Heart Path POV. Part 1. A revelation before the Queen.

It was about four o'clock in the evening, and I was lying on the bed with Chrysalis, in one of the small rooms of the infirmary. Unfortunately, we could not accommodate Cadence in this room, since there was no bed, but one of the Kirin mares, who also works in the infirmary, like Sienna, told me that she would ask one of the stallions responsible for inventory and furniture to bring a bed to this room, and tonight Chrysalis will be in the company of Princess Cadence. But Raiden strongly recommended leaving these mares until the next morning under the supervision of Kirin nannies, and I refrain from intimacy with Chrysalis. It's all about her injury, although she is gradually getting her healing, which I was no doubt glad about and it calmed my heart. That's just, for all these emotional moments, I did not refuse Chrysalis in my company.

I rested my head on my hand, continuing to gently stroke Chrysalis' hooves and neck, from which she felt reassured and no longer showed a painful grimace on her face. Although, maybe she's just trying to hide her pain so that I don't start to show excessive anxiety. "I'm sorry, Chrissy. But we should refrain from active intimacy with each other. Until tomorrow, anyway... However, I will not refuse you communication and light caresses!" I said and smiled, removed part of the hair of her mane, which began to hang down on her nose, which made her want to sneeze from tickling.

Chrysalis smiled gratefully, but after that, she stretched out my hand to her cheek, gently taking me with a hoof, because she clearly wanted to get love from me. You could see it in her eyes. "Tell me what happened in the forest when I flew away from you? To be honest, I did not lose hope and I knew that in the end you, Autumn and Fern Leaf would be able to overcome this fear. The same stone horror that struck that spacious clearing. I'm even afraid to imagine how to deal with such a monster! It's huge and stony, burning with green flames!" Chrysalis said in a low voice, but could not resist licking my palm, all the while not taking her eyes off me. Although I perfectly felt how she began to tremble slightly from the fact that she remembered the horror she had experienced. And I swear to you, I am one of the first who understands it perfectly!

Yes... I've already figured out who Chrysalis is for this world. She will find time for these games, and will make it a pleasant moment. Although, perhaps it is my influence on her that makes it possible to change Chrissy for the better, while still remaining the same playful beauty with a lot of life experience.

"I'll tell you what I've been through in the last few hours, and you try to be patient a little. Autumn and Sienna will be here soon. They should bring dinner and put a compress on your injured place." I said in a low voice and after that I kissed Chrysalis's hoof with love, not taking my eyes off her.

About four hours ago.

I watched as Chrysalis flew swiftly towards the signal that was given by Cadence. The sounds of approaching hoofbeats and the flapping of leathery wings, made me gather, courage and tune in to the upcoming battle. Autumn Blaze hid in the bushes near the stream and I noticed how her horn began to sparkle with a magical aura. Fern Leaf was peeking out from behind a tree to my left and when she caught my eye, a confident smile appeared on her face and she winked at me.

"Don't worry, Heart Path! You are in the company of two experienced mares." Fern Leaf said in a low voice, but after that her horn and eyes lit up with a brown magical aura.

Her words gave me a good mood and my shaking hands and feet calmed down a little. I have to stop being afraid for my life, at a time when there are mares next to me who are ready to fight the enemies. I smiled slightly and nodded too, looking at the resolute face of Fern Leaf. "I don't doubt it! But I'm going to spank you anyway, because you tied me up with vines at our first meeting... When all this shit is over!" I said with complete seriousness in my voice and pulled out one arrow, clamped it in my teeth, and pulled the other arrow into the bowstring of the battle bow.

"I'm sure we'll turn the tables when you see what I'm capable of!" Said Fern Leaf and peeked out from behind the tree again with a sly face. After that, a magic ray flew out of her horn, towards the approaching enemy.

Three centaurs and two flying imps immediately stopped, right after several ropes of climbing plant flew out of the ground. A panicked scream and curses in demonic language were heard from this group of demons.

I looked out from behind a tree and immediately aimed at one of the imps, who was frantically trying to get out of the climbing plant that tightly bound his body. "HEY! Bastards! Catch it!" I shouted and fired the first shot. Valiant won't help me this time, and besides, I'm without my equipment. Only a battle bow, three dozen arrows and a gladius.

"Waa!" The imp screamed in a painful voice as the arrow pierced him in the side, after that his body gradually went limp and in a few seconds burst into flames, leaving behind a pile of ashes. I'm starting to like such a fiery feast!

The whole group of demons, which was about three dozen meters from our ambush position, could not see us, as the Fern Leaf tightly bound these guys with its magic. But at some point, strong centaurs began to tear the climbing plant on their body.

"What is this curse of the forests on our heads!?" One of the centaurs grumbled.

But I didn't keep myself waiting long, and neither did Autumn... My favorite Kirin mare ran out of the bushes and after a couple of seconds a magical heat passed through her body. While I was aiming my bow at the second imp, who had already begun to free himself from the captivity of the magic of nature in the element Earth, out of the corner of my eye I noticed two Niriks standing in a fighting pose. Fern Leaf was on my left, and Autumn Blaze was on my right. Now that I could see the complete determination of the two Kirin mares, I came out from behind the tree and brought my arrow to the burning tail of Fern Leaf!

Autumn and Fern exchanged glances with each other. "We make a general volley at these guys and run away from here! We've already detained them enough!" Autumn said in a commanding voice and quickly looked at me. "Heart Path, try to shoot this imp! He is dangerous, because can steal magical energy!" After these words, she turned her head and aimed her horn at the tumbling opponents, who were clearly in an awkward position, which caused a satisfied grin from Fern Leaf.

I pulled the string of my bow and aimed a burning arrow at the imp. "Just don't miss... Fire!" I commanded, and we all fired our fire projectiles at the same time.

A second later, my arrow reached the target, which caused me to hear the piercing, painful howl of the imp. But when two fireballs fired by Autumn and Fern Leaf hit the centaurs, forming a large pillar of fire that hid the enemy from view, this did not have the desired effect. Except it was suspicious. When the fire dissipated, we saw three angry centaurs who simply shook off the burnt climbing plants.

My eyes widened with horror and understanding that maybe we screwed up a little! And I completely forgot about what Valiant was telling me. Demons mostly have resistance to fire magic!

One of the centaurs pointed his hand in our direction, "Quickly, kill these creatures!" The centaur shouted and after a couple of seconds three fireballs flew in our direction.

The magical aura from Celestia's feathers on my helmet emitted its hum again and all the fire projectiles scattered when they collided with the protective dome! But I won't hide it, I was really panic-stricken and I quickly pulled the arrow out of my mouth and pulled the string of my battle bow again, aiming at the centaurs already running in our direction.

"Fuck, let's get out of here!" Shouted Autumn Blaze and turned back into her true image. She pushed me with her hooves and without waiting for my reaction, ran to the other side of the forest.

From the fact that Autumn pushed me in the side, it brought me to my senses again, but at the same time I fired an arrow that flew near the centaur's face, only slightly grazing his cheek!

"You bastard! I'll carve you into pieces!" The centaur roared, rubbing his wounded cheek.

Fern Leaf was able to quickly concentrate and, having returned to my former image, applied my magic again. And now the ground under the feet of the running centaurs shook and raised clouds of dust, from which they were blinded!

I did not dare to leave my girlfriend alone, but my legs, already by instinct of self-preservation, gave me a signal that I should run. "Fern Leaf! Good job! But now let's run away from here!" I shouted, and when saw that Fern Leaf interrupted her magic, looked at me with eyes wide with horror and panic, I ran up to her and pushed her in the ass with my hands! By doing so, I also helped to revive this mare.

But when she ran to catch up with Autumn Blaze, I decided to shoot another arrow into a cloud of dust, behind which three centaurs hid and coughed. Most likely this time, I missed again because I didn't hear the scream.

Completely ignoring the smoke in the forest, we ran with the last of our strength, trying to hide all the time. I'm afraid we didn't stand a chance against these centaurs. I urgently need to charge my equipment, otherwise I feel in an unequal position. However, I am still grateful for this wonderful helmet, endowed with the magic of Celestia! It's not the first time he's saved my life, but I shouldn't relax. Valiant is right, I need to practice with my weapon.

About two hours ago. I, Autumn and Fern Leaf found two exhausted mares, who, in addition to all the troubles, were unconscious. But that was only half the trouble! While we were running along the edge of the forest, as there was a wide clearing on the left side, I almost crashed into a tree! And all because of the fact that there was this terrible thunder and trumpet sounds in the sky. After that, green lights flashed in the sky and three small dots were rapidly approaching this island. But when the size of these three flying, and burning with green fire stones, began to increase to the size of a two-story building, and then even more... That's when I started to understand a lot.

And first of all, this is that we must hurry with the last of our strength! But when one of the burning stones, with a roar comparable to an explosion, fell on the other side of this wide clearing, we saw a wave form from this crater. It was a blast wave! And then Autumn reacted first. She screamed at me and Fern Leaf, so that we would jump after her into the nearest ravine! Of course we didn't argue with that.

A few seconds later, an explosive wave covered us, from which I saw flying dust and fragments of trees, above our heads. We were shaking not only from fear when we pressed our backs against the earthen embankment in this ravine, but also from the fact that this earth itself was shaking. I was hugging two mares by the neck with my trembling hands, and at that moment I was praying quietly, trying to spit the earth out of my mouth.

