“SO IT'S YOU WHO FUCKS MY SISTER!”

The first to react was Twilight who spat out what she had in her mouth while the pink alicorn had her mouth slightly open.

Celestia covered her face in embarrassment while Tempest stood there not sure what to do.

"Excuse me!?" asked the scarred alicorn.

“I RECOGNIZE YOUR SMELL!” Luna accused.

What are you, a dog?

Tempest was tempted to say this but she refrained.

Then Princess Luna looked at her sister.

“I knew you didn't go out at night just to patrol Equestria! While I was working, you went to your girlfriend's house to fuck!" accused her younger sister.

Celestia rolled her eyes seeing Luna's exaggerated reaction, she turned back to Tempest who still hadn't quite understood what had just happened.

“Forgive my sister's rudeness.”

The princess glared at her sister, who responded by making a spiteful face.

“Let's sit down, I can't wait to let you try equestrian cuisine.”

Celestia went to sit at the head of the table, to the right of her was Luna and then the pink alicorn while on the left was Tempest and then Twilight.

Tempest saw that Princess Luna was glaring at her, in response the scarred alicorn gave a disturbing smile showing her sharp teeth and narrowing her pupils.

Luna pulled back, frowning and slightly frightened.

Celestia, seeing that the two were already arguing, then rang a bell placed on the table to signal the servers to bring the food.

In no time at all an army of ponies brought various dishes, side dishes, sauces, bread, wine and so on and so forth.

And when they had finished they left as they had come.

"We can start." Celestia announced cheerfully.

Tempest was amazed to see all that food for just five people, with it she could have fed an entire legion for at least a couple of days.

"What's up? Not to your liking? Isn't there enough meat?” Twilight asked to her left, the purple alicorn's tone was openly defiant as the food was all vegetarian.

What was happening?!

It seemed to Tempest that Twilight and Luna were quite hostile towards her.

The empress decided to ignore them and began to eat too.

On her plate there was a savory pie made of spinach and something else that she didn't recognize since she wasn't very good at recognizing ingredients.

The five ate for a few minutes until the pink alicorn chose to break the ice.

“So you must be Empress Tempest Shadow, it's a pleasure to finally put a face to your name.” she said in a gentle tone.

Tempest put down her knife and fork so she could respond properly.

“The pleasure is all mine, if I'm not too prying I could ask who are you?”

“Of course, I am Princess Mi Amore Cadenza but I prefer to be called just Cadence.”

“Interesting, and what role do you play, if allowed?”

Tempest was applying the rules of etiquette, they were still at a dinner between sovereigns.

“I am the princess of love.”

?!?!?!

Instead, now Tempest was trying with all her might not to burst out laughing in a less than dignified way.

She had to admit that it was really difficult as it took her a few dozen seconds to regain control of herself and continue the conversation.

Tempest mentally wondered if there was a princess of hand-to-hand combat or a princess of air supremacy.

Again she had to keep from laughing.

“What are your intentions with my sister?” Tempest's thoughts were interrupted by Princess Luna's voice, she still had an aggressive look on her face as she chewed very conspicuously but in a dignified manner.

“I assure you princess that I have only the best intentions.” Tempest replied.

“If by “best intentions” you mean having wild sex with her then I believe you.”

“OUCH!” Luna shouted after they heard a thud coming from under the table.

Luna gave her sister a deadly look, but she was pretending nothing had happened by taking a sip of wine from the glass.

They heard another thud under the table.

“OUCH!” This time it was Celestia who cursed.

"STOP THAT!" The white alicorn admonished her sister.

Luna got the message and went back to eating with a pout.

What the hell had she gotten herself into?!

Tempest didn't expect the two sisters to act like...two sisters.

She didn't expect the diarchs of Equestria, goddesses of the sun and moon and thousand-year-old alicorns to kick each other under the table like two kids did.

Although in fact she could have foreseen it knowing the less than graceful ways that Celestia sometimes had.

Tempest was happy to see that the rulers of that kingdom were not at all haughty like the nobles, they really seemed like normal people.

