Chapter 5: Lineage and dreamy mornings

Twilight looked between the two ponies for what felt like an eternity and sighed. She then went back into the stacks of books.

“I’ll see you two at dinner time I'm gonna just, keep looking” She said slowly prying her gaze away from the two on the other side of the room.

Sol, nor Cadence lifted their gaze from the floor. Sol did so because he was embarrassed that he had said what was on his mind out loud. His bad habit picking the absolute worst timing to be made known. Cadence however wasn’t as bothered by the outburst as Sol thought she would be. Instead She was more flustered at the genuine attraction towards her that he felt.

It was a deeper feeling than she got from all of the nobles that courted her, or the ponies that saw her when she was out and about. It is the purest feeling she had felt in a long time, and yet she felt bad because she was going to tease him. Like she did with those that looked at her as a token to move up the social ladder, or some breeding mare. Cadence felt shame on top of confusion as to why she was so attracted to a stallion whom she just met, and by the sounds of what her aunt told her, not originally from Equestria. Cadence opened her mouth to speak and then closed it, she was unsure what to say to him, or how to apologize.

Sol then looked at her and put his hoof out, “I look forward to getting to know you over the next few days” he smiled and continued. “I hope I didn’t offend you with what I said earlier, I’m just so confused with everything that's been happening to me”

Cadence took this opportunity and took his hoof and just held it, “I was not offended in the slightest, actually” She blushed looking at him. “It was quite refreshing and I appreciate it”

With the awkwardness starting to clear up Twilight came over to them. Sol and Cadence had actually hit it off and had started to talk about hobbies before turning to Twilight.

“Sol, I don’t know what that bracelet is, I haven’t been able to find anything of its kind in any of these books” Twilight said exasperated. “I have been looking all day but I guess we'll just have to look at the Canterlot library”

“I didn’t expect this to be so easy so don’t worry about it. We'll find out about it or we won't. I’m no longer in any rush to leave” Sol said and then paused. He looked over at Cadence who had turned a light crimson at his words.

Cadence got up and quickly walked down the hallway and into a room and closed the door. “I can’t do this if he’s going to be so bucking adorable ugh” She sighed and jumped on the bed. It smelled oddly familiar but she paid it no mind for the moment. She needed to calm down and do so fast. Cadence, realizing her guards were still outside, decided to use her magic to send them a brief letter of dismissal until noon of tomorrow.

Sol and Twilight exchanged glances and Sol raised an eyebrow, “Huh, smells like Strawberry bubblegum, did you have any?” Sol asked

Twilight just shrugged and shook her head, “No I haven’t, It was probably Cadence. Though did send Spike out to get something for us not too long ago. I hope you don't mind a hayburger.”

Sol not recalling seeing Cadence chew anything moved on, “That’s fine by me, I have to get used to the food here anyway.”

Twilight thinking for a moment stopped and turned to him, “I’m going to put these books back so I’ll probably be out for the night. We head to Canterlot tomorrow, so we’ll need to pack for the trip. The train that leads directly to the castle was destroyed when we were attacked by changelings a couple months ago.”

“So that’s why you were so on guard when meeting me, makes sense to me” Sol shrugged and sat back on the couch in the living space, “I’m gonna do my own thing for a bit so have fun with those books, I'll help out in a bit”

“You don’t have to help me, I made the mess and I’m sure Spike won't mind lending a claw to help” She giggled and used her magic to start sorting the books again.

Sol not deciding now was a good time to practice his magic, closed his eyes on the couch and thought about what Twilight had told him about magic. He needed to visualize what he wanted, and it would take effort to do something outside of his talent but he could do it. Sol began to visualize a container first for his magic, he didn’t want to ruin any of Twilight’s books; he might not get a chance to get home if that happened. He then began to visualize a fire, within the container, along with water, and some leaves.

