COPS Constitutional Unveiling Party (IC, COPS only)

[Enatai]

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The invitations had been sent and the discussions had already started. Alexander was checking and double-checking his list of the gala's events, making sure that every detail was in place for the arrival of the delegates to Shota Island, the first to arrive there in such a long time. Was the airport ready to handle all those planes? Check, they had extra air traffic controllers there to switch out from time to time so that they were always on duty. Was the palace cleaned up? Of course it was! Alexander stood before it, smiling proudly. Certainly it had taken quite a chunk of the nation's finances to build, and was a symbol of power, and to his detractors, misappropriation. These allegations Alexander dismissed as ridiculous, the kingdom needed a seat of power, did it not? He smiled again, self-assured that he was just fine, and waited for the delegates to show up.

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Shota Island was the one lone colony of Enatai, quite removed ecologically from the wet, temperate evergreen forests and towering mountains of its homeland. A single mountain dominated the island's center, trailed by a slight tail of smaller and smaller hills going from the southwest and curling around a bit so that it looked rather like a crescent with one end bulging, like a comet about to perform a U-turn. The hills sloped down to ivory beaches hugged by the warm, shallow sea around the island, where countless species of tropical fish swam. Plants and crops grew with ease on the island, though most of them were local species, with the only exceptions being human-planted and usually in fixed conditions. Still, the tropical forest blanketed the island in a pleasant shade of green, leaving the mountains and hills wreathed in jungle while valleys and flatter hilltops were granted more pastoral growth. In these valleys and hilltops, especially near the beaches, one could see some well-kept but simple buildings and huts, in contrast to the island's actual city, standing out as a gleaming jewel on the other side of the mountain from the huts, at the tip of the comet shape, with buildings and resorts curling around the mountain from there until gradually they petered out into a sprinkling of smaller villages as they neared the comet-shape's end.

In this city, too, was the airstrip, beside the most impressive building of them all, the royal palace itself, a set of gleaming ivory buildings surrounded by gardens, some of them tropical, but some of them clearly meant to evoke the homeland of Enatai, with cedars and douglas firs meticulously guarded and kept in the best conditions possible, considering their artificiality. These were all visible as one would be landing, all of it attempting to contribute to a feeling upon arriving of having landed in a kind of hidden utopia.

[Crystal Spires]

The hot sun bears down upon the lush green forests below as a young red pegasus cuts through the clouds, his feathery wings fluttering through the sky as he saw the clouds dance in the playful wind. He was happy to be out and about as he could see the one who followed behind him fly high in the sky drifting over him above the cerulean seas. Shota Island lie before them, and Firewing was going to make a good impression. He was used to the cold and cool weather and so this tropical heat was more than unfamiliar, it was slightly uncomfortable, but as the Honorguard of the Order he had to deal with the weather as it came, as his duty to protect the High Chancellor came first which reminded him of his charge who, in a rather easygoing manner, sailed above him. Maven Auryn was not a pony, but looked much liked an enormous human who stood about three meters tall with great big white wings with black feathers at the tip on his back, reminiscent of dipping a clean white paint brush in black ink. The flying human had a youthful face and his clear glassy aquamarine eyes looked through flight goggles as he tugged on his flight gloves brushing away mist from the clouds which stuck onto his snow white feathery hair, and he tugged onto his flight jacket under which he wore a uniform of navy blue and gold which was traditional Spirean formal military attire. Fire Wing could see the High Chancellor fall behind, perhaps a bit dazed from the heat, or maybe he was taking his time to enjoy the sights from above Shota Island, or maybe the High Chancellor's injuries were smarting again and he needed to slow down. If that were the case, this mean Firewing would have to slow down and take a moment to let the High Chancellor catch up.

He looked back and saw the High Chancellor carefully and slowly descend onto the airstrip as the High Chancellor landed on his feet agilely hiding a wince as he removed his flight gloves and tucked them in his knapsack and pulled off his flight goggles and then reached into his knapsack to put on a pair of white gloves. He reached into his pack and pulled out his monocle and attached it to his collar and put it in his eye, his eyesight coming into focus and marveling at the castle before him.

