Nightshade walked over to the counter and paid for the guitar. "That's pretty cool. Isn't it a little impractical, though?"
"Novelties are usually pretty impractical. BUT. I do have a song in mind where I'd use it. Just gotta be careful not to slice my leg off."
"Maybe." Raven strapped the guitar to her body. "Or maybe I'd just die making it the most brutal concert ever. Either or."
"We've all gotta go sometime. I guess there are worse ways than doing what you love. Still, I would prefer you stick around for a while, so be careful."
"I... may or may not have stolen a weird book from Ponyville once. Lots of instructions on how to do weird stuff like this. Hurts my head, but hey."
She nodded. "Magic isn't impossible for non-Unicorns, but it is much more difficult without a horn to channel and focus the energy."
Raven set her down. "I channel it all through the hooves. Smaller... magic opening, if that makes sense."
"It does. Have you tried channeling it through your wings? I'm not sure about Bats, but Pegasi wings are naturally suited to channeling magic. Like this..." Her wing began to glow, and she used it to slice a nearby garbage can neatly in half.
"That's pretty boss. Haven't tried my wings, but I did try my eyes a couple times. It didn't work so well."
"The eyes of a Bat Pony are a magic focal point, but I don't see how you could direct the energy. What happened?"
"Broke a few blood vessels, had to go admit to the nearest unicorn I needed healing 'cause I tried to magic with my eyeballs."
Nightshade laughed. "You forget I've got a few years on you. I've probably done more stupid stuff than you've ever even thought about."
"Oh, yeah? Here's a dumb thing I did when I was eleven." She rolled out her tongue, flicking the split halves around.
