11 - Discussion

*Did… you sleep well, Red?* Sylv asks me, tilting her head a little.

“H-hm? O-oh… not really? I… had a weird sequence of dreams. First I was… on the ground, staring up at myself… T-then I was staring into the mirror, b-but not as myself, then…” I sigh, unsure how to explain further. After a moment, I decide to change the topic a little. “What… kind of creature has… chitin? Insect-like, with… holes in their legs and… such?” I ask her.

Sylv gasps and leans back a bit, eyes widening in surprise. *Changelings? They… haven't been around for a century now. W-why… do you ask?*

“The… other creature in my dreams, the one I saw clearly. They… no, she had a dull, greenish-blue mane and tail, a dark chitin body, and… green eyes. Holes in her legs, and such.” I explain, watching her reaction.

Sylv shivers a bit. *T-that… sounds like their… queen, I think? I've only heard about her historically… someone who died during a… massive purge by Celestia and a few other… alicorns., a-as well as the royal army.*

“Because that's… almost certainly the one who I saw in my dreams.” I shiver a little, not sure exactly how I know this. “I don't… know how I know them, but… they're so vivid. I remember… explosions, green magic. A-and… death. S-so much death, I…” I look down, shivering more, then turning my head to look out the window, towards the distant mountain. “I-I need to go back to the cave.”

Sylv blinks, somewhat shocked by this. *S-so… you saw their queen? You… saw the purge? D-do you remember anything else? A-anything at all?*

I stay quiet, unsure if I should reveal the green glows, my own green eyes… I decide to keep it a secret. “I… I don't think I dreamt of much else, I… can't remember. I'd rather… go alone, but… I will go. So, u-uhm, let's get back to… magic? Please?”

Sylv sighs, yet nods. *Y-yeah, let's.* She smiles a bit, and goes on to further teach me about magic, focusing on reinforcing what I'd already been taught, but then going forwards with an offensive magic as well; a simple bolt to use in case I need it.