Torture, hate, death and a little friendship

There are few things that surprise me in this world, after you destroy an entire city made of crystal, the abnormal is normal, but a black horse with holes in its hooves, with horn and insect wings is something I didn’t expect, I know what which is a changeling, but I only heard stories, I never saw one in person, I mean, until now.

In front of me, surrounded by the whole DNE, there was a changeling, small, scared ... Hmm normally I would kill him for invading my castle, but ... He made me curious about that little chest, it looks like an offering, I like offerings .

"Get away from him, let him talk."

"T-thanks, almighty and sublime destroyer of--"

"Stop it, only ponies have to act like this, you can speak normally."

"II am an envoy from Queen Chrysalis' hive, she sent these gifts as a gesture of good faith, and-and invites you to her hive, to celebrate the fall of Equestria ..."

"She is late, Equestria fell three months ago, and the Crystal Empire one month, but ... Since I have nothing to do now, and I can't stand reading old scrolls anymore, I accept."

"My lord, i believe you are making a mistake, changelings are cunning and treacherous, it can be dangerous."

Bloody Novel, always worried about everything, she has to learn to relax, maybe I'll give her a break, yes ... She needs it, two recruits were killed this week, I think she really needs a break.

"Don't worry Bloody, do you think I'm a fool to fall into a trap? Tell your queen that I will."

"My lord, I would like to participate in this visit."

Ahhh, i'm almost touched, this gray unicorn still surprises me, but no.

"Sorry but you have to stay here and protect Miranda, she is starting to learn to fly, so I need you to stay and keep the house in order."

"Ok sir ... What about plan B?"

"A month, then use it and go to the meeting point, a month there, if I don't show up you know what to do."

She nods and mumbles something inaudible, well, what are we waiting for? Let's see this Queen Chrysalis hive!

I've been flying in their carriage for almost two hours, they keep going south, oh, we're on ponyville! Well, what's left of it, which in this case is limited to a ... Hut near Everfree, damn it, I thought they had already destroyed that hut, well, at least the gifts were good, I look at the chest that was in mine lap, it had several good things in it, what caught my attention the most were the fabrics, it was a kind of silk, it was resistant and soft, green of course, like everything changeling does, but it's beautiful, besides that fabric, there is a jar that from what I was told have royal jelly inside ... I don't know how it is done, but it has an incredible smell, I opened the lid and tasted it, the taste is sublime, the testura, the smell, the consistency, simply incredible, the changeling to the my side seems ... Bothered by the fact that I'm eating this, he seems nervous and tries to avoid eye contact, I don't like it.

"What is it? Is it taboo or something?"

"No sir, is that ... The smell ... Royal jelly is unique food for my species."

"I see ... Do you want some?" I extend my arm with the jar, I can see his eyes following the glass, fixed on him, he ... Is he sweating? It is possible? My god, this world always surprises me.

"I don't know if it would be right, sir, this gift was given to you by the queen."

"I understand ... But do you want it or not? It will be our little secret."

He lights up his horn, and a small amount of the jelly comes out of the glass, floating up to him, slowly, and he is always looking at me, as if I am to be sorry or something.

"Are you going to eat or not?" and with that he stuffs everything in his mouth, tears form in his eyes, not from pain, anger or fear, but from joy, the purest joy, I liked him.

"What's your name my dear changeling?"

"Hard shell ..."

He is worried, sweating and looking around, when he’s not crying while eating the jam, it’s good, I won’t deny it, but there are enough, three whole jars, sharing one with him doesn’t hurt.

"But tell me, why did it take so long to invite me to this party?"

"My queen was preparing the best party possible, so the invitation would only be sent when the party happened."

"Is the party going on?"

"Yes, my Sir."

Holy shit, I thought it was an invitation to a stay there, and that the party would happen later, not that I was going to a big party, well, I can't do anything, we are already arriving according to him, this hive must be on Everfree, where it will be? Well, I'll see, now I keep the rest of the presents in my suitcases, I think he sighed with joy or surprise when he saw the two other jars of jam, but that's his problem, one of them is for Miranda and the other is mine.

Besides the jelly and the fabric doesn’t have a lot of value in the chest, some pretty jewelery, rare gems and of course, a lot of bits, seriously, if it weren’t gold coins I would be offended, gold is always good, who doesn’t like gold? That's good, I close the box and put it in the corner of the carriage, which was the important thing I already kept there.

"Oh, we’re almost there sir, you can see our destiny alredy." I was curious and looked out the window, my god ...

"THAT'S MY OTHER CASTLE !!!"