<> Black waited for it, then he nodded to the officer.They went directly on the field. He stood there for two weeks, full of training and tests. If there was a word to describe that period, it was “squalid”. There were other good pegasi, but he didn’t care, because there weren’t in his division. Wings flaps, landings, wind...It was so repetitive. He always stood still, waiting for new orders. He never missed something. Two weeks were gone quickly, so he found himself in the office again. The officers were begging for him to stay.
<> he said <> He turned around, leaving the building. As he began getting farrer from that place, a Wonderbolt showed up. A stallion with a blue mane, he didn’t even remember his name. <> The stallion tried to stop him, but he didn’t want to stay longer. The stallion explained himself as soon as possible <> Black remembered about the conversations he had with Iron, so he nodded to the Wonderbolt while he flew to the castle. He landed right in front of the castle, and the guards let him pass, while one drived him to the throne room.
He couldn’t believe what was going on in the last period, he even risked to faint while the throne door opened. The princess herself was going to talk directly with him. It couldn’t be good. He walked on the carpet, heading to the throne. Ironwind was there, and another Wonderbolt too. He bowed his head while greeting. He was too scared to look directly at the princess. After a minute in silence, she began talking to him <> Black interrupted her <> The princess couldn’t understand him perfectly. <> Black kept answering <> The princess beat again <> Black roared raising his head for the first time <> Celestia was surprised from those answers. <<...Why won’t you join them?>> Black looked at the floor again.
<> Celestia smiled, but she immediately kept talking severely. <> Some guards took him away, without any other details. They went straight to a tower, on the last floor. As they entered from the staircase, a round table with maps on it was in the middle of the room. Other shelves were on the side. A few more guards were sit around the table. So did they. They didn’t talk about the conversation with Celestia. At all. <<Black, we took you here because we needed you. Not for flying, but for something more. You remember that house that was destroyed in Ponyville some time ago? It wasn’t the only one.
That dragon took hostages too. But you know, a dragon will never argue with a pony, so we’re trying to figure out his pattern to take them back. Until now, we signed on a map the spots where he attacked. Let’s get to work.>> Black took the map to study it. Red crosses were scattered around a map representing a nice slice of Equestria. Ironwind started to talk again <> Black interrupted the stallion almost immediately. <>
Everyone in the room was staring at him with wide eyes. Iron gave some commands to some guards, then he took Black with him. While they walked along the hallways, Iron was talking.<> They went in the basement. Grey stone made the walls. They walked for a long hallway, then Iron opened a door with a rusty key. As they entered, Black noticed a lighted torch on the wall, and a few items on the wall, then, a long jewelcase.
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