The sentence of Hunger

Hunger felt that something was watching him, but he was too focused on this dream to give it any notice.

His dream started with memories that were not his... at the beginning that is.

Celestial Hope and Night Peace were two rams, they were brother and sister.

Hope was 5 years old, his fur white with a lot of brown and black spots covering his body, his mane was black and his eyes green, his horn of a mountain sheep. even for his age he was pretty mature and his skill in magic was excellent, he was a genius for someone of his age, being able to read and use magic perfectly since he had memory, and thanks to his determination he was able to grow mentally at a quick pace... This was good because maybe they found out what was the cost of all this, his body was not working how it should, some places being normal and others getting infected practically daily by just touching the air.

He had a strange sickness that would put him down at the estimated age of 14, that if the infections in his body didn't kill him first.

But thankfully, he was not totally alone in this world, since he had a sister, the only family that he had left since the hunt for his species started, Nigth Peace was her name and she was 16 years old, she had onyx fur, and blue mane, two horn that was close to an eland where the top of her head and they were a very pretty shade of black. She was not a genius like his brother but she was still very good at her work, not in magic, but in herbs and potions.

Thanks to her help she was able to make medicine to treat the condition that his brother had, and she happily does it, because it was her little brother, and before their fathers send them to this safe haven, they ask her to take care of him.

"Don't worry little bro, I promise to you and the great ones that I shall find a cure for your disease." she boldly claims every time she had a chance.

They were inseparable, they were connected by only the bonds a family can have.

They did everything together, so be it to sleep together to bathing, and they help each other in their task, in their little village they were named the conjoined twins, since where you found one, you can always find the other close by.

Celestial Hope didn't remember his fathers since they separate when he was only 1 year old, but he didn't need to, because her sister was sure to tell the story of them every time he ask, and every time that a story finish he knew very well how much their father loves them, so much that to make sure they manage to arrive here, they had forfeited their life, leaving the only memory of them in their matrimonial pendants that the two had, Hope had the one of his father and Peace had of her mother.

Every time that they slept together, they could swear how they could feel the warmth of their parents, and how they whisper words of courage in their ears.

Thankfully the cold grasp of the hunt didn't take hold of them, since their father always manage to keep them protected from the cold of reality.

But this only made worse when they had to be separated.

But now, 4 years had passed, and they had managed to make this little town their home, in the very peak of a mountain, was a place full of Rams and goats, they manage to live together in harmony with the demons, having the power to bring them back to sanity and even control the weak minded one, and since for them this was their flora and fauna, their nature and way of living, they learned to never misuse them.

But since ponys fear them, they decided to hide in there, by a spell that only let them come and go from the mountain... it was truly paradise, finally, they could live in peace and not be judged for coexisting with demons and having demon blood on them.

Is true that no one is perfect, the fact that Grogar existed is proof enough, but every race had an example of one of them that had fallen from grace, so be it, King Sombra, Nightmare Moon, or even Tirek.

They had learned from their mistake and learned how to always kept themself in line.

So they live in harmony in the mountains.

Small memories started to pass.

How Hope and Peace always go to the bakery early in the morning to taste the best sweets of the day.

How Peace helped the local shaman to heal the sick.

How Hope use a spell to see how the other kids played, since his sickness always gave him a weaker constitution that didn't let him play with the others, and since he didn't want them to feel guilty, he looked from afar.

How all the town made jokes of good humor to the local's sentient demons that they live with, depending on their aspects.

Hope and Peace always liked to visit the aspect of hair or mane to look their best to tackle the day.

How every Friday they would play board games together, even if 90% of the games always Hope win, but when Peace manage to win she always looked static for the rest of the week.

How her sister always hums a tune so they may sleep in peace.

The days were always everyone knew whose birthday it was.

The days of the end of the month when they would do a big campfire to celebrate their prosperous life.

The days were the body of Hope was giving him a hard time and how her sister was always by her side.

Many small memories that may seem mundane to the rest of the people, but for them, it was the life they loved so much and what made them.

They hoped that their pure intentions were proof enough that they were not evil, that they were not what was once Grogar the 'Father of monsters', that they were not blasphemous sorcerers that were up to no good using the demons for their gain, that most of them were good... But it was not good enough, even when they offer their help to manage the demons to the ponys, even when they were not straking back when they started to get killed, even when they decided to exile themself so ponys may live in peace, it was never good enough.

Because one day, a group of ponys came around the mountains, asking for help against a plague.

Thankfully the Rams had invented vaccines long ago thanks to the old aspect of medicine, and this sickness had struck their people many generations ago, so they knew what to do.

They looked sick, and when they have been easily treated against the sickness, they asked for a group that may save their village... they had the best intention, many offers to help them, and many more left in their aid.

It was a mistake, they should have never helped them, they should have killed them so the ponys didn't know where to find them, they should have let them rot in that plague, not caring if their foals were dying or being born deform... but they helped them anyways, in hopes that thanks of doing this, the past would have been forgotten, that they finally could come back from their self imposed exile and live side by side with the ponys.

But that never happened because the ones that left never come back.

One day a letter with a chest was sent to the village, it had the royal signature of the monarch of the day and night, Princes Celestia.

At the start, they were happy, perhaps news from the outside that they finally were stopped being persecuted and killed for their bloodline, that they could once more see the land where their fathers had come from.

But when they saw the contents of the letter and the chest, The people of the village were horrified.

they were blamed for the plague since they were never affected and they manage to cure it so easily.

how is it that they were the only ones unaffected on the continent? how is it that they knew how to cure it when the most expert unicorns in magic could not do it, how is it that they were immune to the disease?

They thought that it was pure paranoia, that maybe they could explain the situation and fix this... Hunger knew better now, it was him, the creature who started all this, the creature that had the strings of princess Celestia, making her hate all that relate to demons, even when the race that knew how to coexist with them save them from a terrible fate, they blame them.

In the card was an ultimatum, they could choose to give up and put the magic nullifier that where in the chest, and come clean for their fate... or stay there and be attacked by unknown means, they had three days to decide.

On the first day, they discussed what to do.

And the second day...

The second day never came, because they lied, they wanted to give them a false sense of security, because they couldn't believe them even if they gave up...

Using the ones that offer to help as guinea pigs, they manage a way to break the spell, and that day, protected by the veil of the night, they attack.

Smoke was the first thing that Hope and Peace felt, they woke up and saw from their home how their village was on fire, shadows fly by and threw torches at the wood homes, they saw kids being taken away and the ones that resisted were killed in the spot.

Demons tried to protect the people, but they were too many, and there were no demons with a full aspect that knew how to fight.

The two brothers decided to try to escape.

Perhaps it was a mistake, because a unicorn saw them and trow a magical spear at them, Peace was struck in the side.

Hope couldn't leave without their only family, so he stayed with her sister and try to give up... the unicorn didn't listen, he created another spear in the air, and try to strike.

But Hope created a shield, the unicorn was stunned, a mere kid manage to make a stronger shield than his magic, in his face was fear, and hope knew that probably they saw him now as more of a threat than ever before.

But he did not just stop there hoping that the unicorn would get tired, he knew that many more may show up, so in his desperation, he cast a spell that he still didn't master... it was a wise choice.

Casting long spell teleportation far away from this place that once they called home, they manage to escape...

at what cost.

her sister had passed out from the shock, he didn't learn any spell to heal a wound of this grade.

In this forest filled with the smell of death, he heard a sound, when he looked... He saw a full aspect.

He knew it from deep inside him, this was a full one, not pieces like there were in town, a great one.

Hope, his namesake, he felt it.

He had to try.

Hunger, was the first feeling that he felt when he was born, the incredible need to feast.

His mouth waters, his multiples eyes trying to find something else to eat, and his body moves in different ways to find its way to his next meal.

