The Queen's General

General Raam walked through the halls, with his boots making a loud thud sound with every step he took as he marched down the hallway. Any changeling that saw him stepped out of his way because of the scowl on his face. Behind him were two the changelings that had followed him down into the tunnels. The two that he could tell would make good bodyguards, so he requested for them to be placed under his orders. It had been a week since any battle had taken place. It was also doing this time that he tortured...trained the two and had almost killed them but they survived. It was because of this that he named them his elite theron guards. He even had armor fashioned for them based off his own guard though the difference was that their armor was dark obsidan with helmets that covered their faces completely.

Raam also noticed the two were good with their own fighting styles. The one he named Scar due to the changeling receiving a scar from a royal guard elite....actually five of them. He also training using a style that he called Death's Razor. Raam admitted to himself at least and not out loud that the style looked difficult to master. The style he saw was used with a small curved dagger in the left hand while the other hand held a sword called demon sword by Scar. Since this style uses a dagger, attacks have a rather short range. That makes mastering this style a bit tricky.

His next theron guard almost made Raam blink to see he wasn't seeing doubles. When seeing this changeling he could have sworn he saw his friend Skorge standing behind the changeling. Seeing it as a sign, Raam called this changeling Skorge. What was surprising was the fighting style he used in which he used a double bladed sword quite efficiently Raam noted.

It was here Raam had not only requested armor made for the two but also had their weapons constructed. For Scar, he was given a black curved dagger and black sword. For Skorge, he was given a dark double bladed sword the exact same size that his friend used.

Now the reason Raam marched down the hallway was the fact that instead of attacking like he wanted, the Queen decided that her troops needed rest which he only couldn't help but agree. It had been a week since both Baltimare and Appleloosa had fallen. To ensure their hold over these lands, Raam placed three thousand changelings in each of the city. He even ordered not to attack any ponies that came by unless they were scouts or laying siege to the city. Raam scoffed. He knew that pony General that had escaped was no fool. Raam even summarized that the General wouldn't have lost so easy if he knew about their war beasts.

Raam walked toward the throne room where noises could be heard. The two guards at the throne room doors saluted and then opened the door allowing the three to enter. What he saw almost caused the General to drop his jaw in shock. Almost. He saw changelings in what appeared to be clothes though judging from his other queen he guessed they were some upper class or something. The party stopped silent as every changeling stared at the General and his guards. Raam scoffed as he walked through the crowd. Eventually, the crowd returned back to what they were doing. Raam glanced around from one noble to another but couldn't find who he was looking for causing him to growl.

Scar and Skorge gave each other a glance. "General perhaps you should relax."

Raam turned and gave the two a glare, but he couldn't tell if it worked since he didn't see the two flinch and couldn't see their faces. 'Definitely impressive.' Raam thought in satisfaction of his new guards.

"Why not have a drink of wine General."

"Maybe even a few cookies." Scar joke causing Skorge to glare at him from underneath his helmet. The two turned their attention back to the General and their mouths opened in shock seeing his confused expression.

"What is wine and cookies?"

The two guards gave each other smirks and walked up to their General. "Right this way General."

Raam gave the two a suspicious look but followed the two over to where the refreshments were. Raam gave each item a deep hard glance. Turning towards the two he saw one of them holding a glass with some sort of strange colored liquid. "Are you trying to poison me?" Raam asked with barely contained fury at how his two loyal guards were trying to kill him.

He watched with confusion as they removed their helmets and the two each grabbed a glass and took and a drink out of it. Raam still watched with narrowed eyes even as they sat their glasses down. "See General."

Raam still stared at them even as he took one glass with his right hand. Looking down at the strange liquid he raised it to his face where he took a smell out of it. Once not really smelling strange besides something that smelled really sweet. He raised it to his mouth and gulped it down in one go. The two watched as Raam smacked his lips in satisfaction.

"Now how about a cookie?"

Raam glanced over to see one of his guards grab something looked like bread from what he heard only he smell something sweet coming from it. Raam grabbed it from his guard hand and stared at it then tossed it into his mouth. Raam's eyes widened at the strange but delicious taste and quickly eat it. Glancing where he saw more, he reached over and quickly proceeded to gobble them up while his guards only watched with wide eyes at the cold General eat the cookies like a child. Once Raam swallowed the last one he let out a satisfying mm sound.
Raam remembered he had two guards and glanced over at them to see they had their mouths open in shock while holding their helmets. Raam opened his mouth to say something but saw the changeling he was looking for out of the corner of his eye. "Take the rest of the night off." Raam ordered as he quickly stopped off.