"Incredible isn't it Knight Captain? I do believe it has ever been one of the glittering jewels in the Pony Lands." the High Chancellor said with his usual warm and paternal voice to Firewing as he put on his blue beret, Firewing immediately followed suit.

"Indeed, Excellency, I'm not used to seeing such places, I suppose because war has not reached the Pony Lands yet, which would mean I'd be sent in." Firewing said as he looked up at the High Chancellor who stood proudly casting a shadow behind him as he had a tranquil smile of one unfettered by heavy burdens.

"Gods be praised that no such disaster has ever happened." The man said to the Pegasus Stallion who was shaking the mist off his feathers. "And it would seem we have arrived early. Oh dear, I hope not too early. That would be dreadfully impolite."

"What should we do, High Chancellor?" Firewing said with a frown.

"Egad, Knight Captain Firewing, it seems social conditioning is hard to shake. As High Chancellor, I'm your civil servant, and you can call me Maven or Mave if you wish. I'm your charge for now, but that doesn't mean you need to be so subservient. God's blood, we're Spireans after all, 'tis imperative that we regard one another as Comrades equal in respect."

"Yes, High Cha- er...Maven, I shall comply with your wishes."

"Oy 'tis not what I intended... BAH! It matters not, we do have to consider the fact that we're here now, and perhaps we should see if we can find his Majesty, King Alexander of Enatai."

"Yes, indeed." Firewing said as Maven walked forward and passed by the cedar and fir trees that seemed to be a little out of their element, yet beautiful among the others in this tropical paradise.

[Enatai]

King Alexander stepped out and bowed to Maven. "Welcome, welcome!" he said, the first 'welcome' in Enataian. "Welcome to Shota Island! We've got accommodations for you all ready at the palace itself," he continued. On Maven's left there was a row of women (in the Enataian sense, naturally) in rather skimpy outfits who bowed as well, and on the right, a row of men bowed as their counterparts, welcoming Maven and Firewing to the island. "Please, would you care to join me for lunch? The others haven't arrived yet but we have all the time we need, really!"

[Muffinvania]

IronHide stepped out of the small jet and shook out his mane she looked around and smiled at the beautiful scenery, and stallions it was hard for him to keep his mind on task as he slowy walked towards the palace glancing at all the ponies and the other scenery. He tried his best to remember that ArchDuchess DaffyDill told him that this mission was important it truly was his first real diplomatic meeting even if it was a party...he wasn't too sure why the ArchDuchess gave him a camera or why she had been giggling so excitedly about it but he took some pictures as he went some of which were um...interesting to say the least.

IronHide also found that many of the ponies kept inviting him into their huts as he passed or invited him to other parties, or invited him to go uh...do other activites, he felt bad about having to refuse all the invites, but at least he knew where he was going to have his next vacation though.

[Crystal Spires]

"Please, would you care to join me for lunch? The others haven't arrived yet but we have all the time we need, really!"

"Certainly, I'm more than happy to have lunch with you, your Majesty. Young Firewing and I were hoping that we don't impose upon your good graces, as the party has not started yet has it?" Maven said with a smile as he followed King Alexander removing his flight jacket. "'Though 'tis a fair amount of fun we could have until the others arrive, perhaps you'd like to play wicked grace?" Maven asked as he pulled out a deck of cards.

"I'm not in the mood, High Chancellor Auryn, I'll merely watch over you and post guard at the door, doing my due diligence." Firewing said as he sat and watched from afar he looking at the door, bored. He had no intention of guarding much as that was the Enataian guard's jobs, but what he really wanted to do was to see what kind of guests would arrive. He was wondering what the pony land parties were like, and so he watched intently for the new arrivals.

[Imeriata]

"I do not like flying very much!" Snöhof said as she jumped out of the heavy biplane that just had touched down on the foreign island as she added another means of transportation that she did not enjoy to the list.

"I did not ask you slave!" a annoyed voice behind her made her turn to see a younger gentleman, that made his way down with the aid of a ebony cane with fine golden decoration, that he leaned towards every time he supported his left foot. He wore a rather dashing brown frok that still wore the rank insignia of a lieutenant that he had been once, while his trousers were white and on his head did he wear a rather dashing bowler hat.

