The Best Night Ever (Private with The_Pariah)

He yelped and stumbled back. "The hell was that for?"

"Sorry." Insight, behind him, smiled apologetically. "I did say it would hurt. A sudden shock is the easiest and least complex way to bring somepony out of their mind."

((Got to go for dinner now, unfortunately. Sorry.))

"I see... Celestia is still dreaming?" He asked gently.
[See you soon]

Insight glances to the side. "Yes, yes she is. Peacefully, too."

Paladin tore his resignation up. "Well then, I better stand guard."

Insight smiles at him. "It's for the best." He wanders out of the ward and back down the corridor.

"Insight. You still have my message to deliver," he called out quietly, before sitting down.

"Mm." He calls out as his voice fades down the corridor. "Why don't you deliver it yourself? You're right here, after all."

"Well, that's a bit hard, given she's asleep," he muttered.

"You could deliver it to her when she awakes." Insight peeks his head back into the ward. "In either case, I'd rather not disturb her sleep."

((I have to warn you that I'll be away tomorrow during my usual times when I'm online - as I am on most Fridays - so I won't be able to RP till very late, probably after you've gone to sleep. Sorry.))

[That's fine]

Paladin sighs, then a mischievous grin graces his lips. He hurries around silently, making sure everything was in place for when she woke up.

"Goodbye." Insight says softly, and then he hurries away.

As Paladin moves around, Celestia stirs slightly.

He finishes setting up and waits for her to wake properly.

"... Huh?" Celestia blinks as she awakes slowly, her eyes fluttering open. She sits up. "Where am..." She notices Paladin, and her eyes widen. "Paladin?"

"Hiya Princess~" He purred, gesturing to the plate of food in front of her. "I figured you might be hungry. Don't worry, no poison in that."

"Uh..." Celestia looks at him, then down at the food. "What... happened while I was asleep?"

"A lot. I resigned, then Insight dragged me into my mind, then we organised a treaty with changelings, then I broke the mind-control spell, and then I un-resigned." He paused to catch breath. "And I love you."

He flicked a switch, and a banner unfurled, revealing 'I love you' as well as releasing a bucket of paint that only struck Celestia's fur.

Celestia blinked. She looked down at the paint, then at the banner, and then she blinked again. Her mouth opened, as if she wanted to say something, but no words came out.

Paladin chuckled at the now bright pink Princess. "Well sunbutt? You gonna let that food go to waste?"

She blinked again. "I'm... sorry, Paladin, this is a lot to take in at once." She rubbed her head with her hoof. "Let's start over. You love me?"

"Indeed I do. I love Harmony too."

"I... sort of knew that already, so." She took a deep breath. "Alright. Now what was that about being dragged into your mind and forming a treaty with changelings?"

"Luna's pet mind reader dragged me into my own mind to fight the spell comtrolling me. As for the treaty, Theria and Divine made an agreemeng. An envoy from the changelings will travel here to make a peace treaty with us, so we can integrate them into society.

"That's... nice. I guess. We'll have to see how it turns out." Celestia gazes at him uncertainly. "About the resignation and cancellation of it..."

"Yes?"