“Why did you come here to Canterlot?” Twilight asked as she chewed on a piece of bread.

“No reason in particular, the council ordered me to go on vacation for a while so I chose to come and visit Celestia.”

Twilight's ears perked up in excitement.
“Then you have chosen exactly the right moment, in a few days there will be the Summer Sun Celebration!”

The Summer Sun Celebration festival had been her all-time favorite holiday since she was little, and it's taken on even more meaning since she met her friends.

“Is that why you're all here?”

Tempest expected that only the two reigning princesses, Celestia and Luna, would be in the capital.

“Exactly, the Summer Sun Celebration is a national holiday so all the greatest exponents of Equestrian society and beyond participate.” the purple alicorn explained.

Tempest's timing had been excellent, she could have attended the party dedicated to her girlfriend.

“How are you doing in the empire?” Celestia asked.

“Good but not great, we recently became aware of the fact that an alliance has been formed between the old supporters of Storm King and those who are dissatisfied with the new government, they have already tried several times to create disorder but we have managed to contain the threat for the moment.” Tempest replied nonchalantly.

“And you're not worried about the matter?”

“Of course, but I have faith that the council will be able to handle this while I am away.”

Luna gave a stoic laugh, attracting everyone's attention.

“You don't know how much my sister and I envy you, we can't abandon the throne for a couple of hours before the governors start arguing with each other.” the blue alicorn exclaimed, rolling her eyes.

It was no secret that among the princesses she was the one who hated the existence of presumptuous nobles most of all.

Celestia and Cadence laughed in agreement.

Twilight, on the other hand, found it difficult to follow the discussion, she had only recently joined the princesses' circle and consequently she didn't fully know how things worked.

From then on they began a long discussion about how their respective domains were run, about politics and how boring the nobles were.

“Why don't you eliminate them?” Twilight asked.

The other four were amazed to hear this.

They remained silent for a few seconds.

Tempest smirked before breaking the silence.

“I didn't expect you to say something like that, wanting to conquer the world?”
Her tone was deliberately sarcastic and provocative.

It took Twilight a few seconds to realize that what she had said was very misunderstood.

“I don't mean to kill them all!” she exclaimed shaking her head and waving her paws as if she was trying to chase away the words she had just said.
“I was thinking of something different like firing them and removing them from their positions.” she tried to explain herself but it was too late.

Luna placed a paw on Twilight's and gave her a reassuring look.

“Don't worry Twilight, we've all been there, you should have seen what Celestia looked like during the extermination phase of her.”
Luna lowered her gaze slightly, nodding slowly as if to say "we are all with you"

“I agree, even if Cadence had the most original idea to end them all, she probably would have had all the noble stallions gelded if she could.” Celestia added with a laugh.

Twilight didn't know whether to try to explain the misunderstanding or just stay quiet and let the other princesses continue with their ideas of mass genocide.

She had to admit that the situation was becoming very surreal.
She would never have expected that people who usually professed peace and harmony would instead talk about how to eliminate an entire social class.

"What's up?" Tempest asked.

By now the other three princesses were busy gossiping among themselves while Twilight remained silent.

“Nothing special.”

It was clear that Twilight's answer was false, the purple alicorn was very easy to read, especially for someone like Tempest.

The Empress didn't even have to ask again, all she had to do was give a skeptical look to make Twilight understand that she hadn't fallen for it.
Before she answered, Twilight let out a sigh.

“Since I became a princess, I've been discovering unexpected things about Celestia and the others, and my beliefs are constantly being questioned.”

“And is that a bad thing?”

Twilight wasn't sure what to answer, she had thought about it many times before.
This made her insecure, unfit and sometimes naive.
When Celestia and Luna argued she couldn't help but feel like she shouldn't be there.

But on the other hand she was fascinated by what they had to say, the alicorn sisters were practically pieces of living and personified history, dealing with them meant being able to understand what the past was like.

From some discussions she was able to learn some things that were not written or documented in any existing history book.

