A Second Chance

Rarity studies the bridle for a bit and then fiddles around with one of the straps and then succeeds in pulling it off and then says, "Aha, there we go. Now let's see what we can do here..." She then gets to work on making the adjustments while humming a tune to herself happily as she works with something new.

Applejack then says, "I dunno about this Arthur Morgan girls, he isn't tellin' us the whole truth. He lied about how he wound up here, I don't know what he's hidin' but I think that it would be wise for us to watch over him for awhile."

Celestia then looks to Applejack and then sighs saying, "I thought that was a lie, it is understandable though due to the lack of trust. If his life was a difficult one, that explains why he places so much value in telling personal things to those he trusts. We will have to try to earn his trust, until he decides to open up about what happened in that world he came from."

Cadence then says, "Well girls, shall we go get something to eat?"

Pinkie Pie then jumps up and says, "Oh we definitely should, Lou is hungry after braving that blizzard."

She then nods and lightly chuckles saying, "Alright then, let's head over there while Arthur deals with that stallion." She then turns and leads the group of girls to the restaurant.

A few minutes later, inside the Crystal Castle...

The guard then walks around the corner, hearing a couple screams come from up ahead and then says, "We are getting close now, so get ready."

I then draw my long barreled Schofield and then follow him down the hall and around another corner, seeing a skilled pony fighting another and defeats them and looks around for another opponent. I then clear my throat and then say, "That is quite some skill you have there, do you wish to test it against me?"

Clep then looks to the stranger behind him and then stretches his arms a little and bangs the back of both his swords together, then grins and says, "No pony in Equestria can defeat me, how do you hope to have any chance against me with that puny little thing?!" He then starts walking towards the new challenger.

The guard then shouts, "Every guard clear the hallway immediately!" and then watches as they scramble to pull the wounded out of the way.

The stallion then cocks his head and looks back saying, "Why are they pulling back now, did you finally understand that defeat is inevitable for you now?"

I then raise the revolver up and aim it at the pony and then say, "No, they pulled back because they know to be afraid."

Clep then looks back at the stranger and then says, "Of course they should be scared of my skill with dual swords, no others can hope to match my level!"

I then narrow my eyes at him and then cock the hammer back and then say, "No they are scared of me, and they should be for I am more dangerous than you."

He then gets a little nervous and then continues to creep forward and then says, "Why, what makes you so much more dangerous than me with that pitiful thing in your hands?"

I then blink and then place my finger on the trigger and say, "This is the reason why." I then aim at his horn and then squeeze the trigger, hearing the shot ring out and the horn break off and fall to the ground.

Clep then winces in pain as he watches his horn fall off his head and then looks at the stranger in rage and then starts charging him and says, "YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT, YOU BUCKER!"

I then sigh and say, "Many have tried, and many have died trying." I then activate my ability and then bring the revolver to my hip and rapidly shoot him in his hands, forcing him to drop the swords on the ground.

He then drops to the ground and yells, "My hands, what have you done to my hands!?"

I look over to the guard and then say, "You go check to see if the child's alright, I will stay here and keep him company."

The guard then nods and runs down the hall, rounding the corner and sees the Princess's door. He then continues running to it and thinks, 'Please still be there Princess Flurry Heart, this kingdom needs you.'

I then look at the defeated stallion and then say, "Why did you attack this place, why not just rob the shops in town. Certainly those are better targets that are less of a hassle?"

Clep then looks up at him and says, "I-I have no clue what you are talking about stranger, I attacked the castle because I wanted to test my skills against the guards of the Crystal Empire. Why are you here?"

I then chuckle and then shake my head saying, "I'd say by how you're dressed that you are an outlaw...like me. I am just here to get some shelter from the blizzard outside, get some food and a nice warm bed."

His eyes widen at hearing that and then says, "How, how'd you know, y-you're like me then. We could escape this place together, you and I. We could go someplace that we could be free forever, no longer hunted down like dogs."

I then sigh and shake my head again saying, "As tempting as that sounds, I have tried to chase that dream down. The world has a way of closing in around you, and claims you when there is no place left to run to."

The guard hurries back down the hall and stops in front of Arthur Morgan and then says, "The princess is not in her room, we must tell Her Majesty at once!" He then starts to head away from them but is stopped by Arthur Morgan.

