Cadence knocked on the door. He should be home right now. He was the type to wake up early so he must be awake but she hoped he won't be somewhere else doing stuff. She didn't want to go around looking for him as he wasn't easy to find so she really needed him to be home. When she got no response she knocked again in frustration. Just as she knocked the door opened, all on its own. She blinked, looking awkwardly ahead.

"Umm....okay...that happend..."

She entered inside. Although it seemed kinda rude to enter without being invited she knew he wouldn't mind.

"Abe. Are you here?" she called

"Yes Candy dear. I'm in the studio" Abe's voice was heard coming from the direction of where his studio was. Cadence started walking that way, although she was having a bit of an...odd feeling, for whatever reason.

She entered the studio and there she saw Abe inside, sitting on his crafting table and seemed carving something out of bone. She didn't knew what he was making but that bone piece was huge. Who knows what animal it came from. The table had a red tablecloth over it that covered it completely. Cadence guessed it was so there wouldn't be much mess to clean after Abe was done with what he was doing. Around the room were several other crafting tools and artistic equipment. There also were some paintings and other crafts laying around. The room had no windows to let the daylight in, and instead had a magic ball of light floating in the middle and illuminating the room Abe seemed to be focused on his work and he didn't look at Cadence when she entered the room but he still talked to her

"Good to see you again my dear. It's been a few days by now. Feeling any better?"

Cadence took a chair and sat on the table facing him. She was silent for a moment but then she sighed "Not really. In fact that's why I'm here for. I need your advice"

Abe didn't stop working on the carving, that seemed it was meant to become a small pony figurine since Abbe was done carving the head. It kinda reminded Cadence of the figurines she saw in Scarlet's room that day

"Go ahead dear. I've told you, you can talk to me about anything"

"Yeah..." Cadence was a little nervous. She didn't know how to start it out. After all you cant just simply talk about you husband cheating on you with his own sister that easily. She knew Abe would be the kind of pony you can openly talk about that without fear of judgment but still that didn't stop her from feeling nervous "So how is my house going?Is it fully fixed yet?"

Abe actually giggled at her attempt to talk about something else "Your house is doing fine it will be done in a few days actually"

"Great. Oh and...Thanks for letting me sleep here that night by the way. I appreciate it"

"Mi casa es tu casa" was all he said in reply, smiling as he continued to work on the figurine.

Cadence smiled "Yeah..."

"I believe you're not here just to thank me for that"

Cadence sighed and looked down a bit. She knew she couldn't just change the subject out of it. She had to talk about it "You're right. As i said I'm here because i need to talk about something"

"Told you you'll have to talk about it eventually"

"Yeah. As you somehow managed to guess, when i went back home that night, i caught Shining cheating on me"

"I see. I assume he isn't aware you know yet, am i right?"

"Yes. They didn't notice me there that night"

"They didn't notice, eh? Heh. So you saw them fuck?"

Vulgarity was expected from Abe, but Cadence still hoped he would understand this wasn't the moment

"...Yes..." Cadence lowered her eyes as she remembered the scene

"Praytell who is Shining Armor cheating on you with?''

Cadence hesitated for a moment "He's with..." she couldn't really bring herself to say it.

"Spill the beans already. Silence won't solve anything'

Cadence took in a deep breath and let it out "He's sleeping with his sister Twilight"

If that shocked Abe or not, that he did not show. He just kept on carving, smile ever present on his face. There also seemed to be a hint of pleasure on his eyes, as if working on that figurine brought him too much enjoyment.

"Hah. Classic" was all he said

"Classic? What do you mean by classic?" she gave him a suspicious glare

"Oh nothing my dear. It's just that you walking in on Twilight having sex or doing something naughty, especially with Shining, is kinda cliche" Cadence wasn't sure what he meant by that "And besides. You royals are known for having a thing for incest. So it isn't that shocking"

She was a little annoyed at the fact Abe decided to mock the stereotype that came from a practice royal families of Equestria used to do but she decided to ignore it "It doesn't shock you two siblings would love each other that way?"

"Nopes. As i said two royals doing it isn't much of a shock. Plus i myself have done some incestuous stuff in the past so it isn't new to me"

Cadence eyes went wide "You've what?!"

