“Lunch,” Al said, walking into the study and Master looked up from his work as a few maid brought in food. Al set up a small table to the left of Master and set the food down onto the table. “Anything else you need sir?”

“How is Rarity?”

“She’s fine, in fact she finished the main entrance, and is working on the rest of the manor as we speak. She said it may take the rest of the day and night for her to finish the entire manor, but once she was done it would be amazing.”

“Please have these letters sent out.” A stack of letters floated over to Al and he took them with his magic. “Also, have the ones with the gold star mark be sent by teleport, they are urgent.”

“Of course, sir, I'll have them sent right away.” Master nodded and Al walked out of the room leaving. Master started working again.

“Let’s see, who’s late with payment.” He shifted through a stack of papers looking for something. “Eh, they are having a hard time.” He wrote off a payment issue with a residence payment notice.

“Master.”

He froze and looked at me making me flinch somewhat. “Scootaloo, how did I forget you were on my back?”

“You’re still brushing me.”

Master looked at the brush and it stopped. “Right, sorry I get so caught up in my work sometimes. It’s boring to most, but unlike ponies, numbers don’t lie.” With a flicker of Master’s magic, the lids lifted into the air showing lemon mango pudding, with a pineapple juice in a bottle.

A spoon up lifted into the air dipping into the pudding. It flew to my lips, which I parted and let him feed me. Master fed me first before eating, himself. Once he finished he turned back to the documents and started again. This was beyond boring, but it was nice being this close without him hurting me. His warmth was very comforting.

“Master.”

“Yes?” He wrote off another thing.

“Are you mad at me for Dash and Rarity finding out? I’m sorry, but I didn’t tell them so please don’t be mad.”

“To be honest I knew Rarity knew a while ago. Remember I confronted you about her knowing? I’m not mad. Actually if anything I’m surprised Dash was able to keep her lid on, when did she find out about me?”

“The day I slept in the library with her.”

He stopped. “Seriously, that’s, wow. I didn’t think she would be able to control herself that long. That is amazing. I see why you love her.”

“I love you more than her, Master.” He glanced at me. “I’m not just saying that or anything, I really do love you. I just wish you loved me the same way.” His lips brushed against mine in a passionate kiss. We parted after a minute.

“Scootaloo do not think just because I hurt you that I don’t love you. I love you like your father loves your mother, but for my love to work you need to love me back. That’s why I hurt you, so you’d love me.” He smiled and I smiled. “Now that you love me, I don’t—need to hurt every day.”

“Thank you Master.”

“Why don’t you go play around or something?”

“My, um my legs aren’t working very well right now. I can’t walk very far, and my fever isn’t gone yet. I’m sorry for troubling you.” Master smirked and turned back to his work. “I just don’t want to bother you.”

“You never bother me. You always trouble me, make me worry and scare me, but you never bother me. You can stay here as long as you like, or I can call a maid to come get you and take you to bed.”

His neck felt soft and warm as I nuzzled him lovingly. “Please don’t make me go. I don’t want to leave you Master.”

“Then sleep, this will be boring.”

“I’m perfectly happy with boring, Master. Being like this with you is so wonderful. I love it so much.” With those words he kept working and I laid my head down resting. After a while Master got up cracking his neck. “Now what Master?” I asked lifting my head.

His head turned allowing him to look at me. “Wow, I easily forget that you were on my back.” My snout buried into his mane. “Anyway, I have all my basic work done. Now for the hard stuff.” He cracked his shoulder.

“Wait, you mean you have to do more?” He laughed heartily as he started walking out of the study.

“What do you think I do when I’m not with you?”

“I don’t know.”

Master laughed again as he walked out of the room. “I guess all things considered I have spent a lot of time with you. More than I should have, I'll admit, but it was worth it. I wouldn’t trade our time together for anything.”

“So what else do you need to do today?” My grasp tightened around him.

“A few meetings, and then that’s about it unless I remember something else. Though taking you to those meetings might not be the best idea honestly. Equestria doesn’t hold those who show off the wrong they do, dear.”

“Oh,” I said with a bit of sadness, but of course Master noticed.

“I can’t take you everywhere. Most places yes, but not to business meetings.” I licked his neck making him pause stopping in the hallway. “I should take you to bed, you need to get better.”

“I’m sorry about being sick Master.”

“Perhaps a few minutes late to my next meeting won’t be a problem.” He turned and we went to his bedroom passing through the doors. His magic picked me up setting me down onto the bed softly. Master used his hoof to turn me over on the bed.