When Sol opened his eyes, he was happy to see that he had succeeded in his magic. He wanted to stabilize the magic so he could use it as decoration. Using his knowledge from earth, he thought of the periodic table and the elements he could use and combine. Iron and Carbon to make the glass, using an enameling process he used the combination for powdered glass to make mix into the glass. For Sol to be able to hold the now enameled glass he made, he would need to think of Carbon and Iron at high temps in order to make the steel.

Visualizing all of this in his head Sol made a makeshift elemental terrarium. This was not however the quietest process to go through as Twilight had half finished her books and looked over to hear the crackling of magic she didn’t recognize. Seeing the making of and combining of elements and objects floating around Sol she was in awe.

“Phew that really takes the wind outta ya don’t it, Twilight why didn't you tell me using magic was this tiring?” Sol said whimsically not holding his elemental terrarium in his magic aura which was no longer an azure color but a deep crimson now much like the color in his mane.

“Um actually I did, if any other pony had attempted what you just did…” Twilight paused before walking over to Sol and examining the box. “This would have had a pony out for weeks, this is something even the most experienced magic specialized ponies struggle with.”

Twilight, much like earlier in the day, used her magic to levitate her notepad and pen over and she began to inspect what Sol had just made. Going over the glass and the steel frame and checking the stability of the elements within.

“This is exceptionally well made! And the stability of the elements is top tier. How did you do it!?” She asked, getting a little too close for Sol’s comfort.

He gently pushed her face away from his and sighed, “It might not look like it but I separated each element before giving it a magic source to keep it going so each element is in it’s own area technically but you can’t see that”

Before Twilight could ask any further questions Spike came through the door with their food. Sol was relieved and went to greet the little dragon and help him inside.

“Hey Spike!” Sol said, also putting down the cube on the table, “Lemme help ya with that” and before Spike could say anything Sol had lifted the bag of food out of his hands and moved it to the table”

“Uh thanks Sol, you doin ok? you look exhausted dude” Spike said. He then walked over to the table where the food was and had a seat on a stool at the table and began to sift through the bag. Pulling out, rubies, emeralds, amethyst, and a diamond, then proceeding to crunch down on them which made Sol wince at the sound..

“Huh I guess I did hear Twilight tell you you eat gemstones instead of meat makes sense, and…” Sol paused to yawn, “But yea I am a little bushed now, I’m using magic for the first time in well ever.”

Spike looked confused, “What do you mean? You were a unicorn before this,” Spike motioned to the new set of wings, “How have you not been using magic?”
Sol remembered that Twilight had only said Sol was a guest and not the specifics yet. So he went into detail with Spike about what's happened to him in the past three days since ending up in Equestria.

Spike and Twilight listened to Sol intently as when Sol had finished talking about what he had been doing before getting sent to Equestria, he asked about Earth.

“So this Earth doesn't have magic? And the ponies in your world don’t talk?” Spike was taken aback by this revelation.

“Yup pretty much, and Humans are the only beings capable of speech patterns, also no dragons as far as we know of ” Sol said and spike stopped mid crunch of his last gemstone. Spike looked at Twilight who was writing down everything Sol had said about his world of origin

“That’s really fascinating, so what I’ve gathered is Science is used in place of magic when explaining how your world works!” Twilight not looking up from her notebook and writing vigorously.

Yawning and standing up with his hayburger finished, Sol picked up all the trash on the table in his magic and threw it away. “Those hamburgers aren’t too bad, kinda like the bean patties in my world. But it’s late now and making that really did wear me out” Sol picked up his creation.

“Ahh sorry I got excited again, I’ll see you tomorrow. These books won’t put themselves away” Twilight motioning Spike to follow her, much to the little dragon's displeasure. Nevertheless the duo went back into the stacks of books and went to work putting them away.

“Sounds good and do get some rest. It's been a long day all around for all of us” Sol chuckled and walked down the hallway and opened the door to his room.