"I've done it with my flesh and blood before. Brother, sister, cousin. Nephew that one time. I've been around a lot as you can guess"

Cadence was out of words. She knew Abe was a pervert, everyone knew that. but nobody knew he would be into this. It only made the look of pleasure in his eyes even more unsettling.

"But anyways enough about my love life and back to yours What is it you plan on doing?"

She completely erased what she just learned from her mind and took a deep breath "I don't know Abe. That's why i came here"

"Want me to help you kill them?"

Cadence's jaw fell open and her eyes went wide in shock once again "What?!"

"I can help you get rid of them if you want" he said casually as if he wasn't talking about murdering two ponies "We can even have a little fun while at it, i can rape Shining for cheating on you and you can rape Twilight for going with your husband. And after that we kill them"

"No!"

"Okay then. I'll rape Twilight, you rape Shining"

"NO!!" Cadence yelled "No rape. No murder. No!"

Abe gave a disappointed sigh "Okay killjoy. So what do you want to do with them?"

Cadence went silent and said nothing. A thoughtful look on her face "That is the issue. I don't know. I have no idea how to deal with this"

"Divorce is a thing, you know?"

"I can't do that"

"Why not?"

"Because of Flurry. I can't cause my daughter to go through the experience of having her parents divorced because her dad slept with her aunt"

"Hmmm I see how that could be a problem for you"

"Yes. And besides, Shining still loves me so i don't think i could do that to him either"

"Still loves you, you say. Do you still love him after this?"

She paused to think for a moment ".....Yes. I do"

"Interesting. I assume you know he loves you still due to your powers. Tell me. Does he love Twilight? Or are they just fucking for fun?"

Cadence paused again "...They both do love each other. Which is what bothers me honestly" she started speaking in an irritated tone "How can they both love each other when they are siblings and how could Shining love both me AND her at once? It just doesn't make sense"

"What do you mean it doesn't make sense? People falls in love in the most unique and unexpected of ways sometimes. Sometimes folks fall in love with one partner, sometimes with multiple partners. Sometimes that partner is not related to them and sometimes they share a bloodline. Simple as that. It isn't hard to understand"

Cadence just looked at him dumbfounded. From what she saw, Abe wasn't really shocked at the fact Shining was in love with her and Twilight at the same time. Almost as if it was normal to him.

"You're kidding right? There's no way you're reacting as if this is something that's normal"

"As i said Candy. Incest is not new to me and i have had love affairs with multiple partners but even if i hadn't, it still isn't out of the usual for me" After a few seconds he suddenly paused working on th figurine and he slowly raised his gaze upwards. He looked at Cadence with a confused and surprised stare "Hold on a minute" he finally spoke again after long seconds of silence "You know nothing about polyamory and consanguinamory?"

Cadence just looked back at him with a just as much confused face. Her confusion grew even more when Abe started laughing so hard, he seemed to be having it hard to breathe.

"Hahahahahahahahaha oh this is pure gold" he was quite literaly tearing up at this point

"What is so funny?" she asked with an annoyed look

"You. The literal princess of love. Our village's couple counsellor! Hahahahaha. Our local shipper for crying outloud!" his laughter was getting even more manic "Yet you know nothing about untraditional forms of love!"

Cadence went still as Abe was trying his best to stop laughing "What do you mean?"

Abe went back to working on the figurine so he could calm himself from all the laughter, although he was still giggling

"You see my dear" he finally started talking again "The way i see it, your idea of love is...pretty limited"

"Limited?" Cadence tilted her head in confusion

"Yes. You seem to belive love is something that can be uniform. Only one way of doing it. Therefore you put limits on it. Limits on who gets to fall in love with who and how. Limits such as, blood relatives can't fall in love with each other or someone can only love one partner. I mean, let's be honest, you only discovered about interspecies love affairs after you found our village. It's ironic that a pony who's special talent is love is so ignorant about it at the same time" Abe actually gave a smug look. One that was ment to make its target feel defeated. Cadence could only look back dumbfounded. She actually didn't know how to reply to that. She never thought of it that way.