Master started rubbing my belly with his hoof and I spread my legs as wide as they could go without hurting me. His smile graced me and he kissed my belly. Master’s hooves slid and grasped my sides, sliding me up the bed, laying my head on the pillow, and then pulling up the blanket over me.

“Master?” I asked. That wasn’t the activity I was thinking that would make him a few minutes late.

“Go to sleep my little filly, you need your rest.” Master bent down kissing my forehead before turning and leaving the room. I shivered somewhat, that wasn’t normal. Or did he truly have something worse planned for tonight?

Though, I imagine that hardly matters now. Master wanted me to sleep and I wouldn’t disobey Master. I closed my eyes falling asleep easier than I thought possible. A soft kissing to my belly woke me up. My eyes drifted to Master for a moment.

“Master your back.” He leaned forward and we kissed. Master went onto the bed and pulled me close to him. “How were your meetings?” His smile instantly turned to a frown. With that I pushed him. Master was send backward falling onto his back allowing me climb onto his large burning hot chest. “Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?” My tone was as soothing as possible.

“How are you feeling?” Master asked rubbing my side.

Shock caught me slightly off guard. “I still feel somewhat warm, but if you want me to do something I will.” He kind of smiled, but then looked up sighing. “Master?” He didn’t say anything giving me a bad feeling. “I’m feeling much better Master, please tell me how to cheer you up.”

Our eyes locked onto each other’s. His was soft and somehow had a give to them. “I’m not feeling like it.”

“Would cutting me open make you happy?”

A feeling of terror went through me as his gaze almost felt like it would burn me. “No I’m never ever doing that again. That was honestly the most stupid thing I have ever done in my entire life.”

“The box?”

Master rolled his eyes. “Punishment is not what I want right now, and why are you only naming punishments?”

“Punishing me makes you smile, without your smile, everything feels empty. I can’t stand seeing you sad.” Tears went down my face biting my quivering lip. Master’s hooves rubbed my back lightly. “Please tell me, what do you want to do tonight?” He set me next to him getting off the bed. My heart lunged, maybe that’s why he was depressed. “What happen Master?”

“Nothing, just I was ordered to go and be a diplomat and—” He sighed. “I have to go do something and I don’t want to take you with me. I want to go, but you really won’t like it and I can’t leave you alone for basically an entire day to do it.” That was odd, it was the first time that he had ever put me ahead of himself.

“Master will you take me?” Master looked at me. “I’m going to be your wife. I will love you forever, even after I die. If you like or want something, then why would you let me stand in your way? I would rather you show and tell me everything that you like, then hide it from me for a second.” He stared at me. Was that what he wanted me to say? Was him saying that a way to test me? “Or I could completely reject anything and everything?” I said unsure. “I’m not sure what you want me to say or do this time Master.”

“I'll give you a choice tonight, but only because I know you really won’t like it. I need to go to another country where they will hold the execution of several ponies.”

His words cut me and I stared at him. “W-what?” I asked not sure if I understood what he said to me.

“It’s in the country Hegi Zebira. Princess Celestia has told me that our treaty has nearly faded. So I need to go and reinstate our treaty with them. However I was going to go there anyway to see the executions. You don’t need to see it.” My body fought against me with the cracking of tired bones.

“Master let’s go.”

“You sure? The execution’s can get… rather brutal.”

“Master, really?”

“You’ll have to be very careful about what you say because I'll be with the rulers of the country while watching. All the accused have been found guilty as well. They aren’t innocent even if they claim it. You can’t show any mercy there for the condemned. Their country is vastly different for Equestria, and their politics are nothing like ours.”

“I'll be quiet and—I won’t show any mercy.” My words were tough to speak as if they were made of tree bark. He chuckled and went next to the bed lowing himself to the level of the bed.

My legs felt much better allowing me to climb onto his back without much trouble. My hooves wrapped around him in a tight hug as he started walking. We passed through the bedroom doors heading out out front.

Four white unicorns in black cloaks were waiting in front of the mansion’s steps. Balai stood off to the side. Al and Sig stood next to the front door. A few hours had probably passed since I was put to sleep close to sunset.

“Open the portal,” Master ordered.

The unicorns turned to each other lighting up their horns and blasting at a single spot. A portal opened. It seemed to absorb the light in the center. Master walked through it. I closed my eyes for a moment as he went through it. The portal was almost like going through water, but it washed through everything.