After entering the room Sol set the cube he’d made on the nightstand and walked over to the window. Seeing the moon full and high in the sky he admired the dark cloak and bright orb in the sky. Sol stood in thought as he noticed a lack of stars and constellations in the sky. Feeling a pull in his mind and body his horn lit up. The now crimson aura he had flowing from him skyward, and with this brought all of the constellations from his home world. The north star brighter than it had ever been reflected perfectly back into his pupils. With this the sky was more than a dark blanket with a few dull stars in it, it was art, it was perfect. Sol could recognize some of what he had brought to the now well detailed sky; Antlia, Ursa Major, Capricorn, Libra, and his favorite Aquila the eagle.

Sol stared proudly at the sky he had just created, then feeling extremely drained now he went slid into bed. He grunted and turned over and held his pillow, which was oddly warmer, and softer than he remembered it being the other night. Though Sol couldn’t be bothered to open his eyes and investigate as he nuzzled in and drifted off to sleep with the smell of strawberry bubblegum filling his nose, making him grin in his last moments of consciousness.

Sol rubbed his eyes as he looked around and saw a white void he remembered. This was the dreamscape and if the timing was anything to go by he would be getting a visitor again.

“Hello Sol, it’s great to see thee in such good health!” Luna said happily. “Hast thou seen the night sky, the stars! The lost ones came back to us briefly after many many moons! I was going to ask if our niece has made it to ponyville?”

Sol’s eyes widened at her saying that, “Lost stars? Really? I did that before I passed out. It took a lot out of me ya know” he said rubbing his left foreleg.

Luna stopped her prancing about and looked at Sol inquisitively, “Are thou sure thee brought our stars back?” The look on Luna’s face was serious yet Sol could do nothing but laugh.

“Of course I did! the sky seemed to be missing something and then my magic kinda just moved on its own, though I’m sure it was only brief because I pretty much passed out” Sol said smiling. He couldn’t explain why he was so proud of the stars, he loved them as a child and studied chemistry and astrology growing up.

“We find thee interesting, bringing back the stars, yet you bear the mark of the sun and moon.” said Luna getting lost in thought. Sol thought it was strange too, but he only did what felt natural to him, which is what Twilight said most magic was attributed to doing.

“Well only time will tell, Cadence, Twilight, and I will be heading to Canterlot starting tomorrow. Maybe we will also find out why I’m no longer a Unicorn right?” Sol asked hopefully.

“Hmm yes thou makest a fair point, no use in dwelling on it now.” Luna said now facing him again. “We thank thee for the stars nonetheless, we have longed to bring them back and have failed. A proper reward will be ready for you when thou arrive” puffing out her chest at the declaration Sol already knew he couldn’t stop her especially after his run in with Rarity he knew there was no fighting it.

“I’ll look forward to it thanks Lu-, Princess Luna” Sol corrected himself and she bowed to him

“Until the next time we meet, Sol we pray thee safe travels over the next few days” Luna said before shifting the dreamscape back to Sol’s original dream.

Sol could have done without the dreams that night. Even in his dreams the smell of that strawberry bubblegum, and Blueberries was stuck in his nose and it was driving his hormones crazy and he couldn’t figure out why. Sol’s dreams were filled with Cadence and Luna and their curves, in rather compromising positions. Any way Sol could imagine them, they were looking at him. Their eyes alluring and half lidded, drawing him in, inviting him, needy and ready.

Sol felt something move him and he grunted, not ready to wake up, “Five more minutes ma, it ain't time yet.” He draped a wing around his pillow and nuzzled up to it. He took a deep breath and relaxed, catching that familiar scent that was driving his hormones crazy and smiled. His dreams still fresh on his mind

Cadence who had been awake for the better half of 2 hours, being spooned by Sol. She didn’t pay attention the previous night to whose room she had entered as she was extremely embarrassed at what he had said the day before. She couldn’t get up to sneak out either as he had her gripped tightly against him. She would have been perfectly ok had it not been for something pressing up against her lower back as he held her. She wasn’t uncomfortable, which was the problem as she was fighting her every instinct that was telling her to grind back against him.