"Oh that's ridinculous i know all about love. Like for real, what would you think if your parents came to you and asked to fuck you?" She still wouldn't just accept it that easy

"They're both dead from plague so i can't really know how that scenario would go out" Cadence worried she may have touched a soft spot, although Abe's expretion hadn't changed from the look of pleasure and focus he had been wearing since the moment she arrived "Although, in case i didn't want to have that kind of interaction, i would kindly say no and move on with my day. Plus as i said i have engaged in incest before so it doesn't cause me any discomfort"

Cadence had to admit. That was an actually decent argument. Abe was now finally finished carving the small, equine, bone statue and was inspecting it for any details he might have missed.

"And no. You apperently don't know much about love. You're as ignorant about it as a new born infant is about talking. They can make sounds yes but they can't form coherent sentences. Again, it's ironic since you're supposed to represent love and all that"

Now Cadence really didn't know how to answer. She only stood there silent. Could it be true what Abe was saying? Could there be more to love than what even she's aware of? Maybe there was. But then again, how does that solve her problem.

"Okay. Maybe you're right but how does that-" she couldn't finish as Abe suddently grunted and grit his teeth, the carving tools falling from his grasp "What happend?" she asked concerned

"Phew" Abe wore a face of relief "Oh don't worry dear it's alright. I just came, is all"

Cadence went wide eyed "You....what?!"

Abe chuckled "Just in case you get the wrong idea. I was getting a blowjob under the table and i just came. That's all"

Now Cadence was scandalised. She looked at the tablecloth and realised it was big enough to hide someone under the table

"You mean..."

"Yup"

'Oh. My. Goodness. What have i walked into'

Her face was as red as a cherry. She remembered the look of pleasure Abe has had this whole time and now it made her feel even more uncomfortable. This whole time she had been talking about how she found Twilight and Shining sleeping together while he was having someone orally pleasure him under the table.

"Ummm. If you don't mind me asking. Who's under-" she couldn't finish that question and instead went wide eyed as from under the table, Scarlet came out. Cadence looked at Scarlet. Then at Abe. Then back at Scarlet. Then Abe again. Then Scarlet. Then Abe. Then Scarlet. Then Abe. Then Scarlet. Then Abe. Then Abe. Then Scarlet. Then Abe. Her mouth was open in shock. Her erilier feeling of embarasment was replaced by slight discust.

"Hey Cadence" Scarlet said as she was cleaning her lips with a napkin "How're you holding?"

Cadence didn't reply. She just stood silent, looking at them in shock.

"She'll be okay" Abe said when he saw Cadence wasn't going to reply "Ayways here's your gift" he gave her the small figurine which she happily took

"Thanks" she flapped her wings and flew up to quickly kiss Abe in the lips and then flew away with her present "Oh and" she turned at Cadence "Don't worry Cadence. I won't tell anyone about your 'family isues'" and with a wink she went off.

Once she left the room Abe looked at Cadence, that grining smile never leaving his face. Cadence was as shocked as one could be. It took her a while to finally be able to speak again.

"...A-Abe?"

"What?"

"P-please tell me this is a prank"

"Wish i was that good of a prankster"

"H-have you done what i think you've done?"

"Depends on what you're thinking"

"Oh my goodness!" she almost fainted "You're ABUSING SCARLET!?"

Abe shrugged "Sheesh Cadence not only are you jumping to conclusions but you're freaking out about it, chill out" he said, completly ignoring Cadence's outburst and acting as normal a usual. At least as normal as Abe could get

"HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO REACT?" Cadence was furious. This was the one thing she did not expect Abe to do although she feared it a little. "You're literaly sexually abusing a little girl who is practically like an adopted daughter to you. You're taking advantage of the fact she has a crush on you for your own perversions, and you dare to say I'm overeacting!!?"

Abe manifested two cups of tea with his magic and took a sip out of his cup while levitating the other to Cadence "Yes. I do dare say you're overreacting. Plus proving my earlier statement that you don't-"

"For how long?"

Abe shrugged at being interrupted but just went with it "Since the begining one may say. She fell for me the very day i found her. Wasn't long till i returned the feeling. What you witnessed is one of our, usual love rituals as they say. What happens is that i go and find a dragon. Then i trick said dragon into getting greedy so they will grow. Once they've grown enough in size i kill them and take a little bit of their bone, just enough so i can craft a small statue out of it. I bring the bone here and Scarlet gets under the table. She orally pleases me while i craft a small figurine out of the dragon bone. We compete as to who will finish they work first. Then in the end i give her the figurines as a gift. She doesn't really play with them, rather uses them to decorate her room"

Cadence was quite honestly horrified. She remembered the small figurines she saw when she woke up in Scarlet's room. They were many. It terrified her now that she realised they were made out of murdered dragons Abe killed everytime he wanted to perform his perversions on Scarlet.

