Trade Mistakes, Forgiveness for Love.

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anyways onto the next chapters.

Trade Mistakes, Forgiveness for Love, Chapter 4, The Message

As the 'guard' fell to the floor, the human instantly sprinted and knelt to his side and propped him up in his arms.

"Someone get him some water!" he shouted as he held the collapsed guard whilst a nearby maid fetched him a drink.

"Hey man it's alright, just take a breather and rest a minute, are you hurt at all? are you in any pain" the 'guard' gave a simple sideways nod signalling he's fine.

"You always seem to surprise me Dwayne, you care for others like they were you're close friends, even the guards" voiced the sun goddess.

"Come on Celestia, I'm surprised you seem to know me at all talking like that" he chuckled as the maid came back with a glass of water, Dwayne took the glass in his hand and helped the guard to drink it. as he finished the drink a floor cushion was placed next to them for the tired pegasus to sit upon so he could give his message.

"You must have been travelling far and fast for this to be of any importance" inquired Celestia as she sat upright on her throne with the others on her sides whilst the human sat at the messengers side.

"Indeed I did princess, but now I worry that this certain message may shock you or possibly frighten you all"

Everypony's eyes widened in another fit of confusion as Dwayne got to his legs and slightly moved back.

"And pray tell us why this message would do so?" asked the night princess

"Because it is from my Queen, Queen Chrysalis" With a green flash, he dropped the disguise and he was in his Changeling form again, everyone gasped and instantaneously the two guards at the throne rushed forward with there spears, but there target was blocked by the bipolar being. there spears mere millimetres away from piercing his chest.

"Get. the hell. away. from him"

"Mister Dwayne, im going to have to ask you to please. step away" one guard spoke.

"And why should I do that"

"Because it's a Changeling sir"

"Like I didn't bloody know that already, and I don't know if you heard but 'he' said he had a message, so I don't think he came all this way here to get himself killed!"

Silence, that's all there was. just plain silence at the humans words. and in a sense he was right.

"Guards, lower you're weapons" Celestia said in her softest voice.

They gave her a questioning look before finally listening to her orders. Dwayne laid of his guard as they let down there's. he was surprised though, Shining hadn't made a move and from he could see, he saw a clear expression of understanding, probably from what he had said.

The lone changeling let out a silent sigh of relief, he then moved his muzzle into the nook of his insect like wings to pull out the scroll he had kept there. as he brought it out the human leant down on one knee and held out his hand, palm open to receive the message.

As the scroll dropped into his hand, he gave a 'thank you' and stood to his full height. he turned to the princess with the scroll in hand.

"Celestia, would you like to read it now, or would you rather wait for tomorrow?"

"I think it would be best we all headed for bed, were all clearly fatigued enough as it is"

"That's ok princess, I'll hold onto this myself, may I please if you may have a look at it as well." he asked

"I don't see no problem with you having a look my dear friend, after all, you're theories tonight have most likely been truthful, plus it could probably help you develop them more, but please just don't stay up late for the rest of us shall read it for ourselves and discuss it tomorrow"

"But what of the changeling auntie?" asked Shining

"May I suggest we keep him in a cell you're highness?" inquired a guard.

There was a small silence until Dwayne broke it.

"He can stay with me in my room" he inquired

"You cant be serious sir?" asked the guard form before.

"Of course, and sure I can have guards outside my room as a precaution, but I assure you I'll be fine, call it the first public relations with a possible new friendship between nations"

Celestia, even in her tired state, looked on at him in wonderment, how he could be so willing to stick his own self out for anypony who needed help, no matter who they were. the guards, palace maids and butlers. even the few ponies he saw on the streets of the city.

She simply nodded her head to his request, hearing this the human thanked her and took his leave with the Changeling messenger accompanied by a few guards behind him.

'He really is good person, despite what he told me about his people from before, he still is a good person...and he always will be'  she thought to herself as they all began walking to the respective rooms.

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After making his way through the winding corridors of the palace, Dwayne finally reached his castle suite with the Changeling and guards at his back.

"Alright gents, as much as I don't think I would be needing you tonight. I would agree that in the circumstances from previous events I will understand the implications of having you two. but you needn't worry to much tonight so you'll need barely remain aware. but if I do need you I will simply yell. goodnight gentleman" said Dwayne in his most polite way

"Goodnight sir" they both answered and took there basic positions outside his room.

The Changeling stepped inside and shut the door behind him. as he looked around the room he saw the human taking a couple of pillows of the king size bed and place them on the nearby sofa with a spare duvet from a nearby cupboard. he tilted his head at this weird motion just as the human noticed his gaze.

