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"Say, would you be ready to give up banditry and reform into becoming nice, productive members of society?" You ask the bandit five ponies.
"Oh, shut up, you…" One of the larger mares grumbles in response.
"I can't say I expected a different answer…" You shake your head. "Well? Anything else you want to add before we bring you to the guards? Some remorse? Any information, perhaps? Did somepony sent you?"
The bandits say nothing in return, only glaring at you defiantly.

"Then off to jail with you!" White Gold exclaims, as the 14-feet mare starts to hoist your aggressors on her back. "Haha! A flawless victory for justice against evil! If I'm not knighted after that, I don't know what it'll take!"

While you travel back to the city, a part of you wonders if you could have done something else with those bandits. Perhaps, after asking your companions to go fetch back-up, you could have negotiated their freedom against a kiss or more from the two big, buxom mares among them.
Given the difference in size, that would have been asking to have the tables turned on you. Which would have been terrible, but also very, very hot.
Well, too late for regrets at this point. Unless you somehow plan to break these ponies out of jail, this is probably the last you'll see of them. Since you arrived in Sky Diamond a little after noon, the sun is starting to set by the time you're back in the city. The guards relieve you from the custody of the five bandits, thanking you for making the countryside a little safer.

>What do?
>Celebrate with your companions this evening?
>Try to look for Knifepoint? If so, how or where?

>>43261787
Ask Hilda is she's willing to go to the gutters, and neighboring districts, to scout if she sees Knifepoint. Perhaps she can guide Knifepoint to the tavern we're staying at later this evening. Or if she's busy with something else, Hilda can just come back and notify us what has Knifepoint busy.

White Gold sure seems energetic. Ask what inspired her to be an awesome knight in the first place. Point out how our magic changed her body as well, and tease her lightly on a knight carrying such a voluptuous body in the first place. Curious to see how she reacts to a lewd tease. Also want to probe on why she didn't choose to grow teats by teasingly asking that as well (armored teat bra would be neat and fun to see). Tell her a true knight must have a proper balance after all!
Aside from that, ask White Gold if she plans to directly go to her master after this success. We would be glad to give a word of recommendation!

>>43261787
How come you ended the thread so fast yesterday without giving us a notice Growfag did something happened? I didn't get to post my long reply at 9:46 pm it was going to be about our team interrogating the bandits with a line of questions about who sent them, how they found them, and was this personal or just a quick job for them to get easy money, while having them be threatened intimidated by White and Featherpoint in order to get something out of them.

I will say this is a very handy perk for Gold thank you if we do a hard quest with her and grow her bam she not only gain a massive growth permanently, we'll finish a hard mission with ease gaining more money and exp without always having to use almost all our mana to make it successful. Also wow I think this was the first time we ever capture an enemy hostile mare after beating her in a battle usually they run away or dies. Guess you wanted to give us anons an opportunity to decide our enemy's fate this time we either arrest her, negotiating with her, or be naughty with her. Depending on what new quests we're undertake next there will be times we'll capture a hostile mare alive sometimes after winning a fight against them and determine what becomes of them next.

Celebrate our victory with our warrior teammates proposing a toast to White passing her first test to being a Knight, while asking Hilda to go find Knifepoint for us in the capital. Tell the rat we'll have a meal waiting and ready for her when she returns.

Make White more excited and proud to have met us by telling her our powers, we gave her are permanent and that he'll be hanging around in sky diamond for a while, her dreams of being a full fledge knight is guarantee with his help. Praise her skills and flirt with her by saying how impressive we are that despite receiving a magic boost that fill her with overwhelming strength she was able to adapt and easily show restraint in her abilities and not executed the bandits, she a considerate and honourable mare who will be a great knight one day. Moreover, " Your way of fighting was so carefully aggressive and precise quick it was like you were dancing quite an excellent display of control dominance and lighting fast graceful movements you did White". Lastly, express his relieved of him using his mana in time to save her from being captured and tortured from the bandits playfully banter "Guess I became your knight in shining armor at the time where it was most critical, huh Golden".

Ask White Gold what kind of noble is she? What is her life like? Ask if anypony has a grudge against her family isn't it strange the bandits we encounter know exactly where to find us how did they do it?

Ask Featherpoint does she have any idea who that group of bandits were?

Ask White gold if she okay to allow us a adventurer bard to sing about her achievements her road to knighthood, slewing a pack of wolves and triumphing over a gang of lawless bandits foiling their hostage extortion plans.

>>43261787
> Unless you somehow plan to break these ponies out of jail
Tempting. What's going to happen to them if we don't? What drives ponies to banditry, anyway?
If there's still time for it, look for Knife in the gutters before we celebrate with Feather and Gold. By the way, ask our companions what would it take to get us invited to Southshore, as well as why an adventurer would want to get invited. There may be an adventurers' guild with rare quests or something. We don't need it right now, but it's good to know our prospects.

>>43262226
Pretty sure it just fell off the board

>>43262226
It fell off. That's pretty obvious.

Bump

Coming back tomorrow

>>43263459

I'm gonna skip today again unfortunately

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"What's gonna happen to these bandits, now?" You ask.
"They're probably gonna stay in custody in this guard post for a few days, until the authorities can arrange some form of trial." Featherpoint replies. "We won't need to be there since they pretty much confessed everything, it'll be only to decide their sentence. They're certainly gonna be in jail for a good while, with some civil service so it's not a complete waste."

"That's a little sad." You react, and then ponder out loud. "What can drive a pony to banditry?"
"Depends." Featherpoint shrugs. "Some are part of organized crime, some just try to survive. If you want my two cents, we still live in a kingdom where there's still too many of them. Too many times, they get away with robbing some honest folks, and what's the message then? That you can get what you want with brute strength, and then the cycle continues. But, well…" There the pegasus mare lets out a nervous chuckle. "Listen to me here, trying to sound like some philosopher while I know fuck all about the subject. I can only guess actually. And, hey, wouldn't it be a problem for adventurers if bandits went away? That would be many quests that we couldn't do! Maybe that's what bandits are after all. Adventurers that didn't get a job for too long and got desperate."

You decide to take the rest of this conversation to an inn in the fine streets. As you arrive, you entrust to your rat-friend the mission to find Knifepoint in the Channels district and to ask her if she'd like to come here.
"Finally some action!" Hilda readily accepts. "Sure, this target won't be hard to find! That way I'll see what the rodents of this city are made of, too."

After the ribboned rat boldly runs to disappear in the closest alley, you go sit inside with your two companions of the day. Featherpoint already has a pint in hoof, and you soon all toast at your first victory in Sky Diamond.

"I guess none of you knew any of these bandits, right?" You ask. "Could have they been hired by some enemy of your family, White Gold?"
"I wouldn't know." The white-maned mare shakes her head. "I mean, I don't think I have enemies yet, and when my parents talk about ponies they don't like, it's only even been other businessponies."
"We'll probably never know." Featherpoint says between two sips of ale. "If they've been hired, talking about their contractor would put then at risk of getting shanked. And they know that."

"Hm. That makes sense I guess." You nod to yourself, and then turn to White Gold. "So, what inspired you to become an awesome knight? Striving for justice or…"
"Of course!" White Gold nods. "And how knight are awesome fighters! I've heard stories about them finding and beating evil ponies and monsters alike since I was a foal. I was allowed to start training with a sword quite early, and I think I've become quite good at it at this point! After today, I feel like my efforts are about to pay off very soon!"

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>>43267389
"You sure ended up doing some knightly job out there earlier." You nod. "You didn't even have to go all out and made sure all these bandits came out alive, even though they were clearly ready to hurt you pretty bad. You were really impressive to watch."
"Hehe." The mare seems to appreciate the compliment. "Thank you, bard."
"You even adapted immediately to my spell." You add. "Which is another proof of your mastery. Not just every pony can deal with a change of scale so sudden. By the way, you've surely noticed my spell changed you in other ways than just height. Is it common for a knight to carry such a voluptuous body in battle? You sure look more… shapely than when we met."
"Huh? What do you mean?" White Gold poorly pretends not to get your point, her meaty behind nervously shifting on her seat. "These are merely some evil-kicking thighs. It's mostly muscle, you know?"
"Right." Your smile widens. "I'll let you know my magic is tied to emotion and desire, yours in that case. So, did this spell also give you some evil-kissing lips?"
"Knights still get to enjoy life, you know!" She retorts with a slight blush. "I mean… it's for tasting! I promise you this mug of ale feels better that way..."