I then look at the smirk that the stallion has and then say, "Hmmm...maybe this son of a bitch knows something, let's take him with us." I then pick up the unicorn's horn and put it into my satchel and then say, "This horn may make a fine grip for my revolver, thank you." I then rummage through my satchel and pull out a couple lengths of rope and then bind his arms behind his back and then his ankles. I then pick the pony up and throw them over my shoulder then follow the guard down the halls as other guards watch us go down the halls, giving foul looks to the criminal on my shoulder.

At the Restaurant several minutes later...

Princess Cadence takes another bite from her salad and then looks up to see the guard and Arthur Morgan make their way to them with the wounded stallion on his shoulder. She then looks to the girls and then says, "See girls, he brought him back alive. I told you that he would be able to do it, now my daughter will be safe."

The guard stops in front of Princess Cadence and then says, "Your Majesty, the criminal has been apprehended as you can see. Though there is a new development that I must inform you about in secret."

She then looks at the guard and then says, "Okay, well what is it. You can tell me what it is in front of the Representatives of the Elements of Harmony."

He then nods and then leans in close to her and whispers to her ear, "Your Majesty, I regret to inform you that this criminal must have had an accomplice. Your daughter is gone and cannot be found in her room or anywhere in the castle."

Princess Cadence's eyes widen at hearing that and then looks to Arthur Morgan and then says, "Arthur Morgan, I would like you to accompany the guard and find out everything this stallion knows."

I then look to the guard and then say, "Take us to a place where there are no eyes so we can interrogate him."

The guard then nods and leads the way saying, "There is a room in the prison where we conduct the interrogations, follow me please."

The girls all look at the exchange with worry on their faces as they look to Princess Cadence as Celestia says, "I think it would be wise of us to accompany them to the room to make sure that he doesn't cross the line with getting information."

She then sighs and nods saying, "I understand what you are saying Princess Celestia, but my daughter was just foalnapped and I don't care what has to be done to get her back. Let's go and see what information he can get from this stallion."

After a few minutes of walking, we arrive at the prison's interrogation room and I say to the guard, "We may need some strong twine, and a big bucket of water, go get some will you? While I ask this criminal some questions?"

He then nods and then leaves to go get some twine and thinks, "Why would he be asking for those things, what could he possibly use that for?"

I then look up to see a crystal beam with space between it and the ceiling and then dig around in my satchel, then pull a rope out and toss it through it and then pull it down to the ground and drop the rest of the rope on the floor. I look at the prisoner and then say, "Who else was with you, if you don't talk I'm gonna hang you upside down like a deer and tenderize your hide with my fists."

Clep then looks at the rope dangling from the beam and then glares at Arthur Morgan and says, "I won't tell you anything, go ahead and do your worst."

I then grin and then grab him by the ankles and use one end of the rope, running it between his legs first, then around them both. I then tie a knot in the rope and then say, "Since you don't want to talk, I will use my fists to get you to talk." I then pick up the rope and look at the wall, seeing a ring fastened to the wall and run the rope through it and haul his body up into the air so his face is at my level. I then tie it with a slipknot and then rummage through the bag for my black leather gloves and put them on and then say, "Alright then, let's have us some fun." I then bring my fist back and strike him on the right side of his face, sending him spinning away from me and swinging in the air.

Applejack then watches the violence for ten minutes as he beats the stallion for information and says, "This is so brutal, I can't stand to watch this." She then looks away and then tries to exit the room when Celestia stops her.

Celestia then looks at her with sympathy and says, "I understand your discomfort with this Applejack, compared to my experience in his world. This is not that bad, it could be much worse I promise you. Try to bear with it, maybe you all will learn something about him."

She then sighs and then nods and then continues to watch the ongoing violence and says, "I am not sure that we will learn anything about him aside from how he enjoys the pain of others."

I continue to beat him for a few more minutes and sees the guard return with the items and then say, "Alright, since you won't budge from me using my fists. It's time to switch tactics and do something else, let's see how you handle this method then." I go to the wall and pull the knot free and release the rope, watching as the criminal lands on the floor hard. Then I walk towards him and pull him over to the water bucket and then ask again, "Who else was with you, and where is the kid?"

Clep then chuckles and says, "I'm not telling you buck all!"

I then shake my head and say, "You are a really stubborn little shit aren't you, let's see how you like breathing underwater." I then lift their head up and then dunk it into the bucket until they struggle for a bit, then pull them out of it and repeat myself, "You better tell me who else was with you or you're going to drown in this damn bucket, or maybe I should castrate you first?"