Sometimes it moves like a slug, other arms will appear and he will use them to climb and run, some rare times bipedal legs form and move him through difficult terrain.

All this so he may complete the most basic need of any living thing, to feed.

The one creature with no name moves through the forest without a rest, taking all life that is found in his path, but even in that state, when it found a truly sentient being, he always manages to control himself so they have the chance to run.

Because even if he felt like there was always a hole in his stomach, he didn't want to feast.

Why? that's simple.

Normally a just-born demon doesn't have a mind to call his own, meaning that the idea of his aspect have usually no trouble taking control of his body, but this time was different, this time the reincarnation process commit a mistake, this time a mined survive the 'Soul wiping', and this mind was of a Human being.

Blood, he saw blood so many times in his past life but even now he hate to see it, and now he was forced to spill it.

It was strange to fight his 'body', it was walking a misbehaved dog over 3 times your size, of course, you may plant your feed and slow it down a little, but sooner rather than later the dog will always win.

Find the animal, break them, eat them whole, and repeat.

guts and bones were crushed in his powerful teeth.

Blood and gore weren't even left behind, since he lick every drop.

There was no difference between a just newborn and the elderly, the only consolation was that at that time he didn't see them as sentient beings.

Ignorance is bliss.

A long time had passed, he was not sure how long, but for him was an eternity, he wanted to stop so badly, so be it to stop killing without rest or just to give up his mind.

Thoughts that were not his own always manage to sneak their way into his 'brain.'

He knew that they weren't his because in his other life he never had them, he was sure of that.

"Eat their crops and eat them later when they are weak"

"They can't live without clean water, so poison the lake"

"Keep the pregnant ones until they gave birth to their child, the fresher the life the more testier it is"

"Mangle them and leave them to guide them to the others when they try to run away"

"make them suffer first so you may eat their fear, then kill them when you brake them"

Thankfully he was not so far gone to let those thoughts win, but he felt how they slowly were making their way to his brain, making him believe that they were always his.

But he persevered.

Every time he saw a pony or another sentient being, he hold the beast with all his might and manage to articulate only one word in the cacophony of voices that compose his own.

"R U N"

His voice was shaky, full of fear of what he could do and wanted to do, he can only thank that his "soul" appearance was so terrific that made most of them always run away.

Some of them wanted to be heroes, but losing their horn, wing or leg always made the trick to scare them, it was easy for him in that state, after all, you can not normally damage an intangible entity.

There was only one that manages to see his fear and sadness, or that he liked to think, since when that pony saw him, his eyes red and puffy with tears in his eyes, the pony started to cry while it run.

...

When he was about to give up, in his rampage he find two kids, one male, and one female, the female had onyx fur and blue hair, two horn at where the top of her head and they were a shade of black... her body was crumple with pain, in her stomach a gaping wound, her blood leaving her body.

At her side, trying to stop the bleeding was a very young buck, his fur white with a lot of brows and black spots covering his body, his mane was black and his eyes green. He was crying while it hold the wound of the female, his face full of sorrow, that was until it saw the creature that just came.

Hunger was expecting him to scream or run, or both really.

But that didn't happen...

It smiles at him, his face fills with hope while it smiles at the monstrous creature before him... He had to fix that, he couldn't control himself even if he want to, so raming his body to stop he said the words, "R U N."

The kid looked confused, then when they saw the madness in the creature's eyes, he saw his face full of understanding and worry... for him, for the creature smelling of blood and that had all intention to eat them.

Before he could try again to tell him to run, the creature closed his eyes, and his horns parked to life in a green aura.

Clarity, finally the fog, and aliens thoughts had stopped coming, finally he had full control over his 'body', finally he could stop his rampage.

Tears, tears starting to fall over his hundreds of eyes, his mouth opening wide in a pitiful whimpering, he finally was himself again.

The Ram smiled at him, "Ho great one, are you back to your senses?" his high-pitched voice being a sweet melody to his nonexistent ears.

Hunger tried to speak, it had been so long since he did that, other than seeing the words 'Run', that is, "Y-yes I-I think s-so."

The ram smiled at him, but then his smile become a begging one, "Ho great one, I know is a lot to ask about a high demon when I just did a very small service, but may you save my sister?" Hunger was dumbfounded, he didn't know how to react, and the little kid taking his silence for an offense, he continue, "I do not care for my life, since I don't have very long in this world, but she deserves to keep living, so if my body may be of use for you, I will be thankful if were you accept what little of life I have left and my body in exchange of saving the life of my only familiar."

Hunger just looked at him for a while longer and ask, "H-how?"

The Little kid blinked, "Ah, you may be very young or your mind was not totally brought back." Hunger wanted to interrupt and ask questions, but first looked at the bleeding kid, then waited. The ram looked conflicted, "If you are too young you maybe will not know what to save her... meaning that you will need to do a contract with me, Hell will give you aid enough to fulfill it if the exchange was equivalent or greater for you, but fair warning the deals and contract that you can in the year depends purely in your strength, power, and mind."

Hunger looked at the dying kid, and then at the one who bring him to sanity once again, his resolution affirmed, "What do I have to do?"

The ram smiled in joy, "Thank you great one, I hope my body works as your shell so you may retain your individuality forever." Before Hunger could ask, The ram gave a melancholic smile at her sister, "Don't worry, once my body is yours, all the information in its brain shall be yours too..." Hunger maintain silence for a bit, The goat got near to the forehead of her last and only family, "Goodbye my dear sister, I hope my death will not upset you too much and that you may live a long fulfilling life." Hunger Looked how the ram looked at her sister for a while, but then took a deep breath and looked at Hunger, "You will know what to do, it shall come naturally to you once the offer is made." then the Ram chose one of the eyes of the creature before him, "May I know what name you use now?"

The demon remained silent for a moment, but spoke, "I... I don't have one."

The smile of the Ram becomes one of pity, "Probably for the madness..." But then he smiles, "my mother always said that the name is very important, it represents who you are and what you shall bring to the future... but in our family, we chose a name depending on what feeling we have on our first birthday, tell me great one, what do you feel now?"

'That is a hard question', Hunger was not sure what to say, he felt many things, "well... I feel pity, hope for the future, sadness, fear, alive, and most of all... I feel hungry."

The little kid remains stunned at the last revelation, but then lets a small chuckle, "Then what about 'Hunger'? after all, we feel pity for the ones that can't eat, and many moves to the future in the drive and hope to feed, we feel sad and fearful when we cannot, and most things that are alive feel this 'Hunger.'" then the little kid gave him a big smile, "And the most important of all, the feeling that you are giving to me, probably your aspect is close to that too."

The demon blinked and looked at the sky, it was a strange name, but when he put it like that, was very fitting, "Then I shall be name Hunger for now"

The Kid smiled at him, "So be it, Hunger," taking a deep breath he gave a last glance to her sister and then look straight at Hunger's eyes, "I, Hope, offer my full authority over my body and the rest of my lifespan to Hunger in exchange for him to save my sister and heal her in this time of need, do you accept?"

When the kid said these words, Hunger could feel it, the thread or rule of the universe saying all the things that he needed... "I, Hunger, Aspect of food, Hunger and all that represent the feeding and consumption, accept this deal."

When he said all the things that his aspect had, Hope open his eyes wide, but then let a Huge grin, "Thank you..." And then its soulless body hit the ground.

Hunger instantly knew all the information that the body had, and knew that the clarity of this spell was not permanent, If he wanted to be like this forever, he needed a body, so since they just gave him one he enter.

memories and thoughts that were not his flooded his mind, but this time was a lot tamer, a lot more manageable.

The memories of hope come to him and he felt that they were his forever, how this was born, how on his first birthday he said that he felt hopeful for the future and for a long life too, how they found that his body was going to fail at the age of 14, how he lived in a small community of Rams and goats... And how they were attacked and practically all killed by the ponys.

