In one of the back alleys of Canterlot, there was a small makeshift tent that Havran had set up as a home for him. On the outside, it was a small raggedy sheet being held together by a few sticks and heavy boxes. However, than to the extension charm, he had created a full sized home for one in a matter of days which was the size of a slightly larger studio apartment. The child had been acquiring and conjuring all his basic necessities he needed to live decently. How did he do it one might ask? Well, he doesn’t know himself. It just came to him.

Havran slowly opened up his eyes as his open hand twitched a few times before he slowly sat up from his bed, He let out a long yawn as his stomach rumbled. He huffs while placing his hand upon it “I know…gotta get some food today. Maybe I will get lucky ajnd a few stores have thrown out some extra.” As he got ready for the day, he had acquired a little bit of this realm’s physical currency which he had kept in a secret pocket of his robes. He could most definitely use the geminio curse to multiply the money as many times as he wish, but to him, that felt like stealing. Not like there wasn’t a shortage of money being dropped on the ground innthe shopping areas of this city anyway. A simply accio spell would bring all the ground money to him easily.

As he got ready for the day, he picked up a carved wooden mask that fit snuggly over his face that he had carved using magic. It wasn’t anything special, just a mask that had a few lines carved into it down the eyes and along the cheeks. He ran one of his hands over the smooth surface, admiring the simple piece of work he had managed to create, not bad for his first time in creating something other than a potion. He grabs an old beat up leather bag he had found and applied an extension charm to it so that he could grab whatever he could find and stuff it in there with no issues. Once he had all that he needed, he makes his way outside of his little tent and casts a small barrier so that it couldn’t be seen by anyone who would rather unlikely pass by. But, better to be safe than sorry.

Havran soon made his way outside from the alley and on to the now busy streets of Canterlot. It was now back to its bustling self now that the holidays were over. Stallions, mares, colts and fillies going about their business. He soon comes across a veggie stall who looked like they were selling discounted things. The child walks up to the stall and looks up at the stallion with a light smile under his mask “Good morning to you sir. Might I ask what you are looking tos sell these potatoes and onions for?”. The stallion looked down at Havran and offered him a light smile “These are a bit oddly shaped, but they are still quite decent to eat. No one really wants them because of their shape though.”. Havran shook his head and counted out the asking price for the veggies before placing the bits on the stall’s table “Eh, their loss. Besides, what I am making tonight doesn’t require them to be in a ‘proper shape’. Going to be making a nice potato soup.” he said before placing the veggies in his bag once the stallion had his money.
The stallion couldn’t help but smile at the boy’s outlook. Just cause it was a different shape didn’t mean it was bad “Take care, little guy. Come by again sometime.”.

One his next stop, Havran went to a dairy stall.Upon his approach, he noticed that the shopkeeper was an elderly mare who seemed to be having trouble lifting up a box of full cheese wheels. And of course, she stumbles and drops the box before falling herself. “She cries out in pain as she falls onto the ground below and lets out a whimper as she crawls around trying to pick up all the wheels that were rolling away. Havran watched as no one around seemed to help the poor older woman. He shook his head before making his way closer, stopping one of the cheese wheels from rolling away with his foot. Once he did that, he Walked over to the older mare and offered a hand to her “Ma’am are you alright? That was quite a nasty fall.”. The mare looked up at Havran before taking his hand. He guided her over to the chair that was behind the stall and sat her down carefully before looking at the crowd that was gathering over to see if they could grab anything that was still left out on the ground.

Havran wasn’t having any of that! He pulled out his wand and pointed it at the feet of the crowd “Incendio!” he shouted, causing a wall of fire to cut off the approaching crowd. He then turned to the broken box before casting the reparo spell, the box now reforming itself just the way it was before it shattered across the ground, and finally levitating the contents back into the box in a neat manner and placing the box behind the stall. Once he had finished with that, the fire disappears into nothing before he makes his way back to the old mare.

