The Brotherhooves

It had been five days since Meissa had rescued Orion to find him fainted in the plain under the rain hurt by a cut caused by a lion of the forest, that the same forest was not far from Meissa's cottage. Every day that passed Orion's wound was healing slowly, but apparently the relationship between him and Meissa was nil. Orion was confined to speak with Meissa, although Meissa has offered to help him, that didn't give him the option to trust him.

Meissa was in his smithy, which it was attached to his cottage. There, what stood out most was the large oven to one side of the blacksmith in which the minerals were melted. This same was a big, old and hollow trunk in which the top of it protruded from the roof to the outside, and at the base had an opening in which was the furnace. On one side of the furnace a bellows which it gave air into the inner chamber of the furnace. Itself the smithy was full of all kinds of tools needed for a smithy.

Meissa was in the big anvil, that it was in front of the furnace, forging the sword and dagger of Orion in which he had asked to him to arrange it, per have a pronounced curvature and lack of edge. But suddenly between the hammering against the sword on the anvil, he heard a noise inside the cottage. He, without thought more, left the red hot sword and heat on the anvil and also the hammer, and hurriedly he went inside his cottage to find out what was causing that noise.

Upon entering the cottage, Meissa begins to hear moans, and apparently these moans were of pain. These moans came near the stairs leading to the rooms on the second floor of the cottage, then he quickly headed whence came the groans, and when he arriving there he is surprised to see Orion lying on the floor trying to stand up. Meissa, without thought more, quickly try to help Orion to get back to stand up pushing him with his head.

Meissa makes an effort to help Orion to stand up, and then guides him into the living room and then leave him lying, belly down, on a double oak sofa. Every move that Orion made, it could be hear his moans of pain until he managed to settle into the sofa. Then Meissa sits on the single oak sofa that was in front of the double sofa. His face didn't seem very comforting.

"Orion... What were you thinking?... What did you want to do?..." Meissa asked seriously with a raised eyebrow, posing his right hoof on his cheek.

Orion takes a deep breath and then directs his gaze slowly to Meissa. "I... just wanted to get out... for some fresh air" he said softly.

"And because of that you fell down the stairs, right?" Meissa asked again with a straight face. Orion said nothing just was silent. But then Meissa sighed deeply to relax. "Listen. If you wanted to come out for fresh air, why didn't you call me to down the stairs?. Also if you wanted to go out for fresh air, why do you have your saddlebag?" he asked again with a raised eyebrow as he pointed with his left hoof the Orion's saddlebag.

"Well... I..." Orion didn't know what to say against him, but the fear of Orion grew to hear the reaction of Meissa fearing that he will do something to him.

Meissa only gave another sigh and relocated his left hoof on his cheek, giving his sight aside, then give his sight back to Orion. "Listen. I don't care if you're an alicorn, unicorn, pegasus, whatever you were. Just because you're a alicorn not mean it judge what you really are"

Orion's ears were sticking to his head slowly, besides to diverting his gaze away from the shame he had to not rely on Meissa's help.

"I can imagine what you've been through everything you told me, but I am not those hypocrites who go loose there. I want to help you, Orion. I don't mind giving my hoof to help someone, no matter what race you are and how you look, appearance doesn't say what you really are, Orion" he said as he pointed with his hoof to Orion "I don't understand why you are afraid of me, you don't even know me... You have no idea who I am, how is actually my personality... you have no idea if I'm evil, good, proud, hypocritical..." Meissa said starting to raise his voice. But then he heaves a sigh and directs his sight aside.

"Listen. If you do not trust me and in anyone's help, I think you better leave Orion" he said after standing up "I'll go by your sword so you can leave" he said again seriously.

After starting his way to the smithy to find the sword and dagger of Orion ... "Wait..." was heard weak and barely audible Orion's voice.

Meissa turns to give his sight to Orion, and he sees his face fell a few tears. He relaxes his posture and turns to sit back on the sofa. Meissa could barely hear the rapid breathing of Orion.

"I... I'm sorry" Orion said with some tears in his eyes "All my life I've been looking for a home in which to live. But  all the ponies reject me by being alicorn. Almost all my life I've been nomadic, going from place to place to find a home in which to live" every time his breathing became more frequent, and more tears fell from his eyes "I'm sorry... I'm sorry to distrust you. I shouldn't doubt you. You  gave me your hoof to help me when I most needed... and I... like a great idiot... I reject"

Orion started breaking into tears silently hiding his face in his front hooves with shame that he had to reject the help of Meissa. Meissa felt as if something was touching his heart, an uncomfortable tingling in his chest making him a big sigh automatically. He then decides to stand up and head towards Orion, support his left hoof on Orion's back, avoiding touching the wound, and starting to rub gently.

"Orion... I think I'm the one who has to apologize" Meissa said softly "I directed to you in the wrong way. But you have to put this off colt, if you keep hiding for fear of what others ponies think... colt... that isn't living. You have to move on and not have to care what others ponies think about you" Meissa stop moving his hoof on the back of Orion and then lowers his head to look for Orion's face hidden in his hooves "I want to help Orion, I just want you to move on... that you don't be afraid anymore... I want you leave this damn bubble that you have"

Orion suddenly leaves discover his hidden face in his hooves, then giving his sight to Meissa. His eyes were bright and slightly swollen for his sobs, and his breathing gradually lowered to its normal rhythm. "I don't know and I cannot even imagine how are the ponies in Equestria... but here is different, the ponies in this small town near here and this blacksmith front of you are nothing compared with the ponies in which you met in your last years" Meissa said with a big smile "I can assure you... but first... do you trust me?... do you trust my help?" he asked seriously.

Orion shifts his sight to his hooves, several moments silent, but then Orion  raises his right hoof and directs to his face gently wiping his tears and then looking back at Meissa with a faint smile "Yes..." was heard his voice barely audible "Yes. I trust you, Meissa"

Meissa to hear the response of Orion, he again draw a big smile on his face. "Better so. Well... how about if you going to wash your face? So while I make the lunch" Meissa said as he headed to the small kitchen of the cottage.

"Sure!" Orion said with a little smile.

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