With with his large light brown muttonchops that covered the back of his cheeks so did he even look a bit like the crown prince, almost frightening alike, if Snöhof had to say so herself, well he lacked the moustache that the prince had and as most hussars had he braided his hair so that two long braids protected the sides of his face while the rest were tied up in a long pony tail as most military men.

"But master Ulrik...." Snöhof begun and jumped out of the way of a slap that almost hit her in the face and were rewarded with a cold look instead.
"When father is not here so do you do as I say and speak when you are spoken to!" the man muttered and looked rather annoyed at his leg before he continued to walk forward with the aid of the cane.

[Crystal Spires]

Firewing looked ahead as he spotted what looked like a man from Sardoc, but he clearly wasn't Sardocian at all. What would another fellow Spirean be doing here after all? He wondered He was wearing the old style clothing of a Sardocian gentleman, but somehow it was more decadent than Firewing's tolerance in style of clothing and it somehow made him chuckle.

"How silly..." He uttered as he saw her. She was standing by the mutton chops man, and was a deeply beautiful unicorn mare. Firewing looked toward her bewildered and flustered as he stood back where he was. Her blue-green gleaming eyes seemed to have a touch of sadness to them and her long flowing hair had streaks of green in them, but more than the beauty in her eyes he was that there was fear. His instincts immediately set off alarm bells as he immediately went to her aid, not aware however of the situation at hand. He approached her with a bow placing his hoof over his heart and spoke with his usual genteel manner.

"Are you alright, miss? Something seems to be deeply troubling you." He said without regarding the gentleman next to her.

[Muffinvania]

IronHide saw a small crowd forming near the palace one beng a man dresed in rather old fashioned clothes to Muffinvanian standards so he wandered over to them smiling brightly, "Well hello I'm IronHide from the Grand Duchy of Muffinvania, I'm glad i'm not the only one who came here early!"

IronHide started snapping more pictures of the group and the flowers and trees.

[Imeriata]

"Who? me?" Snöhof said a bit surprised as she was approached by the red pegasus as she was still not very used to be directly talked to by foreign dignitaries when there was a good human standing by.
"ohh T'is nothing kind sir but I do thank you for your concern!" she said, after all she had no intention to say that she would rather have master Ulrik with her than his son in front of him, partially because it was not her position and partially because that cane that the young nobleman leaned at looked like it could hurt.
However did it look as if he had other problems as he looked rather annoyed at a third pony that jumped around with a camera and took pictures.

"I am his lordship Björn auf Vasterstjarna son of Ulrik, the son of Hans, the son of Ulrik, the son of Björn, the son of Erik, lord of Astergar, honourable retired lord lieutenant of Söderborgs hussar regiment of the foreign relation advisory andT'is a pleasure to meet you!" the man muttered as he blinked from another flash from the strange and small camera and as he seemed to be distracted did snöhof turn her head back to the red unicorn with the strange eyes.

"I am Jungfrau Snöhof Vildvindsdottir!" she said and curtsied before she nodded to the young man next to her "and this is my master; lord Björn auf Vasterstjarna! Might I trouble you for your own name?"

[Crystal Spires]

"Of course, it's an honor to have you Lady Snöhof of Vildvindsdottir, and Lord Björn auf Vasterstjarna. I suppose since this is a party among allies, I hope it is safe to trust you with my true name, as it is customary for my safety to usually go by a Spirean pseudonym, but I think Milady is unlikely to be sympathetic to my former nation as it would prove to be against your self interest, but more to the point, I am Knight Captain Firewing of the Order of Idealist's Fifth Legion of Pegasi. I'm here by the Order of my Commanding Officer Rainbow Dash, to act as a sworn Knight of the Honor Guard and protect the High Chancellor in his time of vulnerability." He said rising from his bow. "I do not believe we have had the pleasure of meeting before as I would have remembered such a lovely name."

Her master...? he thought as his eyes traced across her unicorn horn Aah! she's a mage apprentice, as would any unicorn her age would be! he looked at the cane in Björn's hand and nodded. ...and he's bearing a mage's staff as well. It makes sense then! She's one of the magi.

"Perhaps since your master is likely to be busy among the others, maybe it would be best to stay out of his way. The Old Masters tend to be cranky and dull if they're bothered too much, I can imagine your Master is just the same." Firewing said with a genial smile.