"Sure, I believe you." You chuckle, while the mare takes another gulp from her drink. "But wouldn't it make life even more enjoyable if you also sported some… let's say…" You mime two very large orbs with your hooves. "Awe-striking teats? You've seen what my magic can do. Any body you want, you can have it."
"Mmh… Would that work out for me?" The mare tilts her head as she ponders. "In my mind, among heroes, it's mostly the magicians and healers who have large ones. Knights or fighters can't have them flopping around in action."
"I'm sure today's blacksmiths can forge an adequate plate or bra to keep a mare's bosom in place in battle." You attempt to dismiss the mare's concerns. "You need to balance your assets, White Gold! On the front AND the back."
She doesn’t reply to that, and you're not sure how much she's considering the idea. Perhaps another friend of yours could show her the allure of having some massive udders…

"Would you accept to tell me what a noble's life is like?" You ask White Gold, changing the subject. "I mean, it is rather obvious you're part of the nobility."
"Then you realize you didn't show at all the due respect to a noble lady, right?" White Gold smirks. "Don't worry, I prefer it that way. And frankly, I feel like I'm double lucky on that front. I know lots of pony struggle and have to work a lot just to get by, and not only did I live shielded from that, but my parents also supported me even as I didn't really like all the… formal stuff nobles are expected to put up with, and chose the way of a fighting knight instead. So… sorry, I'm probably not the right pony to ask if you want to know what the average noble's life is like."

>>43267390
"Say, what would it take for me to be allowed to go to the Southshore district?" You ask White Gold.
"Depends." White Gold shrugs. "What do you want to do there?"
"Well, just visiting." You return the gesture. "It's the first time I got in Sky Diamond. I'd like to take a peek about everywhere."
"Eh… that's not a valid reason, sorry." White Gold shakes her head. "Ponies live here, you know? And there's an arrangement so the neighborhood remains quiet and clean. And also, that's all there is to see there. Houses. Big and pretty ones I guess, but that's it. I don't think you're missing out on anything."

"Well… sounds like you live in the Southshore district." She nods to that. "After our adventure, I'd love to give a word of recommendation to your instructor, if you want me to. Are you gonna meet with Pale Gleam today still?"
"Oh! I…" White Gold's eyes light up at your suggestion. "Now that you say it, my exploits will be even more undeniable with you vouching for me! Great! I'm seeing Pale Gleam tomorrow afternoon and you can get into the Southshore district if I'm inviting you, so we could both get what we want!"

>What do?
>Accept this invitation?
>Chat some more?

>>43267392
>What do?
Hug Gold and say it will be a great honor to be there with her.

>Accept this invitation?

>Chat some more?
Ask where can he set up a stage big enough for a musical fire dance show?

>>43267392
>so the neighborhood remains quiet
Was Gold a troublemaker as a kid? I still think the nameless gang just saw her job application and rolled with it, but the entire Southshore except for her parents conspiring to arrange her kidnapping (and assassination? The bandits didn't wear any masks or cutie mark covers) because they hate her for roughing up their garden plants with wooden swords for so many years makes as good a theory as any.
Do yellow gems on her equipment mean anything? Is it even gems?
>trying to sound like some philosopher while I know fuck all about the subject
So Featherpoint doesn't interact with bandits and organized crime all that much on her other job? What does she do, then? We don't know how specialized they are in the SDGD, I sort of expected that every one of them does a bit of everything. In any case, encourage her to be a warrior philosopher, like in the old legends.

>>43267392
Heck yeah, accept the invite this will Kill three birds with one stone we'll be able to explore more of the Capital, help Gold win her dream, and spend more time with White.

Ask White gold if she okay to allow us a adventurer bard to sing a song about her achievements tonight her road to knighthood, slewing a pack of wolves and triumphing over a gang of lawless bandits.

Ask how come her family support her on not being all nobility like, most noble's are strict on teaching their children to behave formal and arrogantly smug to be respected? Express gratitude to White on how well her parents raises her to not look down on commoners and not have a superiority ego.

Ask them who is in charge of the castle in Sky Diamond a king or queen, or is it both?

Ask Featherpoint does she sometimes feels more like a detective than a guardmare when she's on a quest?

Flirt with Gold that her mane is white as snow and soft as a fluffy cloud, her coat is bright as a honeycomb, and her determination to do what's right makes her a reliable sweet comforting mare to trust being around as somepony's protector to save them when they're feel their life is in danger.

>>43267390
>Featureless crotch
Missed opportunity for casual nudity

>>43268713
desu she looks hotter like that

>>43267392
Knifepoint would definitely be interested in joining us seeing Southshore District, but it's difficult to find a reason for her to join us in White Gold's eyes.

coming back tomorrow

>>43270243
okei

boopa

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"Sure! That sounds great!" You readily nod. "Do I need to show up somewhere or will you come to pick me up?"
"Nah, you'll just have to talk to the guards at the gate." White Gold replies. "I'll leave them a note when I go back home this evening. They should tell you how to get you my house too."

"Then it's settled." You nod again. "I'll come tomorrow afternoon. By the way, you say the whole district is behind gates to protect it against noise and trouble. Did you happen to have a hoof in this trouble, when you were a filly perhaps?"
"Woah, they didn't put the district behind gates because of me." White Gold chuckles. "I don't know what you're imagining, but I wasn't any kind of menace in the district at all in fact."
"Ah, my bad then." You nod. "I'm just really surprised. I didn't think nobles would be like you, and I figured that since you don't exactly follow their norms, that might have caused some friction between you and other ponies."
"There were a couple tussles between and other kids, but nothing that blew out of proportion." White Gold recounts. "You know, when you're 10 or something, the rules and politeness of nobility are boring to every filly. I had some friends I could play with at the time."
"And you family was okay with that?" You ask. "I mean, the fact you didn't really like these rules?"
"Mostly, yes." The big mare nods. "Like I said, I was able to pursue my own interests, and yes I'm glad for that."

"And I'm glad you also don't seem to have anything against working with commoners either, but… I also wondered if that could have been the reason for some ponies to have something against you and sent the thugs of this afternoon after us." You ponder out loud. "But if that's not the case… Perhaps they just saw the quest and thought they had a chance to capture a noble."
"That sounds likely to me." Featherpoint reacts. "Sometimes, just a good-looking occasion is all it takes for bandits to go after a target."
"Wait, really?" White Gold sounds surprised. "Well, I… W-we all made it out okay, so it's all fine, right?"
"Of course." You nod. "That's just being adventurers as far as I'm concerned. You got no reason to feel bad."

"By the way, how much do you interact with bandits in your job?" You turn towards the pegasus mare. "You really didn't see any of the faces that attacked us before?"
"Nope. And you know, unlike what some old farts say, it's not that easy to come out of jail." She replies. "Criminals aren't just released into the streets, and when they are after a long time in the block, they're usually smart enough to travel to another place if they don't plan to find a legal job."
"And do you interact with organized crime at all in the guard? Do you do investigations?" You ask. "What do you do in your job exactly?"

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"Heh. Actually…" Featherpoint nods at White Gold. "It's usually knights who take the lead on investigating organized crime and catching the big fishes. Sometimes we help them for operations that require lots of ponies, but that's pretty rare. Most of my days I'm patrolling, controlling traders and carts, or just taking care of very minor offences. I've been at the gates of the Shouthshore district from time to time too."

"Is that why you go on quests too?" You ask. "That way you get to break a case all by yourself."
"Ha!" She scoffs. "Yeah, that's part of the appeal. But it's also scarier to have it all rest on your own back. To be honest, I'm glad I can pick my quests and not have that kind of responsibility over my head on my day job."
"Sounds like you have a rather good idea of what you're doing and why." You comment. "Both as a guard and as an adventurer, perhaps you should aim to become a philosopher warrior, like in the legends. A mare who gets a deeper understanding of the world as she fights and protects ponies in need."
"Now you're being silly, Hearty." She smirks at you. "That was just some guardsmare rambling about ponies not following the law, earlier. But let me have another two or three pints and I'll spout out all the philosophy you can dream of."

You chat some more with the mares into the night. After you ask, they tell you that the royal family at this time is composed of King Earthborne the Third and Queen Meteor the First who are ruling together. They have three children: Princess Aurora who's next in line for the throne, Princess Starfall and Prince Zeolite. You ask about the possibility of renting a room for a big performance, but even White Glod can't tell you anything more that to directly talk to either the Conservatory or ask at the opera house of the capital. White Gold tells you the yellow gemstone is part of the coat of arms of her family.
You also sing about White Gold's beauty, her honeycomb-like coat and cloud-like mane, as well as her bravery when she faces danger. This gets the big aspiring knight to blush at your performance, and Featherpoint, who's had one pint too many at this point, to laugh loudly at your musical flirting.
After hugging the huge White Gold goodnight, she and Featherpoint go back to their respective home while you book a room at the inn and go to sleep.

Though, your rest is quickly interrupted, first as you dimly hear big thuds coming closer, and then when an immense weight submerges your body before your mouth is taken in a big, eager kiss that silences any protest you could have had.
"Well, well, well…" You hear Knifepoint's voice in the night, while you pant for air after the surprise kiss. "Look who it is. Did you miss me that much Hearty? You even ditched your two other friends because you couldn't get enough of me, didn't you?"