If only Chrysalis and Cadence would survive! Otherwise, I will not be able to accept that I will lose someone in this crazy war!

A few seconds later we heard a terrifying howl and screeching, as well as a crash. When we raised our heads from behind the edge of this ravine, what I saw will always be remembered by me. A huge boulder, the height of a three-story building, continued to burn with green fire, crawled out of the crater and stood up to its full height. It was an Inferno Golem! He moved slowly and clumsily towards the forest, and every time his stone limb stepped on this ground, a rumble could be heard all over the area. And did I mention that this earth was shaking under our feet (hooves)? So, it seemed to me that my insides could come out of me at the same minute!

But we were able to gather our courage and overcome our fears. I took out three Stamina and Speed enhancement potions from my bag. The effect of this potion lasts only five minutes, but it was more than enough for us. I will have to thank the father of my beloved mare for showing his almost parental concern and making sure that we had a chance of survival in this damned forest!

And so it happened... I ran with Autumn and Fern Leaf, to the part of the forest where we assumed Chrysalis would go, provided that she remembered this route and the area in general. And I have no doubt about her abilities and experience, but my heart gave me signs of anxiety and an inner voice just begged us to hurry! And it is possible that Chrysalis and Cadence are in trouble! Especially after this explosive wave.

Yes... we found their bodies. When I saw Chrysalis, who put her chin on the neck of Princess Cadence, I no longer paid attention to the fact that the Inferno Golem was slowly moving into this part of the forest. I was ready to turn around, pull out my gladius and walk towards this stone bastard, while I would have a completely lifeless face! I was driven by utter despair... I would show him that a person driven to despair because of the loss of those who are dear to his heart no longer knows what fear is. Because the worst has already happened...

But when we were convinced that these two mares were still breathing, but at the same time they were unconscious, I was able to breathe the air of hope again. After that, I showed the middle finger of my right hand, looking into the eyes of this stone monster, but Autumn pushed me in the side with a hoof, and brought me to my senses! Autumn lifted the body of Chrysalis with her magic and I saw how the mane of my beloved mare began to drag on the ground, and the head was lowered, the hooves dangled from their lifelessness. Fern Leaf did the same with Princess Cadence. And I noticed how Cadence was equipped. It gave the impression that she was well prepared... as if she was going to war!

But Cadence's body had distinct traces of burns and blood on her hooves and face! Even the mane was burnt in places. She was in armor, and on her belt hung a saddlebag, a battle bow in a special case and a quiver with arrows. There was a blackened stain on the side of the armor, and the strap on the saddlebag was burnt. So I hurried to remove this bag from her, unbuttoning the special rivets, and put it on my shoulders.

After that, we took one last look at the Inferno Golem, who stopped and watched us with a sinister grin, as if we were insects for him, unworthy of his attention. This surprised us a little, because the Golem was in no hurry to chase us! After a few seconds, he turned his body to the left, and just as slowly headed to another part of the forest. But we clearly didn't have time to find out about this Golem's plans. So we hurried back to the shelter. And it's good that my Kirin friends know the way and can navigate these forests perfectly.

When we finally reached this shelter, my legs were already aching from running for a long time. We were met by several Kirins, and among them was Sienna. While Autumn and Fern Leaf hurried to carry Chrysalis and Cadence to the infirmary, I took off my helmet and gradually knelt down. The Kirins asked a lot of questions, showing their concern, but I didn't have the strength to answer them.

I even met a few familiar Kirins. Among them was a mare named Morning Dew, who decided to show her concern by looking at my tired face.

"Heart Path, let me take your bags to your room? And then you'll deal with them yourself!" Morning Dew said and looked a little sadly into my eyes.

I gathered the last of my strength and took off the shoulder bag that belongs to Cadence and the one that Raiden gave me to complete this mission. There were even a few bottles of potion left in it. And I want to note that Cadence bag seemed a little heavy to me, but out of politeness I did not show my curiosity. "Yes... I will be very grateful to you, Morning Dew." I said in a low, hoarse voice and held out both bags.

"Don't worry Heart Path, I'm sure Sienna will take care of you." Morning Dew answered and with the help of telekinesis magic took both bags from me and left in the direction of one of the corridors in this shelter.

Sienna pressed her ears to the back of her head and hurried over to me with a worried expression on her face. But a strained smile appeared on my dirty, tired face, from the fact that I saw Sienna. It was only at this moment that she saw that my powerless body began to fall right on this stone floor.

I was very tired and thirsty. My heart is still pounding in my chest after such a race, and provided that I was wearing two bags and light armor, which I'm still trying to get used to. Several mares were having a tense conversation with each other, but I couldn't make out their words. When I looked at Sienna, who was slowly approaching me and at the same time ignoring the other mares, I made a painful grimace on my face and pressed my hand to my chest. Even through the scaly armor, I could feel the frequent beats of my motor... it hurt me and I started falling to my knees.

"Heart Path!" Sienna screamed in panic and hurried to take my weakened body with her magic.

My eyes narrowed and I was still trying to establish a normal breathing process, however, I tried to relax while Sienna carried me. "Thank you... Sienna... I'm very tired..." I whispered, gaining strength, and watched Sienna turn down the corridor and walk in the direction of the room with the magical, water source, while my body hovered in the air above her head. I have already studied this part of the temple a little, and I will be able to navigate on my own, although, as I said before, it's a really big shelter.

Sienna raised her head and looked into my exhausted face, and she tried to cheer me up with her smile. "Don't worry, Heart Path. Everything will be fine. Chrysalis and Cadence will be taken care of by our friends, and I'll take care of you now. It is also important for me to find out all the details. When you, Chrysalis and Autumn, as well as Fern Leaf, carried out this dangerous mission to save Cadence ... all this time I was very worried and could not find a place for myself! And the mares you know, whom you took care of yesterday, treated me with understanding. So I was waiting for you near the entrance to our temple. Although I still have goosebumps from what I saw and heard looking at this sky of the Apocalypse!" Sienna said and at the end made a grimace on her face, but I could see that there was a sparkle and moisture in her eyes from these experiences. And I can understand her.

"Sienna... you can get me on my feet now. I swear to you, I can walk myself. I'm just really tired and my legs still hurt... Although I really appreciate you for this help." I said in a still weak voice, but I tried to wink at Sienna and smile to calm her down a little.

Sienna carefully set me down on the stone floor, but looked at me sternly. "I will grant your request, but if you fall again... Then I will award you penalty points, for refusing my care!" Sienna said in a fake stern voice, but after that, love appeared in her eyes and she squatted down, while slowly raising her hooves.

But I was able to cheer up a little and even grinned at these words from one of my favorite mares. I knelt down on one knee, suppressing the urge to make a painful grimace on my face, and put my arm around Sienna's waist. Sienna wrapped her hooves around my neck and began gently rubbing her cheek against my cheek.

But behind all this pleasant and affectionate moment, I hugged Sienna even tighter and brought my face close to her ear. "I... oh... Sometimes I'm an idiot. But I confess that you have undoubtedly become for me the mare who is able to comfort me, give me her affection, cheer me up. And your smile combined with a loving look and playful curiosity... this is what has won my heart from the first minutes of meeting you..." I spoke in a slow and quiet voice, not even paying much attention to the fact that several Kirins were running past us, who were already getting used to my presence in their company. They trusted me and saw me as a friend. And it was good for me.

Sienna gently rubbed her nose against my cheek, but then she looked into my eyes with a satisfied smile on her face, because she likes our closeness and I did not lose sight of how her tail was tossing in different directions from excitement. "Come on, I'll help you relieve the tension in our magical, water source, and I think Autumn and Fern Leaf will be joining us soon. In general, I think you need to tell me everything about what you had to face in this forest ... mmm..." Yes, she didn't have time to finish because I needed to calm her down. So I put my lips close to hers and kissed.

And I have to admit, Sienna's kiss have a sweet taste to it! Maybe I'm becoming addicted to the taste of her lips. I closed my eyes and took liberties with this mare, penetrating her mouth with my tongue. Although I know perfectly well that Sienna likes it. She gladly took part in this and also hugged my neck tightly with her hooves.

But after a few seconds, I opened my eyes and heard someone coughing behind me. So I slowly freed myself from the embrace with Sienna and we both looked at the one who decided to break our romantic moment. Most important thing is that I was so tired and carried away by a tender kiss with Sienna that I didn't even hear someone come up to us. I was just trying not to pay attention. But Sienna blushed slightly and pressed her ears to the back of her head in a shy manner.

"Master Raiden." Sienna said in a low voice and squatted down, bowing slightly, putting her hooves to each other.

No matter how funny it may sound, but these gestures that I notice in the Kirins are somewhat reminiscent of Shaolin Monks. And this is not surprising, considering some subtleties for comparison.

I stood up to my full height and sighed, but tried to smile looking at this stallion.