It made him feel sick, perhaps he could had stop them if he had killed the ones that he found, but there was no time for this.

Their body grew to adapt to his soul, his fur becoming obscure purple close to blue, his hair becoming gray and his eyes changing to a crimson one.

When he stood up in front of the sister of Hope, he knew what he needed to do, and felt how the energy of hell was aiding with the info he needed.

Using his newly founded magic, he opens a hole in his stomach and retires an organ from him, with a delicate touch of a surgery procedure, he opens the wound of the female, retiring the damaged organ and replacing the one that he took from himself and put her in her, then uses his power to make the wound to heal.

'Since I'm the aspect of Feeding, I can feed her body all things that she needs to regain the blood she lost, I also shall modify the speed they feed and work so they will heal her sooner.'

He cures a mortal wound in a pair of seconds, all thanks to the contract he made and the things that gave him...

Slowly, the eyes of the sister of Hope slowly open showing peaceful light blue sky eyes colors.

Peace open her eyes, she looked confused, then when she looked at Hunger in his exchanged body Looked dazed, "H-hello?" she looked around before, "have you seen my brother?" she did not even look at her wound, she jumps instantly to preoccupation for his little brother.

And this was why this was a nightmare and now a sweet dream of the first time he saw his adoptive daughter, because he had to break the news of his brother was sent to the afterlife, the brother that she loved so much, the only family that she had left, the one that she made a promise to find a cure to heal his condition so they may grow older and die together, the one that made a promise to go to their old home together once this unfair hunt of their species ends... The one who she would gladly have done the same thing of offering her life and his body for a chance to make his brother outlive her...

He know what was going to happen, how she would react to the news... and it broke his heart to see her like this again.

Why would the ponys do something like this?

In the future, he would know that Celestia was the one that started this one-sided war against them...

One of the many wrongs she made in her delusional paranoia.

He's throat and lips were dry, he licked them and spoke.

"He gave his life for yours."

When her head whips to meet his, in the hope that he is lying, her face remains still in what seems to be forever.

Then her face cracked, sorrow, desperation, and denial, are all that he can use to describe it, but words did not make justice to how she looked and felt.

maybe if he had killed all the ponys in that place, they wouldn't have found their town?

Hunger knew that it was partly his fault.

And he hated that.

He hated it with all his heart.

And the creature that was watching his dream couldn't believe what she just saw.

The sound of a new day greets the senses of Fluttershy, the birds singing, and the sounds of critters making their way around her house.

Fluttershy opens her eyes slowly, to see the face of Hunger, she was startled at first, her face blushing a little, she was about to move out of bed but then she notices how his eyes are clenched together while tears fall from his eyes.

judging by the wetness down in the bed, It looked like he has been crying for a while now, but somehow she didn't hear any sniffles or whimpering, It was because he didn't want to wake her up? but she was able now to hear his heavy breath. She felt worried, It was because of the pain? or a bad dream? should she hug him? she never was good at socializing with ponys, so she didn't know what to do.

When she was about to do something and move to get out of her cacoon, the eyes of Hunger shoot open, looking at her eyes she just was barely to hear his hoarse voice say, "Peace?"

Fluttershy did not break eye contact, nervous about his words "W-who?"

Hunger blinked and looked at her as a whole, then he shook his head and winced in pain, before Fluttershy could say something about that, she heard, "sorry, I confused you with someone that I use to know."

When he said those words, she saw how he looked so... Sad, a sentiment that made her shy shell exchange for concern.

Moving with calculated shuffles, she manages to get out of her cacoon of sheets, Hunger flinched once she was free, an act that Fluttershy did notice but prefer not to comment about.

Fluttershy didn't know Hunger for long, but in the short period of time that she did, she knew as a fact that he enjoy eating... or her food, which would make her a lot more happy if it was that, but her insecurity made her think it was more of the first, "Are you feeling up for breakfast?"

Hunger looked thankful for the change of subject, and even more, by what her words implied, with obvious joy in his words he spoke, "Pretty please."

Fluttershy smiled while she tidies a bit her side of the bed without disturbing Hunger, "Do you think you can manage solid food?"

It was hard for her to notice the little signs, but years of experience in reading animal body language helped her enough to see that Hunger looked even more excited now, "Fluttershy, I think the only thing that didn't change because of my injuries was my appetite."

Fluttershy chuckled at that, "then I will make you something, I come back in a sec." Fluttershy leaves the room and goes to her bathroom, even if she managed not to ruin her fur too much thanks to not being able to move much in her sleep, she still liked to keep her image tidy, and also needed to do her business... now that she thinks about it, Hunger had not gone to the bathroom since he arrived, probably should ask him if he wants to go after eating.

When she cleaned herself and to the kitchen, she saw Angel bunny on the way, which had his arms crossed "Why did you stay with him?"

Fluttershy stops for a moment, "Because he was scared of being alone... and I think he feels a little wary of me too."

Angel raised an eyebrow, "Scared of being alone, really? and if he is wary of you why he wants you by his side?"

Fluttershy started to cook while she spoke, "Well, he seemed sincere when he said those words, but also I had noticed how every time I get closed he seemed to get a little nervous... he also keep his eyes open until I fell to sleep."

Angel gave her a scrutiny look, "Are you sure he does not have a crush on you?"

Fluttershy sputters at that, "Angel!"

Angel just shrugs and Hunger just questions himself if they know that he can listen from here, what is Angel saying anyways, "What? maybe he is just using you."

Fluttershy looked dumbfounded, "A-Angel, I r-really don't think he is faking it, I felt his broken bones."

Angel just looked at her, "But what about Twilight said? don't you remember how she told you he was dangerous and should be avoided?"

Fluttershy shook her head, "I really don't feel much danger coming from him, that... and she also told me that he was a beast devoid of emotions, and I already saw him cry 3 Times now, and that was in less than a week."

Angel looked exasperated, "But what bout his eyes?! They are not normal!"

Fluttershy shook her head, "Is the first time we see a Ram Angel, that and many animals have his type of eyes too, it only means that his species has a more nocturnal lifestyle"

Angel started to look annoyed, "But why does he go to the everfree in the night? Don't you think it is weird?"

Fluttershy looked a little surprised and put the toast and eggs on a plate, "Where you heard that?"

angel looked hopeful since she didn't defend him this time, "I asked around the nocturnal animals, and they told me that they usually see him going to the everfree at night!"

Fluttershy seems thoughtful for a moment, "Well, he does have the eyes of a nocturnal creature, but I usually see him in the market very early in the morning too, When does he sleep?"

Angel points at her, "See!? is not that weird!?"

Hunger narrow his eyes, -Fucking rude motherfucker-

Fluttershy glared at him, "Well, perhaps for us, but maybe not for his species, why don't we ask him?"

Angel flinched, "B-But he may lie to us!, Twilithg told us he was a deceiver too!"

Fluttershy took the plate in her wing, "I was there Angel, she was telling those things to me, but every time a see him he looked more scared of me than the other way around, so please, give him a chance Angel."

"B-But!"

Fluttershy sighed and gave in a little, "If you want you can come with me to give him breakfast, But later you have to let him rest as I Asked"

Angel let a huff of annoyance, but do not speak further.

After some moments they made their wade to Fluttershy's room, where Hunger still was lying at his side as Fluttershy leave him last night, when she helped him sit up, his left intact horn sparked to life, "Here, I remember that I kinda own you money for caring for me."

He winced a little but under his cacoon, a small sack of bits come out floating in his crimson magic, Fluttershy gasped "W-what? n-no, I can not accept this!"

The magic that comes from his only horn flickered like it was a failing light bulb, Angel looked at him with suspicion and Hunger was wincing visible "Yes, you can, please take it, it still hurts a lot to use magic."