>What do?

will most likely return on sunday

boopa

>>43271571
Okay, we have two possible locations where Chara can do her dance, but we need to check them out first to see if either one is big enough to handle more than a 30 feet tall see zebra when we grow her, so the place she performing won't be destroy in the end with tons of innocents being crush or burn alive as a result. Next, it's very cute seeing hearty hugging the noble it looks like she holding a colt in need of attention. A spark of romance between a former farmer bard and a knight noble will be quite the achievement for us. Hmm I wonder if we'll ever meet with the royal family in Sky Diamond it would awesome if we manage to get the chance to flirt and win Princess Aurora or Princess Starfall heart. It's great we're back together with Knifepoint Hilda managed to find her and bring her to us. We should definitely reward her with a big breakfast in the tavern tomorrow, as thanks to her efforts doing this favor for us.

Embrace our rogue lover with all the love and might Hearty has for her"Knifepoint, you're here I finally found you. The day you left Port Sunrise, while I was on my date with Brass Compass surprised me, so I've left a message to Chara to pass onto Brass and came running after you the next day hoping to catch up with you on the road you're not getting away from me that easily, but you already had a day's headstart to get here. However, that didn't stop me to keep searching all over for you. You're my marefriend and I really miss being with you. You're right by the way. Your affections, massive body, and perky tits is like an obsessive addicted drug or dash of adrenaline that I can't stop getting enough of too have and I want more of you".

Ask where she was before coming to find her coltfriend? Tell her about the solo adventures he had and we have enough mana to grow her again. Express hearty delight on looking forward to his special treat coming off her teats, he's been waiting for a long time to enjoy his sensual desires of sucking milk off on a mare giant crotchboobs and that time is finally upon him. Cast reunited with friends and Ode to Perfection on Knifepoint kill two birds with one stone. She'll have a taller body with more strength and at her discretion she'll overflow her curvey assets with however much milk knifepoint believe she can hold that won't hinder her progress to move them at ease.

Missionary position and Side by side position with making out and warm cuddles.

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>>43271571
>What do?
Passive ability and Ode. Relish in the passion moments of a lactated zebra mare.

>>43271571
Tease her a little. Can't a well-respected adventurer have his own reasons to haste to the capital? Maybe we wanted to visit an archeological museum so much we simply couldn't wait. Imagine all these potsherds.
How does Sky Diamond seem so far, both on its own terms and in comparison with her home's capital? How much a house near the lake costs? Did she grow up in a big city?

>>43271571
Is that so? Is she sure it isn't the other way around? Breaking into her coltfriend's room (We did lock our door didn't we?) in the middle of the evening as soon as she was notified that they arrived at the Capital?~ Some would say that's far more scandalous than simply heading to the capital early.

After some more teasing and kissing back and forth, To lose at the art of teasing considering out profession would mark us a failure as a bard ask if she's willing to experiment now and grow with the bigger and milky teats change we spoke about. If she agrees, explain that the (likely) best way for our magic to work is for her to close her eyes and imagine it while we rub and suck on them. Doesn't hurt to experiment how we can convince mares to grow using Ode to Perfection. Tell her to imagine the milk contained withing them. The quantity being hard to fathom for any ordinary pony. The pleasure she'll feel as she continuously releases bountiful quantities of milk from her teats, and especially the faces on those in the crowd as they embarrassingly attempt to pretend that everything is okay, and that there isn't the largest, most ridiculously curvy, mare in front of them causing trouble, even long after she leaves thanks to the milky mess she left behind for them, as they're now forced to handle the mess she left behind and failing to not remember the source of it.

A bit long, but curious curious to see if our words are able to excite Knifepoint's imagination of her hypothetical body enough to have her teats explode in milk production and size with Ode to Perfection, as opposed to just simple imagination on her part. If it works, then we definitely can use our bard tongue to more effectively use Ode to Perfection.

>>43272057
>Embrace our rogue lover with all the love and might Hearty has for her"Knifepoint, you're here I finally found you. The day you left Port Sunrise, while I was on my date with Brass Compass surprised me, so I've left a message to Chara to pass onto Brass and came running after you the next day hoping to catch up with you on the road you're not getting away from me that easily, but you already had a day's headstart to get here. However, that didn't stop me to keep searching all over for you. You're my marefriend and I really miss being with you.
Not this. It's unnecessary filler for the sake of it.

bump

>>43274819

Will have to return on monday instead

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Today is the day

>>43272057
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"Isn't it you who came back running to me?" You reply with a mischievous smile. "You even broke in my room at night just to find your coltfriend again."
"Heh." The mare kisses you once more. "Why would you think I 'broke in' your room? I just asked the innkeeper nicely to tell me where you were. Turns out she gave me a spare key without question. That saved me the trouble of picking the lock… or beating the door down."

"You still arrived as soon as you heard I was in town." You smirk. "And what do you know? Perhaps I was just excited to go see the archeological wonders they keep at the royal academy."
"Sure think, smart guy." Knifepoint grins. "Keep acting like I'm not the only wonder your heart desires."
Before you can argue further, you're again silenced by her lips, and her big hot body slowly climbing on the bed, smothering more and more of yours.

"I'm glad you've found me Knifepoint." You breathe out when you get a chance, stopping the games for a moment. "How is it going for you? Did you look around the shouthshore district for a house? It seems like that's where you'll find the gigantic manor of your dreams."
"Not yet." She replies. "I found come office that deals with real estate in that district. But when I asked, they said they would have to schedule an appointment in 3 months before telling me anything more. Sounded more like they didn't want to serve me at all. But yeah, the rich guys of the capital all had the same idea as we did, and it looks like they took all the nicest spots around the lake already."
"So, what's the plan?"
"The big house will come last, after I made my hole in the crust." The big zebra replies. "I only arrived the day before yesterday after all, but I managed to land a couple jobs already in the channels district, to get some contacts. Also, with the coins I already have I'm thinking of buying a place. I got my eyes on a warehouse. That's nothing more than a big empty space right now, but every other house in that district is as small as a horseshoebox to me. I need someplace with room to grow, and who knows? I might soon enough manage to have some business going in here. I think I told you before, but the real coins are made when you got other ponies doing the work for you."

"Sounds good enough for a start." You nod. "But I'm a little curious. How does Sky Diamond compare with your home city. You were born in the zebra capital, right?"
"Well…" She ponders. "It's a little hard to say who much the cities are alike when I'm so different. The streets aren't the same when you can swagger around with a thousand pounds of muscle. Some stuff is oddly familiar with where I grew up, though. The stray kids in the streets, the suspicious vendors, the stench of filth in some spots… but there's a lot that's like Mountain's Door too, like the big merchandise carts and hardy worker toiling in the workshops. I even saw a few familiar company names around the foundries."

>>43278195
"Will it be time for payback any time soon?" You ask, but knowing that the answer doesn't matter right away, you immediately change the subject. "But there's another promise I'm more interested in. Are you still up for my… request, regarding your growth?"
"Ah, so that's why you came to this city in such a rush." Knifepoint chuckles. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten our deal, and I guess you're ready to use more spells on me, right?"

"More than ever." You grin in the dark. "Would you allow me a feel of your teats before I use my spell? I should help you picture the bliss of having them sprout milk."
"Like you need an excuse to want to fondle these." Knifepoint chuckles, sitting up and presenting her massive mammaries to you, slightly squeezing them between her thighs. "But if you want to please my body so bad, I'll give you all the reasons you need."

You get to teasing the mare's thick nipples with your mouth and hooves, and when you grow her to 12 feet tall, you finally get to taste the sweet milk of the growing mare, and squeeze and kneed her massive jugs for the rest of the night. Your dedication to her body was appreciated, given how many moans your ministrations got out of the big zebra. Perhaps you just made this intercourse better simple with how eager getting her wet got you.

You wake up the next day next to Knifepoint, now 12 feet tall, her incredible weight on the mattress indubitably pulling you towards her embrace.
Right now, you can't know if Brass Compass and Chara are scheduled to arrive today or later. You told White Gold you'd visit her this afternoon. you can still do something in the morning.

>What do?

Hopefully I'll be able to gen stuff tomorrow

>>43278197
Let's go explore that adventure guild the Conservatory to check out the quests they have there, see if they have a big enough space for Chara dancing, and if they'll be willing to let us host a show for Chara when she arrives tomorrow.

>>43278197
>What do?
Thank knifepoint for the Heavenly taste of her milky teats. Visit the shops.

>>43278197
Give Knifepoint a morning kiss to start the day, and have a milky breakfast if she allows it. Afterwards, check what's available to purchase at stores to get to know our options.

>>43278197
She doesn't have any experience with telling others what to do yet, right? Gotta admit, it worries me. For what it's worth, we're around if she needs any help. By the way, does she have any decent leader role models to copy, or was it always shitty and backstabby like in Door for her?
>I managed to land a couple jobs already
Anything fun or curious?

Boop

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>>43278197
Next update will come tomorrow™
In the meantime, here's the image for that milky intercourse with Knifepoint

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>>43279761
Don't think we need to worry about Knifepoint regretting the change and asking us to change her back with that expression.

