Continue observations

The sun was slowly setting in my Equestria dreamscape filling the western sky oranges, yellows, and pinks. It's descending light caused the numerous trees in the garden to cast long shadows along the ground. The Royal Palace gardens were silent except for the faint sounds of Canterlot, and the occasional chirping of birds as they settled down for the evening.

    A lone figure stood in the garden looking westward toward the great fiery orb. This figure was suddenly joined by second that seemed to appear out of thin air. There was no flash of bright light nor the sound of sudden air displacement. Instead the stallion just seemed to flow into existence amongst the flower beds.

    The unicorn scanned the garden grounds. The late afternoon sun made the iridescent glass lens of his goggles glow and shimmer. Around his neck was a was torc of gold and silver that held a black opal that seemed to sparkle like the nighttime sky. Spotting the other figure the grey-green stallion slowly strolled up behind them and then bowed. After several seconds they were acknowledged.

    “What do you have to report Night Wing?” Princess Celestia turned around. “At ease, please let me hear your report.”

    The stallion rose gracefully. “Your Highness, I can confirm your suspicions and the rumors surrounding them. To use the colloquial term they're are becoming. An Item. She announced today at work their plans to go on a date this Saturday, Subtle real subtle and he has just defended her decision not more than half an hour ago with her support. Boiling Point There is some friction amongst their coworkers and the community but they seem to be weathering it.”

    Celestia nodded her head and smiled. “My, my. This is getting more and more intriguing. Let's see what the future has in store for those two. Continue observations along with the rest of your team and keep me informed, and thank you for being so discreet with this surveillance. You are dismissed.”

    Night Wing bowed and paused. “Your Highness, permission to speak candidly with you about this operation?”

    The Princess of the Sun tilted her head to the right and raised an eyebrow. “Permission granted. Is there something about this operation that bothers you?”

    Night Wing rose again and then looked away from the princess. “It is nature of this operation in relation to the parties under surveillance. For the last six weeks we've kept a pretty close watch on them. However if we continue this level of observation our operation of safeguarding important strategic asset of the kingdom is going to become a voyeuristic peepshow worthy of the tabloids. My question is do you wish for us to give them some privacy when they are alone?”

    Celestia chuckled and looked at stallion. “And that's why I chose you to oversee this operation Night Wing. You're sense decency and duty to me are well balanced. Yes, yes. Let us give them the privacy they need. Besides they'd mortified if found out we'd intruded upon what is going to be a very important next few days. I will leave the details of you wish to adjust your team's deployment in your capable command. Is there anything else you wish to discuss with me?”

    Night Wing shook his head. “No m'am that is all. I will be on my way then.”

    He bowed one more time and turned and walked away. As slowly strolled across the grass he once again just faded away without the usual flash or sound of teleportation. Celestia watched him vanished then turned back toward the setting set sun and smiled.

    Things were getting interesting.

To be continued.

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