"And she does know about where the bones come from by the way in case you're wondering" Abe continued "I even let her pick the dragons from time to time. If you're afraid that might scar her don't worry, she's as fucked up as i am"

"Do others know?" she asked in a somewhat hostile tone

"Half the village knows. Other half doesn't because they wouldn't understand"

"Oh and the other half seems to understand somehow?"

Abe chuckled "You see, some people are here for housing and a place to go, or perhaps a loving community to live in. Some are here to escape from the world out there and get a sense of freedom and peace. And some are here because practically everything is allowed here"

Cadence looked confused "What do you mean"

"You see Candy" he took another sip from his tea "here we respect free love and hedonistic pursue of pleasure, if that's what one wishes. Out there this is limited. You have your little laws that restrict the will of the individual. For example. If your husband is exposed to have an affair with his sister, they will both be at risk of going to jail, unless their status as royals helps them not get into much trouble but still the point stands. In here that isn't a problem there's nobody telling you who to fuck or who to love. Or the case for me and Scarlet. Out there i would be seen as a monster of sorts but in here i can do whatever I want. You can't really have an age of consent if there is no government to enforce age of consent laws now can you. So you can consent to sex even if you're underage here. And it is exactly that freedom that brings so many people here. As i said, some are here for shelter and home. Some are here for a way of escapeing their troubled lives. Some are outcasts and looking for an accepting community. And some others, they come here so they can have a place where they can indulge in their, forbidden desires, as they're called"

Abe simply smiled as Cadence looked at him with wide eyes "You mean.....there are others here who do what you do?"

"Countless. I mean, do you think i would have so many playrooms and be the only one to use them? Hah. No. And since they're open minded they are part of the half of the village that knows about me and Scarlet. The other half wouldn't understand as i said. They may in time, but for now I'll like to take things slow and give everyone time to adapt. For now I'll just let the saints live their lives in peace while the sinners live their own lives in the shadows. But yeah, folks of all sorts come here in search of the freedom to do what they like. For example do you know Night Shift? That half thestral half changeling lady that works at the hospital"

"....Yes"

"She's sleeping with a little colt"

Cadence's jaw fell open and her eyes went wider than they've ever been

"Oh or that dragon that does construction work. He joins me sometimes when i do any of my, rape and murder parties on my victims. He has some weird fetishes, but i can work with that. Who would say no to that reptile dick anyways" he giggled in a sensual manner "Oh or Greta and Gwen for example"

"WHAT??" Cadence was shocked to hear their names. They were two of the nicest girls she has ever met in this village "What do they do?"

"They fuck each other" Abe said and took another sip from his tea

Cadence went silent "You mean..."

"They do what Shining and Twilight do. Just without a dick.....well...they do use a strap on from time to time but still you get the idea. There also is Flawless Breeze. She fucks with Berney"

Surprise was an understatement of what Cadence was feeling right now "Her pet bear?"

"Well to her is less of a pet and more of a lover. But yeah"

Cadence certainly didn't expect an old lady like Breeze to engage in sexual stuff. Let alone with a bear, and she wasn't even sure how that would work. Who knows what the rest of her friends here were into.

"What about Gustav. Who is he sleeping with?"

"Gustav isn't sleeping with anyone. He ain't interested in that stuff"

'Well at least he seems to be normal' Cadence though to herself

"But he does engage in cannibalism from time to time"

"What?!"

"Yeah i know. A cannibal cook is so cliche. But hey I'm not complaining. It's his stomach after all and i also need someone to make use of the bodies when I'm not using them. Plus his cannibalistic dishes help bring some tourists here who are looking to sate their...dark appetites, through black market cousine. Plus they're delicious"

Cadence was honestly scared to ask by this point "....Blaze?" she meakly spoke

"She simps for me"

Cadence went from horrified to surprised and confused "That's all?" with everything she's heard she expected Blaze would be into something

"Despite her tough appearance she's rather shy so she doesn't engage in much. She is a little bit of a sub tho. Scarlet would love that, hehe" his face was dreamy for a second or two

There was a moment of silence before Cadence took in a deep breath and let it out "So let me get this straight" she started speaking "you're telling me that this isn't just a place for the poor, homeless and ostracized that tends to host some illegal activities at times, but it also is a gathering area for deviants and criminals to come and indulge in their dark passions, such as sex with foals and murder cannibalism, without getting caught by the law?"

