Within You - [Twibra]

Ten

While the lamp was still floating wrapped in a bright translucent red mantle, Sombra's eyes landed on said object and lingered there as if it were some hypnotic spell.

Guided by the familiar tickling sensation on his horn, Sombra began to cause the object to oscillate patiently and gently through his magic.

His mind couldn't seem to fully comprehend what exactly had happened or how it had happened.

Nor what it implied.

Maintaining the same slow pace, Sombra returned the lamp to its place. Making it look at first glance as if nothing had ever happened in the room.

Suddenly the sheet on his bed with moisture stains no longer had the same relevance as before.

Something else had taken its position on his priority list.

So he took one last suspicious and curious look at the lamp and walked towards the most spacious part of his room, near his practically empty dressing table, with an idea in mind.

The next couple of hours, Sombra decided that he would use them to test the ability that had been returned to him (although not in full, from what he had noticed) in an unknown way.

Somehow he had managed to spend all his time testing in different ways how far the limits of his "new" magic went. So much so that he didn't even notice when the warm light of the morning sun began to patiently peek through his window.

Keeping in mind that he could now have the chance to leave his room without looking suspicious or provoking unwanted questions from the princess or any other pony, Sombra began his journey towards the Library, as this was the place that had become the one he frequented most due to the silence and pleasant temperature that characterized it.

Ergo, the perfect place to carry out what he had in mind.

As he had imagined, the princess was already awake, and he had confirmed it in the way he had just hoped to avoid.

Coincidentally, the alicorn had left her room only about five seconds after he had left his. And, as he had anticipated, he could not escape being noticed by her.

From the corner of his eye he noticed how her eyes landed on him once they became aware of her presence, and how with a small smile he began to direct her steps towards him.

Even if he didn't make it visible on the outside, in his mind the grimace of annoyance was emitted with much feeling.

But it was fine, he knew how to deal with her.

"Maintain eye contact. Nod when she finishes speaking. If she asks something, answer yes, no or that you don't know."

He had created it himself just a few days after starting to live with her. It was very effective, to tell the truth.

Having followed his imaginary list to the letter, the princess walked away from him with a half smile as soon as she finished saying whatever she wanted to tell the stallion. Who, of course, only paid attention to 20% of everything she had said.

Something about having to go to an important meeting in Canterlot. Or something like that.

Most likely nothing really important, she always had to be going to meetings and most of them didn't end up being of real importance.

He still didn't understand why she always told him about her royal stuff.

What part of his actions had made her understand that he cared?

Not wanting to waste his mind on such banal things so early in the morning, Sombra preferred to continue on his way and direct his concentration to another matter.