Meeting Blizzard Heart (short story)[Inside the Crystal Palace. Lord Bolero and the Knights of Friendship are waiting outside Gleaming Shield's bedroom.]

Lord Bolero: Before we go in, I should probably tell you. Seeing the baby may be a bit of a shock.

Lord Dusk Shine: Are you serious? You're talking to a stallion who has visited other worlds, faced dragons, demons, centaurs, and even been gifted a castle by a talking tree. There's nothing I haven't seen before.

[Every pony enters the bedroom. Gleaming Shield is laying in bed cuddling her newborn son. He is a unicorn. He has his mother's silky white coat and a short curly mane like his father.]

Dusk Shine: How are you sis?

Lady Gleaming Shield: I'm just tired, but I should be fine. Would you like to hold your new nephew?

Dusk Shine: Yes please. [Takes the baby and cuddles him in his for hooves] Hey there little guy, I'm your uncle, Dusk Shine. [The baby's swaddling comes undone, revealing that he also has a larg