“There we go, all cleaned up ma’am.” he said as he kneeled down next to her. She offered him a weak smile before placing a gentle hand upon his shoulder “Thank you so much, little one. Had it not been for you, they would have made off with quite a bit of my cheese.”. Havran shook his head as he looked back out upon the street as everyone went about their business then back to her “Are you going to be okay? Anything broken from your fall?”. She shook her head and lifted one of her arms to flex her muscle “This old gal is stronger than she looks! So don’t worry about me!”. Havran smiled and stood back up before making his way around to front of the stall before placing a few bits on the table “How much can I get for this, ma’am?” he asked as he watched her shake her head “You expect for me to let you pay for what you have done for me?! Out of the question!” she exclaimed as she pushed the bits back in his direction before reaching down and getting him a medium sized cheddar cheese wheel.

Havran looked up at her and pushed the bits back towards her”I didn’t do it to get anything for free ma’am. I simply did the right thing. Besides, this is a business transaction now isn’t it?”. She shook her head again and pushed the money back to him along with the cheese “A good deed like yours deserves to be rewarded, especially when not expected in return.”. He looks up at the woman and then back to coins and cheese on the stall table. Reluctantly, he takes the items back and places them in his bag before bowing his head in gratitude to her “Do you need help with anything else? I don’t have much to do at the moment other than shopping.”.

She shook her head with a smile before answering “Oh no, my grandchildren will be along shortly. I don’t want to trouble you anymore than I already have, young one. And thank you again so much for stoping to help me. So very kind of you. Please, come by again if you ever need any more dairy. I would be happy to sell you something nice.”. Havran nodded and gave her a gentle wave before departing. What kind of situation was he gonna run into next today? Well, it will certainly be one that changes the course of his new life from ehre on out.

As Havran walked through the crowded streets back towards his home, his saw a small lavender unicorn with purple and violet two tone hair curled up on a bench while hugging a book. From what he could tell, she was in a state of distress. He makes his way over to her and sits next to her, placing his bag next to him “Hey there. Are you lost?” He asked as he turned to her slightly before removing his mask. AT first, the little unicorn didn’t respond or even look at him. He rubs his chin in thought before getting an idea “Do you like magic? I can show you some.”. Right as he said ‘magic’, the unicorn’s ears perked up from their lowered state and she raised her head from the book cover it was buried in. He had her attention right then and there.

He pulled out his wand and began to twirl and flick his wand at the snow on the ground in front of them, closing his eyes and making squirrels, rabbits and carious small furry creatures from the snow around them, adding flare to his movements to make the show more flashy.as the snow flowed nd danced around the human. The unicorn watched on in amazement, her mouth slightly agape and her eyes fixated on Havran and his little creations. He turns to her and gives a grand arm opening gesture before casting one more spell “Piertotum Locomotor!” he said as her waved his wand over his head. Right away the little snow animals started moving around perfectly as if they were living, breathing animals. Even one of the little bunnies came up to the unicorn’s hooves and gently nuzzled them. This making the girl gasped happily before picking up the small snow bunny and gave it a gentle nuzzle in return.

This went on for about seven minutes until the unicorn heard her name being called out by someone familiar to her “Twily! Twily! Where are you little sis?!” they cried out. The unicorn called out to the one calling to her, waving him over with a free arm “Shiny! Over here! Come look at this!” she called out in excitement. A white colt unicorn with two tone blue hair ran his way over to his sister. Seeing a stranger with her and…living snow creatures. “Shiny, look at them all he made them out of snow and now they can move around just by using magic! Isn’t that amazing?!” she asked as she continued to watch all the creatures move around.