Scar and Skorge watched as he walked off before the two slowly turned towards each other and began chuckling before it eventually turned into full blown out laughter causing nearby changelings to glance at the two with looks of confusion.

Raam pushed himself through the crowd well more like the changelings stepped out of the way once they saw the giant General coming towards them. Raam ignored their thanks of how well he was doing and calling him a hero. 'Hero? Humph! I just do what is needed for the horde.' Raam thought as he approached the throne.

Sitting in her throne was Chrysalis. As Raam approached her he saw she was no longer wearing her armor but now wore a simple black dress, whose skirt trailed far behind her and bore many ragged edges to it. This outfit, while not exactly enough to have her be called "scantily clad", nevertheless exposed a great deal of her, including her legs, arms and shoulders, which did much to show off her incredibly ebony dark chitinous skin. He saw she was listening to another changeling who was dressed in....whatever it was. Raam stepped through the changeling until he stood next to Chrysalis who simply smiled up at him from her throne. Raam felt his mouth twitched for a second but stopped himself from smiling.

Raam didn't pay attention to the changeling but kept his eyes scanning the crowd to ensure that there wasn't going to be no were no assassination attempt though he doubted a pony could dress up as changeling.

Raam took a moment to look at the Changeling aristocrats themselves. Nearly every one of them wore elaborate, shiny or feathered masks that only hid the upper halves of their faces. On their bodies, the males wore exquisite suits with long coattails while the females wore flowing dresses. In the middle of the throne room was a large open area where Changelings slow-danced in pairs.

Another thing that caught Raam eye was the large band to the side of the room. There were a few small rows of musicians atop a slightly raised platform with a few stairs. He didn't know what they were holding or playing.

"May I have a dance General?"

Raam blinked and looked to see Chrysalis smiling at him while he cocked his head to the side which Chrysalis thought was cute. 'Dance?' Raam thought in confusion.

Chrysalis seeing his confusion grabbed the General hand and led him out to the dance floor while the General had a look of confusion on his face still. The two stood in the middle of the dance room staring at one and another. Chrysalis grabbed the General hand and put it on her hip while she placed her hand on his chest since she couldn't reach his shoulder. With her other hand, she held his free hand up in the air slightly. Raam just stared at her not sure to make of this.

The two slowly began to move though it was mostly Chrysalis who moved side to side. Raam stared at her then slowly began to move with her. Chrysalis smiled up at him and for once Raam smiled back at her. He, however noticed changelings staring at the two causing his smile to disappear from his face.

He held her close, her body moulding into his as if they were made for each other. They were made for each other. She wanted to say something, anything, but each time she opened her mouth to speak, she felt the harshness of his hands against her petite waist and sighed in content. Slowly she rested her head on his chest. Her bare cheek was cool from the breeze through the window, yet his beating heart brought all the heat back to her cheeks. He pulled her impossibly closer as two people slowly resembled one. Her bare feet on top of his scruffy converses as he moved side to side. Slowly pushing one of her loose tendrils behind her ear, he smiled a genuine smile again though it quickly disappeared, but she saw it causing her to smile. She looked up at him in embarrassment and awe, her face glistening in the moonlight and her eyes glittering with an emotion so intense, she couldn't even work out what it was. Then slowly he moved her away, she looked up confused, but within a second he twirled her around like a doll and sat her down, still moving slowly side to side. He rubbed his nose on the side of her long, feminine neck and grinned. She smelt so good. He smiled against her skin, and strong arm across her upper shoulder as they danced with a melody no one else could hear. The two stopped as they stood there smiling at each other.

The two separated from each other when they heard claps all around them. Raam smile disappeared as he glared at them all though it didn't stop them from clapping. Chrysalis was blushing though she still smiled at Raam.

"Report!"

Every changeling including Raam glanced over to see a scout had busted into the room out of breath. "What is it, soldier?" Chrysalis asked.

The scout let out a few more breaths then glanced up to her. "The rulers of Equestria would like to meet to discuss a peace treaty." Every changeling in the room eyes widened even as the scout pulled out what appeared to be a letter with a sealed wax on it. Chrysalis took the letter and opened it. Every changeling watched as her eyes scanned the letter then she finally glanced up at her subjects.

"General prepare my guard. We are going to meet them." Chrysalis spoke with serious eyes while Raam bowed and walked out of the throne room with his two guards following him.

The whole time Chrysalis stared out the throne room window in the direction of Canterlot.