Twilight remembered how she had been completely shocked when Luna told her who Bearded Starswirl really was. The princess of the night revealed that the great wizard that Twilight had always admired was actually a court jester who had no magical talent, everything he had discovered was only thanks to Princess Celestia who had helped him and let him take the merit.

“I don't know what to tell you, it's a big change of perspective.” the purple alicorn said nothing else and then she grabbed the fork with her magic to spear the food on her plate.

The five mares finished eating and after that Twilight, Cadence and Luna returned to their duties.

Before Luna left she glared at Tempest, for some reason she didn't like the scarred alicorn.

“Do you want to visit Canterlot?” Celestia offered.

Tempest didn't really want to see the haughty nobles wandering the streets like they were masters of the world again, but on the other hand she wanted to spend as much time as possible with her beloved.

“Okay, I'll follow you.” Celestia smiled and trotted out excitedly, Tempest wanted to spend the whole day cuddling but she had already said yes.

Before they could venture into the city they would have had to inform the captain of the royal guard who was currently in the wing of the castle used as barracks.

The captain was a pegasus, as usual he had white fur and golden armor.

Tempest couldn't help but notice that all of the soldiers in the Kingsguard had white or gray fur.

How was this possible?

Tempest ruled out the possibility that Celestia only allowed ponies of those colors to become soldiers, it would be stupid and inefficient. So the most plausible explanation is that they dyed their fur with some dye.

She admitted that it made the royal guard look good, made them all uniform and easily recognisable. Her army didn't have this problem as they all wore black overalls with obsidian armor over them.

Unlike the Royal Equestrian Guard, the imperial army focused more on practicality and intimidation. Wearing shiny gold armor would have been counterproductive in any battle scenario such as hiding to carry out an ambush.

In fact, the obsidian plates were painted with a non-reflective black paint to avoid being seen.
The only Imperial soldiers who had any form of decoration were the Imperial Palace Guards who had blue cloaks, and Tempest's personal legion who wore pauldrons painted purple.

“Captain Tristar, my guest and I intend to take a walk around Canterlot. This time it will not be necessary to deploy my entire personal guard, my host is more than capable of defending me."
Celestia said her last sentence giving a smile to Tempest who rolled her eyes.

Sometimes her fiancée liked to behave as if she were a defenseless damsel but in reality the empress was certain that she could easily defeat almost any enemy who faced her.

Captain Tristar looked at Tempest skeptically but as soon as he had a chance to look at her better he realized that his worries were completely unfounded.

The tall mare looked imposing and intimidating with her black armor, scar over her eye and broken horn.
Furthermore, her gaze was that of a warrior hardened by multiple battles.

Captain Tristar couldn't help but be amazed and fascinated. Among the soldiers of Equestria there was no one like her.
Not even the most veteran had ever seen a real battle with bloodshed, even he had only had to wound a couple of times in his entire career.

“May I know who our guest is?” Captain Tristar dared to ask.

The scarred alicorn took a step forward.

“I'm Commander Tempest Shadow, nice to meet you."

As usual Tempest preferred to use her old military rank when she wasn't absolutely sure she could trust others.

Celestia said nothing about it.

"My pleasure." Captain Tristar saluted as Tempest had introduced herself as commander.

"We can leave." he concluded by turning to his princess.

As they walked through the streets of Canterlot, Celestia explained and told the history of the city, every now and then they stopped to admire some particular statue or monument.

Tempest was really enjoying the walk, she wasn't very interested in the city but she loved listening to Celestia's enthusiastic voice, there was joy and passion in her eyes.
For nothing in the world would she have interrupted her.

The three were often followed by admiring ponies who bowed as they passed and then remained to observe them as if they were attractions themselves.

"Wonderful! Princess Celestia is lovely as usual!”

“It's not often you see her outside the castle, could it be because of that mare of hers that's next to her?”

Some ponies were whispering among themselves.

“It's really scary, what did I come to do?”

“Did you see her horn?! I can't imagine how she manages to live like this. Is it even possible to survive such a wound? ”

"Do you think she feels pain? She must have a very miserable life."