But, Ryden's face remained calm. "Ahem... I apologize for distracting you both. Sienna, I'm asking you not to call me master." Raiden said, but then looked at me with a serious face. "I already know everything from Autumn and Fern Leaf, so you don't have to tell me the details of your mission. However, I understand that you and Sienna are heading to our magic spring right now. I won't bother you, get your body in order. I perfectly understand what you had to go through." Raiden smiled and then did something I didn't expect him to do. He came up to me and stood on his hind hooves, put his arm around my shoulders and pressed against my chest, which made me stagger a little.

"Raiden..." I said in a calm voice and slowly wrapped my arms around the shoulders of this stallion, in a friendly manner. But he didn't let me finish.

Raiden looked into my eyes, but a kind smile appeared on his face, and his eyes glistened with moisture. "I apologize for my sudden, sentimental behavior, but... I really want to thank you. Thank you for being able to survive and come back together with Autumn, Fern Leaf, Chrysalis and of course Cadence! Although, in fact, I have a request for both of you." Raiden said, and after that he sank back down on his hooves, while not taking his eyes off me.

However, in his words and gestures, I felt something similar to parental care. Heh... probably, after he found out that Autumn and I love each other, warm feelings for me appeared in his soul. But I stood there for a few seconds, and at the same time I was still in emotional confusion.

I shook my head a little and felt Sienna press her side against me and look at me with concern. "Heart Path, are you all right?" She said in a low, caring voice.

I put my hand on Sienna's neck to soothe my mare and nodded slightly. "I'm sorry. I'm still stressed out. Tell me, how am I supposed to help you?" I said in a calm voice and looked attentively at Raiden.

"Yes, I understand everything... That's why I'm not pushing you. But I believe that it is you who should help me perform the operation in the treatment of Cadence and Chrysalis. I am sure that it will be useful for you to acquire this experience. It can bring a lot of benefits in your life. Yes, they gradually regain consciousness, but they experience pain. Our mares from the infirmary are looking after them, and they will prepare all the necessary herbs... but we don't have enough pain medication." Raiden said in a calm voice and shifted his gaze to Sienna. "Sienna, you and Autumn have to prepare six painkilling potions."

Sienna nodded her head quickly. "Yeah... um... Raiden! While our friends were on this mission, I had already prepared the necessary ingredients, so it shouldn't take much time. In three hours at most, all six bottles of pain medication will be ready!" Sienna replied in a cheered voice.

"Well done, Sienna! I was sure that you would not stay away from our troubles." Raiden said and looked at me again. "And you, when you finish putting your body in order, please take two buckets of water from this magical spring. Sienna will help to put the necessary herbs into this water. Chrysalis has an injury in the rib bone. Or rather a crack, she probably got a severe bruise when she fell, from the blast wave. But with Cadence, it's a little worse. Several burns on the body, and these are not simple burns! They are of demonic origin! And this is no joke. We have to treat her wounds with special medicines and wash her body with water from the spring. So you'll be my assistant!"

What Raiden said made me feel viable and useful to this world again. So I made a determined face and tried to forget that I was very tired. "Yes, of course! But... maybe then I will postpone my bathing in this magical spring so that we can start providing medical care..." I said, but I couldn't hide my tired voice, which didn't escape Raiden's attention, so he decided to tactfully interrupt me.

Raiden shook a hoof in the air and shook his head. "No, no! I need an assistant who won't collapse from fatigue. So take Sienna in your caring hands, and go together to this magical spring! You don't have to worry, because the mares from the infirmary are currently preparing everything necessary for us to conduct the necessary medical care for Chrysalis and Cadence." Said Raiden and after that a slight smile appeared on his face. "Of course, I appreciate your dedication, so you shouldn't linger. I'll be waiting for you, Autumn and Sienna in the infirmary in twenty minutes."

"Well, your words make sense. And I won't lie. I'm really very tired. Although your endurance potions really helped me, nevertheless, now I feel like my body is aching from such a load. I haven't run that much before... although I still remember my service in the army. But it doesn't matter. I said and turned my gaze to Sienna, who had already moved away from me and was looking at me expectantly.

That's what we did. Raiden returned to the infirmary, and I stayed with Sienna for a while in the large room of the underground, magical spring. This is a really impressive pool, and I was already able to experience its useful and healing properties for myself yesterday. While I was taking off all my legionary clothes, light armor and weapons to put them neatly on a small table, Sienna was preparing special sets of herbs at that moment.

I carefully watched Sienna's actions and how she selects the right herbs and flower petals, some roots, and then begins to rub them in a special bowl. She put her front hooves on this table and her horn glowed with a red, magical aura. "It looks like you're really good at it." I said and slowly approached this table, but I did not forget that I was naked now, which did not escape Sienna's attention.

She continued to grind a set of herbs in this bowl and looked at me out of the corner of her eye, after which, a sly smile began to appear on her face. "I never would have believed that I would live to see the day when I could meet such stallion... a man like you. And it's not bad and all that, but you really managed to impress me. However, I'm still curious to know how you're going to punish me and Chrysalis for ours... penalty points! Hah!" Sienna said in a playful voice. Her mood was cheerful and clearly contagious.

I sighed, feeling calmed in my heart and also smiled, and then I went up to Sienna and put my arm around her waist and gently caressed her stomach with my palms, pressing my chest to her mane and putting my chin on the back of her head. "You don't have to worry about this moment. I will definitely come up with a punishment for both of you. But I'm sure that you, like Chrysalis and Autumn, will always like my little games. Because I do not refuse to give you a happy moment during our intimacy." I said in a quiet, thoughtful voice while continuing to watch as a bunch of fragrant grass rose into the air with the help of Sienna's telekinesis.

Sienna slowly lowered her head and the right hoof that she touched my hand with. "It's very affectionate, I like your touch, but you shouldn't turn me on. You know we don't have time for that right now." Sienna said in a low voice, but did not refuse to stroke my hand with her hoof.

"I know that. But nevertheless, I want to express my gratitude not only with words, but also with affectionate actions." I said, but when I tried to remove my hand from Sienna's stomach and move away from her, she pressed my palm even tighter to her stomach.

"Go to the pool, and I'll pour a ready-made mixture of herbs into it now, in order to give you peace of mind and restore your strength..." Sienna said, but after that she slowly turned her whole body, so that her ass began to rest against the edge of this table, while my hands tightly wrapped around her back. She put her hooves on my shoulders and looked lovingly into my eyes. "In fact, I would really like to give you at least five minutes of my affection." Sienna whispered and narrowing her eyes began to slowly bring her lips closer to my lips.

Even now, when I was feeling tired, I was able to catch a romantic moment, which gave me a good mood and cheered up my spirit and body a little. I tightened my arms around Sienna's waist, which made her moan slightly, but after that our lips joined together. "Mmm..." The kiss was simple, gentle, but we both enjoyed this moment. I did not take my eyes off her red pupils, and my right hand slowly stroked her mane, gently passing her locks of hair between my fingers.

But it seems that it played a role for both of us and Sienna started licking my lips to try to get a little more and feel the passionate dance of our tongues again. But after that, she stopped and gently rubbed her nose against my nose, which caused me a satisfied smile and a great desire to love this mare always and everywhere!

Sienna smiled and her right hoof slid down to my chest. "Please, Heart Path... Stop turning me on... Raiden is waiting for us and I have no doubt that Autumn and Fern Leaf will also come to this room. I am sure that they also need to restore their strength after such a dangerous mission. So, let's go swimming!" Sienna said in a low voice, but after that, the wooden door to this large cave room opened and we slowly turned our heads in that direction, but still continued to lovingly cuddle up to each other.

Our cheeks began to warm, from a slight shame that we were caught in such a compromising position. Our eyes widened in surprise, because Discord came into this room, with a sly grin on his face and with his paws crossed on his chest, he leaned his back against the wall.

"Wow! I happened to be passing by here and decided that it wouldn't hurt for me to take magical, water treatments too! But, as far as I understand..." Discord spoke without hiding his grin in his voice, but he did not have time to finish, as I was frankly glad to see him!

And it looks like he got a little better! "Discord! Of course you can join! Sienna has just prepared a soothing and restorative herbal infusion!" I said in a noticeably cheerful voice, and then I looked into Sienna's eyes again and nodded softly to her, after that we let go of our hugs.

But Sienna got down on her hooves and also decided to express her opinion. "You didn't interrupt us, Discord. In fact, your company will be very interesting! Besides, I haven't had time to talk to you in person yet!" Sienna said, not hiding her interest and cheerful mood, but her tail noticeably betrayed her excitement. Her tail wrapped around my leg because Sienna didn't want to hide her feelings for me.

I lowered my head, because for some reason it became funny to look at Discord's face! This guy was clearly going to spend a bit of schadenfreude and jokes in my direction. Since I was naked and... and I was horny too... heh.

However, Discord pretended not to notice this and calmly walked to the magic pool. "Yes! yes! I understand everything. You and Sienna, as well as Autumn, Chrysalis... And you must not forget about Celestia, Luna, Trixie..."

I turned my face sharply and raised my left eyebrow and looked at Discord. "Listen, friend! Maybe you will keep my personal diary, in which you will write about all the mares? I mean those with whom I had romantic feelings, and sometimes it was a hot passion and sexual intimacy. So I'm sure it won't be a small list! I have such a feeling! Hahah!" I said in a serious voice, but after that I couldn't stand it and laughed... however, I felt a slight tail kick on my ass. "Aaay!" I looked back at Sienna, who also decided to support Discord and look at me with a malicious but playful grin. "Why did you hit me?" I said with feigned resentment and pulling my ass with my palm, without waiting for an answer, I also went to this pool.