He then sputters and tries to catch his breath and says, "I don't know, I don't know!" He then is dunked back into the bucket and continues to struggle for air.

I then pull him back up as he gasps for air again and say, "My patience is running out, you better talk now or I am going to cut off your balls and feed them to you! Now where is the child you stole you bastard!!?"

Clep then shudders and then says, "I don't...I don't kno..." but is then cut off and dunked back down into the water.

Cadence watches as the girls all start moving towards the door and then casts a barrier spell on it and then says, "He will not kill that stallion, he told me that he would keep to that one condition. So please continue to trust me and wait for him to get the information."

I then watch as the girls in the other room start to talk with each other and then rip his head out of the bucket and then say, "I have had enough of you bastards thinking that you can do whatever you fucking want and take children from their parents, what kind of monsters are you sons of bitches for doing something like that! A child was taken from us once, and we rained hell on the bastards that took him from us! We killed every fucking member of that god damned inbred family and burned their house to ash! You have no idea the hell that our 'family' has gone through, you really do not want to piss off the third in charge of our gang! Now talk or I am going to just chop your balls off and shove them down your god damned throat!"

The girls all blink at hearing that, too shocked for words. They then return to the window to watch what will happen next as Fluttershy then tears up and says, "What I saw in his eyes was pain and suffering. I-I don't know if I can take anymore of this brutality girls. Princess Cadence, can you please allow us to leave?"

She then sighs and nods her head and then asks, "Princess Celestia and Luna, can you two please stay behind and continue monitoring this interrogation?"

Clep's eyes begin watering as he then says, "I won...I won't t-tell you."

I then shout to the guard in the room, "Grab hold of him and pin him down while I castrate this son of a bitch!" I then grab some of the string and step in between his flailing legs and force them to stay apart and then begin to tightly tying off his ball sack.

Clep then feels his balls being tied off and then he screams, "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT I WILL TELL YOU! JUST PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY BOYS, I WANT TO HAVE FOALS SOME DAY!"

I then look at him and then say, "If you want to have foals, then why do you take them from their parents! Now start talking or I will start cutting!"

Clep then breaks down and then coughs on his tears and then says, "A zebra is holding Flurry Heart, she makes her way west to our campsite in the forest. I-I was just following the boss's orders, she wants to hold the foal and then use her to take over the Crystal Empire..." He then continues to bawl like a foal and then says, "P-Please don't take my stallionhood from me..."

I then grumble and then say, "You're going to be in the care of the guards now, I'm done with you." I then remove the twine around his ball sack and then toss it onto the table, then remove my rope from around his ankles and hands. Then shove those into the satchel and make my way out of the room, slamming the door shut in agitation at remembering when Jack was taken from us.

Cadence then steps out into the hall and stops Arthur Morgan and says, "That went a little over the top didn't it Arthur Morgan? I am unhappy about the methods you used to get those answers, I am none to pleased with you right now. Go track down this zebra that has my daughter, and bring them both here. My daughter better not have been harmed in any way or there will be harsh punishment."

I then look at her and then nod my head and say, "I will be sure your daughter returns here safely, but as for her captor...they will get here alive. I do not forgive those that take children from their parents, as you may have heard." I then continue on down the hall to return to where the princess's room was to track down her kidnapper.

A guard outside the room then sees the human stranger come towards him and then says, "Halt, what is your business here?!"

I look at the guard and then say, "I am here to track down a kidnapper, please show me the room where the little girl stayed."

They nod and then show him the room and say, "This room is hers sir, just ask if you need anything else."

I then enter the room and then say, "All I need is to get a good look around the area to find anything out of the ordinary and then start hunting this zebra down."

The guard returns to standing outside the door and then says, "I wish you good luck in finding her sir, she is very dear to her mother and father and the Empire as well."

After searching around the room a bit and see nothing that stands out, so I look at the floor and spot a bit of dirt on the floor. I then examine it a bit closer and then activate my tracking ability and then follow the trail into the halls. I follow the trail that leads me outside of the castle, and out towards where I came in at.

Lou finishes drinking from the bucket and then sighs and says, "Ahh, now I am ready for an adventure..." when she hears a sharp whistle and then smiles and says, "Well speak of adventures, I wonder what he needs me for now?" She then turns around and canters towards where he is.

I watch her coming towards me and then walk to her and then say, "Well Lou, are you ready to go track down a kidnapper?"