[Imeriata]

"Ohh thank you!" Snöhof said as she blushed and decided rather embarrassed that her hoofs were rather interesting all of a sudden as she studied them rather long
"Perhaps since your master is likely to be busy among the others, maybe it would be best to stay out of his way. The Old Masters tend to be cranky and dull if they're bothered too much, I can imagine your Master is just the same." the pony continued which forced Snöhof to look up as she had no intention of being rude by not looking at the person that she spoke with as she cursed herself for looking away in the first place.

She did however giggle a bit at the pegasus joke as she had spent a couple of meetings with Ulrik carrying drinks and other things they needed while they laughed over some story, discussed some hunting story or either political or economical affairs. She had thought that it looked dreadfully boring but the older men had liked it so she assumed that Björn was rather similar even if Ulrik had damned him as a conservative once or twice.

"Well I would have to ask master first kind sir as I would assume that he would need me to fetch drinks and what not later on!" she said and returned his smile, after all he did seem kind of nice, on the other hand so had her mother warned her about men in uniform but she decided to ignore that as the pegasus seemed rather friendly.
*"välviliga Herre skulle ni hafera välviljan itt ursäkta mig för itt tag?" she asked in the good old tongue which made the young nobleman turn around, a bit too quickly if the pain filled grimace in his face was anything to go by.
**"Ja,ja spring ivag, bara ni aterkammer sedan!" the man muttered and waved the pony away as he looked rather annoyed at his own leg.

"Well herr Firewing kind master björn seems to be in agreement!" she confirmed before she looked around a bit more to take in the view a bit more
"So what is this place?" she asked a bit curious.

[Crystal Spires]

"Shota Island. It's the Palace of King Alexander of Enatai, which is that guy over there." Firewing said as he gestured to the King who was chatting as Maven Auryn took out a deck of cards to play Wicked Grace.

"I don't know this place much myself, I am a Reborn Spirean, and not from around here. This makes it all new to me too. Though, I'm not used to all this free time. Knight Colonel Dash doesn't really like to do things much unless it really calls for it which means we do much of the heavy lifting, but I suppose you don't have much free time either. It's tough when your Master cracks down on you, I'd imagine with all the work and such." Firewing said as he gave Snöhof a cold drink. "Makes these moments of free time more precious and enjoyable, pity then that you're spending it with me. I'm apologizing in advance for being a total bore." Firewing said with an embarrassed nervous chuckle. "How about we go see if we can do something fun?" Firewing said with a smile as he led Snöhof off to do some sightseeing in Shota Island.

Maven in the meanwhile was losing horrifically in his game of Wicked Grace.

"EGAD! Another Angel of death card and I lose again!?" he said with frustration. "Another game!"

[Imeriata]

"ohh a king!" Snöhof said rather impressed as she looked at the man that herr Firewing had pointed out for her while accepting his drink, after all she had never seen a king before, well she had seen pictures and statues of the high king and the kings of old back home but not in person before now.

"ohh worry not, I would not even dream about being bored herr Firewing!" she said and giggled a bit nervously as she had been a bit worried that he would feel the same thing about her, when he confessed that he had the same fears so had he not only surprised her heavily but she did also feel a bit flattered as that was not something that she was used to hear, after all she normally spend time above people far above her on the social hierarchy and as a woman had it been expected that she should be naive and gentle so not even the few that had been trying to court her back home had not been frightened about that.

"Ohh do lead on my good herr Firewing!" she said and offered him her hoof with a friendly smile.

[Crystal Spires]

Firewing happily led Snöhof into the room where the rest of the party was sitting around and Firewing saw a pony snapping pictures a bit away.

I wonder who that is? I don't recognize anyone here...

"So tell me a little about yourself Miss Snöhof. I'm a bit of a simple stallion, so there's not much to me. I work under my Commanding Officer Rainbow Dash who leads the Pegasi. Most of it is trying to max our speed out because that's our strongest advantage. While Earth ponies are strong, Unicorns are blessed with magic, we pegasi have weather and speed on our side. It's always advantageous, though I had one mission recently that made me a little afraid of going overseas for a bit." He said as he offered Snöhof a piece of cake and fluttered his wings for a second nervously.