Sol had begun to wake at the smell getting stronger and his watering a bit. “What is that, Jesus Christ it’s hot in here” He mumbled. Then he was flicked in the muzzle and this woke him a little more as he opened an eye to look down his muzzle to see a pink ear. He then opened both eyes and moved his head back to see; Cadence now craned her neck to look at him with a blush that could start a fire and doe eyes that made his heart skip a beat too many.

“Uhh h-h-hi Cadence what brings you h-here” Sol stammered. His brain working overtime first thing in the morning was not what he had expected after such the glorious dreams he had just had.

“s-Sol could you let me go your uh,” She paused and spoke barely above a whisper, “You're poking me in the back” Cadence had to look away from him while saying this. She wanted to be coy, or to tease him but she couldn't bring herself to do it. His scent was intoxicating, and she couldn’t think straight.

Sol’s breath hitched in his throat as he looked down horrified that he was not only spooning a princess. He was also using her back as a placeholder for his erect member, though Sol could swear she was trying to inch as close to him as possible.

“Ah s-shit my bad I'll uh go first” Sol spat out as he scrambled to get untangled from the sheets on his bed. Failing miserable and falling out of his bed yelping. This prompted Cadence to sit up and check on him but before either could move further the door opened.

“Sol you alright in the-...” Twilight had stopped mid sentence when she saw her former babysitter and one of her best friends sitting on Sol’s bed. The scent in the room overpowered the sage she had burnt earlier in the morning. As if Twilight had an epiphany she did remember this smell, it was Cadence, she blushed. Her nose was then assaulted by another smell, not unpleasant but strong, A mixture of coconut and blackberries.

“Ah s-sorry for interrupting I'll be going now, I’ll see you guys at the train station, bye!” Twilight then hurriedly closed the door and the sound of hooves running down the staircase. Cadence and Sol then exchanged worried looks as they heard a crash, and then a slamming door.

“Man, quit the morning aye?” Sol said chuckling as he got up and walked to the door, “I’m gonna go shower so people don’t get the wrong idea” he then opened the door and walked to the bathroom.

Cadence sat there in the bed for a moment longer and then began to get out of bed. Looking back at the sheets she used her magic to take them off. She then headed straight for the laundry room to clean up the mess she had left. Smiling at how warm and safe she had felt just minutes ago. A feeling she had long missed since she had lost shining armor.

Enjoying the hot water Sol sighed in contentment while the water poured around him. Soaking into his mane and coat. Though his brief respite in the warm water didn’t last long as his mind started to wander back to his dreams.

“Nope Nope NOPE, not the time for this” Sol reprimanded himself as he turned off the shower with his magic and started to dry himself off. He heard hooves in the hallway again and assumed it was Cadence going back to her room. When he got out of the shower and dried off he headed back to his room only to find Cadence still in the room.

“Uh I washed your sheets they were uh dirty yea” Cadence said sheepishly. Though Sol really wasn’t listening, he was stunned looking at her again. She had tied her mane up in a ponytail, and had disregarded her royal horseshoes and gold accents. It was simple yet, he preferred her this way.

“Oh uh thanks, you might grab what you need for the trip to Canterlot” Sol said, refocusing on what needed to be done today. “We should probably focus on that, I’m gonna go grab something to eat.”

Cadence, finished making Sol’s bed giggled at this, “So serious now” she walked up to him and batted him with her tail, “ I’m going to get ready now, wait here” Cadence disappeared before Sol could respond so he ended up waiting. After 10 minutes Cadence emerged from her actual room with her mane done. Sol could have sworn something was different but he couldn’t put his finger err hoof on it.

“my belongings will already be on the train so there’s no reason to help me pack, and if that empty room is anything to go by… I’d say you're good to go as well?”

“Mmm actually,” Sol said, igniting his horn and grabbing the book from the castle and his magic terrarium, “This is everything, what now?”

“Let's go out and get breakfast. I know a lovely place in the market” Cadence said, starting to walk ahead of him.

