Nightshade sighed as her face slowly regained its normal color. "Grandmother, when I told you that, I did not mean for you to tell everypony!" Nova shrugged. "I would assume that one who plays with..." her face darkened as spit out the next two words... "...chaos magic... would enjoy a bit of disharmony." Nightshade's eyes widened. "Who told you?" "I saw your creation over there. 'Windsor,' or whatever you call it. That's dangerous magic! Discord's magic! Discord! The creature who nearly destroyed Equestria three times!"
Nova rolled her eyes. "Really, boy? How old are you, anyway? Old enough to remember how much Equestria suffered under Discord's rule? I doubt it." She turned back to her granddaughter. "Nightshade, I don't know how you got involved in all of this, but chaos magic is more dangerous than most ponies realize. Please, whatever you do, just be careful. Chaos magic can turn you into a monster if you let it."
"Hey!" Asmo turned to Nova, foreleg wrapped around Sabe. "I function on dick comments and chaos magic. Am I a monster?"
After Nova was done chewing her out, Nightshade turned back to Raven. "Sorry. Family drama." She grabbed another croissant out of the box. "So, when do you have to leave for the studio?"
"Well, I'd introduce you to my grandparents, but it looks like you've already met them, so let's just hang out for a bit." "Dammit, Shady," Cricket interjected, digging through the bakery boxes, "You get a pile of free stuff from the Hollow Shades bakery, and it didn't even occur to you to bring your best friend some baklava." "Crap. You're right, I forgot. Make it up to you later?" "Damn right you will."