Havran placed his mask back on before turning to the colt with a chuckle “Assuming this is your little sister, yes?”. The colt walked up to them both before placing a hand upon his sister’s shoulder lovingly before nodding to Havran “Yeah, we got separated while taking her to the bookstore. I guess you are the one who found her? Thank you so very much.”. Havran nodded before picking his bag up and putting his wand away “Keep a close eye on her. Losing a family member is something no one wants to ever deal with. Also, her enthusiasm for magic is quite adorable. She seemed all too happy when I showed her a little of it.”. SHinning looked down at the moving snow critters and couldn’t help but smile

“Yeah, Twily does love her magic. SHe has been fascinated by it ever since she was a foal. She is actually slated to start Celestia’s school of magic starting here after the holidays. My family and I are so proud of her.” Havran rubbed his chin in thought at the idea of a school for magic “Hmmm, a school for magic you say? I don’t know why, but that idea sounds like it would be amazing to experience. Alas, I could never afford that kind of luxury. Im live in a tent in an alley, you know?” Shining and Twilight both look at Havran with a confused stare “Where are your parents..?”. Havran just shrugs and answers in such a casual manner that it shocked them both “I don’t really remember. WHo knows if I had any parents at all. But, it's okay. I am doing just fine on my own.” he said as he slung his bag over his shoulder and waved to them both “See you around sometime?” he said before making his way down the street. As he was making his way back home, he couldn’t help but feel like he was being followed, that feeling pulling and nagging at him like a sixth sense. He stopped for a moment to pretend like he was looking around to see which way he would turn down the street, when he was really looking for anyone that may have been tailing him

He then continues to walk on for a few more minutes before suddenly dissolving in a smokey-clothe like state and flying straight up and over the roofs, attempting to lose his possible pursuer or pursuers. Once above the rooftops, he flies towards his little spot in the alley way, then quickly puts up the disillusionment charm barrier so that it looked like nothing was there. After a few hours of relaxing and cleaning his robes, Havran stood in his little kitchen cutting up potatoes and onion into a boiling cauldron of hot water, adding broth he had created himself and then adding the melted cheese he had let melt over a stove tgop for a little bit. He then began mixing it all together, adding the correct amount of salt for the batch before tasting in “Hmmm, would go even better with some chopped up bacon. But I haven’t found any yet…”

As he makes his way over to the sink to wash his hands, the sound of multiple hoofsteps could be heard entering his little home. Quickly and as if second nature, the boy pulls out his wand and aims it at the two guards whop stop dead in their tracks when they see him do this, but upon closer inspection they see it as a pretty stick and just laugh it off “What are you going to do, boy? Poke us with that thing?” Havran glared daggers at the laughing guard before issuing a warning “Step any closer to me and you will find out what I will do.” he said in a deadpan tone. “That’s enough, boy. Come with us now-.” Havran pointed his wand directly at the approaching guard “Petrificus Totalus.” The guard suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and fell over onto the wooden floor as stiff as a tree.

Havran then switched his wand onto the other guard who had drawn his weapon, which Havran then said “Expelliarmus’ which made the weapon fly from their hand forcibly before he cast the paralyzing spell from before again on the second guard in question. He then casts oblivate upon both of them so they they have no memory of him or his home He then takes them by the hands an apparates to a tavern he had remember seeing while he was out, letting them fall against the wall, making them look like they were just two drunk guards. A perfect setup.

He then apparates back home, unbeknownst to him that someone was watching him do this while hidden in the shadows. A very tall cloaked figure who had been watching his every move ever since that run in his first night in this world “Impressive for someone so young. He can do spells that even I have never heard of. And I have been alive for ten thousand years. But maybe I am the one who should approach him. Wasn’t smart to send armed guards, it seems…”

The woman thought to herself as she watched him disappear. After that, she teleported to the castle and began writing a formal letter, sending an invita5tion to a secret meeting place before sending it off to the boy’s hidden home. Placing it neatly upon the dinner table in a small poof of magic.

Author's Note

Seems like my word count is increasing a little. Lets see if I can keep that a habit, yeah?

May the darkness grant you peace.