Preface
"The night is when the devil comes out to play"
"Did y-you h-here that.." Studdered my mother, backing behind the large stallion.
"Yes" Came the reply from my father. The bulf stallion was not easy to scare, but he wasn't ingredient. He knew what that sound was, and what it belonged to. Being in the Imperial legion for thirteen years and going all around the land of Equestria you pickup on these kind of things. And the story's you here could scare to living piss out of any solder.
*Screeeeeeh* Came the sound again. Then. "Thud!"
Both pony's transferred there gaze to the ceiling. The house was dark. All the candles had ministerily gone out only moments before. And the only sound was the rain from outside and the deafening screeeech on the side of the house. But now the beast was on the roof!
Father fixed his gaze not on the ceiling, but to the door. Being in battle you learn to predict you enemy's movements. This beast was trying to out smart them. Trying to make them believe that it was on the roof, but in realty it was waiting at the door...
"Stardust my dear" He spoke comely, "go up stairs and check on our baby. Make sure that he his safe and then hide him".
Mother didn't need the consider this, my safety was her top priory.
Without hesitation mother glaouped upstairs and into my room.
Father pulled open a nearby dower with is magic. He pulled out a short military issued sword. Not once taking his eyes off the door.
"Talos, god of the ponykind. Protect my family" My father prayed under his breath. He levitated his sword close to his body, and then positioned himself to block the stairs leading up to his wife and son from anything that would try and harm them.
"..."
Silence.
"..."
Only the noise from his breath and the rain from outside filled the room.
"..."
He griped his sword tighter in his magic.
"..."
Only one thought was going throw his head. Must protect my famliy, at all cost!
"... SMASH!!!!"
The door shattered to pieces. The beast was now inside.
Chapter 1: Bar
"We drink to our youth"
The Greyditch Tavern was never really a busily place. I had been here a time or two before, but only on pleaser trips. Drinking clears the mind, or was it clouds the mind? oh well I can't remember. Its one of the two.
Opening the door to the Tavern I took in my surroundings: There was a huge fire pit was placed in the middle of the room. On both sides of the establishment there where two long tables full of pony's having a drink and sharing story's after a long days work. Greyditch was a farming town so most of the consumers where farmers, but I spotted a few Imperial solders in the croud as well. Probably from the fort down the rode I thought.
Turning my head to the left I spotted the mare I wanted to talk to.
Trotting to the bar counter I took a seat. The bar mare, Miss. Sundrop, turned to face me, smiling.
"Well look'a here" She spoke wiping away a strand of her blue mane out of her face. "what brings you around here Greyhoof?".
"What, do I have to a resin to see the most beautiful mare in town?" I replied with a wink.
What I said was true. Greyditch didn't have many mares. It was mostly a solder town, an outpost at best. And out of all the pickings Miss. Sundrop was by far the best looking. To bad shes marred
She waved her hoof, blushing.
"Oh you" She smiled. Then leaned foreword and whispered. "you know my husbanded won't be back from the war front in another month. You and I could have some fun when ever you wanted" She licked the tip of my ear.
Blushing I gently pushed her back. Shocking my head I chucked.
"Sorry but I can't do that. Wouldn't be right".
She founded.
"Oh, pleassssssse" She begged giving me the puppy dog eyes.
By the gods why dose she have to be soooooooo hot! I was very temped to take her up on that offer, but sighing and biting my lip I replied.
"No. Your my friend and so is Jackdog. I could never betray him. And besides I won't be staying for long, I have business to take care of".