>>43279761
Glorious work on the lewd picture Growfag; I love it Hearty sucking on Knifepoint's milky crotchboobs. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to allow our magic to fill her boobs with creamy milk. We're definitely gonna enjoy sucking on the zebra milky curves on a daily basis from time to time. Knifepoint face says it all she loves her coltfriend pleasing her body in all sorts of incredible ways being milked like that; its going to bring them even closer together. Wonder who will be the lucky pony to let Hearty suck on their milky crotchboobs next?

>>43278197
Drink more of her milk tits at the source, have breakfast together, and browse the stores items and presents.

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You kiss Knifepoint good morning. On the nipple. And start your breakfast with milk before the oats while the big zebra mare moans awake.

"So you've done a couple jobs already?" You inquire, once you're done with your morning fuck and that you're down in the common room of the inn for breakfast. "Was it anything out of the ordinary?"
"Eh. Nothing too original." Knifepoint shrugs. "I've been asked to gather information about the shifts in some place. Gotta say, not that long ago, I would have sneaked into the office and looked for a calendar or stuff, but this time, all I had to do was to pin an employee against the wall and ask him nicely to get what I needed. I also got to work as a bodyguard for another pony during some heated business talk. You can probably guess that nopony dared to make a scene on my watch."

"I see you're getting in the business of this city." You nod. "But you also said you'd like to have other ponies work for you. Are you sure this gonna work? It's not that easy to manage a whole team."
"You think it's gonna be an issue?" Knifepoint cocks an eyebrow. "Once I got the coins to pay some goons, I won't leave them a chance to steal from me or anything. Besides, whenever they'll look at me, there'll see a very persuasive hint of what could happen to them if they try to cross me."
"I believe there's more to being a leader than that, but I'm sure that'll come with experience and work." You add. "My point is, I'm here if you need support."
"Sure. Thanks, Hearty." She chuckles. "I'll be sure to call you if some of my ponies need to be lulled to sleep, or if some mare wants to grow some giant tits."
"That already sounds much nicer than intimidating your workforce into compliance all the time." You smile. "You're learning the trade already. I'm so proud of you!"

While Knifepoint goes to the channels district to attempt to get herself a place in the capital, you decide to start looking around the city to see what your options are.

First, you decide to look around the shops of the fine streets, and the range of choice just seems completely extravagant compared to what you've seen in cities some far. You find bakeries of all kinds, with country bread like the one around Meadowburg next to premium pastries like those you had in upper Port Sunrise. There are fresh fruits, grains and vegetables, with some stalls already offering ready-to-eats stews, pies, soups and sautés out of them. Those dishes all come seasoned with spices from here and elsewhere, locally grown rosemary or thyme next to hot spices from the Aloes Islands or Zebra Republic. All of that can come with ale, beer, wine or stronger spirits made from about any possible source. Aside from food, the choice is just as immense for about any ware you can think of. You see clothing made of leather, silk, wool and thatch alike, all perfectly cut and brightly tincted, with additional ornaments for the most expansive of them.

>>43281309
Similarly, the jewelry ranges from simple colored stones mounted on polished wooden neckpieces, to tiaras glittering with a hundred diamonds crimped on the silver threads. There are also more flower varieties that you can name, chocolate to purchase, cheese from cow and goats from the mountains, or libraries with even more selection that in Port Sunrise. You think you could find about anything you could want around these streets.

There are also plenty of shops dedicated to adventurers. Only in this district, you already see a large selection of interesting items even aside from the weapons and armors.

>Mana potion
>50 coins
You gain one mana that can exceed your normal mana capacity. You have to use this point of mana before going to sleep or it will be lost.

>Greater mana potion
>110 coins
You gain two manas that can exceed your normal mana capacity. You have to use these points of mana before going to sleep or they will be lost.

>Return spell scroll
>30 coins
Teleports the party to where they each woke up this day. Usually, this can allow you and your companions to abandon a quest without facing the direst consequences.

>Cloud walking potion
>20 coins
A potion that allows you to walk on clouds and handle them the same way a pegasus does until the end of the day.

>Giant's strength potion
>80 coins
A potion that grows the drinker 50% bigger until the end of the day, and overall increases their physical strength in addition. Your growth abilities on a mare who drank this potion are also strengthened by the same ratio, but the extra height gained that way also disappears when the effect of the potion expires.

>Windborne mail
>10 coins
A magical envelope that once sealed will be carried by the wind to whoever is the addressee. This only works if the writer and the recipient know each other personally and that none of them dislikes the other.

>Major mage's armlet
>550 coins
Whenever you use mana, roll1d20 and add it to the armlet's charge. Whenever the charge reaches 50 or that the current charge ends with an even number, the armlet generates 1 mana into its reserve and the charge is reset to 0. The armlet can hold up to 5 mana that you can use in place or in combination with your own.

>Earrings of communication
>150 coins for a pair
A simple tap on this earring allows your voice to eared by any other pony wearing the other earring of the pair. The maximum range for the earrings to work is 20 miles.

>>43281312
>https://ponepaste.org/11646
>Dryad wood luth
>400 coins
An instrument you can wield that has a few additional properties that you activate by playing the instrument. At will, you may animate the nearby plants so they may speak intelligibly to you, giving you information about their surroundings. At will, you may attempt to soothe animals or living plants. You may also spend 1 mana to attempt to cast a soothing spell on ponies or other sentient creatures, greatly lowering their aggression and making them more aggregable for a while. As this is a form of mind alteration, ponies who realize they've been under that spell will not like it.

>Burning resolve (pendant)
>600 coins
When you fail to beat a DC during a quest, you lose 1 mana and get one additional reroll. This effect is triggered again until you beat the DC or until you're out of mana.

>Hero's trial (pendant)
>440 coins
Double the effect of your flaws. You gain 20% more xp from quests, 50% more if your flaw was triggered at least once during a quest.

Now with a good idea about the selection of items to purchase in the capital, next on your list is to visit the Conservatory, where the guild of bards could help you find a scene for Chara. This task brings you to the official district. The streets get really wide around the royal castle, and on your way, you see a huge coliseum as well as the courthouse of the capital, both shining in the sun as they seem to be built with some light, almost white marble. As for the Conservatory, the building has the shape of a large, three-story manor with a very wide garden. The sound of music welcomes you there as some artists are repeating their measures in the middle of trees, fountains and sculptures. Inside, the walls are covered with paintings of all styles and sizes, and the desk that you approach is engraved with a scene of a little crowd of ponies blissfully frolicking in a field of flowers.

"Oh, a scion?" The mare at the desk smiles once you've explained why you're here. "It's been a while we haven't received any of those zebra artists. That sounds very interesting, but I'm afraid no other place than the opera house will do, since your performance needs lots of space. I have two solutions for you, then. The first one would be to rent the opera house in your own name for one evening for 2000 coins. The price is steep of course, but you'll be free to charge how much as you want for the entry, and you could make a hefty profit if you already have some kind of sponsor, and if you can advertise your show enough so that many ponies come to see it. Now, I'm well away that most artist can't afford such costs or risks on their own. But perhaps you've heard, there's a sponsorship offered by the guild to bring new talents on the big scene. You'll have to do a demonstration in front of a committee first, but in turn you might be part of a spectacle free of charge."

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>>43281315
And if you're REALLY good, the committee might even decide to book a date just for you and give you a grant! Do you want me to schedule a meeting with the committee? Any time will do as long as it's at least three days from now."
"I… need a second to decide." You reply for now. "Before that, do you happen to offer quests for adventuring bards too?"
"Of course!" The mare nods. "It's your first time around here, right? Let me tell you a little about guilds in the capital, and then I'll show you the quests."

>Quests from guilds won't just be local requests, they can send you all over the kingdom!
>You must have at least 1 companion that's in tune with the guild you want quests from. For the Conservatory, (You) qualify and Chara qualifies.
>New companions for the quest will wait for you at the nearest settlement from the location of the quest
>There's only 1 new companion for a guild quest. You NEED to add at least 1 companion that you know already to accompany you, and who's in tune with the guild (unless (You)'re in tune with guild)
>You may replace the new companion on a guild quest with a second one of your friends. This second companion doesn't need to be relevant with the guild's trade.
>Quests from guilds are at least hard.