Bright light made me open my eyes to a room with vibrant blue carpet and silk red curtains on the walls, it had a single door. Kila was waiting for us in black battlement armor. Just his presence seemed to offer nothing but fear. Balai followed close after us.

“You brought Scootaloo?” Kila asked tilting his head.

Master rolled his eyes. “It was her choice,” Master said. “Plus I didn’t want to leave her at home, nor did I want to miss this.”

“At least she has decent clothes on, blue is good, but the maid?” Kila asked.

“You know it’s customary to bring a servant, and this isn’t the first time we’ve done this, you know that.”

Kila sighed. “You know I don’t like unneeded ponies. It doesn’t matter if you’re a war hero or not.”

“That’s why I sent you ahead.”

“Right, follow me.” Master started following. “There will be ten executions today. Five of which are murder.” Kila opened the door and we walked into a hallway. The floor were marble slabs, and not only that but the walls were as well, but with gold cracks. Paintings of well established ponies were on the walls hung proud.

“And the other five?” Master asked.

“Combination of crimes. Some theft, rape, and I believe there was one pony which started a fire that wiped out a small village, no one died, but a lot of ponies were injured trying to escape the flames.”

Master grinned. “How many vetoes did I get this time? I’m assuming at least two from how many are being executed.”

“Three.” Kila held up three golden cards with his black aura and Master took them putting them into his vest pocket.

“Veto?” I asked looking to Master.

“Veto means to pardon the pony from the execution. If I want to I can stop up to three of the executions. Only the king and a select few others are allowed to receive the power of veto in this nation. The fact I received three is wonderful.”

“Is three vetoes a lot?”

“Yes,” Kila answered not looking at me. “Depending on actions or deeds, a member will receive a number of vetoes. Not even the king will receive more than one normally. This time however no one else received a single veto.”

Master’s body tensed a tiny bit. “Really?” Master asked and Kila turned looking at Master frowning.

“Yes, if you hadn’t come they would’ve all been killed.”

“What’s wrong Master?” I asked.

“Nothing, I just don’t like that only I was selected. Kila have you heard any rumors I need to be aware of?”

Kila peered around for a moment before stopping. “I heard a few rumors, but I doubt they’d be stupid enough to do anything here. To disrespect you like that would be bad. It would most certainly lead to war. Anyway here is not the place to discuss this.”

“Ah Prince High Blood.” Master and Kila turned to a pony. He had golden trinkets on his hooves, ears and a small diamond crown on top of his head. He was a white unicorn with a golden red mane and tail.

“Prince Al-Baster,” Master said and Master and Kila bowed slightly.

“It’s a pleasure that you were able to join us, I assumed that—” He stopped, spying me on Master’s back and frowned. “I didn’t realize you would be so brandish as to bring your.” He thought for a moment. “Slave here.”

“This is my fiancée Scootaloo.”

Al-Baster’s face contorted into a look of disgust and he grit his teeth. “Slave would be a better title, to even suggest you’d marry a commoner. Let alone from Equestria is insulting to say the least! I hope dearly you don’t bring that thing with you when you speak to my father or my brother.” Al-Baster turned and started walking.

Master held up his hoof to Kila stopping him. “He’s not worth the trouble of paying to fix the castle from a battle,” Master said and Kila nodded. “I have another task, remedy five will work if the situation hits a boiling point.” Kila disappeared.

“Remedy five Master?” I asked.

“Nothing you need to worry about.” He started walking reaching the end of the hallway. Two guards in golden armor opened a pair of heavy doors. He walked out and my eyes went wide looking around. We were in an arena of some kind. Stands surrounded an oval dirt area. It was a very large open arena with gates all around the bottom under the stands.

Master started walking toward a large balcony cut out of the stands. It sat above the bleachers by several yards requiring their own stairs. He started walking up to the top area. Two guards were at a gate which had a small platform that would lead onto the stand.

Al-Baster was there with four other white ponies. Two were mares and the other two were stallions. Both of the unicorn stallions wore golden trinkets. The two white earth pony mares had collars around their necks that glowed a painful red light.

An old stallion stood out being on something of a throne which towered over the rest of the velvet long sofas. He had faded fur and grey hair, with plenty of wrinkles across his body. The two mares were around the second stallion, he seemed older than Al-Baster, but not by much. He had long flowing rich golden hair, adding to the red and blue manes of the mares.

“King Al-Chester,” Master said going up to the older stallion. Al-Chester nodded slightly smiling.

“Jerard, it’s a pleasure.”

“The pleasure is mine, sire.”