Sienna shook her head, and then the horn lit up and a bowl with a mixture of herbs rose in the magical aura. "You're such a jerk, Heart Path! For this, you get penalty points!" Sienna said and hurried to the pool, after which she emptied the contents of the bowl into it.

After a few seconds, the water in this magical spring began to glow and changed its color to bright blue.

And while Discord and I were calmly observing this magical effect, I wanted to say a few words of perturbation. "And I thought you wouldn't be jealous! Wait, it's up to me to decide who gets the penalty points and what the penalty will be for it!" I said with mock indignation and slowly descended into this pool. "Oh yeah! This is wonderful water!" I said in a satisfied voice and sat down on my ass, leaning my back against the stone side of this pool.

Discord, however, was patient and calmly listened to our playful words, but it was noticeable from him that our company was like a medicine for his soul. He also descended into this spring, but after that we both felt Sienna descend between our bodies. It so happened that she was between us, after which she hurried to stretch out her hind hooves and also sat on her ass leaning her dragon back against the side of this pool.

I put my left arm around Sienna's neck, after which she pressed her side to me and put her hoof on my arm, but after that she turned her head to Discord.

"So, now can you tell me a little about yourself?" Sienna said and playfully splashed this magic water into my face when she felt that I started biting her ear just as playfully.

Yes, I do not deny that I wanted to tease and play with this mare a little! In the end, from the first seconds I began to feel the magical effect of this water.

Discord grinned slightly looking at our playful antics and looked first into Sienna's eyes, smiled and then looked at me. "And you don't waste any time! Heh!" Discord said and made a relaxed face, put his chaotic paws behind his head and tried to relax, but did not leave my mare unanswered. "Tell me Sienna, have you ever heard that the father of all Kirins, Righteous Dragon, in whose honor this wonderful temple was built, has a brother?" Discord replied in a mysterious voice and carefully watched Sienna's reaction.

Of course, I had already heard this story and I was also interested to know how Sienna would react. So I decided to let go of my hand from her neck, to her slight disappointment, and swim away a little. Thus I found myself in front of my friends and hurried to sit down in the water and hug my knees with my hands.

Sienna turned her questioning gaze from me to Discord. "Em... Actually, I've been reading a bit of these old history lessons. But lately, we Kirins have been giving our time to learning the elements of nature and mastering household crafts. It has always seemed to us a more important task. And it was enough for us to know from the lessons that Rain Shine teaches us that our tribe plays an important role for this planet. We must resist the enemy who will invade this planet, and be ready to resist! And then, an important moment will come, the Righteous Dragon will come and, as the first ruler of the elements of nature, will help us defeat our enemies. Anyway, even these words sound like fairy tales for foals, so we didn't believe it... we didn't believe it until yesterday! I still remember how our leader, Rain Shine, rang the bell, and we watched the sky change its color! After that, there was thunder and lightning, and some terrible creatures began to fly off! All the Kirins in the village were rushing with all their might to run towards this mountain... because everyone understood perfectly well that we were in an unequal position. But Master Raiden came to our rescue. He helped organize the retreat! I perfectly saw how this stallion began to use magic and lightning began to fly out of his horn and destroy all the demons who dared to chase us! At that time, I and several mares were driving carts with pregnant mares, and Rain Shine was leading us to this Temple. But many began to worry that Master Raiden never returned!" Sienna spoke with downcast eyes and her ears flattened in shame. "Then many of us realized that Raiden decided to find Autumn Blaze, who was expelled from our village by the will of fate and by the personal order of our leader... And although, personally, I and several other mares were outraged by this decision, I decided not to argue with the rules of fate and understood that Autumn Blaze had to go her own way... Although I won't hide it, sometimes I missed this restless mare. It was fun with her, and her manners to sudden changes in her mood, most often led to funny moments." Sienna said and a slight smile appeared on her face and she raised her gaze again, looked at me, and then swam away from the side of this pool to be next to me again.

I just grinned and pressed Sienna to my chest, clasping her shoulders with both hands, to which she only sighed happily and began to rub my chest and stomach with her hoof, from which I began to receive a pleasant massage and, of course, the promised calming of my nervous system. I didn't interfere in the conversation, but I also didn't forget that I shouldn't linger here. Raiden is waiting for my help.

"But I'm still curious to know. Why did you ask me about the brother of Righteous Dragon? Wait a bit though! I completely forgot why we came here!" Sienna said and freed herself from my embrace, which is why Discord and I looked at this mare questioningly.

Sienna walked around me, which caused the waves of this magical water to diverge in different directions and splash pleasantly in my face. She put her hooves on my shoulders and pressed her belly against my back and it became interesting to me, and at the same time pleasant, but also of course a little awkward, because she began her gentle rubbing.

I turned my face to her and looked out of the corner of my eye, at the same time stroking her hooves, which were wrapped around my shoulders. "So what are you up to?" I asked curiously, but quickly turned my face to the laughing Discord. "Well, why are you laughing? Did I say something funny?" I asked Discord and playfully splashed water in his face.

Discord, however, had a good-natured expression and wiped the moisture from his face. "Hahah! If you knew that a lot of surprises are waiting for you in the near future, then you would understand why I am laughing now, watching the beautiful Kirin mare taking care of you! And at the same time, it looks not only cute, but also really sensual. When did you get to know each other?" Discord asked in a sincere, friendly voice, but a sly smile appeared on his face again.

But as soon as I wanted to give my answer... Sienna realized that she had been given a nice compliment, so she decided to further demonstrate her affection and feelings for me. She stopped massaging my back and shoulders, but after that her mouth moved closer to my ear, from which I felt her warm breath on my erogenous point! Sienna didn't take long to wait, she slowly and painfully licked my ear, making me writhe with ecstasy.

I couldn't resist lowering my head and slightly grinned. "Ahah! Yes, Discord! That's how we met... um... Yesterday evening, when I decided to take a little walk around this shelter... Sienna! Stop TORTURING me!" I said in a playful tone, but in the end I couldn't stand it and quickly turned my head so that I would be on a level with the face of the grinning Sienna.

And she saw a hint in my eyes, so her lips slowly approached mine, but she did not kiss me, but pressed her forehead to my forehead, all the while looking at me with mesmerizing eyes. However, she decided not to leave Discord unanswered. "It was my curiosity and sincere desire to experience something new, in caresses from someone who is not a Kirin stallion, that brought me closer to Heart Path. And I will not hide that Heart Path was able to demonstrate its affection... and the ability to express your feelings without words." Sienna said in a low voice, but after that she squatted down and lifted her hooves out of the water to touch my cheeks, which I hurried to gently embrace with my hands and began stroking.

I couldn't say the words at that moment, and neither could Discord, because we decided to let Sienna finish her confession.

"You have no idea what this gesture means to Kirin, and most importantly, the sincerity and feelings invested in these touches?" Sienna asked me... and I started noticing the sparkle and moisture in her eyes again.

But I wasn't stupid, and yesterday I realized that these kirins have their own body language and gestures, which are ways to express thoughts or feelings for each other. Therefore, I also looked into Sienna's eyes with love and smiled, remembering last night and our unusual, but also crazy acquaintance. "Yes... I already guessed that my touches in certain places were able to convey my feelings to you, but... I was genuinely fascinated by you and I won't lie, your manners and assertiveness in showing such "curiosity" played a role." I answered and watched Discord out of the corner of my eye, who was sitting in a relaxed state and calmly listening.

"You got it right, Heart Path. For us, the Kirins, touching the cheeks of their partner is a sign of deeper feelings. You can kiss on the cheek, but it won't be the same, it's all about the hooves, or in your case, the hands. And you were able to do it exactly right and affectionately. You looked into my eyes with warm feelings and pleasantly touched my cheeks with your hands, and at the same time you spoke to me as if we had known you for a long time... It's so unusual for me, but it was able to ignite a budding love in my heart. Even if only for a minute, but I felt amazing. And now..." Sienna spoke in a low voice, but after that her lips closed on mine.

But Discord made a bored face and rolled his eyes. "Yes, yes! I understand everything! You have formed an attachment to each other and all that, but now I think I can talk about myself?" Discord asked, and when Sienna shyly pressed her ears to her head, she pulled away from our kiss and turned to Discord in embarrassment.

"Oh... yeah. Forgive me, Discord. Sometimes I succumb to pleasant emotions that have come over me and I can't resist. So I'm ready to listen to you." Sienna said and looked at me. "And you should already get ready to go to the infirmary and help Raiden."

I nodded affirmatively and feeling myself in a more full-fledged form, rose to my full height and hurried to leave this pool. Only Discord was interested in my haste.

Discord also stood up to his full height and flew up on his wings and landed right in front of me with a serious face. "What exactly are you supposed to help Raiden with? Why do I have a feeling that something is not being told to me?" Said Discord and looked piercingly into my eyes.

But, I started to understand something! Discord doesn't know yet that the princesses have sent Cadence to us! "Yes. And maybe it will surprise you a little, but..." I made an apologetic face and still went to the table where the towels were lying to start drying off and looked at Discord again. "Princess Cadence is in this shelter right now!" I said and carefully looked at Discord's reaction.