"And we sell weapons too. Yes we're armed"

"Is there anything else i should know about this place?"

Abe paused for a moment

Deep underneath the ground under the village. Beneath all the tunnels. Beneath all the secret labs, all the dungeons, all the pipes, all the hidden rooms and storage areas. There was one particular area that had some really interesting details about it. The room was large. Very large. In the middle there was a portal on the floor, from which different creatures entered in and out. The walls were decorated with various runes and they seemed to emit light. But what was the strangest about this place we're it's occupants. They all seemed to be talking, however not with words. They weren't talking in any way any normal creature could understand. Their forms were weird, strange looking and incomprehensible. They were so deep underground that their unholy sounds couldn't be captured by the ears of those unfortunate enough to hear them.

"....Nope. Nothing else. Just that. Nothing else you should know Definitely not a gathering spot for the eldritch"

"What was that?"

"I said there's nothing more!" Abe grinned sheepishly

She looked at him for a moment but then she got up "Okay then"

"Where are you going?" Abe asked as he saw Cadence getting ready to leave "You didn't finish your tea"

"I can tolerate you being creepy" Cadence replied in a hostile tone "I can tolerate you selling drugs, heck even i use drugs. I can even tolerate you making victims out of some bad assholes like you tend to do. But i cannot tolerate you using Scarlet for your perversions and murderous activities and have half the village support and indulge in stuff like that. I thought you would be the right pony i could come to to talk about my problem and that this village was where i could feel safe but it seems i was mistaken. I'm gonna go talk to someone about this" she said and turned her back on Abe and headed for the door.

That was her mistake.

"Oh no you don't" Abe said in a low voice which Cadence didn't really hear. His eyes started glowing brighter, his smile faded, his mane started flowing and tendrils started to appear from his back.

Cadence was at the door. She went for the door knob to open it. But suddenly, there was no door knob. There wasn't even a door actually. The door was there a second ago but now there was no door. She looked at the wall confused for a moment, before she felt an unknown force raise her in the air and throw her to the other side of the room crashing to the wall making her yelp in pain. She was then crushed to the other wall before she was thrown in the middle of the room. She layed there dazed and it took a few seconds for her to be able to see clearly again. What was that? She turned her gaze towards the door and saw it was back where it always was. She looked at the one direction she knew she could ask for answers. She saw Abe still sitting in the chair, as if whatever happened didn't affect him at all. He looked as normal as ever. Appart from one single detail. His face. Usually his expression was always calm and friendly. He always had a smile that although threatening, Cadence was kinda used to. But now, he wasn't smiling. He was instead pouting. Even though trying to keep it calm his eyes were burning in rage. His gaze always have a threatening feeling but his gaze now made Cadence feel like she wanted to gauge her eyes out. She had never seen Abe like this. She was used to the creepy, crazy and jolly Abe. The Abe who was always smiling and and being funny, although in a dark kind of way. She wasn't used to this. She had only seen him not smile when he was either bored or annoyed. She had never ever really seen him angry. Now that she has, she never wanted to see him angry like this again.

"Listen Cadence" his voice was even more unsettling to hear as well "When i came here and built the first house that would start this village, i had a plan. I was going to show the creatures of this world a new way of life. Give them a taste of something more. This village is that taste. This is my work. And i believe you know very well what happens when others ruin my work. So let me tell you this. If you go out there and say anything that could jeopardize my work, i will make sure you regret ever having spawned into existence you miserable royal SLUT!" Cadence winced when he started to yell "You think you can go out there and talk things you shouldn't? Well guess what bitch. I know things as well. Open that whore mouth of yours the wrong way and i swear the next day the newspapers will be having this as a headline: 'Princess Cadence. A drug addict royal who abused her power to establish drug trafficking networks on the Crystal Empire, is associated with illegal groups and has her husband cheating on her with his own sister'. How's that for a headline bitch!?"