Al-Chester raised an eyebrow seeing me. “Who is that on your back?” Al-Chester asked eyeing me softly.

“This is my fiancée, Scootaloo.” Al-Baster ground his teeth together.

“Another wife so soon? I liked Rose Pedal very well.”

“Rose died some time ago sire, it was in filly birth.” Master looked down slightly and Al-Chester frowned looking down. “Aspious also passed not long ago.”

“I see, I am truly sorry for you loss. My old mind, I hope you’ll forgive me. I have been, distant in my age. That is why I have passed the crown to Al-Asitis my eldest son, I did it just last month.” Master turned to the white unicorn with the two mares.

With a smirk Master turned. “My king,” Master said bowing and Alsitis rolled his eyes and chuckle.

“My prince,” Al-Asitis chuckled and patted the seat next to him. “Come, my brother I’d love to meet this new fiancée.” Master chuckled and the mare to the left of Al-Asitis moved allowing Master to sit down.

“Say hello, Scootaloo,” Master said.

“Hello, um—” I had never met a king before. “I’m sorry I don’t know how to address you, I’ve never met a king before.”

“Call me Al-Asitis, any fiancée of Prince Jerard is more than welcome to call me by my name rather it be informal or otherwise. Jerard is the most welcome prince to ever come to our lands, so that courtesy is shared with his fiancée. Although I am not Jerard’s brother, he has no siblings sadly, but that does not mean we consider him less than family.”

“Thank you.” I bowed slightly.

“Also,” he whispered. “I have been king for a few years now.” He winked. “Just don’t tell my father that.” He giggled and I did as well. “No my father is a great stallion and leader, there are few as great as him.”

“I can believe it.”

Al-Asitis eyed me curiously. “Oh and how would you know that?” Al-Asitis glanced at Master for a moment.

“Well if he’d be so able to pass his crown knowing his mind was failing him. Then he must be extremely intelligent and care a great deal for his ponies.” Al-Asitis stared at me, in fact they all did and I shrunk back slightly behind Master’s mane.

“Where did you find this gem? I would have never imagined those words coming from a filly. It’s stunning.”

“Ah Scootaloo is a wonder beyond measure,” Master said.

“I can only imagine, for you to choose one of no birthright, not only that, but is so young. She must be worth a great deal more than she appears to be.” Al-Asitis looked me up and down and chuckled. “May I see her without clothes?”

Master smiled. “Are you asking as a king or friend?”

Al-Asitis thought for a moment, staring at Master and judging his expression. “As a friend.”

“Not on your life,” Master said and both of them laughed.

“And as king?”

“Most certainly if you wish, but know that she will become my wife. She’s worth more than even my life.”

“Then at least her back.” Master frowned, but his magic took off my shirt. I turned showing my back and Al-Asitis frowned seeing not only my back, but side. “That’s all I needed.” Master put back on my shirt.

Al-Baster cleared his throat and Al-Asitis looked at his brother. “Brother is it really wise to allow that disgrace with us?” Al-Asitis frowned turning to Al-Baster.

“Have you lost your manners!?” Al-Asitis snapped and Al-Baster frowned. “Whether Prince Jerard were to bring a queen or a pile of dung, you are to show respect, or do you forget your place brother?”

“I forget my place about as much as a cat on a leash,” Al-Baster countered.

“Perhaps you should leave brother,” Al-Asitis said and Al-Baster looked at him sneering somewhat. “Sorry, I should rephrase that. Go cool your head and don’t let me see you again until you’re ready to act like your title. That’s an order.”

“I'll take orders from you when—”

“Al-Baster,” Al-Chester growled making the entire arena shake and color shifted lightly for a moment. “Leave now, I raised no son of mine to act like an immature brat.” I blinked after a second shocked. I then looked out at the audience realizing that everything was dead silent, nothing moved even a little.

“Y-yes father.”

“I am not your father till you know manners,” Al-Chester scolded. “Now get out of my sight.” Al-Baster got up leaving quickly. Al-Chester looked at Master. “I apologize for my son’s foolishness, know that you and your soon to be wife will always be welcome kindly in my court for as long as I breathe. I would hope my son would extend the same curtsey, but I have passed my crown for a reason.”

“You’re words are kind my king.”

“From what I have heard you choose a true gem. I hope I live to see your first born, it would be a most interesting foal.”

“Thank you sire.” Master bowed.