"After the Shrill Crisis, our leader Maven Auryn had gotten shot quite a bit and he wasn't able to move a lot, and he heard horrible news that the Archduchess he swore to protect as a Knight was in grave danger as the Lubyakan subs were going to bomb our neighbors to the north from a submarine. The High Chancellor trusts me, so he asked if I could please get her out of danger, but it didn't go as it was planned. Her husband took it for a kidnapping job and he sent armed guards by the dozens to try and shoot me out of the sky, and I almost was killed if it weren't for a unicorn I can't seem to remember. He happened to be there at the same time. We did get the Archduchess out safely, but naturally, I was charged with kidnapping by her angry husband. He wanted to see me dead, but the Archduchess pardoned me somehow. Made me more nervous about going overseas. There was that time I went afterwards to the Greater Pony Herd, which wasn't bad, but I don't quite remember what happened." he said as he looked at Snöhof with embarrassment. "I'm rambling aren't I, silly me... I want to hear about you, so tell me about yourself."

What's this feeling...? She makes me nervous, but I don't want to leave. AGH! Get it together Firewing!

[YellowApple]

From the horizon appeared a single Hammer-II Aerospace Transport Corvette, which descended upon Shota Island and, specifically, the airfield adjacent to the palace. Upon landing, the rear doors opened to reveal a single Asai Model 6 executive sedan, painted black, tailed closely by a matching Asai Model 6X sport utility vehicle, both with diplomatic plates. The two vehicles proceeded directly to the palace, and from them emerged Lead General John Rico himself, accompanied by his personal assistant Amethyst Star and two Aerospace Marines, their Morita III rifles unloaded and attached to their backs.

The group thus proceeded directly to the palace doors, the vehicles departing to return to the transport corvette until the conclusion of the party. It wasn't every day that John attended these functions; usually Paul was more inclined to do so, or more appropriately Jonathan. Nonetheless, here he was, in Aerospace Marines Formal Attire, about to meet a large quantity of national leaders.

This was going to be "fun".

[Imeriata]

"Ohh not at all her Firewing, though I have not been through a that fashionable and exciting life myself am I afraid!" Snöhof confessed as she accepted the cake happily as she looked with big eyes at the stallion next to her, after all with so exciting stories how could he even believe that he would bore her.
"I am but a servant to master Ulrik, that is his son master Björn both of them are military men so maybe you will find something common with them herr Firewing" she said and nodded towards the human that she had arrived with.

"I grew up in a small village in Imeriata proper and as my grand mother was a foreigner so did my family speak English, the reason I think that Master Ulrik demanded that I would follow him when he was dispatched as the Imerian ambasador to the CoPS!" she continued and thinking if there was anything more that she could add
"And I have been serving him as his servant and aided him when he dealt with the rest of the coalition so there is not much of a story to tell!" she continued before she looked away a bit embarrassed again.
"Certainly not as yourself herr Firewing as you seems to have lived a much more exciting and honourable life than myself! No leaders wanting me dead and no exciting storied about saving noblemen am I afraid" she said and giggled a bit nervously.

[Crystal Spires]

"You're helping another person without even the slightest expectation of reward. I'd say that's pretty heroic yourself, Miss Snöhof. The true heroes aren't the ones who do crazy things at the whims of senseless politicians, but they're the ones who sacrifice everyday for the greater good." He said with a sincere smile. Consider the farmer. If the Farmer didn't pick the apples, and didn't send the food to market, well no one would eat! So everyone would starve. We depend on their hard work to live, so they deserve the highest of honors!" Firewing said as he thought of that time when he was a colt learning of the ways to harvest the peaches from his father's farm.

He was always a gentle man, and of the highest dignity. he thought as he looked at the strange Storkii for a moment, reminded of the strange similarities. And what was that unicorn's name? Gosh, I'm terrible with names. I'm always so much better with recognizing faces. I'm sure if I see him again, I'll remember. I think he was... the 'Kid' the High Chancellor talks about. His name, huh... He looked distracted for a moment an then looked back at Snöhof.

"Was just remembering back home a long time ago. My papa used to be a farmer himself. I used to sit in the barrel and help gather the peaches to sell. It was a happy life for sure." he said with a wistful look.