“Works for me after you milady” Sol bowed and motioned her to walk ahead of him. Though she laughed at this Sol had an ulterior motive thanks to his rather steamy dreams the night before. Following her out of the room and looking her up and down before shaking his head. Once the pair were out of Twilight’s, Sol walked beside her and the two walked through the town.

While Sol and Cadence were eating breakfast, somewhere Cadence had picked Sol saw some familiar faces. Though it looked like they were getting ready to go cliff diving with all the equipment they had.

“Hey you 3 what are you up to today?” He said, smiling at them and motioning them closer.

“Prince Sol, you're still here!” The white unicorn filly said to him,

“Thanks for coming to our classroom yesterday!” The small orange pegasus said.

“We really appreciate yer comin to see us” The final yellow filly said.

Sol could only laugh at them thanking him, “Again i'm no prince you guys” He raised a hoof and patted each of them on the head eliciting giggles from them. “What are your names? ‘You three’ doesn’t suit me” They puffed up at this and were visibly happy at his inquiry into wanting to know them,

“I’m sweetie belle!” the white unicorn said, “This is scootaloo.” The filly pointed to the small orange pegasus next to her.

“And ahm applebloom”the yellow filly said in her familiar accent.

“And together we are the CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS” They said in unison

Chuckling at this Sol said “It’s nice to see you 3 doing well, but uh what are you doing?” he asked, tilting his head sideways and looking at the equipment the 3 fillies were hauling.

Scootaloo excitedly jumped up and down, “Sol we’re going to try and get our cutie marks today! We’re gonna try and invent something new!” The three nodded in agreement at this declaration and Sol could shake his head and smile.

“Well you three be careful, and here take some toast before ya go” Sol used his magic to pick up 3 pieces of toast and butter them. He then proceeded to stuff them in the fullies mouths before they could get out a thank you, causing cadence to giggle at the fillies expression.

“I’ll be going on a trip after this so I’ll see you guys if I come back here” Sol said chuckling as the 3 fillies looked at him a little disheartened. He couldn’t take it so he remembered his magic cube he made.

“Here take this, call it a gift from me. I like you guys and this is the first thing I ever made with my magic,” Sol said, levitating the cube to rest in the middle of their equipment.

“Are yah sure ‘bout given us sum special like this” Applebloom said

“Yes I am, keep it with you guys as a token to remember me by, I don’t know when I’ll be comin back.”Sol said dejectedly, “I can think of no-one, err nopony better to hold on to this”

The three looked at him and nodded as Sweetie Belle spoke up, “We’ll put it in our treehouse Sol, we promise to take care of it for you!”

“Alright enough of the sappy stuff get outta here and go get your cutie marks” Sol said motioning them to head out. They giggled and ran off with their equipment and Cadence followed them with her gaze until they were out of view.
“They seem to have taken a liking to you huh?” Cadence said teasing him

“I love kids, they're amazing, and their imaginations. They should be nurtured and besides they looked like they needed some encouragement” Sol passionately said which made Cadence's heart skip a beat. After the 3 so called crusaders left the rest of breakfast went by nicely for Sol and Cadence. They looked at the clock and saw it was around 10 and decided it was time to head to the station.

Arriving at the station the two were garnering a lot of looks from the citizens of ponyville. Cadence paid them no mind as she looked for her guards, and Twilight. Sol however wasn’t accustomed to the attention and was doing his best to distract himself by looking for Twilight and admiring the architecture.

“There you guys are!” Twilight said from behind them and galloping over to them

“Twily!” Cadence said turning and hugging her “are we about ready to set out?” she asked

“Yes we are! Your guard is patiently waiting on platform twelve, if they wait any longer they are gonna lose it” Twilight said giggling

“Lets not have another incident like when I first became a princess” Cadence let out an exasperated sigh. Then together the three of them met up with the guards who saluted Cadence and Twilight and ignored Sol. Much to the irritation of the pink mare who let out an annoyed huff which made him laugh as they boarded their train car.

