..: Of Royal Pains :..

Comission for @sure-hoofs-table <3 What could the sisters be bickering about? Who knows?

“I still fail to see why I have to be here at all, sister.” Luna’s voice broke Sure Hoof out of his thoughts, the dealer casting an eye over his shoulder. The comment was obviously only meant to be heard by Princess Celestia, but the younger alicorn had clearly not thought than somepony else would be sitting at the drinks bar. “Surely you did not require me to be here for your meet and greet when I should be asleep.”

“Luna, it is merely a nice gesture to meet our subjects.” Her sister sighed, Sure Hoof’s interest piqued. He had been lucky enough to get a ticket for the event held in a rival casino, the Flim Flam brothers who now owned Gladmane’s casino keen to allow him the day off to spy on their establishment. He only cared about going so as to have something to lord over the stuck up patrons whenever they got too obnoxious. “I only asked for a couple of hours.”

“A couple of hours that would be better spent resting for the night’s duties.” She countered, little more than a sigh escaping Celestia at her clear objection to being there at all. Sure Hoof clenched his fist around his glass, careful to stay quiet. So Luna thought herself too good to grace her subjects with her presence, did she? The princess of the night had seemed quite well mannered when he had been given the oppprtunity to speak with the rulers, but out of earshot her true colours showed.

Polishing off the last of his drink, an evil thought crept into his head. Perhaps like that stuffy mare he had recently had at his table, Luna needed to be knocked down a peg too…