Festivities for the elder fairy.
>Location: Meeting Grounds
>Client: Prince Zeolite
>Years ago, I, prince Zeolite married the queen of the fairies at the end of a series of games my brave companions and I participated in. Since then, ponies and the fey have been at peace with each other. However, my dear queen has been feeling nostalgic about the excitement she got from the games we once partook in. Of course, there's no feud at stake this time, but we plan to organize a big series of games during which the fey and ponies will compete in various displays of skill, and I'd like for the bravest and most entertaining pony heroes to join us. Be careful, tough, fairies love to spice up any kind of game with tricks and sometimes dangerous jokes of their own. I await you at the Meeting Grounds!
>Reward: 200 xp, 200 coins, elder fairy's blessing
>You'd be attempting this quest along 1 other adventurer: Cymbals the Acrobat
>You also need to bring 1 companion yourself
>Expected challenge: hard

>>43281318
An aria for the sirens
>Location: Aloes Islands
>Client: Mayor Black Pepper
>Ever since the islands have been inhabited, the eastern part of the archipelago has remained desert. The reason being that a colony of sirens, powerful ocean dwellers, inhabits this region. They've taken away ponies who merely treaded nearby, making them disappear under the waves, lured by their enthralling voices. However, recent discoveries in ancient texts of indigenous tribes indicate a possible origin for this hostility. Long ago, the story reads, the sirens got curious about the ponies who sailed over their waters, and went to greet them. The sirens asked to see the most beautiful thing the ponies had to offer, however, may it be in sculpture, dance, writing, painting or any other display of beauty, each time the sirens remained unimpressed, and instead were able to show a greater, more impressive piece of art that left the ponies of old in awe. This culminated in a contest of singing, at the end of which the ponies, probably completely seduced by the siren's songs, swore them fealty for as long as they couldn't match such beauty themselves. If there's any truth to this story, perhaps there could be a way to achieve some form of understanding, or at least a truce with these sirens, if we could show that a piece or a demonstration of art that could impress them enough to revise their judgement. In all cases, I wish for adventurers to find a way the make the eastern part of the archipelago safe from the sirens.
>Reward: 500 xp, 500 coins
>You'd be attempting this quest along 1 other adventurer: Turquoise the Expert Water Scion
>You also need to bring 1 companion yourself
>Expected challenge: very hard

Catch the perverted collector.
>Location: Sky Diamond
>Client: Opera house manager Stentor
>For over two months now, there's been a series of thefts in the opera house's changing rooms. The thief seems to target artist mares of all kind, stealing a single piece of clothing from them while they're on the scene. The perpetrator has taken a habit of leaving a letter after their misdeeds, in which they'd describe the salacious thoughts they entertain about the victim and the depraved acts they plan to do with their haul. However, the display of thieving skills to perform these despicable acts is baffling. No lock has resisted this thief thus far, none of the guards at the door could catch a glimpse of them, and the one time a guard was stationed inside the changing room, we then found him knocked out by sleeping darts. We need adventurers skilled enough to catch this evil-doer!
>Reward: 100 xp, 350 coins
>You'd be attempting this quest along 1 other adventurer: Mauve Heavens the Drama Queen
>You also need to bring 1 companion yourself
>Expected challenge: hard

>What do?
>Apply for a sponsorship with the committee? (the audition can take place in three days or later if you want.)

>>43281319
Let's try to make the money on our own, for the fun of it. She mentioned advertising, how does it usually work around here? Is it something we're expected to buy in addition to spending 2000 if we decide to go without any external sponsorship?
How many other guilds with quests does this city have?
The siren quest is surely the gem of this selection, but we may need a couple more levels for it. The pantsu quest, however, we may be able to tackle today if Gold, Feather or Knife is up for it. Ask Hilda how she would approach catching this thief. The only idea I have so far is to look for some kind of a protection against somnifacients.

>>43281319
How off on the option until we can to Chara about this. Setting up our own show can be interesting, but we need to think hard on how to attract enough ponies to make a profit. Let's go back to meet up with Gold. Hopefully we can also get her to get a full view of Knifepoint in all her glory so we can change her mind. Though, I doubt the two would personally get along.

>>43281319
>What do?
Catch the perverted collector. Bring White Gold

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>>43281319
Heh Hearty is a lucky stallion to have a zebra, to suck her milky crotchboobs off first before he did it to a pony. Speaking of which these items, pastries, and gifts we took a look at hmm pretty impressive gonna think on this for a while before deciding to buy anything.

But I will say this yikes 2000 coins rent out the opera space for one night, we might need to take up on the sponsor idea in that case. However, I just noticed something if the opera house has the only viable space for Chara to do her show, then we should take up the Third Quest the client is the Opera house manager. Therefore, if we were able to catch the thief and return all the stolen items for Mr or Ms. Stentor then we might be able ask for their permission to use the opera for Chara dance free of charge, although if that idea doesn't work we may have to talk with Chara about it, in order to figure out if we should take the sponsorship or not for her show and if we do how do we go about convincing the bards committee to accept us.

Quest 3 and let's take Gold with us we were going to see her again in the afternoon anyway; might as well have her tag along for this morning mission, plus she already our muse and this is a hard quest, furthermore we'll be able to unlock more of her bonuses and put her training more to the test she did well fighting full force, but how well can she do in stealth dealing with a challenging foe who is good at sneaking around like a spy and strikes hidden in the shadows?! Shame Knifepoint didn't came with us here to the Conservatory we coulda brought her along to meet with Gold and have her witness the zebra massive teats to give her some perspective that having orbs like that isn't so bad and who knows those two will probably be fast friends or rivals maybe both. Lastly, this Mauve heavens call the drama queen very interesting her name and title makes it sounds like this guild mare will be a spitting image of Rarity from the g4 Mlp series with all her overly dramatic to theatrics and classic gentlemare maturity.

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"I'm going to wait until my friend arrives before scheduling an appointment." You say.
"Sounds good to me." The mare at the counter nods. "I'm looking forward to it."
"Thanks. Also, does the 2000 coins tag includes some form of advertisement? Or what would I need to do exactly?"
"If you rent the opera house, the services you'll get include ponies for selling the tickets, taking care of the stage and lights, security, and cleaning." The mare from the Conservatory tells you. "Your performance will also be displayed on the schedule of the opera as soon as we book the date, and in the journal of the guild. To advertise it more, well, tell your friends about it! And tell them to tell their own friends. You can also do any anything you want to make the townsfolk aware of it, like pass out flyers about it. We have a printing pressing for that. You can get 100 flyers for 10 coins."

You thank the desk mare for the information. For now, you think about tackling this guild quest that's right at Sky Diamond. Since you're dealing with some rogue-ish matter, you first decide to ask your rat-friend her expert opinion on this job.
"Mmh… if this burglar is as cunning as these acts suggest, I don’t think we can just hope to find clues around the opera house and catch them that way." Hilda ponders aloud. "We need to ambush them! Their weakness is obviously their perverted obsession. We can basically know the place of their next misdeed, and we'll catch them when they reach for the prize."
There are rehearsals at the opera house very often, so you can hope to catch the thief at about any time.

While you could ask Knifepoint to join you on this job, you don't have a mean to ask White Gold right away. Indeed, your invitation to the Southshore district isn't for now, but you could send her a letter if you really want the aspiring knight on this case.

>What do?
>Write a windborne mail to White Gold and ask her to join? (10 coins)
>Go on the quest with Knifepoint?
>Wait until the afternoon and visit White Gold before anything else?

A bit off topic but all of Growfag's work is being uploaded to Twibooru but without the names of the characters names being tagged and I have no interest in fixing all that myself but I thought one of you might want to.

https://twibooru.org/tags/artist-colon-growfag

>>43283507
How about we quickly make a few coins doing some other quest, either for some other guild or for this district, then meet with Gold as planned, and catch the pervert with her in the morning? Or maybe Knifepoint would want to invite us to a morally dubious adventure of her choosing? It feels a little rude to pester you for new quests so soon, but then again, barging into all guilds and pestering everybody - isn't it what visiting a fantasy capital for the first time is all about? That, and sightseeing, and getting robbed.
By the way, Hilda never told us what she thinks about the rodents of this city. Is there anybody like Thornea? Maybe they even have a rat guild of their own and can give us rat quests?

>>43283507
>Write a windborne mail to White Gold and ask her to join? (10 coins)

>>43283507
Well that's all the info we'll get about the prices for renting the opera house. That's gonna be a problem to deal with, but if we success in this quest for our client the opera house manager Stentor then perhaps they might be willing to do us a favor hard to say but better we try giving it a shot at least.

As for the mission we should definitely get White for this quest it's a hard quest and thats the only way to unlock another boon for her when we grow her again. Not only that she'll also receives extra growth permanently for the rest of the day as a result. Furthermore, this will help with her training against a skilled opponent who sneaks like a spy, fights in the shadows, and vanishes like the wind. Finally, our chances to success with the dice roll will be easier to accomplish with her around allowing us to win that big payment and exp points.

>>43283507
Confused on why we're immediately trying to start another quest with Gold when we haven't even had the afternoon talk with her mentor like we scheduled. Let's just deal with that and ask Gold personally if she wants to take this quest with us afterwards.
>>43283583
We presumably already spent this morning window shopping and visiting the guild. Little time for a quest now.

Bump

Needing a bit of a break. Will return on Monday

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Looking forward to it

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Bedtime bump

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All-in-all, you've already done a lot of things this morning. Trying to squeeze in the hunt for a criminal before lunch might be a little too much. For now, you turn again towards the receptionist for another question.

