After Day

[...I’ve always wanted to go to Saddle Arabia, and I can be back the morning after I leave. No one will even know I’m gone.]

"Can you say that, again?" I plant my rump on the welcome mat of my own home. "Slower this time."

The guard frowns a bit before regaining their composure. "Your daughter was apprehended by the authorities of Saddle Arabia. She's being detained after becoming emotionally unstable and undergoing a magical outburst. She hasn't harmed anypony, but I've received words that they'll only release her in a timely manner if a family member or guardian is present."

"Huh." That's what I thought he said. I turn toward my darling husband, who was glancing between me and the lunch he had just prepared.

"Should I box this for the road?" Night Light asked with flattened ears.

I sigh and grumble an affirmative. Twilight better have a good explanation for this.