But what happened next made Sienna and me frankly scared. Discord's body had just deflated like a balloon and spread out on the stone floor, as if he had no bones, and flat, glowing eyes were looking at the ceiling.

I put the towel on the table and wrinkled my face at such a sight, walked up to this puddle of Discord. Sienna also hurried to jump out of this pool and cautiously approach what should be Discord! "What the hell is going on here? Discord, stop fooling around!" I said in a worried voice and shifted my gaze to Sienna.

"This... Of course I understand that this is a magical effect, but... I've never seen this before! Is he even alive?" Sienna said, shifting her gaze to this puddle and me. She clearly had a stunned face.

I squatted down and ran my finger over this slime, and then looked at this dripping liquid from my finger. "Phew... I swear, I won't get used to it soon! How disgusting." I said with undisguised disgust on my face and hurried to wipe my finger.

Sienna, with the same frightened grimace on her face, began to gently poke a hoof into Discord's body. "AAH!" Screamed the frightened Sienna, when Discord abruptly acquired its true form and looked seriously at both of us.

I decided to show my indignation over such behavior of Discord. "Don't scare me like that anymore! And in the end, we're not quite used to your unexpected actions here yet... and..." But I didn't have time to finish.

Discord put his paw to my mouth, which made me frown, but after that he looked at Sienna. "I'm sorry, Sienna, but our lovely conversation is postponed! I have very important things to do!" Then he looked at me. "Get dressed and I'll go with you to the infirmary. You'll tell me everything on the way! Otherwise, when I was walking to this part of the shelter, I met several mares who were gossiping among themselves and mentioned some kind of pink mare with wings. At that moment, I didn't attach much importance to it, because I didn't pay much attention to what they were saying. However, I thought it made me a little wary." Discord said and unexpectedly stroked Sienna's head. "I'm sorry, once again, for scaring you! Sometimes my chaotic nature shows up suddenly even for me." After that, he went to the door and leaned against the wall and made a thoughtful face.

I exchanged glances with Sienna, but she didn't ask many questions and went to the table where the towels were, but it was noticeable from her that she had received her share of impressions in this short moment. "Oooh, damn... In recent days, my life has been turned upside down too abruptly! Well, I'll start making healing potions and painkillers, as Raiden asked me to." Sienna said in a calm voice, but she did not forget to assess my body from the corner of her eye.

I chuckled to myself, but decided to show loving care. "Do you want me to help you dry off?" I asked, and at that time I had already started to put on my legionary tunic.

Sienna, who was squatting and holding a towel with her magical aura, looked thoughtfully towards the Discord. "You don't have to worry about me. Although I don't mind all these touches that caress my body..." Sienna looked at me again with lowered eyelids. "We will definitely arrange something like this when we have more time for it. Just you and me!" Sienna said the last words in a playful whisper and winked at me with a smile.

But I hurried to get dressed, and sniffed my sweaty tunic. In general, you can perfectly understand me what I experienced at that moment! The smell of burning and smoke mixed with my sweat. "Damn it... I urgently need to find time to wash my clothes!" I said, making a grimace on my face and fastened my gladius belt.

But Sienna noticed it out of the corner of her eye, and she also understood my outrage. She looked at me with a caring expression on her face. "You can leave your battle bow, armor, and quiver of arrows on the table. When I finish my business, I will definitely take your things to our room. And about your clothes... be patient a little, now you understand perfectly well that we don't have time for this. I'll help you wash your clothes tonight and try to find something to cover your naked body with... Heh! Although you look quite normal without clothes! I don't wear clothes! Only in rare cases, and then only as a practical accessory, we can wear a vest. You've already seen this vest at Raiden's." Sienna said and smiled to cheer me up a little, after which she continued to carefully choose new bundles with herbs and powders.

Still, I have to admit that this activity is becoming tempting, and perhaps I would like to learn something from the Kirins. But before I decided to give my answer, the world around me stopped sounding, leaving a mysterious silence in my mind. And I think I can guess what's going on.

"Yes. You understand everything correctly, Heart Path. I hope you don't forget that I'm still there for you, especially when it might be necessary." Valiant said.

And while I pretended to adjust my clothes and check my gladius so as not to arouse Sienna's suspicions, I decided to show concern in my thoughts. "Of course I'm glad to hear you, Valiant, but something tells me that your appearance in my thoughts is not connected with a nice, friendly conversation! What happened?"

"I can't tell you exactly, but I have a feeling that you should take your helmet, just in case. You don't have to wear it, but just hang it by the straps on your belt. Something tells me that your evening has not ended on a cheerful note yet! Keep following your plans and go to the Infirmary, and in the meantime I'll try to find out the cause of my anxiety! But it can't seem to me, after all, you yourself have seen perfectly well what is happening on this island. Be careful, and more often hold on to the handle of your gladius." Valiant said in a serious voice, but after that, I could hear the sounds again.

So Valiant is trying to warn me about a possible danger, but nevertheless, he is not sure about it yet. Well, I guess I'll follow my friend's advice. I thought and shook my head to bring myself to my senses a little and continue to play my role.

I took my helmet in my hand and I wanted to thank my mare once again for her care of me, so I went and sat down on one knee, stretched out my arms and hugged her neck, to which she happily responded in kind, only with hooves. "Thank you, Sienna! You are very caring and I appreciate it, but I will take my helmet. He reminds me of how, saved my life more than once!" After that, I lightly kissed her on the lips, to which she only smiled playfully, but gladly accepted my gratitude. "I think I'm taking the penalty points off you." I whispered and winked at her with a smile.

"Promise me that tonight, you will thank me more sensually!" Sienna whispered and lightly licked my cheek, which made me get a lot of pleasure and a little excitement.

However, Discord did not let me forget about myself, as I heard his indignant groan, after which I turned around and looked at him.

"I hope you don't start making love right here? Come on, Heart Path! Of course you both look cute and all that, but I'm still interested to know the details about what happened this afternoon while I was fast asleep! Heh... I'm sure Cadence will be glad to see me! She still remembers the event when I arranged a small but fun adventure for her and Twilight!" Discord said and looked at the ceiling with a satisfied smile, remembering something important from his past. "She was even grateful to me for that..." But as soon as Discord wanted to continue his funny memories, the door to this room opened, forcing us all to distract from this sweet conversation.

Autumn and Fern Leaf, with tired faces and protruding tongues, looked at Discord and at Sienna and me.

But before these mares started talking, I decided to get ahead of them, because I really needed to calm my heart, despite the fact that Sienna did a good job of relaxing my tense muscles. "How are things going with Chrysalis and Cadence?"

Autumn caught her breath and came up to me to hug me around the waist. I put my hand on her neck and felt that she was really wet with sweat. And I can understand her.

Autumn smiled slightly, while Fern Leaf looked at the Lord of Chaos, raising an eyebrow, because she clearly did not expect such a pleasant meeting. However, Discord made an impenetrable look and crossed his arms over his chest.

"If you want my autograph, then you should get in line after Rain Shine and Sienna!" Discord said in a joking manner.

And while Fern Leaf was trying to express to this joker her own opinion about everything that was happening, including her own mood Sienna, Autumn and I were interested in what was happening, so we got a little distracted. "Excuse, Discord! But I didn't come here to get your damn autograph! I had a hard day, just like my friend, Autumn!" Said Fern Leaf and looked at Sienna and me with a sly grin. "In general, it doesn't matter! And now I want to take this magical bath and finally cook us dinner. You won't mind it, will you? Well, of course when we finish our business." Said Fern Leaf and walked slowly to the pool, but at the same time did not take her eyes off me and Autumn.

Autumn only rolled her eyes at the behavior of her friend and Discord, but decided to give her answers, so she looked at me while I patiently stood and stroked the wet neck of my beloved mare, while watching my friends. "With Chrysalis and Cadence, everything will be fine, but you have to hurry, Raiden asked me to remind you not to forget two buckets of water from this magical, water source. And Fern Leaf, really right. You wouldn't mind if we gathered in our room and had dinner? I think that after what we had to go through during this mission, we should at least out of politeness accept such an invitation from Fern Leaf. Moreover, I have noticed more than once how you look at each other..." The last words, Autumn whispered and winked with one eye. But after that, she stretched out her hooves and looked at me with a loving look.

I sat down on one knee and hugged Autumn around the neck, while looking into her eyes. "Well... Thank you for reminding me to take two buckets of water." I said in a low voice and looked at the bored Discord. "And I confess honestly. I really wouldn't mind having dinner after we sort out our business. I am still very impressed by everything we have to go through these days. I swear, I almost died from many causes in the last two hours! Well, I'm not going to talk about sad things. And now, Discord and I will head to the infirmary, and you go about your business here." I said and released Autumn from my arms, to her slight disappointment.

"And I thought you'd at least kiss me!" Autumn said in mock disappointment, but when she saw the confusion and a feeling of slight shame on my face, she hurried to calm me down. "It's all right! I was just joking and besides, I'm sure we'll have a lot of time. Now go and don't forget the buckets of water!" Autumn said in a suggestive voice and, lightly slapping me on the leg with her tail, went to the pool, where Fern Leaf was already taking water treatments.

