Ponies Souls

As the duo reached the base of the stairs, barely visible in the side of the cliff, Twilight stopped momentarily, catching the attention of Oscar. He turned to face her and moved closer to her.

"Whats the matter? I thought you wanted to save your friends." He placed his hand on her shoulder, somehow the armored hand calmed her enough to talk.

"I do, truly. Its just .... the idea of killing again. The last few times were driven by pure fear, I had no other choice. I was alone and afraid, and I don't want to have to kill again." Her voice was trembling when Oscar placed his other on Twilights remaining shoulder and bent down to her eye level.

"Listen, I know what you feel, I do. But you have to know, those ..... things .... aren't alive anymore. They don't feel, they don't think, they only want to kill." Oscars grip tightened when Twilight looked away, a frown on her face. The silence stayed between them for several more moments until Oscar spoke up again.

"In any other situation or with anyone else, I would offer to go alone, but I doubt that your friends would be friendly to me, or I would have no choice than to take them out. I need you to come with me." Oscar let go and sighed, moving his hand up to his helmet.

"Sorry, I just need you to focus." Twilight stared at him, still not moving. Oscar sighed once more and turned his back to her and faced the direction of the bonfire.

Twilight snapped out of her stupor to see Oscar now facing away from her, looking over the cliff they stood on. She looked between him and the staircase before finally answering.

"I'll do whatever it takes to make sure my friends are safe. No matter how dangerous it is for me, I will make sure they are safe." Oscar smiled under his helmet, he turned to Twilight and nodded.

"Then shall we be off?" He motioned his hand towards the stairs before starting up them himself, Twilight once again close behind with renewed confidence.