She then nods her head and says, "Of course. I just finished eating and drinking, so I am ready to go chase down some criminals."

I climb up into the saddle and look at the ground and look for the track and then resume following it. I then say, "Alright girl, let's pick the pace up to a slow canter. That way I can still follow the trail that will lead me right to this zebra. Does your bridle feel much more comfortable now?"

Lou then takes off at a slow canter and then says, "Oh it feels much better, thank you for having her make the adjustment."

Somewhere in the raging blizzard outside the Crystal Empire...

The zebra gets a chill up her spine and looks back over her shoulder into the blizzard raging around her, only seeing nothing within her line of sight as she sighs and then says, "If I am being followed, they will not come this far out into this biting cold. To be sure though,we shall change our heading. After some time, we shall return to that cave that we were originally going. Queen Chrysalis and that strange pony called...what was his name, I think it it was Mr O'Driscoll. To his friends it was Colm he preferred, they will both be very pleased when they see we have succeeded."

Flurry Heart slowly stirs as she wakes up and sees nothing around her but hears a raging storm that is making her shiver uncomfortably and tries to speak but cant as she finds herself unable to kick her legs, flap her wings, use her magic or even hit her foalnapper with her fists. Not letting being tied up deter her, she struggles however she can to let someone hear her.

The zebra raises her voice and says to the struggling filly, "Either you stop your struggling right now, or you will lose your protection against the snow!"

She sighs and then stops struggling and then just relaxes as a tear runs from her eye down to her cheek, and then to her chin and falls away as she then thinks, 'Please come save me mommy, I want to go home...'

Just west of the Crystal Empire in the raging blizzard once more...

I continue to squint as I struggle to keep track of the zebra's tracks, even losing them completely for a bit. I find the trail once more and continue to follow it and then say, "Damn, this zebra is smart Lou. She covered her tracks and switched directions to throw me off, I am starting to actually enjoy tracking down a target for once."

Lou shakes her head free of the snow sticking to her neck fur and then says, "That is nice to hear, you never really enjoyed tracking targets. I sure hope we find this damn zebra soon, I am sick of freezing my tail off in this blinding storm!" She then continues to follow his hints along the near invisible trail, pushing further and further into the storm.

I then get a thought and then say, "Do you think that cave where the wagon is, is out here somewhere?"

She then thinks for a moment and then says, "It could be, it is hard to be sure of our heading with this storm being so bad. I do think that it was somewhere west of the Crystal Empire though, based on the distance we traveled."

Somewhere in the blizzard, a distance away from the cave...

The zebra spots the path she marked that would lead to the cave she searches for and then says, "We are almost to the cave, where we shall hand you off to the ones that targeted you." She then pushes on through the storm, looking forward to getting warm again in the cave.

A half hour passes by when Flurry Heart feels herself getting set down and then sniffles as she realizes she may never see home again and then thinks, 'Mommy, where are you?! Why are you taking so long to find me, do you even miss me at all? Did you let them take me because of the small pranks I play on you?'

Clack then looks to the zebra and says, "I'm gonna go tell the others that we are back, you stay here with the kid." He then casts a light spell on his horn to see where he is going and heads down the long tunnel.

The zebra then nods her head and gets started on making a fire to get warm and says, "A nice fire will be just the thing I need to keep warm, for very soon we will be away from harm."

I continue to follow the trail for what feels like an hour before I look up and spot some markings on some trees and then say, "Well girl, I think we may be getting close now. There are markings on these trees that I did not notice before, we should keep quiet now so we continue to go unnoticed." I then hop out of the saddle and then continue to follow the marked trees. I stop moving when I hear a crack, then a creak, and a groan followed by a loud crash symbolizing a tree being blown over by the winds. I breathe a sigh of relief and feel thankful that it didn't land on us and then think, 'God I hope that that tree didn't fall on them and hurt or kill the little filly.' I then hurry along the path, trying to get to where they lead when I spot a distant light up ahead and then softly say to Lou, "Looks like we may have caught up to em finally girl, I think it is time that I make my appearance and confront this criminal." I then stand up and draw my revolver from my holster while asking Lou to wait outside the cave til I deal with the criminal.

The zebra looks up to see something large and tall coming towards her and says, "So I was being followed it appears, I pray that it was difficult for you to follow me here. Since you tracked me to this cave, I cannot allow you to leave." She then tries to recognize the creature standing just inside the cave with her with something in its hand.