Cadence was paralyzed from fear. She just layed there, staring in disbelief. Abe would sometimes make threats just for fun. But she could tell this time he was more serious than ever. She now realized where she made a mistake. She allowed Abe to have dirty information about her. And he was the last pony you would want to have dirty information about you. He now had the power to completely destroy her's, Shining's, Twilight's and Flurry's lives just by talking to the newspapers

"And don't you go and tell me I'm abusing Scarlet. Accuse me of that again and you would beg me to kill you. Even though I won't. You know, you should be thanking me. When i heard news that a princess had suddenly arrived at our doorstep, normally i would have locked you in a basement and turned you into a rape slave before finally snuffing you up. But i didn't. You know why? Because i saw something in you. I saw that you hated the life you lived and wished to escape the burdens or royalty. And i had what you wanted. So i spared you and gave you the chance to live free of royal duties without having ponies acting silly in your presence and kissing the ground on which you walk. I gave you peace. All for free. Hence i think i at least deserve a little gratitude for not letting you get eaten by the dogs that day. So get your sluty royal ass over here and sit on that fucking chair cause we ain't done talking. NOW!"

Cadence was scared to the point she almost wet herself right there. Since she was paralyzed in fear it took her a moment but eventually she got up from the floor and started to slowly walk towards the table. Once there she sat on the chair and then she simply looked at Abe, fear still present in her eyes. She didn't want to anger him anymore than he already was. They just looked at each other for a few then Abe closed his eyes and rested his forehead on his hooves. He sighed and then went silent for a few moments. Cadence didn't even dare to move.

"Your tea has gone cold. Want me to heat it up?" he finally spoke but didn't move at all

"Wha-" Cadence looked down to where her cup was. She touched it and it had indeed gone cold. She looked up at Abe again. From his voice he sounded somewhat calmer "Uhhh....yes please"

Abe didn't say anything, or look up at all. His horn started glowing and a red aura engulfed the cup. In a few seconds, steam started coming from the tea and Abe stoped his magic.

"There"

"....Thanks" Cadence replied as she levitated the tea to her mouth with her magic and took a sip. And like that they stood silent for a few long moments.

"I apologize" Abe broke the silence and grabbed Cadence's attention. He finally opened his eyes and looked up "We both lost our temper there. i know i scared you but i wouldn't if you hadn't threatened an expose. And i believe i just gave the wrong idea completely with that scene earlier so no wonder you freaked out. Can we just start it over so we can solve this shit?" his voice was much calmer now and his face didn't have the hostile expression it had earlier. Cadence was still a little scared, but seeing that Abe was now calmer her fear also calmed a little.

".....I.....suppose" she finally replied after a long moment of silence

"Great. So first of all. No, I am not abusing Scarlet with my perverse activities. She and I. We're a thing. Yes we are literally lovers. The perverse stuff we do, that's just fun time activities we do from time to time. Most of those that don't know about this think I'm like her adoptive father or something but we never claimed that. I can tell you're having a hard time understanding it. As i said earlier, you seem to be ignorant about your own art so you can't understand how me and Scarlet can love each other despite age difference. But don't worry, we can let you study us to learn more if you want. As about the murder thing. As you know i try to keep things ethical when i do that. I might not have morals but i at least have standards. As about the others doing their own things. That is not my responsibility and i don't have to explain anything"

Cadence wanted to reply but she didn't know what to say. He was right in a way. She didn't understand how he and Scarlet could actually be a couple. And although she hated to admit, he also didn't have any obligation to answer about what others did here in the village.

"I see" she finally spoke after being silent the whole time "and i would also like to apologize. I know how much you don't want any harm to come to this village or anyone living here. So i kinda get why you reacted the way you did. Kinda"

"Guess i too overreacted, eh?" Abe said, his smile starting to return a little.

"Yeah. Don't blame you, but when i saw Scarlet come out from under the table, i kinda got disturbed and over reacted. In fact i still disturbed not gonna lie. As you said i don't understand how that can work. Sorry if I made any claims that upset you, it's just.....a foal? I mean i have known she had feelings for you but i never thought you would accept it like that" Cadence said in a tone of disbelief

"You'll understand as time goes on. Don't worry, you'll get used to it"

"I don't know if I'm ever gonna get used to that. I don't know if you noticed but i almost vomited earlier. No offense"

"By the looks of it you also almost peed yourself there" he mocked with a smug look

"Well wouldn't you love it if i did. Although i must admit i never thought i would be that scared of an angry face before"

"I can be scary when angry"

"Don't get angry again please"

"Don't get me angry and i won't"

"By the way what was that thing with the door? You know, how it disappeared and then i was sent flying across the room"

"Oh don't bother your mind with that. It's nothing that would be of interest to you"

"If you say so i guess"

"So anyways, i think we were talking about your problem"

Oh yes that. Cadence got so distracted with what just happened and what she learned, she almost completely forgot why she came here in the first place. She took another sip from her tea and thought for a moment.

