Valiant: Miss Amber Lily?
Amber: Fiiiinally I’ve been Oh, helloooo~
Valiant: Hi. My name is Valiant Heart.
Amber: Oh wow, you’re the prince. bows Are you sure you’re the one who is supposed to meet me?
Valiant: You’re Anthea’s friend right?
Amber: Yes
Valiant: Well then everything seems to be in order. So, would you like me to show you around?
Amber: Yes sir~
Valiant: Great, let’s go. You came on a great day Amber Lily. Today’s the Crystal Fair.
Amber: Oh yeah? I think I’ve heard of if before. What’s there to do?
Valiant: Where do I start? There’s great food to eat, a small petting zoo, games, music some shops and my personal favorite, jousting.
Amber: Hm, jousting sounds cool.
Valiant: Alright then! There’s a match starting in a bit. We can go there first
Amber: Works for me
Valiant: So, uh Anthea tells me you’re half-crystal pony.
Amber: Yep. Mom was from here. She and my father moved to Ponyville when they married though.
Valiant: And you’ve never come to visit?
Amber: Nope. I’ve been way too busy
Valiant: Yeah? Do you work?
Amber: Yep. I’m a nurse in Canterlot. Plus I’m raising two teenage boys which is probably more work than being a nurse
Valiant: ………………..
Amber: chuckles Yes I have two teenage boys. But not in the way you think. They’re my friends from the orphanage Annie and I are from. None of us got adopted and when I became legal, I took them in.
Valiant: Wow. That’s really generous and kind of you
Amber: Not really. It kinda felt like it was more for me. Those two are my everything
Valiant: smiles Well, Amber Lily, I’m very glad you were able to get some time off to come today.
Amber: Same enters the Crystal Empire and turns to crystal Whoa! What’s this?
Valiant: Oh, have you never been in your crystal form before?
Amber: Didn’t think I had one since I’m only half
Valiant: Hm, well usually when crystal ponies are happy, they become crystalized.
Amber: I usually just kinda glow. But even to glow I have to be ridiculously happy. Doesn’t happen that often
Valiant: Must be because the Crystal Heart is in full effect today. Even non-crystal ponies such as myself become crystalized.
Amber: ……….. sounds legit.
Valiant: chuckles Indeed. So Amber Lily
Amber: You could just call me Amber. Or Lily. Or Lil’. Whatever you’d like
Valiant: Okay… Lily, what made you finally want to come out here after all these years?
Amber: Anthea made me. I told her I’d never been here and she went insane and insisted that I go to learn a little about my culture. Plus……. maybe I could learn a little bit about my mom.
Valiant: …….. Oh, is she……
Amber: nods head Passed when I was three. O-of course finding anything about her is a long shot and I’m not really expecting to but I can hope
Valiant: Certainly. Well, here we are. This is the jousting tournament. Looks like they’re just about to start.
Amber: Wow, they look gooood
Valiant: Who?
Amber: The muscular guys in the armor. Maybe I have a thing for guys with a lance
Valiant: Oh, well… um yes. I guess they are. H-hey, did you know my name’s Lance. Not sure that has anything to do with anything b-but
Amber: raises eyebrow Are you trying to flirt with me?
Valiant: NO! I just
Amber: Oh, am I just not attractive enough for you?
Valiant: No you are! But
Amber: giggles Relax, Prince. I’m just messing with you. Y’know, I would’ve thought that a prince like you would be all refined and collected. But you’re just like a lot of other guys
Valiant: Is that a bad thing?
Amber: Not at all. Makes you seem more down to earth. It’s comforting
Valiant: Oh, thanks. So um, anyways. What’s your mother’s name?
Amber: Her name was Isis Quartz I believe. That’s what
Valiant: Isis?! THE Isis???
Amber: …… Yeah?
Valiant: I knew you looked familiar!
Amber: … What?
Valiant: Isis Quartz was amazing at jousting. She used to be pretty famous around here and she was my personal hero at the time
Amber: Really?
Valiant: Yeah! She retired quite early when she moved away. I guess that’s when she moved to Ponyville.
Amber: Wow. I had no idea. Wait why do I look familiar to you?
Valiant: Well, you do look a lot like Isis and I remember her coming back to the crystal empire with a little foal. I think it was you
Amber: Huh, small world.
Valiant: Guess so
Amber: Well…….. this trip was more of a success than I thought. Thank you, Prince Valiant
Valiant: You can call me Lance.
Amber: Thank you, Lance
Valiant: Hey, so um, after this match is over, would you like to stop at the library? Maybe we could find a book on your mother
Amber: Maybe later. I think I’d like to enjoy the Crystal Fair a little bit
Valiant: Sounds good to me