I had to inform Celestia of what happened, naturally. As I expected, she wasn't too happy with the fact that one of Canterlot's most liked musicians believed in bigotry, especially when the other two were the focus of his hatred. She dismissed me and began pacing around the room, muttering to herself.

I walked through the corridors, still shirtless, and made my way towards my assigned bedroom. A few incredulous looks were thrown my way, mainly by the guards, but I just smiled back at them. Getting away with a bar fight doesn't get you into the guards good books.

The dark-wood door came into view, a sign hanging from it that I'd never noticed before. I squinted slightly, trying to see what it said, then chuckled lightly when I realised.

'Thunder Rift'

"Well." I said to nopony in particular. "I guess this officially makes it my room."

And with that, I entered my bedroom. The first thing I noticed was a guitar, on an alabaster stand, in the centre of the room. Blue lightning bolts ran down its sides, and the neck was painted pitch black. The headstock was a metallic cobalt blue, and shot out to the right in a lightning bolt shape. Each of the tuners, the volume knobs and the switch were all pure silver, gleaming against the solid gold body.

I smiled, grabbing a chair from the desk by the door and dragging it to sit beside the stand. I picked the beautiful instrument up, placing the red leather strap over my shoulders, and gave it a quick strum. It gave a horrible, out of tune sound, causing me to flinch. After a little tweaking, though, it's harmonious song filled the room. I smiled again, and began plucking the strings. I'm not sure if Equestria has heard this song yet, and I hope they haven't.

~

   'Hey there Delight

What's it like in  Neigh York City?

I'm a thousand miles away

But filly, tonight you look so pretty

Yes you do

Times Square can't shine as bright as you

I swear it's true

Hey there Delight

Don't you worry about the distance

I'm right there if you get lonely

Give this song another listen

Close your eyes

Listen to my voice, it's my disguise

I'm by your side

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

What you do to me

Hey there Delight

I know times are getting hard

But just believe me, filly

Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar

We'll have it good

We'll have the life we knew we would

My word is good

Hey there Delight

I've got so much left to say

If every simple song I wrote to you

Would take your breath away

I'd write it all

Even more in love with me you'd fall

We'd have it all

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far

But I've got wings and trains and carts

I'd walk to you if I had no other way

Our friends would all make fun of us

and we'll just laugh along because we know

That none of them have felt this way

Delight I can promise you

That by the time we get through

The world will never ever be the same

And you're to blame

Hey there Delight

You be good and don't you miss me

Two more years and you'll be done with fools

And I'll be making history like I do

You'll know it's all because of you

We can do whatever we want to

Hey there Delight here's to you

This one's for you

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me

What you do to me.'

                                  ~#

I sighed, a smile tugging at the corner of my mouth as I placed the guitar back on its stand. I'd have to get a wall-hang for it, if I truly wanted to display its beauty. Just looking at it reminded me of…

A small splashing noise caused my ear to twitch.

Turning around, I saw Silva standing there, hand over her mouth, crying silently. Her clothes had been replaced by the same pyjamas she wore on my first night here. She just looked at me, amber eyes filled with hurt, before running off.

"Oh, great." I sighed, then stood and walked to my balcony. I watched for a second and, as I suspected, saw the silver mare run out of the main doors and towards the hedge maze.

Climbing onto the railing, I allowed the cold of the metal to seep into my skin before taking a leap of faith, feeling the wind rush past me as I plummeted to the ground. Without the use of my wings, my body straightened out until my feet were pointing straight down. It was exhilarating, the adrenaline spreading throughout my veins, but unfortunately all things must end. With a single swift motion, my descent ended, a thick cloud of dust forming around me. I stood, folded my wings against my back and, ignoring the incredulous looks thrown my way from the guards, made my way towards Celestia and Luna's prized hedge maze, where once great enemies of the state stood, now a simple garden ornament.

I found Silva staring at the statue of a griffon. On it's plinth was a plaque that simply read 'Shan Yu, leader of Huns'.

"Huh." I said, causing the mare to jump. "There's something familiar about that name."

"What do you want?" Silva asked, her voice trembling. I sighed, moving in front of her so as to look her in the eye.

"It's not what you think, you know." I said. "The song, I mean."

"Oh yeah? Then what is it, Thunder?"

"Think about it. I've been here two days, and those two days I've spent either talking to the Princesses or hanging out with you. The only other mares I've met are Vinyl and Octavia, and they're married!"

"So?"

"So, do you realy think I'd be singing a song about a mare named Delight? Or is it, maybe, a nickname?"

Realisation dawned across the mares face, her eyes widening slightly. Without warning, she spun round and grabbed me in a tight hug. Laughing slightly, I hugged her back. We stayed like that for a while before I noticed she had fallen asleep. I chuckled lifting her up and carrying her back to my room. After tucking her into the plush bed, I heard something that made my heart do somersaults.

"I love you."

I smiled, leaning down and kissing Silva's forehead. Afterwards I made my way round to the other side of the bed and slid in, making sure not to wake the sleeping mare.

"I love you too, Silva."