“I also am sorry for my brother’s rudeness. I don’t know what’s gotten into him. He normally is ecstatic to see you and spend time with you.” I smiled and noticed Al-Asitis eyeing me curiously. “You find this funny?” He mused and Master looked at me.

“Oh, no, I don’t.”

“Speak your mind,” Master said.

“Well, if your brother does enjoy Master’s time that much. Then perhaps he sees me as stealing Master from him.” They frowned. “Which if that is the case, then I can understand his rage for me. Master’s worth is not something that has value.”

“Sounds too petty come of my brother,” Al-Asitis said, but his mixed expression told another story.

“So when will the show start?” Master asked changing the subject clearly.

“As soon as I give the signal,” Al-Asitis said with a smirk.

“Oh and was there a reason why only I received vetoes?” Master asked looking at Al-Asitis dead in the eyes.

“No, just random chance. I wasn’t happy that I didn’t receive one. They said since it was past the third of this month, that it would count only for the next one.”

“I see.”

“Do not worry, we are not vipers, but perhaps you should explain what we are talking about to Scootaloo. She is new to this kind of event I hope. To most first timers this is a truly wondrous event, but that part I hope she knew.”

“Right.” I eyed Master. “It is common practice to give a royal which is planned to be killed the choice of who has veto rights. It will often cause the royal to assume they are special. When in fact it’s to show their vanity and injustice. Not only that, but it can also cause them to be hated by the public since they are the only ones allowed to veto murders.”

“It’s common in many nations, but we are special in the way we do things,” Al-Asitis said smiling.

“Balai, come here,” Master beckoned. Balai came over from the far side of the stand.

“Yes sir?” Balai asked.

“Bring something to snack on for Scootaloo please.”

“Yes sir.” She bowed slightly and left.

“So shall we begin?” Master asked looking out. Al-Asitis’s horn lit up and fired a bolt of green light into the air. The crowds quieted down and a gate in the arena’s side opened. Glass floated in front of the stand we were on showing the arena like a huge magnifying glass zooming in on the ponies in chains.

A pegasus in silver armor pulled on a chain pulling out ten ponies. The crowd booed and threw things at them. The pony in armor pressed a button and a metal umbrella popped up shielding him. I turned, noticing ten poles in the middle of the arena. The guard brought them to it and each of the pony were chained to a separate pole. They looked up at our stand with desperation in their eyes begging for us to save them.

“See any you like?” Master asked me and I looked at them. Six were earth pony, two unicorn and two pegasus.

“Please I’m innocent!” A unicorn pony scream.

“Shut up!” The pony in armor shouted pulling out a whip and whipping the pony. The pony screamed in pain as the whip sliced his skin spraying the others with blood. “You’ll get to make your case soon enough! Now stay quiet or you won’t make your case at all!” The guard shouted and the others started to panic.

“So?” Master asked.

“Three of the earth ponies.” He and Al-Asitis froze for a moment.

“Why the earth ponies?” Al-Asitis asked before Master, but both of them had a questioning expression.

“Master said pick. I don’t know any of their crimes, so I picked.”

“Why not the unicorn that’s pregnant?” Al-Asitis said gesturing toward the end where the two unicorns were. The glass zoomed in on a green mare with a large belly. I stared at her for a minute stunned. That wasn’t something I had expected to see, a pregnant mare, no actually I didn’t know what I expected to see. Both Al-Asitis and Master were staring at me expecting an answer. I swallowed nervously. This felt too much like a game.

“W-what’s her crime?” I asked and shock went across Al-Asitis, but a grin went across Master’s. I had seen it a few times, he had won something. I just didn’t know what he had won yet.

“You’re from Equestria, correct?” Al-Asitis inquired and I looked at him.

“Yes?” I asked even more unsure than before.

“As I explained,” Master said looking at Al-Asitis. “Equestria is much more mentally advanced than you give them credit. They take things with more intelligence than normal countries. Wouldn’t you agree?” Al-Asitis frowned.

“That may be so, but they have less compassion than I thought. Princess Celestia certainly is a great leader then, greater than I thought.” Al-Asitis looked away and Master grinned.

“And the treaty?” Master asked looking back at the condemned.

“We’ll sign it after this event as we always have. It’ll be a great pleasure to be friends with such a great nation, as Equestria.”

“Thank you King Al-Asitis.” Al-Asitis nodded and fired a bolt of red light into the air lighting up the arena.

“Number seven, speak your crime and your case!” The guard shouted, his voice was amplified for us. I paused, they had skipped the earth pony.

