The fight had begun. Halo charged mercilessly at Regulas. Regulas using the charge as a vantage point when she got close enough he dodged slightly to the right with a beat of his wings and struck Halo in the side hard. Halo was toppled over and thrown several feet away from him. Halo gets up verbally insulting herself with a few unheard but very discriminating against herself.

"Halo, I believe you should..."

"No!" Halo interrupted Regulas with a burst of anger. "I will not give up just because I was knocked down." Halo again threw herself at Regulas. Regulas raised an eyebrow with a confused look and countered her attack by blocking and tossing her to the side with an expert twist of a hoof. Regulas even thought he was just a Private he was able to bring down lieutenants with a bit of ease if he chose. Because of his cutie-mark. His talent is hoof-to-hoof combat.

"Halo, straighten yourself and approach calmly instead of blinded by rage." Halo froze for a moment and thought to herself 'Did he just give me advice? Should I use it?' Instead of listening to him she charged again. Sence Regulas didn't see Halo as much of a threat at the time he began to think to himself 'I am a guard I should report them... But I hated it when my fellow guards mercilessly murdered the rebellion group STAR. Also siding with the rebellion would make me corrupt. The last corrupt private was hung and his wings were chopped off. Blood was still streaming from him as he hung from the gallows by a chain nuse.' Without second thought he flipped Halo over onto her back and stepped back a few steps. 'But then again no pony has expected me of anything suspicious. I wasn't as new as the pegasus private that got hanged. One question though would they accept me into there group? It is worth a shot...' Regulas ducked down to dodge a hoof heading at his face. Before Halo could retract her hoof he grabbed it and with a fluid motion had her on the ground with one fore-leg restricted behind her back.

"Halo? May I ask of something?" Halo grunted under the pressure he was placing on her back.

"What?" Halo struggled under him trying to get out of his grip.

"I know I am now your guard and info giver. But will i be given respect here?" His voice contained a stern tone. Regulas didn't get any respect from any of his comrades because he refused to kill. Regulas had a strict moral code he swore to follow back when he first started learning how to fight from his father and grandfather. Number one on his moral list is don't kill unless situation 100% demands it.

"Yes. Now can you get off of me Regulas? I have to use the mares room." Regulas immediately released his grip and got up as Halo rushed to the bathroom leaving him to sit and decide on how he wanted to join. 'I don't know but this way seems right I will be respected and I can give information to them at the same time. Only one problem the death penalty if I'm caught. Buck that! I will die free.'

After a minute or so Halo came back and sat next to him. "Seems like something is tugging at your insides. What's up?" Regulas glanced at Halo who gave him a small smile. "Don't worry I can keep a secret." Regulas felt something inside him tug again. Regulas was unsure what it was.

"I feel... Different. Not as in personality change but like something has been lifted from my mind and placed with something new... It is pulling at me... But I don't understand." Halo didn't know what to say so she gave a small nod of understanding. Regulas looked down unable to stop the tugging from inside him.

"It could be the feeling of betrayal to something you once held dear." Once Halo said that Regulas's eyes grew wide. He was betraying Sombra and the guard. Halo had no idea what she could do. She wanted him to give her information and battle training.

'What is he betraying? Is it a friend or a family member?' Regulas cut her thoughts short when he got up and stood in front of her. Halo gave a confused look to Regulas. Regulas was looking down and didn't see the look she was giving him. Regulas knelt down in front of her with his head down.Halo stood up and looked around to see if anypony was looking. None where in sight. "What are you betraying?" Regulas huffed softly and closed his eyes. "Are you betraying anypony special?" Regulas shook his head in response. "Then what is you problem?"

"I... The last guard that betrayed King Sombra was hanged and his wings were... Chopped off with a cleaver." Regulas was scared. He didn't want to have his wings cleaved off and hung from the gallows. "I know that what I'm doing is suicide... I just.... Want to bring Sombra to hell... Even if I have to drag him into Tartarus with me."

"Why do you hate Sombra?" Regulas looked at her with a solemn and crushed look.

"Sombra had them both executed in front of me. My father was ex-military. He served for a long time. He didn't do anything to make Sombra murder him or my mother in cold blood. They were tortured and beaten to death." Halo saw a single tear fall from Regulas's golden cat-like eye. "I will have my revenge but for now I will follow orders as I am told. Mistress Vex I wish you good night for I must get some sleep."With a yawn Regulas began to head back to the door.

"Hey, wiat!" Regulas froze and turned his head to her. "Why don't you stay with me tonight. After all you are my new guard." Regulas thought for a moment until he nodded.

"As you wish, mistress Vex. I will stay." 'The coin has landed and now the face smiles up at me. Maybe my luck is about to turn.'

Author's Note

Sorry for any grammar errors my phones auto correct is really annoying at some times.