They were convinced that Tempest wouldn't hear them but her hearing was exceptional.

“Have you seen how tall she is? Maybe she's an alicorn."

"Another? it's impossible! Alicorns are beautiful, majestic and regal, most importantly they have wings and horn. That one over there barely has half a horn and has a big scar on her face, I can't imagine what's hidden under that suit."

“You're right, it can't be.”

If Tempest had been a naive young mare she would have reacted to the snide comments. However she was an empress and she had to be above such childish behavior.

She let out a sigh, she was about to ask Celestia to continue with the city tour but it didn't happen.

“What did you just say about my illustrious guest?”

Celestia had turned to face the two ponies talking behind them.

At first Tempest hadn't even bothered to turn her neck to see who they were but now she saw that they were two female unicorns, of course they were two unicorns.
One had green fur while the other yellow.

“Princess Celestia?!” Exclaimed the yellow one since she didn't expect to be called back by the ruler of Equestria..

"What happens?" she asked the other innocently as if she hadn't realized her mistake.

Celestia was definitely annoyed, usually she was able to ignore the stupidity of haughty and presumptuous ponies but this time her anger took over as soon as she heard the two sluts talking badly about her girlfriend.

“I'll say it one last time, what did you say?”

The princess's tone was calm and at the same time she was intimidating.

“Oh no big deal, we were just commenting on how wonderful your presence is.” the yellow unicorn lied as a small bead of cold sweat formed on her forehead.

"Oh yes? Is that so Captain Tristar?” Celestia asked looking at the pegasus next to her.

"Negative princess." The captain was quick to deny it.

Celestia turned her gaze back to the two unicorns. What little warmth there was in her face had been replaced by an icy coldness.

“My captain says it's not like that, who should I trust?”

The two unicorns were terrified, they were sweating cold, they were shaking and they couldn't even mumble a word.

"It's what I thought."

All the kindness and sympathy that usually marked Princess Celestia were gone, they could only hope that at least mercy remained.

“If you had only lied to me you would have gotten off with a warning, but you allowed yourself to insult an important guest to me and Equestria so I will let Empress Tempest Shadow choose your punishment.”

Celestia looked into Tempest's eyes, something small and imperceptible was hidden in them but her fiancé had understood it at the first look at her.

The scarred alicorn wanted to roll her eyes at how childish the white alicorn could be sometimes, but this time too she would play along.
The only thing that perhaps bothered her was that her identity had already been revealed so quickly. So goodbye to the surprise effect.
Or at least not entirely.

Hearing how Tempest had been called, the audience reacted with exclamations of amazement, some with wide eyes while others whispered among themselves. The most boring reaction was that of Captain Tristar, his face was impassive, the only way to know that something had changed would be to read his mind.

Tempest put on her empress face and stepped forward.
“I don't know if it would be appropriate, in my empire disrespect for authority is considered a crime on par with treason, therefore punishable by death.”

Tempest was lying, the penalty for something like that would be a monetary fine, but they didn't know that.
Her face gave nothing away, she was cold and gave the impression of being someone who would have no qualms about condemning someone to death.

In fact she was just like that, she didn't happen often but when it was necessary she issued death sentences against criminals who didn't deserve to exist.

The two unicorns were even more scared so much so that the green one was starting to hyperventilate fearing that maybe she would be executed.

“Death penalty you say?” Celestia pretended to actually take Tempest's idea into consideration. “It seems a bit excessive to me but as I said before it's up to you to give the punishment.”

"I BEG YOU! HAVE MERCY ON US!” the yellow unicorn began to beg, bowing so deeply that her face was on the ground. The green unicorn was so scared that her body refused to move.
They smelled urine, apparently one of the two had peed on herself.

Seeing this, Tempest no longer felt like playing, the bad memories resurface, now instead of those two unicorns she saw herself as a young girl on that cursed day many years ago.

Tempest approached Celestia and with just one look she was able to make her understand that the prank had gone too far.

Celestia thought that the two insolent unicorns deserved what was happening to them, but her fiancée's eyes weren't looking for revenge but pity.

