Chapter 15: Sleeping Arrangements

Chapter 15: Sleeping Arrangements

Tristain

After watching the long session of negotiations about treaties and trade agreements I was relieved when both parties shook hand and claw. It was dark by the time the negotiations were over so King Steel Talon offered for us to stay the night saying he would send a servant to gather them for breakfast before the fight.

A couple guards escorted us to the room we would inhabit for the night. The room was quite large with a king size bed in front of us . A night stand stood on both sides of the bed with a candle on each stand. A dresser stood to the right of the bed while a desk sat on the wall right of the dresser with it’s own candle. A couple chairs sat around a coffee tale in the center left of the room.

Nightmare examined the room before walking towards the bathroom door on the left hand side of the room, I decided to test one of the chairs with a hope it would support my weight and thankfully it did. I was sitting there looking out a window on the back wall when Nightmare came out of the bathroom in a thin night gown with her underwear being the only other article of clothing keeping her decent.

Nightmare motioned for me to follow her out to the balcony where she lit up her horn and raised her hands towards the waning sun. At her command the sun lowered and the moon rose tendrils of dark blue magic flowed around her and in moments it was finished. The moon had taken it’s place in the sky. This was the first time I saw Nightmare transition the night and day and I admit even to this day it was one of the most breathtaking things I had ever witnessed.

I was still looking at the night sky when Nightmare spoke. “Beautiful isn’t it? After a millenia of planning after my first attempt to take over failed now I have a kingdom with myself as the queen my enemies are taken care of and I am eventually going to fully assimilate Luna then I will not have to worry about her resurgence.”

Nightmare looked up at the sky then back at me once more, “Thank you for coming with me, tomorrow you can show the Griffins that you are The Demon and stop any questioning of our legitimacy. Once you win the word of your existence will spread and I would find it unsurprising if some fools decided to try and attack you or myself to claim fame. This is the first showing of the change of power to the world and I reckon we will make waves.”

I shook my head, “I’m aware and like I said I will make sure no slimy prick decides to kill you in your sleep as for me I’m not worried if I die I die, if I live I live, I don’t care either way. Anyway how are sleeping arrangements going to work, I can sleep on the floor since a second bed was not provided.”

Nightmare chuckled, “You have done much for me over the past days and the bed is big enough for the both of us.” Nightmare flared her magic and it washed over the bed,\ “There now it should hold the both of us with no trouble.”

I looked at Nightmare quite confused, “Wait, you want me to sleep next to you while in armor despite how uncomfortable it would be if I made any contact with you while asleep or vice versa?”

Nightmare Moon smiled again, “What if I told you I could create a way for you to remove the armor or sections of it at will without even touching it?”

My confusion deepened, I started to wonder why she wanted me to sleep next to her so much that she would use a spell to let me take the armor off at will. “Doubtful it takes a half hour with a host of special equipment that is hundreds if not thousands of years more advanced.”

Once more Nightmare gave a coy smile. A wave of magic encased me before dissipating. “Now try thinking of yourself without the armor.”

I complied and almost jumped when I was in nothing but the armored bodysuit and the armor was nowhere to be seen though I felt very vulnerable. “I’m guessing another thought will put the armor right back on?” Nightmare nodded and I decided to imagine the armor encasing me once more and the familiar weight was once more around me and upon running a test of the armors systems nothing was wrong.

“Well now you have no excuse I command you to sleep in the bed with me.”

I nodded, willing the armor off I climbed on the bed and pulled the covers over me, Nightmare did the same, I sighed before closing my eyes and going to sleep.