As he had just uttered magic words, Fluttershy put the food on the nightstand and took the sack of bits from the magic, which failed the instant that she took it, "B-but I-"

Hunger just deadpan at her, "Fluttershy, believe it or not, but I do not enjoy being a freeloader, that a-"

Before he could continue, Angel interrupts him, "And where did you take the bits?"

Hunger using his magic manages to eat a little of the food, he trembles with joy but then Hunger gave a deadpan to the rabbit, "Like in general? from my 'job', Now? I will not tell you where in my body I hide my money, thank you very much"

Angel narrowed his eyes, "And what is your job?"

Hunger raised an eyebrow, but then looks at Fluttershy "Demon control."

The bits fall to the ground and Fluttershy whispers, "D-demons?"

Hunger licks the inside of his mouth, "Yes, I'm mostly in charge of controlling and monitoring Demon activity."

Fluttershy looks at him with eyes wide, "B-but you are so young!"

Hunger rolls his eyes, "I'm older than 22 years old, thank you very much."

Fluttershy got sidetracked by this fact, "B-but you are so..." she stopped when Hunger raised an eyebrow, Fluttershy noticed that she was about to say something rude and stop, she started to look around to say something else, "nice?"

Hunger raised his eyebrow even further, deciding to humor her, he continued, "not because I deal with dangerous creatures means I have to be rude or BIG."

Fluttershy managed to control herself thanks to the faux pas that she commit, but before she could speak, Angel came, "Well, Were expecting someone taller or imposing."

Fluttershy gasped, "Angel!"

Hunger snorts, "Well I have you know that I just use a type of 'magic' so my body may get consumed and then regrow, having in mind that my legs died and I had spinal damage, is the only option I had if I wanted to walk again."

Fluttershy looked confused.

Angel looked confused.

Lynn who just woke up looked even more confused.

Fluttershy was the first to break the ice, "What?"

Hunger sighs, Biting his lip he tries a good way to explain it, then he stops and speaks, "I basically use a very unique kind of what you would call 'magic', so the cells of my body eat the dead one in the attempts to create new healthy ones."

Silence.

Then Fluttershy spoke, "T-That... sound a very advance kind of magic." but then her eyes glimmered intrigued, "can you do it with animals too? If you can fix spinal damage then you probably could heal a lot of other things too, right?"

Hunger gulped, this was it? He spilled too much of the beans in an attempt to gain trust and now the pony was going to capture him and force him to give health care to animals... Again? Hunger looked for a way out and looked and Lynn, which had a more defensive stance, he hoped that she could save him if the worst happens, "Yes I technically could heal any wound in a living creature, but the more delicate ones I would have to meet the creature before it gets hurt, that or they have a relative or someone very similar to them."

Fluttershy gasped, "Is that how you heal Mrs. Ami's?"

Hunger was about to answer but then stops, thinks for a moment, and respond, "You mean a white dove with black spots that I heal her right leg?"

"Yes!, she told me that her right foot was cut by a monster and that she mage to escape by pure luck! then you found her and put her to sleep and when she woke up she had her whole feet back!"

Hunger blinked, and shook his head, ignoring, for now, the pain that it gave him, "That... Is not totally how I did it, it true that I gave her leg back, but I re-attach 85% of the leg, I didn't find one of the fingers so-"

"That is because she had lost her finger before that accident!"

Hunger blinked, then looked at the ceiling for a moment, "I... remember that she was really happy and asked me to give her medical leave, since the wound was pretty clean I just made sure she knew that she couldn't put too much weight into it for a long while and also only come to see me if her leg needed restitching since the suture that I used was... Special and didn't need to be taken out... Then she left."

'Probably shouldn't tell her that I wanted to see how much of my magic got back and basically she was a guinea pig...'

Fluttershy clap her hoofs together, "Yes!, she was so happy..." Fluttershy had a dreamy smile, "She told me that the only reason she did not come to see you to give her thanks was because of what you told her."

Hunger just blinked, "Well, I'm glad that she is doing better."

Angel looked between the two of them, he had a suspicious look in his eyes, "Wait, then why are you healing animals if that is not your job?"

Hunger bites the inside of his cheek, he didn't know if he should tell the absolute truth since it is kinda blunt and... a little bad for the image that Fluttershy seems to have of him.

But before he could ponder the question Fluttershy beat him to the punch, "Angel, C-could you please b-be more n-nice to Hunger?" She gives a soft smile at Hunger, getting bolder, "I'm sure that he does it because he cannot take to see someone hurt."

Hunger sniffed, "You are not that wrong." Fluttershy's face fall a little when she heard that, while Angel had a triumphant smile, "The truth is that I know how very important the Fauna is for the ecosystem, and thanks to an external source, the demons have been", Hunger ponder for a bit how to say it, "overly excited, and now the natural order that there was have been affected, so In order too keep the order I heal any animal that was hurt by a demon or was strike by sickness." He passes his tongue in his teeth, tasting the remnants of the bite that he gave to the food, while Fluttershy does not know how to feel about what he said, but then he continues, "Truly, Long ago I learn that meddling with the cycle of life is not a healthy past time, Actually, maybe I still do not learn, since The sanctuary I built is probably still standing"

Fluttershy perked up at that, "Sanctuary?"

Hunger nods, "Long ago I felt... bad, about how the animals lived." Angel frowns at that, "When I learn how sentient they were, I felt weird that they still eat each other, that they fight for territory and prey and the predators couldn't coexist, so I decided to take the matter to my own h-... I mean hoofs"

Fluttershy looked intrigued, "Well, I also feel sad when my animal friends need to..." She trails off, not finishing the sentence, Angel looks a little annoyed about how they are acting, but remains silent, Fluttershy continues with a sigh, "But I learned long ago that they needed to feed too, and made my peace with it."

Hunger looked a little embarrassed, "Yea, then you are a bigger person than me, I kinda couldn't accept it."

Fluttershy gasped and gave a stern look at Hunger, her soft voice changing for a more serious one, "You didn't make the meat eaters stop eating what they needed did you?" Hunger shook his head, ignoring the pain, Fluttershy looked confused, "t-then what did you do?"

Hunger leaves a heavy sigh, "Something that may be even worse" Fluttershy took a deep breath and hold it, "Like a little child making a tantrum, I created new life so they may not kill each other."

Fluttershy leave the breath that she was holding, she looked confused, "W-what?"

Hunger finally looked at her, "I made trees that could create the meets of every species, so they may live in harmony."

Fluttershy looked with a mix of emotions, Confused, wary, interested, and hopeful, "did it work?"

Angel scoffed, "If even all this is true, I doubt it."

Fluttershy gave a glare at Angel and looked like she was going to reprimand him, but Hunger spoke before, "He is not totally wrong." Fluttershy went a little pale, but Hunger continue, "It was true, many liked the change, mostly pray species, and even a good percentage of predators, all the beginning was fine and dandy, but 'nature' didn't like that, and so, sometimes predators broke the peace, and in a shameful act I may have gone a little strong in their punishment."

Fluttershy looked better at the start of his words, but when he hit the middle, she looked sad, maybe one of her dreams had been broken, and when he finished she gave him a neutral stare, "What did you do?"

"I heard some of their reason, of course, some told me that they just snap when they had a discussion, some of them say that it was all a blur and when they finish they were covered in blood, others toll me at my face that my idea of utopia was dumb and that meat grows from trees couldn't compare to the thrill of the hunt" Hunger looks a the ceiling, "so I exile them to the wilds because for me they were that, wild creatures."

Fluttershy looked understanding, "I... I see, but I understand why you did it, after all, if they did that they should be able to survive out there."