While it lasted of course.Life's funny that way.

"So what is your family like, Snöhof? I imagine they're a long way back home.."

[Imeriata]

"I suppose so..." Snöhof said as she thought about what the stallion had said, after all it made sense even if she as most federal subjects had been raised to believe that being a warrior was the greatest thing a man could be but she decided not to contradict him as that seemed rather rude. She was however forced to suppress a quiet giggle as he said that she was a hero for not expecting anything, it was not as if she had much choice in the matter, not that she minded much, she got food and a place to stay and that was good enough for her as she had never had much need for money.

"Ohh my father and mother are both farmers in a farm village owned by Master Ulrik, where they live with my three sisters and brother, But yes you are right that it is a long way from here, ohh I do miss them so much from time to time!" she said wishfully as she smiled when she remembered the time in her village and how large it had seemed back in those days.
"I suppose they are celebrating midvinter even if they would not have much to do this early in the year, Solman would most likely be forced to go guard in the cold darkness! she said and giggled a bit before she realised that the stallion most likely had no idea who she was talking about.

"Ehhh... Solman is my brother and he is part of the non-human regulars from our village and they always hated the winter, sure we all do, the sun does not go up, it is cold and not much to do but it was rather fun to see them up there in the guard towers keeping their eyes out for hungry wolves, wyverns, bears and what not!" she explained as she remembered how she and one of her friend had sat and watched the men in uniform march around with dreamy looks just as every woman in the village had before some of the older women put them to work and warned them about staying away from men in uniform, just as the generation before them had done to them and so on until the beginning of time.

"So what about your own father then herr Firewing?" she asked quickly as she had no intention of seeming too stuck up and pay no attention to him, that would after all be rather rude and arrogant.

[Crystal Spires]

"My father was like yours. He was a farmer, but unlike others, I suppose he was a stallion who had just me and mother to look after. Mother didn't work, because she spent much of her time raising me and teaching me how to fly. I was a terrible flier at first because I couldn't quite get the hang of it, and I'd always crash into the wheelbarrow where papa gathered the peaches in the grove. I didn't have brothers or sisters. Our lands were beautiful, and I eventually learned how to fly over them. Learned how to steal the clouds." He said with a smile.

Until the humans came of course. It all went downhill from there he thought as he remembered with a little resentment of the situation that happened afterward. He was so used to not telling the story that some people when he spoke of them believed that his parents were alive, but it wasn't so. So many people were lost back then mares, stallions, colts, and fillies. These kinds of stories were so common that Firewing didn't even think there was anything unusual about it.

"So your brother is a warrior like me, only instead of mad humans he fights bears, wolves, and wyverns. That's got to be a rough job." Firewing thought as he imagined having to take on a wyvern by himself. That would likely be a difficult encounter if it were even possible to take on by one's self. "Did he fight them alone? Or did he have a squad?" He asked Snöhof with a curious look.

[Imeriata]

"ohhh no!" Snöhof said as she tried to think of her brother trying to defend the village all by himself.
"He is just part of the town guard and serves with ten other men as he is only a support gunner so he carries around ammunition and drags the heavy repeating gun... ohh damn what do they call those, they fire rather fast and uses heavier bullets anyhow!" she said as she tried to put a name on the small water filled cylinder that they had once used to shoot down more than a couple of trees to impress the rest of the village.

And she had to admit that the small gun had been rather impressive as it had blown fistsized holes in the trees that had not fallen as they had all just stood and looked shocked at the damage that the weapon had caused.

"But it is not that dangerous as they have the city palisade in most cases and I do remember that they said that Ywerns are the least dangerous predator if you have your feet on the ground as they are rather week and goes down after only a few bullets, you know needing to fly an... Ohh I am so sorry I did not meant it offensive in anyway!" she said in horror as she realised that her companion also flew and it could be taken rather offensive after all

[Crystal Spires]

"Hm? Why would I be offended by what you say when you're right?" Firewing smiled as he fluttered in the air with a glance to Snöhof and then made the gun pose with his hoof and 'shot' into the sky "Flying beings like me can take one or two bullets and bang! Dead! It's what makes me being a part of the legion a really big risk, but our advantage is our speed and how much more range we have that those on the ground don't have. The best part of it all is the views and perspectives we get to see that no one else can. Like the rising and setting of the sun from high above the clouds, the rainbow mist in the clouded skies. The small houses like anthill miles below." He said with a smile, "I want to show you, because it's so beautiful and amazing, and I can show you, but are you afraid of heights? because if you are, it won't be any fun for you, but I'm a strong stallion, and I guarantee you won't ever fall, unless you decide to shoot me of course." he said with a playful look as he took his navy blue beret and put it on Snöhof's head.