"Excuse me, can you tell me about the other guilds of Sky Diamond?" You ask "I've just arrived in the city, and I've got other companions who have other adventuring talents who travel with me."
"Sure." The mare nods. "If you go in the coliseum, you'll find both the Champions and the Hunter's Association in there. The first is a guild of warriors who specialize in close combat. They regularly organize fights in the arena, but they also give out quests for mercenary work. As the name suggests, the Hunter's Association is composer of trackers of beast and other rangers. They have a monopoly on bringing savage monsters to fight in the coliseum, and that's why they're stationed there, but they otherwise offer quests to either retrieve rare materials from nature or to cull some particularly dangerous monsters. Then, there's Academia Libertas. While the name's pompous, that guild of wizard offers to teach basic magic to about anypony for free, and even the more advanced classes are a lot cheaper than at the royal academy. They offer quests related to magic to adventurers too. Aside from that, there are the Seekers who deal with quests in ruins and other matters related to ancient history or archaeology, but you need to pass a test to join them."
"No need to worry about that, I happen to have a companion who just got certified." You proudly state.
"Oh? Congrats to your friend then!" The desk mare smiles. "If you have another friend who's got a business in the kingdom, maybe they could join the Traders' Syndicate. It's a group of business owners who work to protect each other's interests. And they… well, they also have other kind of ponies work for them for some more menial tasks, but the Syndicate really likes to keep its secrets. I know lots of ponies work for them, but this guild doesn't really advertise what kind of job they ask from ponies exactly. That's business confidentiality for you, I suppose."
"Alright." You nod. "Thank you for telling me all this."
"You're welcome." The mare smiles. "I hope to hear from you again soon!"

You return to your inn and have a quick lunch there, and after that you head towards the Southshore district. As White Gold announced, the guards at the gate are expecting you. However, you won't be able to roam there freely as one of them states she'll accompany you to the Gold estate. And this one's a familiar face too.
"Featherpoint?" You smile as you recognize her. "You're having your shift here, today? I guess that's not a coincidence."
"You're right." She replies. "Can't deny I'm a little curious too, so I volunteered to take care of the gate between Shouthshore and the suburbs. And you're the only visit scheduled this afternoon anyway."

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The door is opened for the two of you.
Along Featherpoint, you walk on the paved path among the very large properties. There doesn't seem to be any kind shop here, only very large domains, most of which are hidden under walls or tall hedges. The few you see behind high spiked fences are almost are large as the Conservatory, and with a garden just as wide. Except there's only a pony or two lounging in them, if any. The noise of the city soon disappears behind you, leaving only the sounds of water from some finely decorated fountains, the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects, accompanied the distant sound of a voice or the one of a dog's bark at times.
"They all get their deliveries in the morning." Featherpoint tells you. "And since in the afternoon they're often into their own business, it usually gets really quiet at this hour. It's really… something else to live in a place like this."

>What do?
>Anything you want to tell Featherpoint?
>Ask her to accompany you at White Gold's?

>>43291557
Tell Featherpoint that this place kinda feels like a heavy fortress here.

Why do ponies in this community here feel so cagey to not let anypony outsiders here without authorization from somepony from this district it's odd almost as if they're doing it out of fear, prejudice, overprotective, or there's some shady influential ponies who live here and have something to hide do you ever get that feeling at all Featherpoint?

Was it always like this and how long has it been since Southshore district had an incident occurred here?

Do the residents here ever host any fun events in their neighborhood like gala dance for the adults and parties for their foals for example?

Ask if any guild adventurers ever come here?

Ask how's her day been going anything interesting happened today or is there anything about herself she like to share with us we've happy lend an ear to listen?

Ask Featherpoint if she can take us to White Gold's Residence, we have an invite from her where we're supposed to meet with her mentor Pale Gleam and vouch on Gold's skills as a knight, so pale will consider knighting her apprentice officially we want to be on time and not be late?

>>43291557
So we need a licensed trader and a hunter to access all quests. Noted.
>>Ask her to accompany you at White Gold's
If it's alright, of course.
Is it only the residence of Golds (Whites?) that piqued her curiosity, or she never misses a chance to escort visitors in Southshore? What was the coolest manor she saw so far?
Unless a more fitting subject comes up, just gossip. Maybe there are some fun or scary rumors about Southshore, or really about anything else. What does she think about the coliseum and the Syndicate? How does she feel about opera and exotic dances? Maybe there are secret passages in the opera house, and that's how the thief remains elusive.

coming back tomorrow

Bump

Safety bump

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"This place feels like a fortress." You comment as you walk in the wide, empty streets. "Are the ponies here that scared of strangers?"
"Eh… They kinda are." Featherpoint shrugs. "Many nobles in the city fear that somepony might just try to rob them every other day. Plus, they feel like them or their foals can avoid encountering the wrong kind of persons that way."
"Even then…" You look around to confirm there's nopony else to eavesdrop on you. "Do you think there's some hidden stuff at work, here? Maybe they're so secretive because there's some scheme going on…"
"Nah, I don't think so." The pegasus mare chuckles. "It's just that these ponies have enough influence, or coins, or both, to get it the way they want. And turns out one thing they want is to be able to be on their own and away from the trouble of regular folks. This whole district is a bit like a huge private property, you know."

"Has it always been like this?" You ask. "Or are the gate and walls somewhat new. Did some incident happen?"
"It's been that way at least since I was born." Featherpoint replies. "I wouldn't know how long this has lasted or how it started."
"Huh. And I guess there isn't many adventurers around…"
"You're right." The guardsmare chuckles. "And they don't like adventurers at all around here. 'Don't know from who it came exactly, but we've got guidelines to be extra careful with them. Some ponies seem to suspect a bard like you could cause some degradations, or be a thief in disguise."
"Gee." You harumph. "Sounds like they don't really like fun around here. Are the ponies here always that boring, or do they at least throw some parties from time to time?"
"Turns out they do, actually." The mare replies. "It's not every night, but it isn't rare for one of these nobles to invite all the upper crust of the capital in grandiose receptions to flex how rich they are. They have the room and coins for that after all. You better believe even a foal's tenth birthday can have as many as a hundred guests."

"Ah… so they get to exclude everypony else, yet still go wild when they decide they can. I see… Anyway, how's your day been thus far?" You ask next. "Anything interesting that happened today?"
"Nah, we just had the regular deliveries at the gate this morning." Featherpoint shakes her head. "Gate duty is usually a very quiet shift."

You discuss some more on the way and you tell Featherpoint about your morning. She seems interested in seeing Chara dance, and while she heard about a series of thefts at the opera house, she didn't know it was the artists' clothes that were targeted. She doesn’t know about any specific secret passages that could be used. Featherpoint likes to go see some fights in the coliseum from time to time. With a hint of shame in her voice, she admits she finds it more thrilling when they fight some monsters to the death in there rather that when it's just duels, or ponies against ponies.

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You're not the only one to feel disturbed by the strict measures on the Southshore district, and as a result, there are some wild rumors of nobles performing unspeakable evil rituals behind these closed gates, but that's a load of bull crap according the Featherpoint. As you talk about the Trader' Syndicate, though, your companion seems to have a strong opinion about it.

"The Syndicate…" You see Featherpoint's smile turn in some sort of cringe for a second. "If you know about the guilds in Sky Diamond, maybe you've realized there isn't one for rogues and the likes. Not openly so at least. Turns out that in addition to being an association of business owners, they have all the thieves of the city in their pockets too. They're a mafia. If you happen to have more than one small shop in the city, either you pay a hefty fee to the guild that basically go straight to the top members, or you'll find yourself with thugs blackmailing you and burglars trying to pick your coffers every other night. And if you merely dare to accuse the guild of something, you're gonna find yourself buried in lawsuits. Let me tell you, I've seen some investigations stop very suddenly, and very suspiciously, just when it turned out some business that was part of the Syndicate was involved. I can't do much at my level, and I don’t plan to make it my life's crusade, but it's still unnerving…"

You've got a friend who would probably find all of this very interesting. Maybe Knifepoint has figured some of this already. But for now, you reply to Knifepoint.
"No use beating yourself over it." You try to reassure Featherpoint. "That does sound too big for a single pony to fix it on their own. But anyway, I wanted to ask, are you always this curious about the manors of the nobles? Do you accompany everypony like that? Or is it White Gold specifically."
"Eh… Mostly her. She doesn't really seem like a regular noble, so I wonder what her family is like too, and what you're going to say to them too."
"Then you should accompany me all the way!" You offer. "I don’t think White Gold would refuse to let you in, since you were in that quest with her too. Let's both take a peek at these nobles' live."
"Well… Like I said, you're the only scheduled visit of this afternoon, so…" Featherpoint eventually nods. "Yeah, I can probably at least show up there and ask if I can join."

You make the rest of the way towards the manor of your friend. The Gold's estate looks in tune with the rest of the neighborhood, so a vast property with a huge building on it. In addition to the impressive manor and garden, this place is also right next the to the Diamond lake, and a strip of private beach seems to be part of the estate.
A moment after knocking on the tall door, a maid pony opens, but a few seconds later, she's shoved to the side by White Gold who rushed out to see you.

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>>43294358
"Hearty, you came!" The 5-feet-and-a-half mare grins at each of you. "And Featherpoint! I didn't expect see you too!"
"Hey." The purple pegasus waves at her. "Say, I know you only invited the bard, but would it be okay if I tagged along? I'll be sure to put in a good word for you too."
"But of course!" She eagerly nods. "I'm glad that you're here. Both of you, please come in."