I then shake my head and then say, "I am admit that it was a little difficult to track you down, but it was fun to have a challenge for once. I am afraid though that it is the other way around, that I cannot allow you to leave here with that foal. So surrender now, I have no issues with killing criminals." I then raise the revolver and aim it directly between her eyes and wait for her response.

The zebra then stares at the object as it is pointed directly at her and then says, "Why would I do as you say, it is you that is at a disadvantage against my skills this day." She then gets into her fighting stance and then prepares to strike first and then lunges at him.

I sigh and then cock the hammer back and then use my skill, aiming to shoot her in the leg. I squeeze the trigger and hear the shot ring out of the cave and into the raging blizzard, then hear a thud as I watch her fall to the ground and then hear the zebra start sniffling in pain and make my way towards her to tie her up and then say, "You just had to make things difficult, didn't you zebra? Why do criminals always feel that they can beat my skill with a gun? Now sit tight while I go check on that foal you took from Princess Cadence." I then walk over to the thick sack and then open it saying, "Well let's see what we have here in this sack shall we?" I then pull the sack wide open and look inside to find a young filly all tied up and then say, "I don't forgive those that take children from their parents, normally I would just as soon kill ya without so much as batting an eye. Today is your lucky day zebra, Princess Cadence wishes for me to bring you back alive. I am going to do just that, more or less."

Flurry Heart's eyes widen in happiness as she hears her mother sent him and tries to wriggle her way out of the sack, getting halfway out when she is pulled the rest of the way out and set on her feet. She watches the stranger as they untie her binds, as soon as her mouth is free she rushes forth and hugs him tightly and says, "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank you for saving me from them kind creature. Are you taking me back to my mother now, what and who are you?"

I chuckle and then say, "Yes I am, but only after I find the wagon that is somewhere outside of this cave. I am a human from another world, and my name is Arthur Morgan little filly. I have a cover that I can throw over the top of it so you can stay out of the storm, I will be right back." I then head out of the cave and start looking for where Discord may have put that wagon.

Fifteen minutes pass by as Flurry heart hopes they find the wagon he is looking for, when she hears something coming from the dark tunnel and focuses her eyes on it. She then hears a hiss followed by chittering noises, realizing that the noise is coming from changelings and then yells, "Mister Arthur, there are changelings in here. Please come back right now!" She then watches as a few of them emerge from the tunnel and then screams as they rush towards her and ignore the zebra.

I hear the shrill scream and then rush back to the cave and then look around to see that the filly is gone. I look for tracks leaving the cave but find nothing, leaving the only way she could have gone was into the tunnel. I see the zebra is still tied up where I left her and say, looks like your friends left you high and dry. I'm gonna go get the filly back, so just keep waiting there and I will be back sooner than you think." I then start digging around in my satchel for the small lantern I have and then pull it out. I then set it down and light it, then attach it to my belt and draw my revolver and head down the tunnel in search for the filly.

The group of changelings hear the dull echo coming down the tunnel, dart off into a side passage and hold the filly's mouth shut then set up an ambush for whoever is following them. They watch as a tall figure wearing a strange outfit, a bushy beard and stash growing off the lower portion of its face. Unable to make out better details, they continue to watch the creature walk towards them as they quietly chitter to each other.

I see an intersecting path on either side of the tunnel I am walking down and stop when I hear a low chittering sound and then call out saying, "You should come out now while you still have a chance to leave here with your lives, otherwise I will be forced to act. Surely you seen what I've done to your friend back there, I can do much worse than that I assure you."

One of the changelings decides to step out of hiding and then says, "Impressssive for one sssuch as you to have ssssuch sssskill, it does not matter if you managed to sssseek usss out. You are going to be our food ssssoon enough, you are ssssuch a fool to follow us into the caves that we all call home." It then charges up its horn to cocoon the creature, aiming to take it to the queen and earn some praise.

I see its horn starting to light up and then cock the hammer back and then shoot its horn off, cancelling the spell and then say, "I won't say this again, so give up the filly and I promise I won't kill you."

A female changeling hears the loud noise and holds her ears, waiting for the ringing to go away and says, "I don't like how the air tastes right now, let's do as it says and just head back to the Queen and say that the zebra failed its task."

Another changeling looks at her with anger and then harshly says, "The air here always tastes wrong, don't pay any attention to it. We are stronger when we work together, we are not going to let this food get away from us!"

She nods her head and then sighs, thinking, 'It isn't the normal smell that has me worried, the air around that creature reeks of death...'

