“And that, Cutie Mark Crusaders, is when I decided that I liked it so much that I wanted to do that every single day!” Cadance leans over to the side and kisses Shining Armor on the cheek. “Though these days, I mostly only do it with my Shiney.”

He blushes. “Honey, you shouldn't say things like that! You're supposed to be a princess. It'll be a scandal if ponies find out we've been fooling around before we're married.”

Cadance grins. “Oh, don't mind him. Being the Captain of the Guard has given him a bit of a fetish for following the rules.” She licks her lips and shoots him a sly little look. “Or sometimes breaking the rules.”

He just blushes even more.

Meanwhile, all three fillies stare up at the two of them, their mouths gaping open and their eyes wide. More tellingly, though, all three of their tails are raised high up behind them. Cadance can smell their delicate virgin scents on the slight breeze.

But Shining Armor decides he's been through enough for one day. “Come on,” he says. “We need to meet up with Twiley before lunchtime. If we don't find her soon, we'll have to leave before I can introduce you.”

Cadance rolls her eyes. “She already knows me. I was her foalsitter for years!”

“Yeah, but still. I want to tell her about our engagement in person. And if we don't find her today ... I don't know. What if a bunch of other stuff comes up, and then she doesn't find out until the invitations are sent out? You know how she is. She'll freak out completely.”

“You really care about your sister a lot, don't you, Shiney?”

He blushes even more, glancing away quickly. “Of ... of course I do. She's my sister.”

Cadance looks at him as if she can see right through him. “All right. Let's go find her.”

Shining Armor gets up to leave, but Cadance lets him get a little way down the road before she turns to follow.

And just as she passes the three – still quite stunned – little fillies, she whispers, “I can tell that you three are in need, too. If you want any help with that, just ask!”

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