After you gallantly help the maid back on her hooves, you can follow White Gold inside. After walking through the entrance and a hallway during which White Gold raves about how much her dad is proud that she did that quest you clear yesterday, you make it to a lounge.
There, you find some large, comfortable-looking couches awaiting you. There's also a middle-aged stallion sitting here who shares White Gold's coat and mane color. While the mane on the top of his head is getting sparse, he sports two huge spirals of hair for a mustache. The keen eyes behind his glasses are the color of gold.
"Ah, greetings travelers!" The stallion welcomes you with a smile. "You must be the two adventurers that assisted in the heroic deeds of my daughter. My name's Whirl Gold. Please have a seat, and then some tea."

Though, you barely have the time to sit down that there's a knock on another door than the one you came through, and a new mare enters the room. This one doesn’t look like a maid or a member of the family. And while she approaches with confidence, you perceive some kind of reluctance in her demeanor.
"Hello." The mare only glances at you and White Gold, and instead turns to Whirl Gold. "Did you need to talk to me, Sir? I hoped White Gold would be available for a study session on law today."
"Oh, I think we have something better than that nonsense." Whirl Gold turns to you and Featherpoint. "Dear guests, would you mind telling lady Pale Gleam here about what you witnessed yesterday?" And then, looking at Pale Gleam again. "Perhaps this will finally dissipate these undue reluctances of yours."

It seems Whirl Gold expects some words from you. You could just recount the events of the quest with White Gold as they happened, or you could even embellish it. Unless you think there's something else you should do in this situation.

>What do?

>>43294360
So thats pale gleam she giving off vibes similar to pinkie pie sister Maud dull nonchalant expression. Though, she is beautiful with that stare and those long mane of hers.

Tell her everything that went down on the quest what we saw, what we did, and how hearty use his bard magic to turn the situation into our favor to gain Gold a permanent advantage to survive the bandits ambushed. Don't hide anything from Pale, otherwise White Gold career as a knight is over everything hinge on our word, let's not ruin it for her.

Explain how tactical coordinated White Gold fighting style was when she surrounded by bandits, she quickly adapted to the situation by focusing and honing in on her skills from her training to fight, while making sure to restrain her enemies without getting carry away killing them with her newfound strength we gave her.

Express praise to Pale gleam that White Gold fought with honor, mercy, and integrity. We're proud of her commitment to do what's right in service to the Crown and for the safety of everypony in this Kingdom. She's a great pony to have as a member of the knights resourceful, trusted, and friendly to be around.

Ask Gleam if she has any idea who were those bandits that accosted us, how did they know White was on a quest, and who sent them after her?

>>43294360
Gladly. But first, if lady Gleam can forgive us such insolence, can we ask what's the nature of her reluctances? It's hard to dispel something you don't understand.

>>43294360
>What do?
Recount the events of the quest with White Gold as they happened.

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These are good. Best to also address Gold's flaw in regards to seeming somewhat reckless in her pursuit of Knigthood. How despite us seemingly rushing into the wilds with little plan, Gold still adapted well to the circumstances and clearly knew her limits in regards to the original intent in combating wolves only, even without our magic in play. She had the foresight to correctly seek out others to join alongside her in case things went wrong. While she maybe should of notified Pale about this whole escapade from the start, Gold's combat instincts and actions point to her being far more considerate than one would think. Gold is just missing the opportunity to sand off those final rough edges in real combat scenarios, and we believe Gold is capable of making those improvements if given the chance.

If we want Pale to take our assessment more seriously, we gotta address the cons directly too and give a real assessment of what we saw.

>>43294360
Strikes me as the mo-nonsense type, so avoid exaggeration and try to put more emphasis on how quickly they adapted to the sudden size change than stuff like following our idea to blindly charge into the forest.

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"I'll gladly recount this tale." You nod. "But if lady Pale Gleam can forgive me such insolence, may I ask what's the nature of her reluctances? It's hard to dispel something you don't understand."
"I don't believe it's quite necessary." Whirl Gold interjects, as Pale Gleam was about to reply. "I believe the facts will speak for themselves. Now, please proceed adventurer."

There, you begin to narrate the adventure you had with White Gold and Featherpoint the day prior. You refrain from embellishing too much, but make sure to underline White Gold's efficiency in the fight and how she exercised due restrain when dealing with her pony opponents. You sneak in there that she must have a good teacher to achieve such mastery and principles. You do note that there was some recklessness in the way you chased the wolves, but also praise how adaptative White Gold was to your magic, and that you're confident she'll refine her style to perfection in no time.

"There you go, lady Pale Gleam." Whirl Gold immediately addresses the knight mare as soons as you've finished. "I do think that this story brought to you by these two adventurers proves, yet again, that White Gold is ready for her knighting. She's practically a hero already!"

"With all due respect, responding to an attack of bandits and bringing them to the guards doesn't testify of a sufficient knowledge of the law that is required to become a knight." Pale Gleam replies and glances at you. "Not that any of you did anything wrong, and I say so myself that White Gold overperforms when it comes to her fighting prowess." Then back to Whirl Gold. "But what I keep telling you is that she needs a broader understanding of procedures and law. She needs to be able to intervene in any step of the process, leading investigations, interrogating witnesses, or devising protection measures for victims, and not just hunting criminals."
"With all due respect, you're wrong." Whirl Gold retorts. "We just heard blatant proof that such matters didn't stop my daughter from upholding the law in an adequate matter, yesterday, so I'm sure those details you invoke will come in on their own while she's a knight already. How many times do I need to repeat myself, lady Pale Gleam. Your worries are unfounded, and yet you still somehow refuse to vouch for my daughter's knighting. I am terribly sorry, but at this point, I can't help but to consider the possibility that you hold some sort of unfair grudge against us, and I will notify commander knight Phalanx about your behavior. Well… I will do so next week at least. Perhaps that by then, you will finally come back to reason and we can leave this situation behind us. Please leave us now, lady Pale Gleam. As I said, my daughter doesn't need any more teaching from you at this time. I will hear nothing more from you today."

>>43295793
You hear Pale Gleam inhale sharply, but only a dejected sigh escapes her lips as she turns away and exits through the door she came in from, leaving the rest of you in silence.
"Ah… please forgive me about this unsightly display." Whirl Gold gives you a semblance of a bow. "I must have sounded quite harsh, but the way this mare refuses to acknowledge my daughter's skills just makes me feel foul. I hope she'll finally do the right thing this time…"
The mood in the room sure got more tense. Featherpoint has her face frozen in a forced smile that threatens to turn into a cringe, while White Gold seems unbothered by what happened and sheepishly goes for some biscuits on the table that were served along the tea.

>What do?

Will most likely come back on saturday

>>43295794
>but how are you going to interrogate witnesses?
>witness me beating up wild beasts
By choosing to fight wolves instead of spending the same amount of time and effort doing something involving crime and investigations, White deliberately answered a question Gleam didn't ask. We can't know how feasibile it is to finish out her studies in the field as Whirl seems to suggest, but it sounds like White herself thinks Gleam is right about her and deliberately resorts to dodging the real question and manipulating her dad's feelings because she knows she's in the wrong. Or she's stupid. She doesn't seem stupid. Gleam doesn't seem the type to teach stupid either.
Given a chance, ask her about it privately. Until then, let her win. Have a pleasant conversation about Whirl's past exploits and the nature of knighthood. Maybe offer to talk to Gleam on their behalf and try to smooth it out. A more interesting solution is to escalate the conflict by maliciously feeding Whirl's paranoia until either White chickens out on her scheme or there's a full-blown blood feud between Golds and Gleams, but it may get too fun to handle.

>>43295794
From the sounds of it, Pale Gleam seemed to feel that White Gold lacked experience in the non-combat side of knighthood. Perhaps an arrangement can be made for White Gold to assist in a more sensitive matter like solving a complex case?

>>43295794
Seems like White Gold didn't deem it necessary to tell us that there was rift between her family and instructor, nor that it was severe and long enough to bring into question when she'd ready to become a knight. Much more importantly, White Gold said in her quest posting that her master was refusing to take her into a "real fight", and that she thought she was ready for the next step. White Gold, whether intentionally or not, was very misleading with her wording about her situation. She also seems concernedly unbothered by her father forcing his power on her mentor, nor about the points Pale brought up about her lack of knowledge of procedures or law.

We can confront White Gold about this directly later on, but for now let's excuse ourselves by telling Whirl that we wish to speak to Pale. If nothing else but to learn more about knights in general. After coming into contact with Pale, apologize for unknowingly making her predicament even worse. We were genuinely ignorant of many factors of this whole situation. If she doesn't mind, can you go more into depth about White Gold's training and weaknesses that need addressing? It's a far shot, but perhaps we can try to get through with her (or take her out on a quest that forces her to rethink her philosophy)
>>43296102
Could also be that when Pale told her that she wasn't ready for a real life case until she addressed her weaknesses more, all that went through her head is that her master didn't think she was ready for crime fighting. White likely thinks that knighting involves little to no thinking, and that her master is just being boring for the sake of it. Fighting for good as told in tales she read is something that needs addressing. That is, if we do bother to commit on this.