"I'm not sure anymore if you're the right pony to ask for advice regarding this but i don't know where else to go. So I'll hear if you have any suggestions"

Abe chuckled a bit "Candy dear, if we're talking about morals i never was the right pony to ask for advice from to begin with. However i will help. What are friends for after all" he also took another sip from his tea "Why don't you talk to them about it?"

"I can't. First of all i don't know how to approach it, i can't just go and tell them that i know. And secondly i don't even understand it. I can't go and talk to them about something i don't understand. I might say or do something i might regret"

"Like you did earlier just now" Abe said as he finally finished his tea.

"Yeah...like that"

"So why don't you understand them then?"

Cadence looked at him in confusion "Excuse me?"

"I said why don't you understand them"

"I heard what you said but how. How can I possibly understand them when i don't even feel safe talking to them about it"

"Well you don't really have to talk to them about it"

She raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?"

"You see Candy, when you perform an experiment on a living subject you don't let the subject know they are being experimented on. That way the results will be as natural as possible. You don't have to talk to them yet. You can just watch them from afar. Figuratively speaking when I say afar. You get the idea"

Cadence just looked at him in silence for a moment "Are you suggesting i spy on them to learn why they love each other?"

"And to learn how Shining can love you both. Told you i wasn't the right person to ask for moral advice. But it's an advice nonetheless. A pretty good one if i do say so myself. I mean you, being the princess of love, would get to learn more about love and it's different forms and in the meantime you would also figure out a solution for your situation. It's a two in one package. It's a pretty good chance if i do say so myself, i wouldn't let it go if i were you"

Cadence though about it for a moment. In one hoof it sounded like an insane idea she shouldn't listen to. After all who would spy on their husband having an extramarital affair with his sister. But on the other hoof Abe was right. She could learn from this. She could learn to understand how Shining and Twilight could fall in love together or how Shining could love them both at the same time and she could find out how to solve this mess.

"I... suppose you have a point"

"Of course i do. Now what do you think. Can you handle studying them without them knowing?"

She thought about it deeply for a few seconds. Well what other choice did she have.

"I guess I can"

"Great. Now all you got to do is figure out how and when and the rest you can do yourself"

At that moment Cadence remembered something "Oh my" she got up from the chair "Twilight will be visiting Crystal Empire today. She must be on the train by now" she quickly finished her tea and started to trot away

"Bye Abe. Thanks for the advice"

"You're welcome. Oh and Cadence.."

Cadence turned to see what it was that Abe wanted

"You learned stuff today that probably changed your view of this place and me included" he spoke in a gentle voice "Just so you know, you are not forced to come here if that makes you feel uncomfortable. However you are always welcome know that"

Cadence paused for a moment but then she walked towards him

"It's okay Abe. I'm admit, some of the things you told me are going to completely change how i saw this place. But don't worry, that ain't gonna stop me from coming to visit from time to time. After all, this is where I can escape my royal life. Although I'm still disturbed by some of the things i learned I'm not gonna do anything that would risk this place"

"You say that last part cause i threatened you" Abe said

"A little, yes" she replied "But i do really mean it"

"So we're still friends then?" he asked

"Yes. We are"

Abe got up from his chair and gave Cadence a hug. Normally with Abe, the line between a hug and a bad touch was next to non-existent. But this one was a legit friendly hug, with no ulterior motives. One that Cadence returned. They hugged for a few seconds untill Abe broke the hug and showed a clock he somehow had in his hooves right now

"Well don't you have a train to wait for. Go on girl, don't get them worried about you"

Cadence looked at the clock. Twilight mist be arriving in an hour or so. She must be there when she does.