The princess sighed but did not object.

“You are free to go.” she announced in a neutral voice.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" the two mares exclaimed in unison and then ran away.

Celestia and Tristar remained to observe as the two subjects walked away and disappeared into the crowd while Tempest's gaze was already elsewhere, thinking of something else.

"What happens? Were we too harsh?”

As always, Celestia knew when something was occupying her mind.

“It's nothing, just some unpleasant memories.”
Tempest looked at her beloved and gave her a smile.

“There's no point ruining the day, I'm happy to be here with you.”

Hearing this the princess was tempted to hug Tempest and give her a kiss but since they were in a public place she simply returned her with an affectionate smile.

The two alicorns continued their tour of the city while Captain Tristar remained behind them on alert ready to block any possible threat.

“How did she seem to you?”

Cadence put her cup of tea down so she could give an answer.

“Are you referring to Tempest Shadow?” Cadence touched her chin with a hoof as her gaze wandered through the air thinking. "It's difficult to give an adequate description, we've only known each other for a few hours and we only spoke at lunch."

Cadence and Luna were in one of the rooms of the castle having tea together.

"Nothing else?" asked the blue alicorn again.

“Why are you asking me all these questions about Tempest?” Cadence raised an eyebrow.

“I don't trust her.”

As usual, Luna was the type of person who hated beating around the bush.

“I don't understand how my sister could have fallen in love with her so easily."

Cadence listened to what her colleague had to say while she sipped her tea.

“For dozens of centuries my sister has never had another serious relationship with anyone and then out of nowhere comes this slut who for some inexplicable reason has managed to win Celestia's heart.”

Luna's voice was full of annoyance, she wasn't angry but she couldn't accept the situation.

“I don't know about you but this really stinks to me. It would have been normal if she had a relationship with some palace guard or some subject who caught her attention, but here we are talking about an empress."

Luna had now abandoned her cup of tea so that she could get up and walk around while she talked.

“I'm afraid there is something shady, she probably wants to ingratiate my sister so she can take control of Equestria and be able to govern the sun, the moon and the elements of harmony.”

Cadence put the cup down again, it was time to stop the blue alicorn's ramblings.

“Does it bother you that she is having sex with your sister.” she said in a flat, unscrupulous tone.

"NO!" Luna exclaimed immediately making her eyes widen.

Cadence maintained an impassive gaze.

"Maybe a little bit'."

The pink alicorn kept the same look.

"Alright then! I hate that my sister sleeps with Tempest!”

Luna finally admitted, throwing herself into the chair and letting out a snort.

Cadence smirked in victory, no one could read people better than her, except maybe Celestia.

“Don't you think Celestia is free to decide who to have a relationship with?”

Now it seemed as if they were in a psychological session where Luna was the patient and Cadence was the psychologist.

“Yes, but as I said before I don't trust this mare we know nothing about.”

“Just because we know little about her, you shouldn't be prejudiced.”

"I know! it's that for thousands of years it's always been just me and her and now there's Tempest too. What are you doing?!"

Luna saw that the pink alicorn had made a notebook appear out of nowhere in which she was writing with a quill pen.

“Oh no big deal, you keep talking, I'll listen to you."

Luna had a puzzled look but didn't ask any questions.

“Where did I arrive…” Luna she touched her temple in reflection before continuing.

“You said that Tempest's appearance upset you since before it was only you and Celestia.” the psychologist gave a brief summary.
“In this regard, I wanted to ask you why Twilight's and my arrival didn't have the same effect.”

“With you it's different, you're very good friends and I've known you for a few years, Twilight has Celestia's complete trust and you too are someone I would never doubt.
Plus you two don't have a romantic relationship with Celestia.” Luna explained and then took a sip of the now cold tea.

"I understand." Cadence said in a neutral voice as she took notes.
Glasses with rectangular lenses had appeared on her face.

“Since when do you wear glasses!?” Luna exclaimed.

“Oh these?” Cadence pointed to her glasses and adjusted their position. “Don't mind, continue.”