I went to the far corner of this room and found several buckets standing there, and a separate stone groove that leads to this water source. Having collected two buckets of water, I once again examined all the mares who were doing their business.

Sienna, who was completely concentrating on rubbing herbs in a special bowl, was quietly humming some kind of song, in a language that I didn't understand! Hmm... I'll need to somehow find out what she sings about and what kind of language it is. Autumn and Fern Leaf were playfully splashing in the pool, and sometimes they cast their glances at me, and after that they whispered something in each other's ear. And I can quite guess what they're gossiping about!

Oh, those mares! But I'm not offended by them, because I'm really happy that fate has brought me together with these lovely creatures. Kirins! I think that I will have a lot of time to study these Kirins and their traditions and culture... provided that I stay alive. And I won't die from a demonic bite or a magic projectile... And if I don't die from sex! Hahah! Mentally, I laughed and slowly walked to the door, where my friend was patiently waiting.

Discord opened the door to the corridor, but after that he turned around and looked at the two Kirin mares, who continued their bathing. "I think a little spent magic won't hurt my health," Discord said in a quiet, serious voice and then snapped his fingers.

When I noticed this, indignation appeared on my face, but with my right ear I caught the sound of an object falling into the water. And when I turned around...

"AAA! What's it? How did you end up here... Wait, is that a ball?" Fern Leaf screamed in fright.

And indeed, a children's ball for playing in the water fell into this pool. Autumn began to laugh at such a joke and at how this magic scared her friend.

"Damn it..." I said in a low voice, but a smile appeared on my face, and I slowly turned my face to look at Discord. "Discord! Are you sure it won't hurt your magic?" I asked with concern and shaking my head in indignation, finally decided to leave this room, pushing Discord out with my head.

When Discord and I were in this corridor and closed the door behind us, I breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the grinning Lord of Chaos. But he only laughed lightly and scratched his chin.

"Hahah! I think they'll have three minutes and forty-one seconds to have fun, and then that ball will disappear. And don't look at me like that, as I will be obliged to report to you! And in general..." Discord snatched buckets full of water from my hands, and at the same time almost spilled this precious liquid. "I'll help you!" Discord said and snapped his fingers again, after which both buckets flew into the air and began to hover at the level of my face.

I began to experience various emotions and thoughts tormented my consciousness, including the appearance Valiant. But still Discord and I walked along this corridor in the direction of the infirmary, and two buckets of water continued to fly behind us.

But I decided to show a little stubbornness in my concern about the use of magic. Because sometimes it seems to me that Discord is mocking with his jokes and sometimes is disguised by someone, but his true goals are always mysterious. "At least you understand that Chrysalis and I are worried about you!? And not only us, but also your brother! But especially one mare you know! Yes, yes! You already know who I'm talking about!" I said in an indignant voice and swallowed a dry lump in my throat. And it's not surprising, I'm still thirsty, which makes me a little uncomfortable. "Uhm... Discord? Do you know where you can drink water here? I'm just dying of thirst, and honestly, I was a little shy to express my true desire, so as not to seem weak and needy in front of my mares." I said and looked questioningly at Discord.

"Well, first of all, if you're really so worried about me, then I'll hurry to calm you down. The same mare that you have now so mysteriously decided to remind me of... Rain Shine gave me some exclusive decoctions of herbal tinctures that cause a surge of temporary magical energy. No, I'm not going to die because of this, if you decided to think about such cheap thoughts. And these potions gave me the opportunity to feel myself in a burst of strength! Although it only gives me the opportunity to use magic at a weak level. And I... I'll have to go to that mare, Rain, and thank her." Said Discord and lowering his head, smiled mysteriously. But his eyes twinkled a little, and that's exactly what I couldn't lose sight of.

While we continued to walk along these empty corridors, in which only once we met a small crowd of Kirins who were clearly busy with their own affairs and only with a little curiosity and wariness saw us off with their glances. All this time I was trying to gather my strength and feel confident, all the time remembering and analyzing what happened to me that day. And I can say with confidence that today was a hard day! I swear, I've experienced quite a few sensations today, from the very moment I woke up!

Heh! That's just, I have to admit that Chrissy, who gave me a morning surprise by turning into Princess Luna, was the funniest thing! However, I had difficulty hiding my anxiety and anxiety, and this did not escape Discord's attention.

Discord walked around me and stood in front of me, placing his chaotic paws on his waist. In his gaze there was complete seriousness, to say the least. "And now that we have moved far away from those who may be eavesdropping on us, I would like to know, at least briefly, WHY the Princess of Love was on this island?" Discord said and looked intently into my eyes, almost threateningly put his nose to my face, from which I began to feel his furious breathing!

And I really didn't like it! Therefore, I decided to take this step and instilled in myself full confidence and dedication. Although I understood that it could be dangerous for my health. I grabbed his beard with my hand and looked at this fool with the same threatening gaze.

Seething emotions hit my consciousness, which I had been diligently suppressing in myself all this time... I did it not without the help of my favorite mares. "How dare you behave like this towards me after we've become friends!? We are on the same side! And yes! Princesa Cadence, appeared on this island, partly through my fault! And all because at a critical moment, when perhaps I could have died, I begged Celestia to help me! And I did it with full faith that she would help me, even though I was already ready for any turn in my fate! And where were YOU, at the very moment when five centaurs were running towards me!? Although, you don't have to answer the questions..."I said in a fit of passion and did not even restrain the volume of my voice.

But after that, I regretfully lowered my gaze and apologized for my sharpness to my friend and let his beard out of my hand. But I still did not raise my eyes, and at the moment of my revelation I continued to look at this rocky floor and sadly sniffed. "Celestia... It was this mare who fell in love with my soul and heart seven hundred years ago. She heard my prayer, but it was not she who came to my aid, but your brother... Raiden. In what I see a brilliant game of higher forces. Keepers of the world! But tonight, in a dream, I was able to meet Princess Luna and she hurried to bring me a lot of news, because she understood that at any moment, we could be too far apart to hear. That's how I know that the princesses and Trixie will use common magic to transport only one of them to this island. And by the will of fate, this pony turned out to be Cadence!" I told this story in a low voice, all the time remembering the details and images of the very mares that are connected with my fate, but I did not forget sometimes to look at Discord's face to see his reaction.

Discord stopped when he heard my revelation. "I'm sorry. You have to understand me. I don't want Equestria to even know about this war. And it's for her own good. But now, I see that Keepers of the World decided our destinies somewhat differently. And I, just like you, we can't argue with fate. Now we will play by the new rules!" Discord said in a serious voice, but after that he looked at me. "So what happened to Chrysalis and Cadence, why are they in the infirmary now?"

His words again gave me cheerfulness and confidence, so I did not hide the details from him, told him everything about what happened to us that day.

After a few minutes of our leisurely wandering in this cave system of corridors, we finally reached the infirmary.

I, Discord and Raiden were in a small room of the infirmary, which had one bed and one table, on which lay all the necessary necessities for performing a healing operation. There were also two buckets of water from a magical spring next to the bed.

Discord and Raiden had already talked a little bit among themselves, and sometimes it was a little elevated. But I did not interfere in the conversation of the two brothers, and all because I carefully studied the body of Cadence, who was lying on her side in her armor, only her weapons were lying on the table in this room.

But while Raiden was trying to convince Discord that he should rest more, I decided to attract the attention of both companions. "You've already bored me in these two minutes! Can you shut up and concentrate on helping this mare together? Look here!" I said through my teeth, but in an obviously angry manner, after which I carefully lifted Cadence's hoof and pointed my finger at the still open wound, which was covered with some kind of incomprehensible, gray mucus. "You can talk about all your 'romantic' desires for each other after we take care of the two mares! And don't make me kick you both in the ass!"

Raiden and Discord looked at each other with serious faces, but after that they went to the bed where Cadence was lying. "Yes! You're right, Heart Path! Do you see this gray film on an open wound, one of the hooves?" Raiden said and pointed with his hoof at the wound on Cadence's leg. "Everything you see and hear, try to remember! I'm sure it will do you good more than once! This sticky slime itself is nothing but a web of local spiders. She is able to stop possible bleeding, although I have already examined these wounds and established that you guys..." Raiden spoke in an instructively serious voice and looked at me. "You're lucky you didn't waste any time! She doesn't have such serious wounds on her legs, but they need to be sewn up, otherwise it will leave unpleasant memories and scars on her body. The hair on this area of the wound will not grow and the damaged nerves will not give skin sensitivity. But! I can fix it, but only I will need to collect special plants. Although I'm sure you'll help me do it, HeartPath!" After these words, Raiden narrowed his eyes, keeping a serious expression on his face.

And while I listened attentively to Raiden and examined the wound on one of Cadence's hooves, I tried to understand and remember all the useful information about how to perform such surgical operations without using magic, but exclusively using the knowledge of alchemy and of course with my own hands. But I'm sure even in this world it can't be that easy.

Discord came up to my right and gently lifted Cadence's eyelid, which is why we all saw the rolled-up pupil, which did not react to the illumination of the crystal in this operating room. "Did you use some kind of magic to make her unconscious? Or has she been in this state for a long time?" Discord asked in a serious voice and looked at Raiden.