"Okay Abe I'm leaving bye" she said in hurry before teleporting away

"Bye" Abe said before sitting back on his chair and chuckling "Oh this is going to be entertaining. Right when i was getting bored. You can come out now by the way"

A secret hidden door on the wall opened and Scarlet came out of it "I knew this hidden rooms you've built will get useful someday. Especially for listening in on conversations"

"Well don't you love listening in on conversations now" Abe teased

"Not as much as you love lying" she replied smugly as she flied to sit on the table right in front of Abe

"I didn't lie about anything. In fact i was more honest with her than I've ever been"

"You lied about there being nothing else about this place"

"I didn't. I said there is nothing else she should know. And based on my evaluation she shouldn't know about the little gatherings of cosmic entities i host underneath this place. Or about the true nature of my being"

"Well you told her about you and me so why not about that"

"She can comprehend you and me, Scarlet. Although barely. I don't think she would have a very fun time comprehending me being an eldritch god in disguise. Trust me, she isn't ready for that information. And besides. I think i would want her attention to be elsewhere right now" his face was that of a schemer "She has just discovered something that might be a good source of entertainment"

"The moment you suggested her to stalk them i knew you wanted to just get her into it"

"Oh don't be like that now, you know i have good intentions as well"

Scarlet giggled "I know you do Abi. Now how about you forget the good intentions for a moment and.... return the favor" she spoke in a sultry voice "I got you off but you didn't really reciprocate earlier. How about now that Cadence is gone-"

She didn't get to finish her sentence, as two tendrils appeared out of nowhere and took hold of her forelegs, pulling down to lay on the surface of the table and holding her in place. Abe got closer and brought his face right in front of hers.

"You know you don't have to ask me twice, ol boaluahe" he said in a feminine seductive voice, looking at her with a hungry look

"Well you know what happens if i speak twice" she said assertively while giving a teasing smile "So get to work now"

"As you wish" at that moment his tongue came out of his mouth. But it didn't look normal. It was much like a long tendril that was wriggling around. Suddenly the strange tendril entered Scarlet's mouth and continued going deep until their lips finally made contact. And these stood like that kissing and cuddling on the table while Abe produced strange noises, untill a sudden unexpected noise interrupted the moment of passion. The ceiling cracked and right next to them a changeling fell to the ground. Pharynx rubbed his head and tried to get himself out of the dizzy feeling. He didn't expect the ceiling to crack and make him fall down. He started living in the village a while after Chrysalis lost control of the hive, since he was the only changeling that didn't accept to be reformed and hence the hive didn't really like him being around anymore. A few days ago he heard that Queen Chrysalis had attempted to make an attack on the village but was captured by that mad pony, Abe and was now held as his pet. He saw this as an opportunity to reunite with his Queen and restart a new hive, so he planned to rescue her. The problem was he didn't know where exactly she was. For days he had been breaking into Abe's various 'playrooms'. When he found nothing he figured he must be keeping her in his house. And that's why he was here. He figured Abe would be out at this time so the house would be empty. But failing to porn the front door he tried going for the attic. Unfortunately for him, the damn attic floor had a part of it that was weaken by time and right when he stepped on it, it cracked he fell right through it. Even more unfortuatly, he fell right into the last room he wanted to be in right now. When he looked up he saw Abe kissing Scarlet, while she was being held by some strange tendrils that seemed to be coming from the shadows themselves. They both looked at him awkwardly. It took him a while to process the information and realize he had just walked into something he wasn't meant to witness. This didn't usually go well.

Abe stoped the kiss and removed his long tongue from Scarlet's mouth, letting it go back into his so he could talk again.

"Well damn"

"Oh fuck" was all Pharynx said, his face having a sad expression, knowing very well what came next

"I have to kill you now" Abe said casually

"I know" Pharynx replied, laying on the floor and just accepting what was coming, regretting his decisions "I know..."

Author's Note

This Chapter came out longer than i originally expected so i had to cut the part where Twilight and her friends arrive in Crystal Empire for the next chapter instead.

I also realized that the name of the character Abbe with two Bs wasn't spelled the way i wanted so i changed it to Abe with one B.

So yeah. Abe is an eldritch being. Bet you didn't see that coming now did ya. Don't worry that fact will not affect the main story too much, Cadence, Twilight and Shining are still going to be the main protagonists.
Next chapter will be focused on Cadence starting to study the little love triangle she has found herself into.
Stay tuned for more