“My crime is murder, but I’m innocent! Please I have three foals and a wife!” A blue pegasus shouted.

“Eight!” The guard ordered.

“My crime is murder, but I’m innocent! Please I have money, I can pay for my spot! Ten thousand bits!” A purple pegasus shouted.

“Nine!” The guard shouted.

“My crime is theft, I’m guilty,” a silver unicorn said. The other ponies looked at him oddly.

“Ten!” The guard ordered.

“My crime is murder, but I’m pregnant! Please I’m innocent! Don’t force my foal to pay for something that I didn’t do!” I eyed the pony for a few seconds. She was a white unicorn with blue hair.

“Six!” The guard ordered to a yellow earth pony.

“My crime was murder, but I was protecting my wife! Please I killed a robber because he was going to kill my wife!”

“Five!”

“I set a fire by accident! It didn’t kill any pony!” A red stallion earth pony shouted.

“Four!” The guard shouted.

“My crime is murder, and I’m guilty.” A green earth pony mare said.

“Three!”

“My crime is rape, but she lied!” A brown earth pony shouted.

“Two.”

“My crime is theft, but it was for a simple apple! Please I can pay it back! I didn’t realize it had fallen into my bag!” A green earth pony pled.

“One!”

“My crime is theft, and it’s not like the king couldn’t afford it!” A gray earth pony shouted spiting at us.

“Very well,” the guard said turning. “They have pled their case. If you wish to use your veto now is the time.”

“Well Scootaloo, who would you like for me to use the veto on?” Master looked at me as I stared at him. Al-Asitis looked at us watching me closely. I looked down thinking. If this was a game Master would choose whoever he wanted anyway. So it would be best to shock him as much as possible.

“Nine, four and one.” Shock went across both of their faces.

“You’d choose the guilty?” Al-Asitis asked and Master swallowed. I nuzzled Master kindly.

“Answer him,” Master growled. It was clear my answer wasn’t the right one, but then again is there one?

“Was that a question?” I asked licking Master’s neck. Master’s fur tasted of peppermint and cherry. His skin had a nice rose flavor which really highlighted the fur taste. He was just intoxicating right now.

“Why did you choose the guilty?” Al-Asitis a bit more sternly. I smelled Master and he growled.

“I love you Master.”

“Answer him right now!” He scolded and I flinched.

“They are the ones who want to die, so they should live the most.” They stared at me like I was mad. I closed my eyes laying down my head. Taking in Master’s scent. Master looked at Al-Asitis and they shared a thoughtful glance.

“Why not the pregnant mare?” Master asked.

“If only I were to have been so lucky when I was unborn.” Horror went across Master’s face. Al-Asitis stared at me in a state of almost terror. “But I’m not the one with the vetoes. Now am I?” I asked rolling my eyes. He pulled out two and gave them to me. I looked at them moment them.

“Now you are, use them.” He held up one with his magic. “Ten!” Master shouted. He shouted floating the card down to the guard. The guard took it biting it. The card disappeared and the chains around the pregnant mare disappeared. “Now choose.” I held up the cards.

“Two and nine!” I shouted. The cards floated down to the guard and he bit them. They disappeared with the chains of the two.

An impressed look spread across Al-Asitis’s face. “Oh? You changed your answer? And if you had all three?” Al-Asitis asked.

“If I had all three my third answer would’ve been three.”

“The rapist?” Al-Asitis asked looking out for a second.

“Yes, because rape is just rough sex. You learn to live with it after a while.” Al-Asitis frowned and looked at his two mares and pulling them close.

“Perhaps Equestria is a bit more bloodthirsty than I had first assumed. You will make great allies. Though I have one more question before we start. Tell me Scootaloo, don’t you feel bad about not being able to save them all?”

A grin couldn’t help but spread across my lips. “The fact I was able to save two of them is better than the fact I normally wouldn’t have been able to save any of them. So it’s still a great thing. I know the others will die, but I can’t do anything to stop it.”

“This is most certainly the most interesting filly I have ever met, Jerard. I see why you love her so. Now for the show.” Al-Asitis fired a blue bolt into the sky lighting up the arena and the crowd cheered. The guard waved over at a gate, and extra guards came over.

“Scootaloo.” I looked at Master. “I want you to watch every second of this. Hegi Zebira is the only country in the world that still does brutal deaths. Not only that, but they are hoof made just perfectly to fit their crime.” I stared at him for a few seconds, before I looked out at the condemned.

Author's Note

And thanks to Kaidan for editing!