Hunger shook his head, "That would be true, but have in mind that practically all preys were in my sanctuary, Meaning that they only had each other to kill, if not, die of starvation." Fluttershy looked conflicted, but before she could add something he continued, "I just deny them food but with extra steps, change or die, I indeed planted trees outside too so they may survive if they came to an agreement, but out of my protection and influence were the more ferals creatures, which hoarded the meat of this trees." Hunger looked at Angel who looked very conflicted, then looked at Fluttershy who was looking at the wood floor, "I told myself that I did the right thing, that if they wanted to be savage, so they will live with the savage, but at the end of the day I play being a god and made them suffer, even when they asked for forgiveness I kept then outside of my territory because I could feel that they would snap again, so I ignore their pleas."

Fluttershy looked at him for the first time in a while, "nature can be cruel sometimes... I'm sure that you were less cruel than it."

Hunger looked up, "Yea, I kinda manage to tell 'Nature' to not come to my sanctuary, I took measures so it wouldn't take hold of the others, and we butt heads for a while, then we came to an agreement that I wouldn't do something like that at that scale in exchange that it wouldn't touch my 'Subjects', I accepted, since I knew that I was somewhat wrong." Fluttershy looked like wanted to ask why he refers Nature like it was a person, but Hunger knew that he couldn't drop this bombshell of information so casually, so he change to something that may distract her, "The only good thing that came out of that is that manage to save many in danger species, I even manage to save some of them of secure extinction."

Fluttershy's mood lifts at this, "Really!? Ho!, can we see them!?"

Hunger smiled, "Sure if they do not linch me for leaving them behind we can go visit them..." Fluttershy looked positively thrilled, "But." her face falls at that, "I would have to convince my boss to actually let me go there, that or I manage to get fired, which does not look possible in the near future."

Fluttershy looked down, "Ho... I see."

Hunger smiled at her, "Hey, I still kinda owe you a favor for helping me out, so I will try to be sooner rather than later, Ok?"

'After all, I'm not a thankless fuck that will ignore the favor I own... Even if my mind still wants to run away every time she gets too close.'

Fluttershy gave him a soft smile, "Ok..."

Angell decided to brake the mood, "Fluttershy may be too polite to ask, but how old are you? that sounded like it lasted a long time."

Hunger gave his first smile to the bunny, "Woah!, asking a colt his age? how rude."

Thanks to his mocking tone, Fluttershy just chuckles softly, "Now Angel, that's not something to ask someone you just met." But Fluttershy gave a tentative smile, "But I must admit, I'm a little curious too, you said you were older than 22, but that is not specific..." Fluttershy stop at the neutral look of Hunger, then her shyness came back with a vengeance, "I-if y-you d-don't mind telling... that is."

They keep the stare for a while, but then Hunger snorted, "Fine, you win, but I will not specify." Hunger clear his throat, "I'm very old, and yes, my appearance is misleading, the truth is that I can make this body age at will, so I can also make it go younger too, And before you ask, Yes, I can do that with others, but they need to be close to me at all times and I need to be kept well feed"

Their eyes go wide at the sudden bombshell of information.

They remain silent, and Hunger uses that time to feed himself the already cold breakfast, he let out soft moans of delight anyways.

Then Fluttershy says something unexpected, "I-Umm, D-do you mind remaining small for a while I get u-used to you?"

Hunger raised his eyebrow, and with his mouth full responded, "Why?"

Angel looked disgusted and Fluttershy draw circles in the wood in her hoofs, "I-Well, You see-, Because-..." Hunger raised his eyebrow, even more, when she remains silent for a while more, She takes a soft sight and reunited all her courage, which seem not to be a lot since she does not meet the eyes of Hunger, hiding behind her mane and speaking fast, "I k-kinda get scared easy and for m-me is easy to s-speak to you b-because y-you are small a-and you are not a pony and I would like to be friends!"

Hunger looked perplexed, and with a *eep* she hides in her mane even further, after some time of silence.

-So this was her endgame? being friends? not torturing me to give my secrets? or using me for evil? well maybe this is not her full endgame, but we will see, I will play along, after all, she does not give me bad vibes-

Hunger move her mane out of the way with his magic, Fluttershy was about to run away with the fear of rejection, but then she saw the soft smile Hunger, "sure, I will remain at a manageable size for now, since I prefer it like this anyways, and about being friends, I would like too, just don't ask me for something dumb like 'please kill god for me' or something liked that and we can remain friends."

Fluttershy let a squee of delight, and Hunger heard the softest "Yay" that he had ever heard, then he noticed, he hadn't eaten his emotions in a while, here he was speaking with a pony just by the minimal trembling of his hidden hoofs.

The ears of Hunger perked up at something, "Do casually need to feed your animals? I kinda feel the complaints of some of them downstairs"

Fluttershy gasped, "I almost forgot!" and fly away at her most high speed (which was not too much).

Angel remain with Hunger while he ate the last bit of his food, after he swallow, Angel spoke, "I still don't trust you."

Hunger liked the crumbs of his mouth, "Duly noted, If makes you feel better if you promised that you and she will not try to kill me while I sleep or in general, I will gladly return the favor."

Angel looked at him and raised an eyebrow, "Sure, I promise."

Hunger clears his throat, "Then I, Hunger, promise while I'm alive that I will not try to kill or seek harm to Fluttershy and Angel bunny if they do not try to kill or seek harm to me while I live."

Angel gave a jump at a sudden sensation on his body, "what was that!?"

Hunger stopped licking the crumbs of his sheet, "That was the confirmation that a deal was struck, now if I try to break it I will get punished depending on my violation by the universe itself, so be it a minor inconvenience or truly a terrible destiny worse than dead."

Angel blinked, "What are you?"

Hunger licked his lips once he finished the crumbs, "I hate riddles, but if I answer directly my head will explode, the only reason I can be so vague is that I know that you don't know"

Angel just stared at him, "What?"

Hunger snorted, "Just be happy that I promised that I would not harm you or her, that is a pretty big deal for what I am"

Angels just narrow his eyes, "Prove it."

Hunger snorted, "no, Even if I looked like one, In fact, I'm not a masochist."

Angel glared at him, "Then I don't believe you."

They exchange glances for a while.

'Do I really I'm so desperate for security in this place that I would do something so dumb only to win the friendship of a rabbit?'

Hunger remembers every time that Angel had hurt him and he couldn't do anything about it.

'Fuck me, I am'

Hunger sight in defeat, With his magic, he grab the rabbit, startled Angel tries to break free, but it was too late, he was trow up and landed on the floor, it hurt a little but the distance was so small that didn't do any serious damage, when Angel recovers he looked very annoyed, "How that proves something!?"

Hunger started to flinch while he looked around "Wait for it..."

They heard how Fluttershy came back flying very fast, "I almost forgot your tea! here you g-" But because of how fast she was going, she miscalculated and stumbled to the top of the stair, throwing the hot just-made tea at Hunger, he tried to grab it with his magic, but he was too weak to grab a total hold of the cup of tea, making half of it contents to the body of Hunger, Fluttershy gasp "oh my god!, I'm so SORRY".

Angel looked surprised for a moment, then he started to laugh while he pointed at him.

Hunger just sigh while he felts the indistinguishable pain from his burning skin, "Fuck you too buddy..."

After changing the cacoon of Hunger while Fluttershy Said "sorry" all the way, she leave to do her stuff of the day, leaving him to rest... Hunger also felt that she felt so much regret that didn't want to be close to him for a while, probably thinking that he hates her.

But in truth, it was perfect for him, he still was waiting for a ping of his statues.

And when he was about to ask for a messenger dove, he felt it.

**PING**

Instantly he looked through the statute eyes.

It was the one in the base, the one where he hides his diary, the first thing that catch his eye was Gilda.

She looked absolutely beat, she had minor cuts around her body and she had a conflicted expression, when she got closer she had bags under her eyes.

'Did she pass all night trying to find me? sure hope not, if so, it is a miracle that she is fine.'

