Luna shakes what her momma gave her!

The day after Luna had her near miss with Blueblood, Celestia was reviewing the reports from the various Guard shifts throughout the Castle and the city at large. What troubled her, was a report that for most of this week, Luna had somehow slipped her Guard detail and left the Castle. While Luna was more than capable of defending herself and taking care of herself, the Guards were there just as much for her protection as they were for the citizens of their kingdom.

Celestia could either increase security and lock the Castle down, or forbid Luna from leaving. But that seemed heavy handed to her. Luna hadn't shirked her duties, and seemed to be in better spirits as of late the few times they had had breakfast together. Celestia wasn't exactly worried, she just wanted her sister to talk to her, without Celestia having to make Luna talk. Fortunately, the day time Diarch had a different solution. Twilight Sparkle and her friends were in Canterlot for a while, and she felt that Twilight would be the best pony to talk to Luna, as they had become instant friends and Luna would be far more likely to talk with Twilight openly.

Having decided that, all would work out as things always did. Celestia beamed with satisfaction at how she could not only find out what was going on, but also reconnect good friends.

Of course, she would have a few contingency plans in place, just in case. This was Canterlot after all, and anything could happen. Celestia shook her head. She was almost running late with he weekly meeting with Blueblood. They never talked about anything important as far as ruling a nation was concerned. Celestia, feeling that she hadn't spent as much time with her nephew as she should have after she brought him to live wit her when his parents died, felt that these talks at least kept the lines of communication open. She smiled as Blueblood walked in. He seemed to have an extra spring to his step that she hadn't seen him with in a long time. Even better, he was genuinely smiling.

"Blueblood, so good to see you. You seem very happy, and overall much improved since last we spoke!" Celestia said her joy at his good fortune evident in her voice and face. She truly was happy that her nephew seemed to be getting better.

"Aunt Celly, I have seen a wonderful mare, and though I haven't met her yet, I'm working on it. She's beautiful and graceful. In many ways, she reminds me of the qualities of yours that I look for in a mare. This mare... she makes me want to be a better pony, a real stallion, noble and able to stand tall." Blueblood practically gushed.

"Really? And what is this beautiful mare's name, and what was she doing to capture my nephews eye so fully?" Celestia inquired, truly curious.

"Well, her name is Moonlight Starbright, and.." Blueblood began to explain.