Luna made a strange face again but continued speaking.

“It all started when my sister came back from that trip a year ago, I knew straight away that she had been fucking someone as I immediately felt that she smelled like someone else on her.”

What are you, a dog?!
Cadence thought.

“Initially I thought she had had a quickie as usual so I didn't give it too much thought but it became more worrying when once a week she came home in the morning smelling the same.”

“Aren't you happy that she's in a stable relationship with someone?” Cadence interrupted as she continued writing.

“I would be if Celestia didn't have a bad habit of falling in love with very questionable people!”

Luna shivered as she thought about the disaster that had been her sister's relationship with a certain unicorn who had turned evil and was currently exiled under the Crystal Empire.

Not to mention the affair she'd had with that shapeshifting queen.

Luna struggled to remember her name, it was Chry… Chrys… something.

“I fear that this Tempest Shadow may turn out to be another no-good, and I would hate to have to fight another war because of my sister's poor choices.”

“I see, and have you tried talking to her about it?”

“Dozens of times! But she doesn't seem to see reason, as always she is more stubborn than a mule."
Cadence continued taking notes and then finished by making a conspicuous period.

“I hate to say it like this but are you sure you're not just jealous?” she asked, lowering her muzzle slightly so she could peek over the lenses of her glasses.

Luna responded by giving a fake lame laugh.

"WHO? I?! I'm absolutely not jealous of my sister, why should I be?!” She exclaimed with wide eyes and an indignant voice.

Cadence kept the same expression for a few seconds, she looked down at her notebook, pointing with the tip of her pen to some sentences she had written.

“Just now you admitted that it bothered you that your sister had a romantic relationship with Tempest and then you said that you would have liked to lock Celestia in a room, then you mentioned that it was usually just the two of you. In the end you criticized your sister's past relationships.”

Cadence lowered her notebook again to look at Luna.

“Okay, maybe you're right. But that doesn't take away the fact that my sister is attracted to people who turn out to be evil." Luna defended herself by reiterating her statements.

The two remained for a few moments reflecting on the situation.

According to Cadence it was just the usual jealousy of when the older brother or sister finds a partner, but there was more to consider.

She hadn't yet been born when Celestia had ended her last relationship but if what Luna had said was true then it was possible that Tempest Shadow was truly an evil creature about to sow death and destruction.

But there was something else Luna couldn't know.

Cadence thought back to when they all sat down to eat lunch and saw Celestia and Tempest together for the first time.

Cadence could feel when there was true love between two people, and what she saw was overwhelming but pure at the same time.

However, this was not an indication of something totally positive or negative, there were many forms of love and what there was between Tempest and Celestia was filled with fiery and ferocious passion.

This could have led to a strong and lasting bond but at the same time it could have burned everything.

There were still too many unknowns and she didn't feel like she could make a hasty judgment.

“I think it's still too early to predict how things will go, maybe for now we can just wait and see what happens.”
Cadence proposed, not that there was much else they could have done.

Luna sighed but nodded, they would do it that way.

Celestia had finally finished showing Canterlot to her beloved, they had arrived on one of the large terraces of the palace to watch the sunset.

Captain Tristar had retreated to the barracks to carry out his duties.

The sun was now low on the horizon, the sky was tinged with a reddish shade.

“As always, your sunset is wonderful." Tempest complimented as the two mares approached the railing of the terrace.

“You give me too much credit, my job is just to provide energy to the sun so it can exist and move.”

As if it were nothing.
Tempest thought rolling her eyes.

Celestia stood close to Tempest so their shoulders could touch.
The Sun Princess wished she could feel the warmth of her lover's fur but as usual Tempest was wearing her armor.

She wished she would stop wearing it when she didn't have to but she knew it wasn't so easy for her scarred alicorn.

“Maybe, but seeing the sunset fills me with peace and tranquility before the silence of the night arrives.”

Tempest had her gaze on her horizon admiring the wonderful view.

After that they didn't say anything anymore, there were just the two of them sharing a moment that although banal meant everything, it would be one of those unforgettable and irreplaceable moments.

