on our way."