She's silly thinking things like that could offend me. Firewing thought as he looked at her with a genuine smile.

[Lykosia]

The double deck, presidential aircraft descended and landed on the tarmac of the airfield of Shota Island after it flew straight from Lykosia for hours. The door opened as the big jet stopped and silenced the engines. Regal Charmer stepped out from the plane and trotted down the stairs whilst looked around, rather astonished by the scenery the island had. The president smiled, glad he could get out from the cold winter in the motherland for a moment and enjoy the tropical warmness. Moreover it was his first time to visit Enatai the founder of CoPS, or at least its colony.

Walked past two Republican Guards that had been stood at each side of the stairs, the brown unicorn saw an enormous yet beautiful palace ahead. That's one beautiful palace! Maybe too good for a colony, but still it's good, he thought to himself.

Regal noticed a few ponies already arrived there. There were two ponies and a human, and the president already knew one of them. It's Snöhof from Imeriata, a servant of Ulrik. However there's only a different, younger human near her. Also odd, since typical Imerians always has a moustache. She was talking with other pony that he never seen before. He wanted to greet Snöhof, but held himself as he didn't want to disturb their conversation.

Then he found himself walked around randomly without knowing what to do. He saw a white pony taking snapshots of the plants, but he ignored him.

[Imeriata]

"ohh... uhmm... up there?" Snöhof said a bit worried as she gave the sky above her a suspicious look, she had after all not really enjoyed flying that much with an aeroplane so she was a bit suspicious about doing so with a stranger, on the other hand she did not want to be more offensive than she had already been and the pony could think that she was rude. That was of course nothing that she wanted anyone to think about her, him especially as he did seem kind of nice so she did not want to push him away.

"Yes I suppose that would be fun, unless you drop me of course... and I fall down here, a jolly good fun otherwise yes?" she said and giggled a bit nervously, after all she had never been in the air in the way that the pegasus wanted to show her and new things were often not anything good in her experience, well besides serving in the CoPS, that had been rather nice.

[Crystal Spires]

"Let's start with the simple first and then we'll work our way up..." he said blushing as he brought Snöhof rather close."And up we go." He reached over and picked up Snöhof with his strong arms and held her close but just slightly off the ground and hopped into a glide as his wings fluttered picking up speed as he slowly ascended picking up cues as to Snöhof's comfort zone. He could tell that she was a bit afraid of heights from the degree of tenseness that she held to him, so he kept close to the ground but quick enough to feel his hair waft in the breeze as Snöhof held his beret. "Are you alright Miss Snöhof?" he asked in a warm comforting voice.

He was hoping he wasn't making her more afraid of heights, but rather wanted her to ease into being comfortable with the idea and concept of flying. Much better to do that then to shock her system by chasing clouds to the Horizon, though that would be something he really wanted her to see one day when she was more comfortable with flying.

[Imeriata]

"Meep!" Snöhof cried as she felt that her hooves lost contact with the ground and she flew up in the air, were she was torn between the wonderful feeling of freedom and as if she had no trouble in the world even if she knew that was not the case and the more sensible one of bone chilling horror over how high into the air she was.

"ohh quite fine herr Firewing!" she said and giggled nervously as she tried to relive some of the terror by holding the man's beret as had as she could between her hoofs. To her surprise did it even work as she felt more and more relaxed and even started to enjoy the view, the wind in her mane and the cold air that reminded her of home somehow.

"Is it always this wonderful herr Firewing?" she asked as she took a closer look on the ground bellow her that looked like one of those models that she had seen in Imerbürg were everything was much smaller than in life and for some reason did that make her feel big and important for once.