The Argument

"That's the last one, my King."

"Dad, your not busy are you???"

"Thank You....I don't believe so, Flash??"

"Nope, that's all for today until the banquet, my King."

"Well it seems I have a few hours Skyla.... but why?"

"So you can continue your story, about the po- no alicorn in the sun and moon."

"Okay I can tell you, Thank you flash. Please don't disturb me until the banquet, unless its an emergency."

"My pleasure, my King... Princess Skyla."

"yesss!"

"Where did we leave off Skyla, it's been a few days."

"You said something about, you got over mom but.... hmm....errr....The sisters didn't. After you spoke to mom in your dream."

"Oh yes, well...."

****

I first noticed it a few days after the dream, about 2 weeks after the whole incident with Sombra and Chrysalis and the Crystal Empire wasn't a problem anymore. The castle had been pulled down and the empire was flattened. It was declared safe. We all had moved in to the Canterlot castle and were settling in.

It happened at dinner. Me, Brave, flurry, Celestia, Luna and Auntie twilight were all sitting around the long table. You was in your highchair next to me, on my right and I sat across from Auntie Twilight. Brave sat next to me, on my left and flurry sat across from him. Celestia and Luna took their respected places at the heads of the table.

You kept banning your hooves on the highchair trying to keep my attention and haphazardly waving your wings, that you clearly couldn't control. You was about 3 weeks old and your siblings kept laughing and giggling at you, making you do the banning and waving more. Meanwhile I was trying to: feed you, feed myself, stop your siblings from giggling and look like I was paying attention to the adult conversation with the 3 princesses in the room! I enjoyed being 'distracted' from the conversation as it was about politics, a very boring topic. The topic contained: The rules for royalty to follow in court. The rules for diplomats and nobles to follow in court.The rules for royal guards to follow in court. Amongst other boring but useful information. I got the odd look from Luna, asking me to shut up your siblings. I did so and as I did you threw your toy straight at Celestia while she was in mid conversation. I tried to hide my laughter along with every pony else in the room but couldn't hold it. After I stopped laughing, I apologised to Celestia and thoughout most of the dinner, you caused chaos but eventually you got bored and you fell asleep.

Celestia stopped the conversation and called the maid, I instructed her to put you in your play pen next to my bed, as you was bound to wake up before I went to bed. That was only one of your play pens though. You had another in the throne room and one in the nursery; your bed chamber, which was a door off my main chamber. (I told Celestia we only needed one in my chambers and one in the throne room but she insisted you had one in my bed chamber and one in your bed chamber.)But mostly, you slept with me in my bed and napped in your cot.

In all I had 4 chambers leading off of the main chamber they were:
- One was my bed chamber, which housed my bed; king sized (again far too big for just me, but Celestia insisted), my personal day to day things and a few of your mothers things.
- Then came your bed chamber; which was your nursery. All your toys and cot was in there, along with one of the three play pens
- One held a big bathroom, it had everything, shower, bath. you name it, it was there on Celestia's orders
- The final chamber held my study and lots of memories and storage for your mothers few things the guards had recused, before pulling down the castle.

Anyway back to the story ..... Once you was out of the dinning room. That's when it started.

Twilight brought up the Empire. "So brother how are things back here in Canterlot. I bet it's werid not being in the Empire with..." she froze realising, what she had just gone to say.

"It's okay Twilly, It's becoming easier, please don't feel guilty about brining her up, I want her to be remembered not forgotten." My ears dropped as I spoke.

"Yes, thy shouldn't feel bad Twilight seeming its not thou's fought." Luna snapped, I felt awful.

"Sister that was uncalled for! Shining-"

"WE wasn't blaming our nephew for thy's nieces death, thy was blaming you dear sister!"

"How am I to blame dear sister, when it was clearly your fought that Cadence's is DEAD!"

I was shocked and as the volume of the royal sisters rose, your siblings coward and got to my side. Twilight was in just a much shock. we had never seen the princesses lash out at each other before. Your siblings coward in fear. They asked me if they may leave, I agreed but told them to go to my chambers and that I would be along in a while, after I had calmed down the situation. They then ran out of the dinning room, they didn't dare look back. No-pony seemed to notice them leaving.

After they had made their escape, I shouted.

"ENOUGH BOTH OF YOU"

All 3 princesses looked at me in shock at the out burst. I then continued in a softer tone.

"If any pony is to blame for cadence's death it's that monsters and my stupidity"

I stood and said.

"Now if you will all excuse me, I have to go check on my terrified foals."

I opened the door to the exit the dinning room, with my magic, the 3 princesses were silent. I herd nothing as trotted down the halls. I trotted towards my chambers, as I reached the door. I went to pull it but it was locked. Cleaver foals I thought. They had used the shield lock spell, I had taught them.

****

"Is that the same spell you taught me"

"Yes, It was the first real spell you learnt, after levitation and teleportation. Anyway, after the incident at the empire I had taught, Flurry and Brave. How to cast a shield lock spell; one only our family's magic can open and recognise. If you don't have the same kind of magic you cant open, it unless you over power it. but its pretty much impossible to over power alicorn magic, in person or on objects, i guess the only pony who could try and may succeed would be Sombra or Chrysalis as they both possessed a different or dark magic."

"What you mean?"

"Well changelings use an entirely different type of magic, it comes as they are a different species and Sombra's was the worst and most dangerous of dark magic. The spells Sombra used were from a very powerful alicorn, one who could wield any dark magic and wasn't corrupt and I'm the only other pony/alicorn, who has done so in recorded history. Even Luna got corrupted because it's dangerous and controlling. You must be in a controlled environment to try it or you come out like Sombra and Luna. (well she came out as Nightmare moon.) Again before you ask of this alicorn and how I can wield any dark magic, it will come up in the story. Oh and NEVER ask me if you can use it because its banned."

"Why?"

"You will find out in the story, plus I don't want you hurt. Can I continue...?"

"Yes."

****

I opened the shield lock with ease. I opened the door closed it and relocked it, but this time i put my personal spell on the door. this lock couldn't be opened from the outside but from the inside, anyone can open it your siblings or any maids. Celestia and Luna would try rom the outside but falter, knowing I wanted to be alone.

I found both siblings on my bed bouncing and laughing, at least they wasn't crying a terrified. Their faces looked a little startled and me entering but was smiles almost immediately back. i sat on the bed with them and explain that the princesses are going to take time to adjust and so was they. Brave and Flurry was sad but had quickly got over it. I was very surprised but happy they had dedicated their time to looking after you
"Dad we do miss mom but mom left us Skyla so we wouldn't miss her as much". Flurry spoke calmly.

I from that day on saw you as a parting gift your mom had given us. But the royal sister's didn't, they saw this as their own sisters fault.

****

"and it only got worst from the first argument in the dinning room..."