The daemon, Protector of Equestria.

Chapter: 13 Names are magic

Two weeks have passed since Patholis arrived in Equestria.  In those two weeks he slew many wild beasts which roamed out of the new forest to the west, the everfree.

He had also gotten used to referring to Luna as his marefriend, in his mind of course. Yet when he asked Luna out on a date she couldn’t have been happier.

The two alicorns sat in their favour café. Gaining a few stares from staff and customer alike.

‘You know we never did that formal announcement.’ Said the daemons marefriend.

‘Do we need one? I mean I don’t really like being the centre of attention.’

‘Prefer to stay on the side lines?’ Luna said with a giggle.

‘Would that be a problem?’ Patholis replied in a slightly suggestive tone.

‘No, sometimes I feel uncomfortable in night court with all those ponies staring at me. Thinking that I have all the answers.’ Luna said looking down.

Patholis, with a hoof, pushed Luna's chin so they were eye to eye.

‘Don’t worry lulu; I don’t think you have all the answers.’

‘You jerk.’ Said Luna as she pushed him away with her hoof.

‘But seriously, are we going to go on one of the balconies and shout, ‘Attention Canterlot here be Patholis, my coltfriend’.’

Said Patholis in his most royal voice he could muster.

‘No, no. But come to think of it Patholis is a fairly unusual name for Equestria.’

‘Hey, are you dissing my name?’ Patholis said, not out of annoyance but playfulness (?)

A quick shake of Luna's head was Patholis’ answer.

‘Good I chose it myself.’

‘Really, you chose your own name?’ said Luna fascinated.

‘Yeah, after several literal translations in several daemon languages, it means honourable.’

‘Wait, so why did you choose your name? Why not your parents?’

‘Well to answer that would lead us to the interesting conversation on daemon names.’ Patholis said; obvious annoyance in his voice. Boring subject is boring.

‘What’s wrong? Is it something I said?’ Luna said now worried.

‘No, no it’s just that… daemon names are kind of personal.’

‘Oh, well if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to.’ Luna said, understandingly.

‘It’s fine but could we go somewhere more private?’

‘Sure.’ She said.

The couple finished their meal and put the bill on Celestia’s tab. They walked to Canterlot Park. After finding a bench which didn’t have a drunk on it, it was late; they sat. Bodies touching to share heat in the cold of the night.

Luna’s moon out in full.

‘You did a good job tonight.’ Patholis said while putting a hoof around Luna for a hug.

‘Eh?’ was Luna's confused reply.

‘The moon Luna, it looks beautiful.’

‘Oh, thanks.’

Patholis released Luna from his love hold. He turned to face her, their nuzzles brushing slightly. Luna took this as an invitation and pushed forward for a kiss.

But wasn’t met halfway. She looked up into Patholis’ eyes.

‘Wha…?’

‘I’m sorry Luna but this is kinda important.’

‘Sorry.’

Patholis breathed in and then out to prepare himself for a most tedious of conversations.

‘So… every daemon has two names. They have a mortal name and a spirit name. My parents gave me my first mortal name when I was born.’

‘What’s…?’ Patholis cut off Luna before she could finish her question.

‘I can’t tell you.’

‘Oh, why?’

‘For me to tell you my mortal name would be a sign of great trust. I could only tell you if we were… married. Which is a shame because it is quite exotic.’

‘Oh you tease.’ Luna said while poking Patholis in the ribs.

‘So what about your spirit name?’ the blue mare asked.

‘My spirit name is Patholis. It binds my mortal name, so I can tell it to people trust or… love.’ He said his vision deep in Luna’s dark blue pools.

‘Do you trust me?’ Luna said genuinely wanting an answer.

‘That question is for another night. Anyway the thing is my mortal name is my only connection to being mortal. So if someone were to learn it and I not trust them, if they say it, it would… kill me.’ Patholis said while looking down.

Now it was Luna’s turn to use her hoof to push Patholis face so they looked into each other’s eyes.

‘Listen path, the day you decide whether you trust me or not. I want you to know that I love you.’ Said Luna, while bringing Patholis in for a kiss.

‘I love you’ is a phrase Patholis was yet to get used to. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like it. The question lingered in his mind. He asked himself in his mind.

‘Do I want to spend an eternity with this mare?’

‘Of Course you do!’

They went back to the castle, going through the ‘fun way’ as Luna described it. This ‘fun way’ turned out to be the window to her bedroom.

After closing the window Luna vaulted onto her bed. Lust and wanting over taking her princess-y mask.

She pulled Patholis over to her with her magic.

Patholis whispered into Luna's ear.

‘I do trust you, so very, very much.’

Patholis awoke to the sound of a snoring blue alicorn, her face deep in his neck. It was still dark out of the window.

‘Around 3ish?’ he guessed in his mind.

Carefully he got out of bed. Trying his best not to wake Luna.

He stood by the window, looking out at Canterlot.

He willed magic to his horn and using a teleportation spell. Shadow blade appeared before him with a puff of magic.

‘Forgive me.’ He whispered.

With that, using telekinesis snapped off the cross-guards. Forming the bits into the shape of two rings.

He willed them to his room, under his bed.

And re-joined Luna in bed.