She got closer to the statue and looked at it with worry in her eyes, "Were the buck are you dweeb?..." Before he could speak, she let out a small chuckle, "I'm really hungry, you know? how I'm supposed to go back to normal after eating your food..."

Hunger made the statue snort while it move it a little, which cause Gilda to jump, "Did you really just tell me that? not a "hope you are fine"? Rude."

Gilda looked at the now very expressive statue, "W-what?"

"Sorry to cut this short but I don't want to use more juice than I really need to, so don't worry, I'm still alive, also If 3 bats pony knocks at the door, let them in and tell them that Hunger said 'I order you to no bother Gilda and let her stay in the base, or suffer the consequences by the hoof of Luna'."

Gilda shook his head, "W-what? wait, no, that is not important, Where the fuck are you?"

Gilda looked a little pleading, Hunger think for a moment about letting her know where he is, but then he remembers the no so friendly first impression that Gilda left in Fluttershy, "I tell you tomorrow, I also left emergency dinner in that black box in the Kitchen, also tell the 3 bat ponys to wait by the statue at night for further orders, now I'm losing too much of the power that let me speak, so bye."

Hunger looked how Gilda wanted to say something else, but he cut the connection.

He could maybe ask her to come to pick him up, but he would prefer to be able to use a little force in case Gilda acted a little rash... He knew very well how explosive could Gilda be, is true that she relax once she beat her to the ground on the first day of training, but she still had her personality intact.

In fact, he remembers one time when he accidentally bumps into her and drops the coffee he had made in the morning, the glare that he received that day made him want to have a dick to piss his fear.

That day Hunger made a mental note not to make Gilda mad...

'Wait, she wouldn't get mad because of this right?'

**PING**

'Auch, that ping was weird, it was almost like someone broke my statue in two'

Hunger gulped, and try to see through the eyes of the statue of his home... the head was on the ground.

He first heard the scream of Gilda, "DWEEB IS SWEAR THAT IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHERE ARE YOU, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE NEXT TIME THAT YOU ARE TRULY DEAD." Her feathers were inflated, and not the kind of inflated when she blushed, no, this one was the one of pure rage, making her look a lot bigger and scary.

Hunger gulped harder, and he could swear that he heard that man that he didn't recognize again, -Son... you fuck up.-

'note to self, make the statue even more resistant to physical damage.'

"Fine, fine I'm sorry, but you can only come if you swear to behave and not scare my host."

Gilda stop her rampage for a moment and looked at the head, "I swear that the only ass I will kick will be yours!"

'That... is good enough."

"I'm in a cottage close by, please do n-" Before he could specify, she took flight at her max speed.

Hunger started to swear, "That... That can't be good."

Hunger waited, if he was right, Gilda should arrive very fast having in mind how close the base was... And he was right, he heard a lot of animals screaming at the sudden movement of something very fast, then a door opened very loudly, "DWEEB WHERE ARE YOU."

Thankfully, it looked like Fluttershy was not close by to be scared, so that was a good thing.

Hunger thought for a moment to not say anything, but don't want more of Gilda's rage, he spoke with all the excitement of someone going to a funeral, "H-here."

Gilda was on the second floor in the blink of an eye, her face full of rage and worry, when she saw the poor state of the face of Hunger she relax for a moment, "D-dweeb?"

Hunger swallow some of his saliva, "Y-yea?"

Gilda tackle him to the bed, His broking body protesting at the sudden force, he would let a scream of the pain out if were not for the bone-crushing hug he was getting, "I-I thought that you leave me behind too... Like she did..." Gilda enjoy the warmth of his friend for a while, that until she felt a warm wetness on her right shoulder, when she looked, she saw how blood was coming from the mouth of Hunger, which had his eyes white, "D-dweeb?"

When she let out the pressure the eyes of Hunger come back, "Lynn DON'T SHOOT HER, SHE IS FINE."

Gilda looked confused and looked around, but only saw a cat who was hissing at her, then she remember the blood and stop hugging Hunger, "Shit, sorry, are you fine?"

Hunger looked at her with pain on his face, "I will be, now relax please, you can kick my ass when I feel better."

Gilda with some doubt looked at his broken horn and then open the sheets to see his broken body, she winced, "So you didn't leave me behind because you wanted?"

Hunger raises an eyebrow, "that's a weirdly specific thing to say, do you fear that I will leave you?"

Gilda blush a little, "What? Nah, just worry that you won't keep your promise to help fix things with Dash"

Hunger smirked, "Are you sure? That was not the hug that just gives to any person."

Gilda forgets the state of his body and punches him in the shoulder, "Ho, shut up."

Hunger winced in pain and before he could continue he noticed blue eyes peeking over the last step of the stair, "G-Gilda?"

Gilda blinked, and looked at her, Fluttershy eep away when she heard the little mad voice of Gilda, "You are... a friend of Rainbow, right?"

Fluttershy gulped, "Y-yes..."

This cause Gilda to have a sour expression, Hunger clears his throat, "Gilda, this is the pony that kinda saves me the trouble of sleeping in the everfree, please be nice to her."

Gilda gave her best soft expression, which ended in just being a neutral one, she kinda wanted to do her usual introduction but she felt the intense look of Hunger in the back of her head, so she decided to mellow a little bit, "Ho... Hi."

Fluttershy relaxed a little when she heard the new tone Gilda, "H-hi... Are you friends with Hunger?"

Gilda smiled, "Sure I am, as you know, the name is Gilda, what is yours?

Fluttershy relaxed a little but she still hides in her mane, she whispers something.

Gilda looked confused, "W-what was that?"

Fluttershy whispers her words again, but a little louder.

Gilda looked annoyed and was about to say something, but Hunger beat her to the punch, "Her name is Fluttershy, please forgive her if she is a little shy, you didn't give her a good first impression."

Gilda looked like she wanted to protest, that is until she recognize Fluttershy, "Ho... right."

Hunger deadpan at her, "What do we say when we are in the wrong?"

Gilda gave him a sour expression, "really?"

Hunger nodded, "You kinda need to start from here if you want Rainbow to forgive you."

Gilda huffs in annoyance, but gave in anyways, "I'm Sorry... for kinda screaming at you."

Hunger raised an eyebrow, "Kinda?"

Gilda just rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'm sorry for screaming at you, I should guess that a pony couldn't handle the griffin way of things."

Before Hunger could make her give a better apology, Fluttershy spoke, "I, umm... s-sorry for b-bumping into you, it was my fault too"

Gilda looked like was going to leave it at that, but when saw the narrow eyes of Hunger she sigh, "It was my fault too, I should move out of the way."

Silence ensues for a while, Then Hunger cleared his throat, "Well, how-"

But it was stopped by a gasp from Fluttershy, "You are bleeding!" forgetting all about the griffin at her side she got close to Hunger, which had his body exposed, she started to look at him up and down, trying to see if she managed to see the damage from the outside, "How did this happen!"

Gilda looked into her hand and looked like she wanted to lie, but Hunger spoke, "Gilda kinda hug me too hard."

Gilda punched his shoulder for saying something so embarrassing that she did, but that was the wrong thing to do, Hunger winced one more and she felt a strong presence, when she had enough courage to see, she saw how Fluttershy was giving her a stern glare, she kinda wanted to go to the defensive, but her body didn't respond to her, "Gilda, please be more careful, Hunger is not in condition for rough treats of affection." Gilda gulped and nodded, her shy demeanor coming back to the surface, "I-if you don't mind that is."

Gilda was perplexed at that, she looked at Hunger who had a raised eyebrow.

Gilda looked at him more closely, 'Is he sweating?' Gilda shook her head and stand out of bed, "whatever, now that I know are ok I can-" Gilda suddenly stumbles and falls into the bed again.

Gilda looked like was barely keeping her eyes open, Hunger blinked, "Gilda... when was the last time you sleep?"

