Met nodded. "I think that would be wise; If they see me and then manage to escape, it would jeopardise our plan." "Do you need any help, Frozen?" Discord asked.
"Well, we could disguise ourselves as guards and integrate, hopefully finding out what's going on in the process?"
"Disguise ourselves as Changelings? Well that has a delicious irony to it... I'm in!" Discord clicked his fingers, and he and Frozen were transformed into two Changelings that wouldn't have looked out of place in any swarm. "Don't get any funny ideas," He said jokingly to Met, before turning to Frozen once more. "Lead on!"
Frozen checked his wings and nodded, "Alright, " he said, "Follow me and do as I do alright?" Frozen heades towards the fortress wall, seeking an entrance, doing his best to play the part of a nonchalant changeling.
"So, why do you suppose they are quarrying so many rocks?" Frozen whispered, "they already have a suitable fortification!"
"Could be that they are looking for gems," Discord offered. "Or perhaps they are just being punished? This place is supposed to be a prison of sorts..."
"And go where?" Discord asked, looking at the barren and poisonous landscape around them. "It isn't exactly Sweet Apple Acres around here. Besides, there's no cover; they'd be caught in minutes."
"Good point," he said, "that and if the changelings are guards, they wouldn't be the ones trying to escape anyway.."
"Well I suppose it depends why they're the guards here; if they are under duress they may be looking to escape. Let's find one to grab and head back, we don't want to spend any longer here than we have to." Discord said, pointing out a wing of Changelings flying away back towards the walls. "That may be our ticket in."
Frozen nodded and flew up, blending in with the group of changelings flying towards the fortress. He looked over his shoulder to ensure his father was with him.
Discord gave Frozen a subtle nod, to help him distinguish him from the other near-identical Changelings, although his single fang may have also been a give away...
Frozen chuckled and winked at his father. This method of flying, he had to admit, was a little different than what he was accustomed to. He hoped he didn't stand out too much; changelings didnt usually have silver eyes,
Either the changelings had other things to worry about, or variation in their appearance was more common than widely believed, as they seemed completely oblivious to the two strangers, and Frozen and Discord were soon inside the walls. As soon as they saw an opportunity, they landed.
Frozen gaped up at the ebony tower before them, rising into the sky and disappearing above the black clouds that constantly lingered there. "Wow.. i can only imagine how long this took to build.."
"Yes" Discord said, sombrely, "And how many suffered during it's construction. Let's find our mark." He scanned the area, and saw a likely looking candidate; walking alone, the small changeling looked distracted, and was walking towards a conveniently obscuring pile of rubble. Discord pointed him out to Frozen.
Frozen nodded and disappeared into a cloud of mist. He enveloped the changeling and disoriented him, hoping to hold him long enough to give discord an opening.