>>43295794
Admit that he was a little defensive, but we understand he just trying to protect his daughter hopes and dreams, so White Gold doesn't feel sad about not being able to achieve her lifeworks rather she continues persisting her Noble Goal. Agree with Whirl Gold that following procedures and the law is necessary, but it isn't always the case to solve every problem. Sometimes, unexpected life and death outcomes happens so fast where we're caught in the middle and we don't have the luxury of time to do it slow and properly, therefore we just have to react to it immediately quick and decisive our way operating outside the law before innocent lives are lost just like what nearly happened to us yesterday.

Pat White Gold back a few times and make a suggestion that in case Pale gleam still doesn't want to knight her, there's another option for her she could become an Adventurer like Hearty and travel the land with us as a Wandering Knight for hire helping those in need across the entire land not just for the Kingdom of Sky Diamond. We make a good team.

Tell White Gold about the quest of the perverted collector the thief is sneaky and elusive, we could use her help to catch him and it will benefit with her training greatly testing her skills with a challenge single foe.

Ask Whirl Gold is Pale gleam always like that? Who is commander knight Phalanx and does he has any ideas who sent those bandits after his daughter?!

Enjoy the tea and biscuits while telling everypony the story of what hearty was before he became an hero Adventurer, and now he wants to go out and see the world playing his musical magic to share to others.

>>43296619
>Agree with Whirl Gold that following procedures and the law is necessary, but it isn't always the case to solve every problem. Sometimes, unexpected life and death outcomes happens so fast where we're caught in the middle and we don't have the luxury of time to do it slow and properly, therefore we just have to react to it immediately quick and decisive our way operating outside the law before innocent lives are lost just like what nearly happened to us yesterday.
This completely misses the issue. The question isn't if White Gold is able to improvise, but it's if she can actually sit down and investigate to find the real perpetrator if there are multiple suspects for example. She can't fight her way out of interrogating and investigation.

Bedtime bump

bedbug bump

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"How could I blame a father for worrying about his daughter?" You shake your head, not going against the stallion, at least at this moment. "But you know, perhaps we could talk to Pale Gleam? Maybe a third party could help to sort this out."
"Now, that won’t be necessary." Whirl Gold shakes his head. "I appreciate your concern, but I don't feel like you should get involved with this mare. After all, I can already oversee this matter directly with sir Phalanx."
"Who's Phalanx exactly, if you don’t mind me asking?" You inquire. "I'm not from the capital, but you called him the commander knight, right?"
"Indeed." Whirl Gold proudly nods. "He's a stallion of impeccable integrity with whom I've had the pleasure to do business with. At this time, with the smithies and foundries I own, I have the honor to be the main provider of weapons and armors for the knights of the capital, through deals that were negotiated between me and Phalanx. Thanks to our collaboration, the knights are better equipped than ever, all while costing very like of the precious tax money of the common folks. Frankly, if it wasn't for the price of materials and wages, I'd gladly give this equipment for free to our proud country and to those who defend it."

"Hold on, Masterful Metalworks, is that all you?" Feather point asks. "The guard's stuff comes from the same place as the knights."
"Indeed!" Whirl Gold seems pleased by you friend's surprise. "You're all in good hooves with me. Say, is the new maintenance program going well? I still had some doubts it could be a bit bothersome to the final users."
"Well, on my side there isn't much that changed." Featherpoint shrugs. "The storage places are different. We share one armory with a bigger part of the city now, but that's about it."
"Ah, good." Whirl Gold nods, pondering to himself. "Then it means things are going as they should. Perfect."

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"But say, back about Pale Gleam." You return to the matter at hoof. "Since she said it's on the more theoretical part of the job that she believes White Gold isn't ready, couldn't she bring White Gold with her when dealing with such matters? Like, when she's taking care of an investigation?"
"She did so." Whirl Gold replies before adding a sigh. "Several times. But unlike in fencing or athletics, it appears Pale Gleam isn't a very good teacher for these subjects. You've seen White Gold at work, you know how hard she's ready to push herself for her dream, and yet every session always ended up being… well, let's say there wasn't much progress on either side, which was quite depressing for everypony involved. But still, preventing White Gold to become a knight because of this is an absolute waste. You heard it from Pale Gleam too, when it comes to her martial prowess, my daughter's already more of a knight than Pale Gleam herself. The truth is that I've already discussed this topic with sir Phalanx, and he agreed with me. White Gold won't immediately have to do these tasks once she becomes a knight, so she doesn't need any more classes about it. Phalanx told me he'd pass the message to Pale Gleam, but for some reason she's doesn't seem to have heard it right."

Now that you've heard this, it's very hard to tell who might be in the wrong, and how much, between White Gold, Whirl Gold, Phalanx and Pale Gleam. At this point, perhaps confronting somepony alone whoul give you more information. That is, if you want to keep getting involved in this feud.

For now, you decide to humor the rich pony with some tales of your own adventures while politely enjoying the tea and biscuits. Whirl Gold is a good audience for your stories, listening to them with interest, and readily stating that White Gold would have vanquished the foes had trouble with in battle, like that giant mushroom fairy, or the bandit that shot you.
You talk to White Gold about the quest to catch the thief at the opera house. However, she doesn't seem very interested about it, thinking that there probably won't be any fight until the suspect is caught. While earlier Whirl Gold was boasting about White Gold's capacity to face danger, now he seems a little glad that his daughter doesn't want to get involved with some perverted panties thief.

>What do?
>Anything else you want to tell Whirl Gold or White Gold before returning to your inn?
>Try to confront just White Gold?
>Try to find Pale Gleam and confront her?

>>43299259
I'm definitely getting the feeling that White Gold follows the romanticized ideal of the knight and cares little about the mundane realities. I'm for having a chat with Pale Gleam, but later. Don't want to bale on Gold prematurely and ruin the mood.

>>43299259
Aww White Gold looks rather cute eating her cookies like that while laying sideways her rumping flanks are a sight to gaze upon. We'll eventually get White Gold into Hearty inner love circle and feel those juicy thighs of her just got to keep spending time with her and bring her on missions.

Darn it she doesn't want to do the perverted collector quest. We might have to get Knifepoint help then. Well there's always the festivities for the elder fairy hard quest, where we do a series of challenge games the apprentice knight might like it. Furthermore, let's not get involved in this feud going on with Whirl Gold and Pale Gleam the matter seems to be already handled we'll be wasting our time meddling in this private affair, plus we already got our hooves fill with other priorities right now like getting Chara dance show all set up, go on date with her and giving her gift after she performs, help out Knifepoint get a house or take control of a gang syndicate maybe both, and make sure to assist Brass Compass with quest assignments she'll get from the Seeker's Guild Headquarters.

Ask Whirl Gold about the tale of his Noble family lineage? Ask how come his wife isn't with us for this meeting about their daughter's knighthood? Ask does he have any idea who sent those bandits after his daughter, because it seems like they knew exactly where she'll be yesterday and does this happen often to his family?

Ask White Gold if she like to go do the Elder Fairy's festivities quest instead there's going to be a lot of competition if we sign up today for the matches. She get the thriller of a lifetime pushing her skills to the limits fighting against different various types of ponies and fey in the Meeting Grounds.

>>43299259
Ask a little more about knights. Do they have a central base location they gather? We can later go and ask Pale for more information. If we care enough about Gold actually being a good knight, that's the way, as it sounds like White Gold may be the issue more than Pale's teaching.
For now, hang around a little longer with the Gold family and learn more about them. Anything of interest currently going on within the city worth knowing about? Maybe ask White Gold about her favorite tales of all time when it comes to stories about heroes. As a bard, we may heavily share some commonality and interests in that area enough to recognize and talk about such stories. Maybe even share some new ones to her that we know.

A little bit of stretch, but unsure if we can borrow some Windborne mail from the Golds here, or purchase some nearby, in order to send a quick mail to Knifepoint to meet us at the entrance of this district if she's interested in a quest with us. We can then ask White Gold if she's interested in walking us out of district, just for some company (maybe a time to share those tales). Point is to get them to finally meet and have White Gold see Knifepoint's body and share that Knifepoint has been as strong as ever, even with such teats.

>>43299259
>yet every session always ended up being… well, let's say there wasn't much progress on either side
Would it be too much to ask how exactly did it go?
Assuming for now that Pale is honest and correct in her assessment of White, but cannot teach White legal arts as efficiently as she teaches her physical stuff due to some personal incompatibility, have they tried to find White a separate teacher for practical legal lessons? Surely there should be somebody whom Gleam would respect and entrust with it, and who at the same time would match White's energy better.
>Try to find Pale Gleam and confront her?
It'd be nice, but with how fenced off and nervous nobles seem to be our chances of reaching her without Golds' help aren't that great. Unless we want to commit a crime so terrible as to force her to find us.

Coming back tomorrow

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tomorrow, again