Sol followed Twilight down the narrow hallway once they boarded the train. Twilight then turned and used her magic to open their private Cabin car. Sol turned to walk in and his eyes widened at what he saw. The Cabin was set with amenities that you would see if you paid for your own private jet back on earth, set with refreshments, appetizers, and was that a kitchen on the other side? All together more than he expected, then again he was with royalty so he really shouldn’t have been surprised at this point.

“Are you just going to stand in the doorway the entire ride, or are you going to come and have a seat?” Cadence said sarcastically, batting her eyelashes at him for extra emphasis.
“hmm…If you're going to take that tone with me, I might as well,” Sol shot back at her. The two stared at each other and then giggled. Sol walked into the Cabin and used his magic to close the sliding door. He sat next to Twilight facing Cadence which prompted her to puff out her cheeks in annoyance.

Sol sighed and smiled, “ So how long was this trip to Canterlot again?”

“It's about 3 days for now, since the railway is being repaired.” Twilight said. Sol figured it was going to be a long trip, so he used his magic to open the diary again and began to read as the train began to move towards their destination. A little over four hours into the ride, Cadence had gotten bored and left the cabin to talk with her guards. Twilight, figuring now that it looked like Sol was halfway through his book, decided to ask about it.

“Um You’ve been carrying that book around since i’ve met you, what is it?” She asked, seeing as it had no title, or author.

“Hmm that's a good question, from what I’ve gathered it's a diary or journal of some kind. From a captain of a group called The Knights of the Eclipse. It has a lot of cool armor designs, and ideas regarding defensive and elemental magic spells.” Sol said,marking his place and turning to Twilight.

“It goes into the production method a bit, and these magic circles are a little scuffed but I've been trying to restore them while reading so more of the journal makes sense. It’s partly how I was able to make that elemental terrarium. But here have a look” Sol said, levitating the book to Twilight. She covered the diary in magic and used a trace spell to find any semblance of the original owner.

“I don’t sense much from this book which is weird, most books have something that attached them to the owner” Twilight tilted her and flipped through the book briefly until she froze landing up the last page. She saw the royal seal that was used briefly post-unification of all races. Though that wasn’t what caught her eye, it was the stamp next to it. The faded stamp mark of one of the most brilliant unicorns alive, Star Swirl the Bearded.

“This was a diary of…” She paused trying to contain her excitement, “O-Of Star Swirl the Bearded, the wisest unicorn in Equestria and not to mention Princess Luna and Celestia’s mentor!!” Twilight was almost screaming, with how loud she was getting.

“Twilight please relax for a second and explain what all of this means? Star Swirl the bearded? That's an interesting nickname for sure?” Sol was only getting more confused by the minute as Twilight gingerly put the diary down as if it were holy scripture from church. Do ponies even have church? Questions for another time he thought, focus on getting these answers now.

“Oh r-right” Twilight said composing herself, “Star Swirl lived centuries ago alongside the Princesses and was their mentor in magic, politics, and was a father figure to them.” Twilight used her magic to make an image of Star Swirl and when Sol saw the picture he twitched.

“He also is the reason we have such a basic understanding of how magic works and its principles. Among being one of the biggest political forces behind Unifica-” Twilight was cut off

“T-t-that looks like my opa!” Sol said to Twilight's confusion.

“He looks like your who?”Twilight said, tilting her head.

“My grandpa! Twilight I think your Star Swirl was my Opa Star, the tattoo, err cutie mark is the same one Opa had on his chest!” Sol said with a mixture of shock and excitement. If this was true he was reading his now deceased grandfather's journal. The shock quickly turned to confusion, if this was his grandpa, then how did he leave this world and was there a reason Sol was here in Equestria.

“That can’t be true Star Swirl disappeared around half a millennium ago” Twilight said thinking about what he had just said. Normally if anyone else had said what Sol said, but the expression on Sol’s face and the tone of voice gave her doubts.

“Well as far out there as it is, time could flow differently for each world,” Sol said, which made Twilight make a face. She knew it was in the realm of possibility, since Sol himself came from a different world, so why couldn’t the inverse happen; A pony being sent to earth and becoming a Human.

