Rolling out of bed and landing on my hooves, I stretched my wings and yawned, rubbing my eyes for a second before eyeing Luna.

She was sleeping on the bed, looking absolutely adorable like usual, cuddling a pillow to her chest, a bit curled up.

Smiling, I watched her for a moment. Less than two weeks left until we were married. I may be nervous about it, but I still really looked forward to it. Maybe not the wedding itself, but being married to my Luna.

Shaking my head a bit with a smile, I carefully exited the bubble of silence around the bedroom before pushing the door open and exited, closing it behind me before I stretched again with a groan.

“Good Morning.”

Smiling, I folded my wings again and made my way over to Sunset who was laying on the couch with a book. “Good morning. Getting ready?”

She nodded and gave me a quick nuzzle, “Train leaves in a couple of hours. Don’t exactly have anything to pack,” she said before she shifted to give me room on the couch next to her, “Are you sure I shouldn’t stay until the wedding?”

“I’m sure,” I said with a smile as I jumped up, slipping my wing across her back, “Going to be really busy.”

Sunset frowned at me, “That’s not what I meant. You just came back from being kidnapped by changelings!”

“And I’m fine,” I told her, touching her horn with mine, “Promise. Just a bit tired still, it’ll be gone in another couple of days.”

She sighed and shifted to lean against me, “You're too forgiving with them.”

“The drones weren't at fault,” I told her, “It was all the Queen. You know exactly how difficult it is for them to do anything against her will.”

“But you made them turn on her?”

“Only thing that would make a Changeling turn on her Queen... The safety of their Hive.”

A small sound of wood against stone and Fern stretched and got up from where he had been laying on the balcony, soaking in the sunlight. Making his way inside to us, he let out a "mrlouf" kind of sound and then put his head against my shoulder.

“Good morning to you too,” I said with a grin and reached up to scratch between his branch like ears with my hoof.

“Is it me or has he been growing?” Sunset asked as she looked at the woof spirit across my shoulder.

“Bit,” I agreed and then smiled and rubbed down his neck, “Whooos a good plant monster?”

Fern made a grwlowd sound and leaned into the couch, his slightly luminous green eyes closing before he dropped to lay on the floor, resting his head on his forepaws.

“Seriously, he’s been growing,” Sunset said and flicked one ear, “He’s two hooves taller than you now.”

“Well… adult Timberwolves are several times as large as most ponies, even larger than Celestia. He was bound to hit a growth spurt at some point,” I said and then frowned down at him, “...Though admittedly, I thought it would take longer. Tower might be getting a bit small soon.”

“He’s not the only one,” Sunset states and rolled onto her back to look up at me, “You’re bigger too.”

I blinked down at her, “Huh?”

Sunset smiled, “You are bigger.”

I frowned down at her, “Are you calling me fat?”

That got a snort from her, “No, far from it,” she said with a grin as she leered at me, “You are taller from when we first met.”

“I am?” I asked and looked down at my hoof, “I figured I would have noticed… can’t be by much.”

Sunset shook her head, “Not that much, wingboy. But enough for me to notice, like… maybe half a hoof at most?”

“Huh,” I said and shifted my wings, “I… suppose that make sense. Alicorns tend to be larger than other ponies. Sparks been growing too?”

Sunset nodded, “About as much. She's been measuring herself and noticed faster than I did.”

I couldn’t help but snort, “She would, wouldn’t she,” I said before I frowned, “But she’s been an alicorn longer than I have. Why am I growing faster?”

Sunset shrugged, “Don’t know. Might be because you’re a stallion or because different alicorns grow differently. Like Luna is shorter than Princess Celestia despite being about the same age.”

“I’m going to have to ask somepony about that.”