The eyes of Gilda blinked at different times, and give a big yawn, Fluttershy was curious too, "I think since the Ursa attack"

Hunger raised an eyebrow, "Why?"

Gilda blushed and looked at him, then at Fluttershy, "I will not say..."

Hunger raised his eyebrow even more, "Gilda..."

After looking at his serious expression she flinched, "You will laugh at me."

Hunger shook his head, "I will not, Why would I laugh at something so serious that made you stay awake so long?"

Gilda seem so transfixed and tired that she forgot that Fluttershy was even there, "Because... I would make me look weak..."

Hunger was surprised that she actually manages to say it aloud, maybe is because she is too tired or she was worried bout losing him?, "Gilda, I don't care for that kind of thing, I understand that griffons are proud, but being too proud only will make you stupid."

Gilda looked offended at first, but when she looked at the same serene face that he gave her the first night, she relaxed, and like expecting a hit for every word that she said, she spoke, "I just... Thought that you leave me too..."

Hunger bites the inside of his mouth, It was really hard to believe that he made so much of an impact, maybe all the fights just happened for pent-up stress? Hunger gave her a serene smile, 'Awwwwww, is it really the same griffon who broke my statue in two?' His face didn't betray his thoughts. Finally, after thinking for a moment, he force his forelegs to open, his body was protesting what he was doing, but he needed to reassure her, "Come here, you big dork."

Gilda manage to mumble "I'm not a dork you fuking dweeb." but when she hug his barrel and had her head in his chest, she fall instantly to sleep.

Hunger smiled wider when he heard the 'fuck', and she probably didn't have her mental defense so high thanks to her drunken state of sleep deprivation that she was in... It was so sweet that he could practically ignore the pain of his still not well-formed bones, thankfully Gilda was probably too weak to actually give him a bear hug now, 'probably use all her left adrenaline to arrive here and to gave me the first hug.'

"I-is that really Gilda?" Fluttershy looked absolutely baffled, her shy demeanor gone away by how disconcerting was this scene for her, She murmured something under her breath, but since Hunger could read lips, he manage to see what she said, "B-but she was so mean at the party..."

Hunger was startled a little by the voice, but then looked at her, "Well if I managed to hear the story right, she probably was too proud to accept she was also wrong and was so fired up at the moment that she didn't think what she said, which are things that people usually do when they are upset." Hunger tried to caress the head of Gilda, but forgot that he had no arms and her forelegs hurt too much to move, so he just gave up, "If I were to say, she really looked like she care, she only has a hard time in showing it and may let her temper win sometimes."

Fluttershy blinked, and got closer, wanting to check if her eyes were deceiving her, "I guess that makes sense." She still looked dumbfounded by the scene.

Hunger rolls his eyes, "Also helps the fact that she didn't sleep for 2 days and probably her mind couldn't keep up her mental defenses."

Fluttershy looked at her then at the bags under the eyes of Gilda, "Ho..."

Hunger smiled down at Gilda, "Also keep in mind that Griffins are very proud by nature, and Is thanks to the pride that the Idol of Boreas gives them that keeps them all together." he then looked thoughtful for a moment, "I wonder which king are they now, I remember the ninth, but he is probably dead already."

Fluttershy keeps looking at the scene, "Have you been to griffonstone?"

Hunger nodded, "Yes, is a very beautiful place, they are not very known for letting other species into the capital, but if you enter by legal means you can really appreciate that place by its beauty and nice food." He looked down at Gilda's wings, "even though it was clearly made for flying creatures."

Fluttershy gave a timid smile while she looked at Hunger, "sounds like a nice place to visit."

Hunger nodded, "Yea, it is, but have in mind that they are just like ponys when other species are in place."

Fluttershy looked confused, "What do you mean?"

Hunger bites the inside of his mouth for a moment, "They might not be very nice with visitors that are of their own species."

Fluttershy looked surprised, "W-What? but ponys are very friendly to other species!"

Hunger snorted, "I didn't take you for that Kind of comedian Fluttershy."

Fluttershy didn't look amused, "I-it was not a joke..."

Hunger looked at her for a moment and then his smile dropped, "are you serious?" Fluttershy gave a small nod, Hunger deadpan, "Are you really telling me that when all it took for ponys to hide and stop selling me was one of you to spread not nice rumors about me?"

Fluttershy looked like she wanted to object, but then she fell silent, "I-I'm sure that Twilight didn't mean this to happen..."

"Ho... so it was Twilight?"

Fluttershy started to sweat a little, "I mean, I didn't believe any of what she said if makes you feel better?", Hunger raised an eyebrow, Fluttershy let out a loud gulp and started to walk away, "I'm going back to help my animals, Gilda may rest here."

Before she was out of earshot Hunger spoke, "Also, don't speak about what you looked and saw in here, You know, prideful griffins and all that, if you do I cannot guarantee your safety."

Hunger manage to see how she gulped again before she was gone with a soft "Ok."

When she was done, Lynn jumped into the bed, "A-are you fine? y-you still have blood..."

Hunger licked his blood, "Just peachy."

It was a while, Hunger enjoy the welcome company of Gilda, it was not as bad as he thought it would be...

Maybe Lynn thought that hunger did not see her and how sometimes she glared at the griffon, but he noticed every time since he didn't have much to do.

Seeing the female sleep in his chest, even though it hurt in the start, now it was therapeutic, see how her chest went up and down, how sometimes she tried to nuzzle deeper into him, her small purr that he sometimes he could swear hear, it was all pretty perfect, and made him understand that probably he was starving this kind of relationship with someone, That or he was starving in physical contact in general.

But before he knew it, Gilda manage to wake up a little, she open her eyes sleepily, Looked at Hunger then close her eyes and nuzzle his chest, "Damm, finally a good dream." Hunger wanted to tell her that she was not sleeping, but then she scrunch up her nose, "Why do you smell like a pony?" Hunger wanted to stop her right there, but she continue half-sleep, "I will let you know that I will not let anygriffin easily to our flock, even if you like them very much..."

Hunger blinked, 'Flock? isn't that like the equivalent of a herd?...' Hunger raised an eyebrow, and spoke in a neutral tone "Damn, I didn't know that you have claimed me."

Gilda just took a deep breath of the smell of Hunger and started to purr, "Sure did, you are all mine... for now anyways." She proceeded to sniff him again, and she continues, "and I will not add anygriffin else in my dreams for a while now."

Hunger didn't know if he should feel annoyed or mad or just aww a the gesture, but he knew better than let her do her grave any deeper, "Not that is not flattering and all, but this is not a dream."

Gilda stiffened at that, and for a good moment she remain still, then she jumped back and fall into the ground, and with the most unconvincing secure voice she spoke "I-I K-knew that, i-it was a joke you dweeb, s-sorry for making your hopes go up!"

Hunger snorted, "Is not that I would hate the idea, shit, I would jump at the chance of having you as my girlfriend, but we like, only know each other for bout a week."

Gilda didn't question the term 'Girlfriend', she only heard the part about not hating it, "Really? you wouldn't mind?"

Hunger looked amused, "yes, I would gladly jump a the chance." Gilda Blushed hard, her feathers standing up to make her look more imposing, "But-" Like she just got slapped, she was waiting for the worst, "That is probably my starving for a relation part, and maybe that is yours too."

Gilda frown, "What do you mean?"

Hunger looked at her for a moment, "You know, you just got dumped by your childhood friend, then I came and I become your new only friend, which may cause you to act like just now."

Gilda looked like she was getting angry and offended, "Like I just act?, what does THAT mean?"

Hunger gave her the serene face of always, "You know, telling me that you fear that I would leave you too."

Gilda looked like she wanted to protest, but then close her beak, then a little self-aware she spoke, "Ho... I guess that I did say that..."

She now looked very sad, Hunger smiled at her, "But hey, If you patch things up with Rainbow, or we actually have gone on dates and you still are interested, I will be open to the idea."