“That could very well be possible, but-” Twilight was cut off again by Sol

“We could just ask the Princesses, I can ask them about my Opa and maybe what I know will align with what they have to say or their memories of him.” Sol said and used his magic to open the book again.

“Read this with me, maybe something else is in here that will help us” He nodded his head towards the book and the two of them began from the beginning. Conversing and debating the meanings of the words, and magic within.

The cabin door had slowly slid open as Cadence came back from her meeting with her guards. The sun was setting and the mental exhaustion was apparent on Cadence's face as she closed the door.

“Those Guards ooh” Cadence said angrily, “Honestly I can handle a train ride without one of them in here at all times” She looked over at Sol and Twilight shoulder to shoulder conversing about magic theory, and politics. Though she paid no mind to the topic as much as she paid attention to how close they were to each other. Her cheeks burned hot, as she saw this and then took a deep breath. There was no way she was feeling jealous of Twilight, not like Sol decided to sit across from her. Ok maybe she was a little jealous Cadence thought.

“Oh, Welcome back Cadence” Sol said, noticing the pink pony standing by the doorway. He smirked, “You gonna stand in the doorway all trip or are you going to come join us.”

She laughed at this and walked over to them and sat down across from them and saw the book in front of them.

“What are you guys reading about?” She asked trying to read the upside down magic circles and words next to them

“Apparently this is Star Swirl's journal from…” Sol looked at Twilight, “When did you say this was from again?”

“During unification, and this is new magic and theories I have never seen before, It’s genius really” Twilight said leaning back in her seat and looking out the window.

“Well I would expect nothing less from the most famous Unicorn a that ever lived” Cadence said looking at Sol who was using his magic on one of the circles in the book

“Well if he is my Opa, I would expect nothing less from him, he was a genius really, had lots of scientific awards from his college” Sol said daydreaming about the time he spent in his grandfather's house looking at his shelf full of awards, and books.

“Your what?” Cadence said confused and Twilight giggled

“I said the same thing at first too, but uh apparently Star Swirl could be Sol’s grandfather” Twilight said, turning from the window and looking at Cadence.

“Really? Like we are talking about The Star Swirl right?” Cadence said shocked

“Yup as you guys say The Star Swirl” Sol chuckled “Opa’s name was Star Hamel, but I never did get his middle name but I guess there was a reason” Closing the book Sol yawned.

“Well this explains your magic aptitude if this were the case, that's for sure” Twilight said beaming at him “You might even get better at Magic than me!”

Sol blushed at her enthusiastic compliment, “Uh thanks Twi, I appreciate the compliment” Sol then yawned again and then got up, “ I’m gonna head to sleep we got another 2 days.”

“Your room is labeled, it should be down the hallway, go right when you leave” Cadence waved at him as he left.

Cadence watched him leave and close the door behind him before she sighed. This made Twilight look back at Cadence and smile at her. It had been forever since She had seen Cadence smile like that and as much as Twilight missed her brother, seeing Cadence happy was just as important.

“Like him that much don't you?” Twilight asked giggling as Cadence absentmindedly stared at the door.

“Mhm” she said in a daydream still not paying attention

“So you're gonna tell me about this morning” Twilight asked smirking

“Mhm- wait what?!” Cadence snapped back to reality and spun to look at Twilight, “ nothing happened, I promise it was an honest mistake even if I didn't mind the cuddling. He's even well endo-” She sealed her lips before the last bit came out and this sent Twilight into a fit of laughs falling sideways in her seat, tears forming in the corner of her eyes.

“you might prepare him for Princess Celestia’s teasing. There’s no way she is going to let him go, especially with how you look at him” Twilight wiped the tears from her eyes and faced Cadence, "Or the way he looks at you."

“I’ll see you tomorrow then Twily thanks” Cadence said, still red in the face as she walked out of the cabin, to her room. She took one look behind her towards Sol’s room and then turned and walked to her room to turn in for the night.