Raiden shook his head. "Yes. But... she's an alicorn! And I can't keep her in this state for too long. So we need to hurry up! I have already been able to find all her wounds: the two front hooves have a dissecting wound..." After these words, Raiden looked at me. "She has a vascular rupture and I wonder how she could walk after that, but... Alicorns will always be blessed ponies! However, you, Autumn and Fern Leaf, managed to get Cadence to our infirmary in time! Otherwise it could have been worse. Look at her left, back leg." Raiden said, and after that, he lifted the Cadence with his magical aura.

I carefully looked at Cadence's leg, where Raiden pointed out to me, but Discord decided to add very necessary details to our upcoming operation. He snapped his fingers, after which a medical mask appeared on Raiden's face and on me! Similarly, a medical mask appeared on Discord's face. Well, he wasn't a prankster this time...

"Thank you, Discord." I nodded gratefully and turned my gaze back to the damaged surface of the skin, Cadence's legs. "I see in this part..." I pointed with my hand while I carefully wrapped my other hand around Cadence's hoof.

But as soon as I touched the body of this mare for the first time, the world darkened before my eyes and time stopped. I didn't see anything and didn't hear anything but the sound of heartbeats in my chest!

"What's going on?!" I asked in a panic and at that moment my body received a strange kinetic shock and my soul felt a surge of new, but so close to my heart energy.

Sudden visions.

I do not know how much time has passed and what is happening in general, but only now I began to feel something unusual. It's hard to write. I don't feel my body, as if I am an invisible spirit or a wanderer in the realm of dreams. But I feel a pleasant warmth and gradually a light was approaching my eyes, which dispersed all this darkness around me.

I tried to look around and understand at least something, but suddenly all this fog in front of my eyes began to dissipate and I was able to see what caused a whirlwind of feelings and emotions in me, but first of all it was the fear of realizing this mysterious moment.

I found myself in some room of a small house, and was able to see this world, but it was unusual because I did not feel like a human and had no way to control this vision, as well as move my small body. And this is another factor that made my consciousness start to go crazy!

I was in the body of a little filly! Yes! Yes! I'm not kidding! And all because I (in the body of a filly) began to turn my head in different directions and with every second, I felt my small body more and more. But it was an unusual pony body, as I felt holes in my limbs, and a bang of three colored mane descended on my left eye! I could see my pink hooves and feel the little fangs in my jaw. And this is not to mention the fact that I feel thirsty and hungry at the same time. But it wasn't physical hunger, it was on a mental level. I longed for love, otherwise, I began to look at this world with contempt and annoyance, for my unjust fate!

From the window in this small room, you could see the rays of the sun and some kind of wide clearing, beyond which there was a forest. I heard voices and hoofbeats from the kitchen, and I swear they were familiar to me.

I went to the window and put my little hooves on the sill. "Hmm... I wonder what my mom and dad want to give me for my birthday?" I said in a squeaky voice, and in the translucent reflection I saw my eyes. Exactly the same as Chrysalis, only they were violet in color.

And for some reason, I'm sure of it, that this little, pink changeling filly is somewhat similar to Princess Cadence! Stop...

My ear twitched and I turned my face when I noticed that this room was entered...

What I saw made my whole soul shudder, and if I could have said anything at that moment, but I couldn't... Before my eyes stood and looked at me with happy smiles... Emerald and Valiant! In the magical aura of Emerald, a strange box was floating, which was decorated with some colorful ribbons.

They looked at each other and nodded to each other. "Daughter, my dear Cadence. Please come to us." Valiant said in a kind, parental voice.

Perhaps now I see something that should shed light on this mystery! And I swear, I will have a serious conversation with Valiant! Emerald... She looks a little different than the changeling mare I remember from my dream. Her color has become lighter, and her mane is even longer, but at the same time her emerald luster is the same as that of the pupils of her eyes, has remained the same.

I took my hooves off the windowsill and slowly walked up to my smiling parents. But after that, a snake's tongue spontaneously came out of my mouth and I hissed when I got closer to my father. I feel a lot of love, and my eyes widen with the realization that now I will get my dessert again!

Emerald noticed this and hurried to hug me with her loving hooves around my neck. "Cadence! You are welcome... take control of yourself. Your father and I will finally be able to give you a gift on your birthday! Now you're ready to accept this gift, after I've been wearing this pendant for a long time..." Said Emerald and took this box from Valiant's magical aura with her hooves.

"What is it, Mom?" I asked in a wary squeaky voice when my mother opened this box and pulled out a pendant from it, at the end of which hung a strange artifact and looked like a jewel, of a delicate blue color. But what was even more amazing was that I perfectly heard how this gemstone made sounds like heartbeats!

Valiant saw my confusion and decided to calm me down by gently stroking my head with his hoof. "Don't be scared, Cadence. This is not a simple stone. That stone is called the "Artifact of the Living Heart"! He is able to heal spoiled love. Or to always get rid of the curse that follows all changelings from birth. Forgive us, daughter, but we are already tired of seeing your suffering, and sometimes you do not control your thirst well. You're acting like a predator of feelings or a vampire." Valiant said and looked seriously into my eyes.

But Emerald started hanging this pendant around my neck. "Accept this gift, Cadence." Emerald whispered and put all her love into these words.

But I continued to stand and stare at my parents in fascination, while I almost did not understand anything. However, from the first seconds I began to feel a real whirlwind of magical energy in my body. For a few seconds I was blinded and pleasantly warm spread in my chest, from which I began to smile experiencing bliss. The feeling of hunger began to disappear, replacing it with a desire to give love, not to take it away and ask for it, as if this is the only selfish goal in my life.

But after that, a small spark flew out of this artifact and flew into my chest, from which my eyes began to widen. I feel the presence of a piece of someone's soul in my transformed body!

I was carefully watching everything that was happening, being in the body of a small filly... a filly who experienced healing within a minute and transformed from a changeling into an alicorn. And this filly was the future princess of love... Cadence.

At this, the whole vision began to blur and my eyes were again clouded with fog. But, for some reason, I felt that this was not all. I still have a lot to figure out!

After a while, the fog in my eyes cleared, and I began to feel my human form again. I was standing in some kind of heavenly stream. Clouds were flying past me, and the Sun was moving at an unusually high speed, as if someone had turned on an accelerated.

"And so, my friend, now you know the truth!" Said a familiar voice behind me.

I wasn't surprised by such a meeting, so I slowly turned to my friend. "Yes... Now I know it. And damn it, Valiant! I can, congratulate you!" I said and hurriedly approached my friend, who was calmly squatting on a cloud.

But after that, I hurried to take Valiant into my friendly embrace and gently pat him on the shoulder. "You really have a wonderful daughter!" I said, but after that, a realization came to my head, because of which I looked into my friend's eyes and made a thoughtful face.

"Do you realize now that Cadence and Chrysalis are sisters who had the same mother? Then I can congratulate you too! Your head is still working, not just your heart, which you so often like to listen to. Although I have to admit that it was thanks to this, your almost unique, and sometimes crazy manner, that this world was able to see two wonderful mares... that's just it... I'm very sorry, but Chrysalis... I'm sorry, friend, but her fate was just as difficult as Cadence's. But you have to talk to her about it yourself. Just try not to hurt her feelings by trying to evoke memories of past in her. She grew up and was raised by her grandmother Angeron and couldn't see parents for many reasons. But this is exactly what you will soon find out and understand all the reasons, you will discover quite a few secrets." Said Valiant and with a smile on his face he leaned his forehead against my forehead, which surprised me a little, because in his act there was brotherly love for me. He was a true guardian angel for my soul. "But I beg you, don't tell anyone about this! The time has not yet come for this. Heh..." After these words, he slyly narrowed his eyes, while I plunged deeper and deeper into my thoughts.

"Why do you have that look?" I asked in perplexity.

"Tell me the truth! What did you feel in your heart when you saw my daughter? Do you like her?"

But this sudden question made me close my eyes, after which I slowly pulled away from my friend. I began to remember everything that was connected with Cadence. Even the very photos that I saw while in the Canterlot Palace. It took about three days and I was able to see this, without a doubt, beautiful princess, but only in reality.

Suddenly, I experienced a nagging feeling in my chest and painfully wrinkled my face. I couldn't find an answer.

"I'm afraid that not everyone will be able to understand you, namely your innate ability, even when you were in the body of a unicorn." Valiant said in a quiet, kind voice.

I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. "You're right, Valiant. This is not an easy way... what I do and at the same time, as you say, "I listen to the call of my heart", is not an easy way. I often laughed at myself and decided to give this phenomenon its name." I said in a calm voice, continuing to look into the eyes of Valiant.

Valiant smiled again and made a curious face. "And what is the name of this phenomenon?"