The sun slowly disappeared and the white moon took its place.
That evening there were few clouds allowing the firmament above them to be clearly seen, and beyond the starlights was that of the thousands of homes of the city of Canterlot.

There's no denying it, the world could be ruthless and brutal but at the same time grant wonders beyond all imagination.

It was incredible to think that all of this was kept in balance by just two people: Celestia and Luna.

It was their immense power that literally made the sun and moon move, Tempest knew that the two sisters would be able to perform many more miracles thanks to their magical power and abilities.

These thoughts filled with admiration and pride inevitably led to other less pleasant ones.
Tempest couldn't help but draw comparisons between her and the other princesses.

They were all alicorns and yet she was the only one without horns or wings, she did not have any special innate and intrinsic talent, this was demonstrated by her side devoid of any effigy.

Not that she cared much about that since she noticed that there were plenty of ponies outside of Equestria who didn't have such a thing.

“I wondered what my life would have been like if I hadn't lost my wings and horn.”

Tempest broke the silence by expressing her concerns, she was no longer afraid to open up, not when only Celestia was there.

Her beloved looked at her indicating that she was listening.

“I can't help but see the amazing things you can do, you rule the sun and your sister the moon.”

Tempest didn't mention Cadence and Twilight, she had no doubt that they too had important roles but she still found it hard to wrap her head around the fact that they were princesses of something as abstract as friendship and love.

“Sometimes I think of all the obstacles I could have flown over if I had wings, all the enemies I could have easily defeated if I could have used magic.”

Everything would have been simpler, she would have suffered less and there would probably have been many fewer sacrifices.

Tempest felt the warmth of Celestia's fur on her neck, the princess had come even closer to comfort her partner.

“Fate has not been kind, I'm sorry that you had to face many hardships along your path but I'm sure that all of this has made you the wonderful person you are now.”

Celestia knew very well that power made people presumptuous and arrogant, there was a time when she and her sister had been so too, it took decades before they learned what humility was.

Instead Tempest was still very young for an alicorn and yet she was one of the most respectable people she had ever met.
She had been shaped by countless difficulties that she had managed to overcome only thanks to her ingenuity and skill.

“I don't know, I still think I could have done a lot more if I had been in one piece.”

Celestia was sad to hear this, she loved Tempest with all of her being.

If only there was a way to give her what she wanted.

“But I'm also grateful because I was able to meet you.”

Tempest smiled genuinely, it seemed that this was enough to ease the sadness she felt just before her.

Celestia smiled back and soon after the two slowly kissed.
There was no rush, just a loving but infinitely meaningful kiss.

When they separated they remained for a few more seconds looking at each other.
Celestia adored the Tempest eyes, their reptilian shape made them exotic, the opal colored eyes instilled tranquility and security and at the same time strength and pragmatism.

Her smile revealed her sharp teeth, they were pointed and threatening but Celestia had learned to appreciate them, especially when they kissed and she ran her tongue over them, being careful not to pinch herself.

"I love you." The white alicorn announced in the moonlight.

Such words warmed Tempest's heart, eliminating all traces of regret.

“I love you too, now and forever.”

They exchanged another kiss.

How easy it would have been for the two to spend eternity on that terrace, just the two of them, without worries and responsibilities, simply enjoying each other's presence.

But time stopped for no one, not even for the sun goddess and Empress Tempest Shadow.

“It's time to go have dinner now, okay?” She proposed Celestia after taking a look inside the royal palace.

The lights were now on and the cooks had certainly already started cooking.

“Of course, let's go.” Tempest replied nodding and turning so they could enter.

As the two walked side by side Celestia thought back to the discussion they had just had.

If only there was a way to give her what she wanted, to make her a full alicorn again.

Author's Note

I'm sorry I wasn't able to publish for a while, maybe someone was expecting a longer chapter but like everyone I have many other commitments such as university and work.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter, as always I would like to reiterate that there may be grammatical or syntax errors, if you find any please let me know in the comments section.

Thanks for reading.