A pony by the name of Bifacial Flint, or Professor Flint, had discovered the treasure of a lifetime. He was entirely sure he would never uncover something as grand as this.

Backpedalling to a few hours before, Flint arrived at this new dig site his benefactors wanted to investigate. A couple hours North of Manehatten, a stretch of sandy soil mixed along with deciduous trees. A totally inconspicuous piece of land, Flint thought, but he had made a deal with his benefactors, so to digging he got.

He and his team, professionals as they are, barely took three hours to fully set up camp. Soon after, they were at it like a foal in awe. Despite their enthusiasm, they were professionals, which meant they went to digging slowly and surely. If their carelessness costed them a precious artifact, it wasn't uncommon to see a pony quit their job out of sheer shame.

The Professor was dusting away at a particular sandy piece of rock, it was quite stubborn, but Flint was more stubborn. He stayed at it, that particular spot, for nigh on 30 minutes. When it finally crumbled, a glint of silver caught his eyes. With a professionalism that suited his degrees, he carefully extracted the artifact and gasped in awe. It was glorious.

It was an amulet of sorts, silver filigree with ruby inlay. There were even slight, masterful touches upon the metal that dulled the silver without making it lose it's shine. The depiction, however, caught his attention most wholeheartedly. It was an alicorn, its wings spread upwards and its head lowered in a condescending manner. The ruby eyes truly sold the look and before Flint knew it, he was infatuated with the artifact.

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Author's Note

unfinished