Gilda's feather got inflated again, her blush coming back at full force, "You too..."

Hunger raised an eyebrow, he looked like her blush got worse at the awkward response, so he decided to give the killing blow, "But hey, If you want snuggles, just ask, and if I'm free I will give them to you." Gilda blushed even more and looked like she was about to float away of how much her feather was inflated.

She punched their shoulder of Hunger softly, "Like I would be interested in something so sappy..."

Hunger smiled even more, "Sure, But I'm interested, so why don't you come here and give me a hug?"

Gilda decided to ignore that for her own sake, so going to the other side of the bed, she jumped up and make her space there, "Whatever can you tell me what happened?"

Hunger snorted, "Sure, But first, can you tell which king the griffin kingdom is in now?"

Gilda relaxed at the change of the subject, but then she looked confused, "Dweeb... we are not in any king."

Hunger's eyes widen, "S-so are they fighting for the throne now?"

Gilda shook her head, "No... we have not had a king for a long time"

Hunger stayed very still for a moment, his right eye started to tick a little, "That is... very bad."

Gilda looked confused and a small defensive, "Why is that?"

"Hunger looked into the distance, trying to remember something.

'How it was the deal? "while the Idol of Boreas or a king is on the throne, we shall keep our word, so we are bound by our honor?", if so, then if the Idol of Boreas is still there...'

Hunger manages to be out of his daydream, "The Idol of Boreas is still in place?"

Gilda looked a little confused by how obviously he dodged the question, but play along anyways, "Heee, no? it was lost a long time ago before the last king I think."

Hunger groans in annoyance, "Fuck... do they know where it is?"

Gilda blinks, "I think Grampa Gruff told me that fell into the Abysmal Abyss."

Hunger looked hopeful, "Really!?"

Gilda stared at his face for a moment, then she nods, "I think so, yeah."

Hunger gave a small sigh of relief, "Thank god for giving me an easy fix." before she could question this, he continue, "Tell me, Gilda, how does Griffonstone deal with the demons these days?"

Gilda thinks for a moment, "I'm not sure, I think there is a special flock of Griffons that deal with them."

Hunger raised an eyebrow, "Do you know their methods?"

Gilda shook her head, "Well no, it was not like I was into that kind of thing, why these questions?"

"Well, I kinda need the Idol of Boreas back into that place, maybe a good king too."

Gilda scoffed, "Ho please, don't be like Grampa Gruff, We are fine without it."

Hunger just gave her a sheepish smile, "well, I kinda need it back into that place for personal reasons."

"And they would be?"

"You see, King Reagan, promise something to someone that the griffins would respect a deal if there was a king or the Idol of Boreas, since there is neither, I will need to fix that in the future."

Gilda looked like was about to protest, but then close her beak and put a claw under it, "Well I guess I can company you when the day comes."

Hunger smiled, "If the need comes, I will ask for your help." 'I can't tell her that I can basically send I piece of my soul to activate a dormant one that can deal with all that."

Gilda clears her throat, "Now that I remember you never told me how all this happened."

Hunger sight, "A yes, I hope that this does not make you hate ponys too much"

Gilda narrow her eyes, "What did they do?"

Hunger looked to the side and started to sweat, already flinching for the very sure 'Gilda lash out' that was coming, "You see..."

Gilda looked at Hunger with mixed emotions, confusion, disbelief, a tinge of fury and disgust, "So you are telling me that two foals started all this?" Hunger nodded, "I knew ponys were dumb, but not THIS much."

Just at that moment, Fluttershy enter the room and flinched when she saw Gilda's face, "I- Humm, sorry?"

Before Gilda could respond, Hunger spoke, "Is not at you Fluttershy, it is because of the foals that attract the Ursa minor, by the way, what was the punishment for the kids?"

Fluttershy relaxed a little when she saw Hunger, "I-I think they had to clean the mess they caused, which was mostly just the wagon of Trixie, and they took away their dessert for a month..."

Hunger blinked.

Gilda blinked.

Lynn blinked.

Hunger manages to recuperate his composure first, "Just that? no curfew? no supervision? no written 1000 times to not enter the everfree without an adult?"

Fluttershy started to draw circles with her right foreleg, "W-well they are foals after all..."

Gilda scoffed, "Foals that almost got Hunger killed."

Fluttershy looked conflicted, with a sigh and solemn tone of voice, Hunger spoke, "at least they compensated the traveling wizard, right?"

Fluttershy looked confused, "No?" Hunger eyes got wide, and at that, she continued with more doubt, "T-Twilight said that I-it was part of her f-fault too..."

Hunger blinked, "Did she tell the foals to go find the Ursa?"

Fluttershy looked thoughtful, "No?"

Hunger narrow his eyes, "Did she encourage them to go find it?"

Fluttershy looked nervous, "I-I don't t-think so."

Hunger raises an eyebrow, "Then what did she do?"

Fluttershy bites the inside of her cheek a little, "W-well she told how she defeated an Ursa mayor, and also was very rude and boastful."

Hunger scrunched up his face, "So are you telling me that you are holding accountable a 'Traveling wizard' for doing her act and trying to look impressive?"

Fluttershy looked doubtful, "N-No...? I mean, she was very mean and she probably didn't have to have to be so much..."

Hunger just looked dumbfounded.

Gilda looked confused and stupefied.

Lynn raises an eyebrow.

Hunger shook his head, "I... I think I will have to deal with that now, I also may have to hold the dads accountable for the actions of their foal, Also the stuff of Trixie's wagon was returned, right?" Fluttershy very shyly shook her head, Hunger's expression remained neutral, while Gilda didn't seem to know how to feel, "And where is her stuff now?"

"I-I think i-it was left outside of town..."

Hunger gave a heavy sigh, "I'm sorry Fluttershy for putting you in the spot, Gilda." Hunger looked at Gilda who looked at him with a more relaxed expression, "I'm sorry for asking you this, but could you go check for that stuff? If you found something that may hold actual value, so be it sentimental or monetary, please take it to the base."

Gilda looked like she wanted to say no, but hold her tongue for a moment, then she looked at Fluttershy, "Can you take care of the dweeb for a while?"

Fluttershy flinched a little at her looked, but when she heard the words relaxed and gave a soft smile, "Of course."

Gilda gave a grateful looked and proceeded to be escorted out by Fluttershy, then Hunger hit the wall with the back of his head, "do they really have so little common sense even when dealing with their own kind?"

Lynn shrugs, "I-It appears so, m-maybe is their way?."

Hunger scrunch up his face, 'Being retarded/naive is their way?... that makes too much sense.' then Hunger just looked at the cat, and feeds her more love, the cat trembles at that, "I almost forgot to feed you."

"T-thanks."

After a while, Fluttershy come back and started to speak with Hunger, she talked about her day, and even if Hunger had to eat a little of his emotions to deal with her, he was grateful to the company.

But then she asked something that he didn't expect.

She touches her two forelegs together "Ho, and... hum, could you maybe... g-give me an s-seed of the three meat that y-you made?"

Hunger looked at her for a moment, then shook his head, "That would probably get you arrested for someone that thinks that is black magic."

Fluttershy looked confused and afraid, "W-why? it is?"

Hunger shook his head again, "Technically no, but I know from experience that ponys don't like to see a tree creating meat." She looked sad at that, "But." Fluttershy looked at her with hope now, "I can grow it for you and I can give you the meats that generate, and in case you don't believe that the meat comes from a tree, then you can come and see it with your eyes."

Fluttershy smile, "thank you."

When it was starting to get late and Fluttershy was gone making dinner, Hunger finally felt another ping of his statue, he looked through the eyes, expecting to look at Gilda, but it was three bat ponys.

The statue was close to the base, and they looked curious looking at the wooden sculpture.