Author's Note

Yeah I know it's a short one. Unfortunetly life is still being mean on top of writers block making it hard for me to feel satisfied with what I write.

Anyways, this is the last interlude for now and the next chapter will be back with Fenrir. If all things go as planned that should be before sunday!

Interlude 5

Having been forced to stay awake late into the morning Luna struggled in vain to suppress her yawn. The pages of the report she was reading blurring momentarily until her yawn passes and she's able to continue. As she does Silver Scale, the director of the Equestrian Intelligence Agency, waits patiently for her to finish by puffing on a cigar.

“Are you absolutely certain of this?” Silver nods her head and grunts, smoke momentarily obscuring her muzzle from the princesses view.

“Aye Princess. There’s a traiter somewhere in the Agency. I don't know who yet, but it's clear whoever they are is directly responsible for compromising multiple agents and safe houses both in and outside of Equestria’s borders.” Luna frowns as she sets the report down.

“Has my sister already left for the Dragon Lands?” Silver nods again.

“She has Princess.” Sighing loudly Luna rubs her tired eyes with her wings. The soft and repetitive motions offer little relief, but do manage to give Luna the strength to continue on.

“Looks like this is something we are going to have to take care of ourselves. Do you have any lead on who this individual might be?” Finishing off the rest of her cigar in a singular aggressive breath, Silver throws the now dead cigar butt into the nearby trash bin. Whether it was done for dramatic effect, or for the sake of not knowing when she would get another smoke Luna didn’t know, but it irked her either way.

“No Ma’am, but given the information that was leaked only a hoof full of ponies can be to blame.” Luna lets her wings droop at her sides as she raises up her forehooves to rub at her temples.

“Do you know of any reason these individuals may have done this?” Silver shakes her head again.

“Unfortunately no. I have absolutely zero evidence to put against any of them other than their rank and what that gives them access to. Worst of all is they all have an excellent record and no history of misconduct in any fashion.”

“Nothing can ever be simple can it…” Sighing loudly Luna gets up from her desk. Briefly stretching out her aching limbs and then making her way towards the door at a sedated pace.

“No Ma’am, but there might be a way to make things easier.” Stopping just before the door Luna turns around and looks to Silver with a raised brow.

“What do you have in mind Director?” Silver gives a lopsided grin and waves back towards Luna’s desk with a wing.
“You know anypony else would be too terrified to command me around so much. You should consider yourself lucky Silver Scale.” Silver only rolls her eyes as Luna makes her way back to her cushion behind her desk.

“Yes well I’m not most ponies. Besides if this is what you consider commanding you around I’d hate to see you actually lose a game of poker.” Luna grunts, but her other half is more than happy to let out a chuckle at the accusation.
“Now then, my plan is actually pretty simple. We just give them something that they really want. Set up a small and relatively unimportant mission but put somepony like myself into the field to make it impossible for them to pass up. Then all we have to do is wait for them to spring their trap so that we can spring our own.”

“And what exactly would our trap be if you're in the field acting as some sort of bait.” Silver just smiled much to Luna’s growing annoyance.

“Not acting, I will be bait. As for the trap, what better than an alicorn? Though it might be a good idea to have some backup of your own Princess. That is, if you agree of course.” Silver's smile grows into a large grin as Luna's eye twitches.

“Under Absolutely no circumstance would I allow a plan like this to go forth. The fact that it would never work is pointless to even bring up considering how stupid this would be to even try!”