The changeling in the tunnel standing before the creature that took its horn gets angry and then says, "You are going to pay for that!" It then hisses and takes off flying towards them, eager to get some revenge for the damage it done to his horn.

I see it flying through the air at me and then use my skill again to raise the revolver quickly, bring the hammer back, and then shoot it in the head and then say, "Well, your friend is a corpse now. Come on out now and I won't kill the rest of you!"

The female quickly looks to the other changelings and then says, "That creature just took Frenzied Fangs from us, I don't want to end up like them! We should leave the filly here and then run back to tell the Queen about this thing, she will know what to do."

I get a little impatient at waiting for an answer and decide to take the next step and throw them off balance and put my revolver away and dig through my bag for a small bundle of dynamite and tie their fuses together, pulling a match out of my pocket and then say down the tunnel, "This is your last chance to come out before I march down there and lay waste to all of you with a shotgun!, come out now or die painfully!" I light the fuse and throw it down the tunnel as far as I can, then cover my own ears to protect them from the blast and brace myself against the wall.

The female then hears a noise closely similar to their hisses and then pokes her head around the corner as she watches one of the others across from them go check it out when a blast of air, dust and debris sends her against the wall behind her. She then hits her head against it and then falls to the ground unconscious.

The other changelings watch as the body of the changeling slides across the floor as a loud rumble and a crash come from where the object landed. The badly mangled body stops between the two pathways for both groups to look at, causing several to gag and then throw up onto the floor. They then rush out of the side tunnels and growl angrily at the creature and then start to charge it on hoof.

I count eight creatures charging me as I bring both of my revolvers up and quickly shoot the ones in the front that I can hit, wait a second for them to recover a little and then continue shooting them until they are all dead. I then put the revolvers away and then reload them one at a time and head to the intersection to look for the little filly, seeing her sitting against the wall near her own puke pile, staring wide eyed at the mangled corpse and holding her ears against her head. I sigh and then step in front of her and crouch down to block her view of the corpse and then say, "I'm sorry you had to see this kid, the world I come from is not very nice like this one is. I did find where my wagon is, so I can prepare it to take you home after I finish putting the cover on it."

Flurry Heart then jerks her head up to look at him and then sniffles and tears up, wiping her mouth with her t-shirt sleeve and then says, "Thank you again for stopping them from taking me to their hive, my hearing is a bit off."

I then nod my head and then pick her up, holding her up with my arm under her bottom and then say, "I know exactly what you are feeling kid, your ears are ringing, and you are feeling out of balance and dizzy. When a loud explosion like that goes off and you are not expecting it and are underground, that will happen to you and others as well. Wrap your arms around my neck as I stand up so you don't fall backwards."

She wraps her arms around his neck and sees the ground rise rapidly as he stands up, then walks past the bodies and towards the cave and then turns her head to him and says, "Why did you take their lives, surely you could have just beat them up and let them go?"

I continue walking towards the cave entrance and say, "I could have done that but they have the advantage over me without my guns. Life is not always sunshine and rainbows kid, it does get really hard sometimes and all you can do is struggle on through it. Friends and family do take some of the pain away and make it easier to deal with, so find some good friends that will stay with you through it all. If you should ever feel the need to cry, then cry if you need to. There is no shame in crying because you lost something that you loved dearly. Are you ready for me to take you back to your mother?"

Flurry Heart then looks at him in curiosity and then asks, "Have you ever cried because you lost something or someone you loved?"

I then lower my head a little and then say, "Y-Yes I have, about near 7 years ago I was helping a friend out and my companion that was with me for a long time got shot, so I had to leave him behind and finish seeing my friend through a tough spot. I still miss him terribly some days."

She then hangs her head a little bit and then says, "I'm sorry I asked you a question that caused you pain Mister Arthur Morgan." She watches on in silence as they continue to get closer to the cave entrance.

I then sniffle through my nose and then say, "I have some straight candy in my bag here if you want to get that sour taste out of your mouth."

Flurry Heart looks at him curiously and cocks her head saying, "What is straight candy, I've never had that before."

I then grin and then say, "Well kid as soon as I can get the wagon into the cave to put the top onto the wagon, I will dig out a stick for you to try ok?"

She then smiles and then nods her head and says, "Well Mister Arthur Morgan, my name isn't kid. My name is Princess Flurry Heart, but please call me Flurry Heart or Flurry."