Magic bonding

Princesses Twilight Sparkle and Celestia lay side by side in a room they had cordoned off for their specific use today. Today Celestia has something significant to teach Twilight. They meditate a few minutes, as they always do before Twilight is taught from her mentor.

"What I am about to teach you, is a use of magic required if you are to take on any student in the future, Twilight. However its potential uses are more diverse than just for relations between teacher and student."

Twilight realizes Cadence's skills may have involved magic related somewhat to this skill but it isn't fully probable, and wishes not to interrupt Celestia by thinking outloud, and lets her curiosity take ahold.

"The technique I wish to show you will be familiar, but not quite as intense as when I first used it to bond with you."

Now Twilight was really curious but already had a very good guess as to what it is.

"In a moment we will begin by telekinetically linking the magical connection between our horns." These being the exact words Celestia used from Twilight's youth reinforces Twilight's thoughts so that no doubts remain on specifically which technique she will be taught today.

"Doing such serves as an anchor and is the point through which we experience intimacy for the duration of contact. As you may recall it is quite easy to get overwhelmed basking in one another's magic."

Twilight nods.

"This being due to our resting magic state difference when you were not but a filly." Celestia faintly and briefly smiles forlornly or sentimentally. "It is how you were capable of such great magical feats, but it took much effort to do. The more magic one practices the easier it is to more readily draw upon magic, and this exercise is not unlike holding a weight which becomes heavier the longer you grasp it. But it is also due to the overwhelming nature of the exercise. Once one relaxes, which is a significant part of this, one's grip will become gentler which also serves as confirmation that the time to bond has come."

Twilight recalls some of her memories as a filly thanks to Celestias words. It was a powerful unforgettable experience, and its more difficult to remember what occurred before and after than the turmoil she initially felt, and the relief and vast comfort thereafter. She felt as if she were drowning, and her grip tightened on her mentor's horn as she desperately clung to what she could. It seemed as if she were suddenly thrust into a vast ocean, except that the momentum of the waves were thoughts and emotions conducted through their magical link- directly into the forefront of the mind. It is alot to take in, which makes it all the more important for what happened after. Once she finally acclimated herself, it was the opposite. She felt supreme comfort and knew that her mentor was trustworthy from her emotions entering her mind. It was a bit overwhelming but in a good way, and Twilight was filled with awe, as minor emotional waves on the beach of their minds washed into her helping push her ashore. Twilight didn't recognize one of the emotions back then, but now recognizes it easily as some amusement. Perhaps in the face of her struggle is what caused it as she learned her way ashore. But most of the emotion was care. It was heavenly. Upon approaching Celestia in her youth it was as if approaching a sun spilling forth the emotions of tender care to help wash away the anxiety and doubt. Relaxation intimacy and comfort was overwhelming, but her magic relaxing its grip upon Celestia's horn allowed a smoother connection and she didn't even remember her struggle from previously, too in awe of what her mentor was. Their minds then relaxed in the same space together, granted Celestia's mind was larger and Twilight being young her magic lost its amp in comparison to Celestia's, and she became asleep quickly in such a peaceful environment.

"Bonding is significant because it takes the greatest fears and doubts of the bonder and strips them away. This fully ensures mutual trust and faith. Those older, however, usually have a more difficult time adjusting, and that can make it all the more profound if what they learned over the years is proven wrong in one experience. I will note that it will require a higher investment of time, and that adults are capable of more magic so its far more easy to accidentally hurt one another. Which is why it helps to have a careful mind, and is far easier with a naïve youth."

"Hey!"

Celestia giggles. Twilight joins. They both smile happily, Celestia regains composure, mostly, then fully.

"Now that we have gone over the exercise it is time for us to begin."