Celestia cooed at the toddler who stared at her with wide green eyes reminisce of Luna, who had read all the books on caring for a foal and at the moment trying to make a bottle of milk. The toddler, whose name written in a strange language that either sisters has yet to find a translation to, was reaching out with strange tiny limbs attached to his forelegs to Celestia's magic imbued mane. His face then scrunched as he started to cry and Celestia used her magic to get a sense of what he wanted and looked to Luna, "Is the milk ready yet, Luna?"
Luna brought over the bottle and sighed, "I truly hope that this milk is edible for the little one,"
Celestia watched as the foal started sucking hungrily at the milk, "We can only hope,"
Once the bottle was empty of milk, the toddler gurgled and pointed at Celestia and said a strange language. Celestia looked at Luna who shook her head, unable to understand the toddler. The next few days after the initial day of wonder and numb shock, Celestia and Luna juggled their duties and taking care of the foal. Changing nappies revealed his gender on the first day and apparently he can take in their milk and mushed fruits.
They kept the foal between the two of them, not sure about revealing his existence to the other ponies. However, Cadence's visit made that three of them. It happened that the foal has started to try and walk on his hind legs. This caused concern but Celestia recalled her dream where the foal's mother walked on two legs instead of four, so she encouraged the child. It was on one of this idle day that Cadence found the Sun Princess with a strange foal toddling toward her as she cheered, "Come to Mummy, Sowilo! Come to Mummy!"
The foal giggled and fell on his knee several time but endured, determined to get to the Alicorn Princess. Cadence gaped as the toddler fell against Celestia's barrel with a giggle. Cadence gasped, "Princess Celestia!"
Celestia instinctually covered the foal with her wings, horn alight with magic, "Who's there?!"
Cadence lowered her horn in a sign that she meant no harm, "Simply I, Cadence, here for a visit Your Majesty,"
Celestia sighed, "Oh, it's just you," She then froze, "Cadence, what did you see?"
Cadence smiled and lowered her body to the ground before Celestia, "May I see him?"
Knowing that she can trust the Princess of Love, Celestia opened her wings and a wide eyed child that reminisced of the primates looked up at the Princess of Love. Cadence immediately fell for him, "Ooh, what beautiful foal!" She nuzzled him and the foal giggled before reaching out with chubby and strange forelegs for her muzzle.
And so between the three Alicorn Princesses, the child named Sowilo for the mark on his head, grew hidden but well loved. Celestia and Luna, along with Cadence who just married and adding her husband Shining Armour, Sowilo's true name written within the strange letter has yet to be translated. But name does not matter for the boy has long forgotten his given name.
Sowilo's first revelation was when Twilight Sparkle returned to Canterlot for Gala Night with her friends. Twilight and the Mane Six came to Canterlot Palace to discuss about her duty as the bearers of the Elements of Harmony when Sowilo, now age four, stumbled into her. Twilight and the others stared at him in shock and Sowilo gulped, "Hi Princess Twilight,"
There were screams and Sowilo was introduced to seven more ponies, and a dragon, that day. Sowilo never questioned why he was kept a secret but he also noticed how different he was compared to others in Equestria. Ever since he met Twilight and her friends, he felt that difference keener than ever. Then he met Discord…
It was one of those lazy days for him and busy days for his two mothers; Celestia and Luna both insistence on taking the role and thus he has two mothers, two sisters Cadence and Twilight and big brother Shining Armour. Sowilo was busy reading books on magic even though neither of his two mothers believed that he's capable of magic, due to not having a horn like a Unicorn, when Discord just flashed into the garden across from where he sat.
The garden, due to Sowilo's presence, was a private one and only accessible to those that Celestia and Luna allowed. Even the Royal Gardener has limited time and days to tend to the garden and there's only one gardener allowed, thus it was with relief for the Earth Pony that it was a rather small garden. As for Discord being there, he felt a strange feeling in the air ever since he was given pardon and a chance by Princess Celestia. But since the presence and direction the feeling emitted was from Canterlot Palace, he dare not take his chance after being so freshly released from his petrification. But one day, curiosity got the better of him and here Discord met with a strange creature in the Princesses private garden which odd in and on itself because there was never a need for a private garden for either Princess before this but since they were the one in charge so no one ever question it. Not to mention the Private Wing became restricted this past two to three years.
Discord peered at the hiding creature, "Now what manner of creature are you that the Princesses takes so much care to hide?" He tried to see what he assumed was a new kind of primate but the foal kept on hiding himself. Soon, it became a game of hide-and-seek and Sowilo gained a new friend.
Celestia was quiet when Sowilo whispered, for he always whisper when he speak since he knew his existence was a secretive one, "Why am I a secret, Mother Celestia?"
Celestia, who was busy combing his mane of black hair, answered as she has always did, "Because you are special to me, Luna and all your friends,"
Sowilo sighed as he looked at his strange forelegs, "Is it because I'm not a pony?"
Celestia sighed and nudged the child to look at her, "Sowilo, me, Luna and everyone loves you so much that we could not bear to see you hurt by your difference," She nuzzled him, "Not being a pony is not the main reason we kept you hidden,"
For the first time, he pressed on, "But why am I hidden if it's not a crime if I'm not a pony?"
Luna caught his question and being the blunt one answered him, "Because they might find you monstrous," Her answer cause Celestia to glare tiredly at her sister but leave it be, believing that Luna knew her reasons for giving such heart breaking answer.
After all the Moon Princess has been misunderstood before…
Sowilo turned to his other mother, ignoring the pain of her answer incited in him, "But I won't hurt anypony," His beautiful green eyes watered at the thought.
Luna nuzzled him to comfort the hurt she caused him, "I know that. We all know that but they who don't know you do not know that," She then peered at him, "Why are you suddenly curious, Sowilo?"
Sowilo sighed, "I met Discord a few days back and I know he's the Son of Chaos and Disharmony. But everypony is okay with him so why not me?"
Luna shared a look with Celestia and sighed, "Oh Sowilo, Discord is not you and everypony already knew of what he's capable of. Besides, their scathing words hardly injure him and most of all, he thrive on the chaos he caused them, whether it be in action or simply making them uncomfortable. But their suspicions and fear would injure you,"
That night, Sowilo sat in his room and stared at the flag of Equestria and the picture that he drew with his strange limbs; it was of him, Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Cadence, Shining Armour, the Mane Six, and Spike and recently added was Discord. He sighed, "I wished…I'm like my Mothers…"
For the first time since appearing in that strange world where human does not exist and magical equine thrives, the magic of the boy once known as Harry Potter answered to his wish for changing the form of a human to that of an animal was not beyond him. The next day, Sowilo opened his eyes to hooves instead of hands and legs…