"Path of the heart... The path that a human or a pony or someone else is following is fate. But what will be the fate of this soul will depend on how often this soul listens to the call of the heart. And if this soul often listens to what his heart says, then this soul gets on his path, choosing his fate. That's why I have such a strange name!" I answered and felt relieved that I was able to speak out in front of my friend, and after that I smiled. "Yes, I like Cadence! And I will not give up on loving her, no matter how ridiculous it sounds, for those who see it from the outside. But I'm used to it. There is still a place in my heart. The question is different. Would Cadence want to love me the same way? And this is when you consider that she is actually married to some kind of stallion, which I can safely call a Happy Bastard! Heh... But I really do take responsibility for every mare, and to be honest, I'm going to start losing count soon. That's why I asked Discord to keep my diary! Of course it was a joke, but I'll stop laughing soon, and I'll just run away to the forest, where I'll build myself a hut and live like a hermit! But after a month I will get bored alone, and I will return to those who love me again." I answered with complete determination in my voice and did not even say the famous words about what kind of ass I got into this time!?

Valiant nodded his head and stood on his hooves. "Interesting thoughts, my friend. But now I have to say goodbye to you. I need to continue searching for possible danger, so I will leave you for a while. And please, Heart Path, take care of my daughter. In any case, Keepers of the world, brought her to you for a reason. This is part of the grand design. Therefore, it's up to you and Cadence to decide who you will be for each other!" Valiant said, but gradually his body began to disappear, and the last words sounded like an echo in my head.

The fog in front of my eyes cleared and here I am again standing and carefully examining the wound on Cadence's hind hoof, but suddenly Discord's paw waved in front of my eyes!

"Hey! Heart Path, maybe you will share with me at least once your perverted thoughts? Because you've been standing and silent for almost a minute, all the while continuing to lovingly stroke Cadence's hind hoof!" said Discord in a joking manner and poked me in the side with his elbow in a friendly way. "And you know, I totally agree with you, Heart Path! She really is a beauty! But now, we need to concentrate and help her health. Otherwise, Raiden already wanted to start without you..." After these words, he looked conspiratorially at his brother.

I tried to quickly gather my thoughts and clear my mind of this sudden vision. And thank God that I did not fall from unconsciousness, because in this vision I stayed more than one minute, whereas in this reality, according to Discord, only one minute passed... Well, I will still have time to think about everything that has opened up in front of me.

I looked at Raiden and felt a drop of sweat roll off my forehead. "I'm sorry. I really don't quite understand what came over me and why I behaved like that. Probably it's all from numerous experiences and all that. Besides, we need to hurry up!" I said in an apologetic voice, but as soon as I saw Ryden's nervously twitching eye, I hurried to do my analysis again and looked at the wound on Cadence's hoof.

Raiden came closer and also began to carefully look at the wound. "Great! Otherwise, I started thinking that I would need to pour a bucket of water on your head. Okay, let's get started."

"There are darkened spots. And again the dissected wound, on which this very web is superimposed! But... this is very unusual for me! Do you use spider webs for such purposes?" I asked and shifted my gaze to Raiden.

But Raiden understood that answers needed to be given on time. "Yes, son. And now, I suggest you don't get distracted! I'm holding Cadence, and you and Discord will unbutton all these rivets and clasps on her armor. All the armor needs to be removed, and hurry up, because the spider web will soon begin to weaken... But I'm afraid that Cadence will be able to regain consciousness. And we still don't have the analgesic drugs that I instructed to make!" Raiden said in a serious voice, but at the last words he turned his gaze to the unconscious face of Cadence, whose mane was hanging on this bed.

Discord, however, is the first one who rushed to help us. At the snap of his fingers, all the clasps on Cadence's armor were undone.

I did not linger and grabbed the sides of these armor.

"Careful!" Raiden warned.

"I'm being careful!" I said in a low voice, experiencing a lot of tension when I picked up this armor, removing it from the Cadence. "Fuck... they weigh twenty kilograms! No less!" I grumbled, grimacing at such an unexpected load.

"Heh! Don't be weak, Heart Path." Discord said and helped me take this armor, and then put it in the corner of this room.

Raiden put Cadence back on that bed and looked intently into my eyes. "Are you ready?"

"Yes! What should I do?" I said and shifted my gaze to Cadence's face...

And I won't lie that in those split seconds when I saw her beautiful face, despite all these injuries, I experienced the biggest whirlwind of emotions and feelings for all this time... and it looks like Discord noticed it, so he put his hand on my shoulder in a friendly way.

Discord looked at Cadence, but decided to talk to me. "Trust me, friend. You're not the first one to experience this. She really is like that! Beautiful, slender, spectacular, sexy..." But Discord didn't have time to finish it in a low voice.

"Shut up, Discord! And don't talk so openly about the mare that I once, in a previous life, had feelings for..." Raiden said in an indignant voice, but after he saw that we were looking at him with indignation, he relented. "Both of you, you can safely go in the ass Uzzan! I won't tell you about my past life! Now, wash her wound with this water!" Raiden said, clearly excited, but in a low voice. "Honestly, I didn't have anything with Cadence that you both would be interested in hearing!" Raiden said in his own defense and shook his head in indignation. But after that, he quickly gathered his concentration and began to transfer everything necessary for the operation from the table.

I carefully put Cadence's hoof down and squinted my eyes with complete seriousness as Raiden prepares a special needle and stretches a thread into it. "Hmm... I won't even ask about the details of how you have surgical instruments that are very similar to human ones, but still have their differences. So, what should I do?"

Raiden finished preparing the needle and magically handed me a cotton, white cloth. "Hold this. Your task is to start washing off all the dirt and cobwebs from the hoof wound, as well as treat all the burns on Cadence's body with this magic water, but first we will sew up her dissected wounds. After that, you will need to cut off the burnt curls on her mane. We will repeat this process when we turn her over." Raiden said in a serious voice and after I took this handkerchief in my hand, he looked at the bored Discord. "And you watch her pulse, and if you feel that she starts to regain consciousness, then bring this cloth to her nose. It's soaked in the liquid of a sleeping potion."

Discord took this rag from the table and began to bring it to his nose, but Raiden decided to quickly stop him. "Don't even think about it, you idiot!" Raiden said in an indignant voice.

"Hah! I just wanted to check your caring reaction, brother! Okay, jokes aside." Discord said in a cheerful voice and walked over to the other side of the bed, after which he leaned two fingers against Cadence's neck. "It's all right. You can get started, I'll keep an eye on her."

That's what we did...

The whole operation did not last more than twenty minutes, and I diligently performed my duties as an assistant, at the same time, I carefully watched Raiden sew up this wound. As a result, I was able to acquire basic knowledge in medicine, and I had a really good teacher who explained to me the details of each of his actions all the time.

Having finished with the wounds, I began to treat the burn areas of Cadence's body. I tried to gently touch the body of the Princess of Love, but I could not hide from myself that I liked these touches. But when it came to cutting the burnt hair from Cadence's mane, I suddenly felt sad.

"Ehhhh... What a pity for such beauty, but I am sure that this mane can be transformed into something beautiful, although now the length of her mane will reach to the shoulder. Damn demons!" I said with complete seriousness and pulled out my gladius, which is why Discord looked at me with eyes full of horror.

Discord lowered his head with his mouth open, and lifted part of Cadence's mane. "Damn it! Although, you know, Heart Path... Chop off her head and no problems! Otherwise, these princesses are nothing but problems!" Discord said with a fake, predatory grin, but when he noticed Raiden...

"Discord... you and I will definitely talk after we finish our business! Well, maybe we'll drink rice vodka again..." Raiden spoke in a serious voice, but when I heard his last words, I decided to interrupt him!

"UH, NO! This time, you just have to treat me to this drink! Otherwise, I had a very hard day! And I will not accept NO, as an answer, to my request!" I said in an angry voice and kept looking from Ryden to Discord. But after that, I took Cadence's mane from Discord's paw. "And don't look at me like I'm crazy!" After these words, I carefully cut off part of the burnt mane of Cadence.

Raiden took off his medical mask, after which it evaporated, creating a magical effect. "Actually, I understand you perfectly, Heart Path. But what about your mares? After all, you must not forget that you and my daughter are in a loving relationship with each other. And now Sienna. By the way, Sienna, this is a very good choice." Raiden said and smiled, winking conspiratorially at me. "Besides, I'm sure you'll want to spend some time with Chrysalis..."

Suddenly, a cough came from the bed, forcing us to immediately postpone this conversation and look at Cadence. Discord walked around the bed and stood next to me, and at that moment Cadence began to move her hooves slowly.

"What happened to me? And where am I now?" Cadence asked in a low, gentle voice and, after blinking a little, closed her eyes again, since the lighting in this room clearly hurt her. And only at this moment, I heard the voice of this mare for the first time.

But I couldn't resist and was the first to react, quietly hugging Cadence's hoof. "It's okay, Princess Cadence, you're among friends." I said in a soothing voice and noticed how Cadence began to smile and, opening her eyes slightly, looked at me.

"I've finally met you..." Cadence whispered and looked curiously at everyone in the room.

This day is not over yet, but too much has happened, however, this sweet voice and a light smile on the face of the Princess of Love pleasantly warmed my soul.

Author's Note

Greetings to all readers! Thank you for patiently waiting for this story to be updated.

But I tried to finish this chapter by this day, because I have reasons for this. And this is a great reason, because exactly a year ago (December 15), I started implementing my plan regarding this story. It all started with a simple prologue, in which it was impossible to understand the main essence of the plot, but first of all it is the appearance of a Man in this world.

This is where I finished the first part of Heart Path POV and naturally I will continue to write the second part.

See you in the new chapter!