"What? you think I would let you sleep on the sofa? you're taking the bed tonight so don't worry, i've slept on worse things.

Still the Changeling looked at him as he prepared his temporary bed for later.

"You don't talk much do you?" the Changeling although he understood, couldn't answer back, so he simply tapped his throat with a hoof.

"You cant speak my language? or you cant talk at all?" The Changeling nodded at the quickly at the first statement.

"So you cant speak my language but yet you understand me? curious. is there anyway we can communicate with each at all?"

The Changeling lay a hoof to his chin in thought. then in small smile, he flashed his horn and in a swirl of green, he took upon the image of the guard again, albeit without the armour this time.

"Unless I'm impersonating a being then and only then could I properly speak to you, our own language to you're ears would be nothing more than simple clicks and chirps, like the insects and bugs of this world" said the Changeling as his voice started of croaky then cleared.

"I see, never said that in the books i've read. but they've been right so far about everything else at least."

"Pardon my curiosity but what are you exactly, Me and our kind haven't seen anything of the likes of you?"

"Me? well you wouldn't have would you. as you can plainly see in not really from around here, or in extensive terms, from this planet, I'm what you call a human where we are the only sentient beings on our world. also my names Dwayne." he stuck his hand out for the Changeling to shake, reluctantly he did so.

"Er well, we Changeling's don't have names really. we just go by 'brother' and 'sister' among the hive as have the rest of our race throughout our history, all except for our queens. them being royalty"

"Really? that sucks kinda. to be born without a name to call you're own, I say I cant blame you though when the vast majority if not all of you look identical to each other, and there being so many of you as well"

"I.....I can see where you are coming from there"

"Yeah.....well...I suggest you hit the hay, I'm gonna look at this letter a few times over then I'll go to bed later. maybe I could think of a name for you as well if you would like."

"...I think I may like that, thank you. so I'll see you in the morning then"

"You too...you know....you're pretty polite for Changeling"

"I'm trying to set a new example and also follow what you said earlier about our new relations, and helping my Queen in and way I can to repay her for everything she's given for us." the Changeling finally said as he dove under the bed. funny thing was though he acted like he had never slept in a bed in a really long time or even at all.

Dwayne smiled a little at his guests slightly playful squirming around the king size bed as sat down at his desk, he pulled out his letter opener and slit the top carefully, he gently pulled out the letter in side. the paper smelled a little damp and looked it as well.

He unfolded the paper and brought out his Equestrian alphabet sheet. despite the fact the inhabitants of this world spoke his worlds languages, there writing though, a completely different story. it took him roughly half and hour to properly decipher the message for his eyes to see its contents.

An hour later and over twenty read through's of the fatigued written deciphered words. he became to tired to carry on. but just as he was about to stand to head for his makeshift bed for the night, a soft cawing sound fell upon his ears and a light weight in his knee.

Sleepily, he looked down at his blockade and saw an all too familiar bird. the bright vibrant red, orange and yellow coloured feathers of Philomina, Celestia's pet Phoenix was boldly sitting on his leg barring him from his much needed sleep.

"What do you want at this hour?"

"Caw?"

"Don't you get snippy with me pecker face. I know you. you would only come to me at this hour when im tired, is if you've either done something to somepony, or you want a treat."

"Caw, caw"

"Ugh, here take this and go, as much as I would like to preen you're bloody feathers, im tired." he spoke as he reached for a special jar on the corner of the desk filled with nibbles for the pesky bird. although Phoenixes had there own diet of things that he would never be able to get on a normal basis.

he found that black-powder cubes, a strange things yes, were a delightful treat, to her eyes anyways. he wondered how celestia even found this?

She pecked away at the odd cube of a treat he placed on the table, finally allowing him to stand .

"You're a deceitful little bugger you know that" he received a fiery wing to the face as she continued nibbling.

Dwayne quietly plucked his nightwear from the sofa bed and made his way to the on suite bathroom to do his nightly routines. teeth done and one cloths change later, he looked around his room to see his guest now happily sleeping and Philomina as well asleep on her perch that he had for in case she felt like coming in his room.

Finally now being able to retire for the night. he not so elegantly fell onto his bed and threw his covers over him. and just as his eyes closed, again he felt a weight upon him.

"You know what Philomina? tonight I'm dealing with it. but next time I will pluck you like a turkey"

And yet he received another wing to the face before they both settles down in a hopefully blissful slumber.

At least one of them would...