As they made it back to the corridors, Fluttershy and Rarity stopped at the door. The others were finally asleep, and there weren't any other sounds in the castle besides the closest guard, snoring. Rarity opened the door with her magic, and gestured Fluttershy to enter, but she was hesitating. "Can I walk around a little more...please? I promise to be back soon and I won't get in trouble."

Rarity smiles back. "Well if that's what you want...go ahead and explore some more."

(Finally! From this point on is my writing! Enjoy!)

Fluttershy walked along the main corridor until she came across the door leading to the garden. Without a second thought, she entered and was immediately overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of it all. In the light of the moon, the various flowers held a sort of dark beauty that could not be described by mere words. The nocturnal animals stared at her for a moment but eventually returned to their own playful antics. While she knew that she shouldn't wake anypony up, Fluttershy felt compelled to sing. So she did.

"There's music in the treetops, and there's music in the vale. And all around you music fills the sky."

It was a miracle that only one pony was awakened by her sweet voice. Unfortunately, that one pony happened to be Prince Filou. He made his way to a balcony overlooking the garden and silently listened as the beautiful mare continued.

"There's music by the river, and there's music in the grass. And the music makes your heart soar in reply."

Filou made certain that he remained unseen as Fluttershy flew about. Little did the two ponies know that the song was also heard by others.

That's it. Rainbow Dash thought. That is what Fate was leading him to. She could tell that Discord heard the lovely voice as well by the way his eyes widened. At long last they had made it to the castle and promptly searched for the source of the singing. If it was possible, Discord's eyes had widened even more upon seeing her. She was the pony that had helped him escape. He hadn't taken the time to get a good look at her, but now he wished that he had, for every second not spent beholding such beauty was time quite wasted. He did not want to frighten her with his strange appearance, but nonetheless, he felt compelled to step into the light and make himself known.

So he did.

Filou was the first to see the draconequus appear. Rage boiled inside him, but he kept it to himself so that he would not be the one to scare Fluttershy. That honor would go to his beloved brother. He ducked back as he heard a slight gasp coming from the garden.

Fluttershy had just finished her song when she saw him. She gasped in both recognition and shock, but surprisingly, not fear. She knew who he was. She heard rumors about him from the others. That might have been why she wasn't scared. When those other mares made it a habit of telling outrageous stories about others, they made it difficult to believe them even when an explanation sounded reasonable. But that was beside the point. The wanted criminal Discord was standing before her, and all she could do was stare.

"Um, h-hello?" He muttered, unsure of himself.

"Hi," she managed to squeak out. She was still stunned to see him here again. From the looks of the bag she saw him carrying earlier, it seemed as if he had taken enough to build a new life on; so then, why had he returned?

"I, uh, heard you singing." He said after a while. He was astounded at the fact that she was still standing there. Anypony else would have already run to tell the guards. She, on the other hand, merely stared at him. While he didn't exactly like the gawking, it was better than having to be chased down for the second time today.

"Y-you h-heard me?" Just the thought of anypony hearing her sing made her want to crawl in a hole and die. For now, she settled with hiding her face behind her mane and tale.

"Yes, it was very beautiful. Actually, I'm glad that I got the chance to see you again. You see, I never got the chance to properly thank you for earlier. You saved my flank and I greatly appreciate it."

Fluttershy didn't know what to say. She had accidently helped a criminal escape, and he risked returning just to thank her. Something just didn't add up. "What are you doing here? You could get caught by somepony."

This threw Discord for a bit of a loop. Just because she hadn't already alerted anypony to his presence, didn't mean that she wouldn't do so later on. That's what he thought until she said that. "You mean, you're not going to tell anypony? You do know who I am, right?"

"Well yes, I've heard rumors about you, but the way I see it is if they were actually true, you would've already hurt me. If the time comes when you do try to attack either me or somepony else, I'll be forced to raise some sort of alarm, but until that happens, I'll stay quiet."

Both members of her unexpected audience were shocked by her words. Discord was both confused and slightly happy that she wasn't going to snitch on him. Filou was outraged. Not only was his beautiful Fluttershy unafraid of his older brother, she was being civil towards him. How could that be? The draconequus race was almost always feared when viewed in their natural state. It seemed that this mare was the very rare exception. That could be detrimental to his plans with her, at least where his brother was concerned, but it might also help further his own intentions. For now though, he would bide his time and earn her affections in his current form. He could rest well knowing that even though Fluttershy did not fear his brother as of yet, there was still no way that she would ever fall for such a hideous creature.

Rainbow Dash watched the whole scene from the shadows. Discord was actually nervous. He was never nervous! On top of that, the singer chick was totally cool about him being there. Sure, she might have been a little skittish at first, but she looked like the kind of mare that just had that type of shy and jumpy personality. Rainbow Dash saw a bit of movement out of the corner of her eye, but she wrote it off as just one of the animals that had wandered onto the balcony. For the moment, she was more focused on what was going on between her friend and this seemingly kind stranger.

There was a long, awkward silence before Discord spoke again. "Well, I-uh… I didn't mean to disturb you, so… I should get going." Despite saying this, he continued to stand there and stare at Fluttershy as she did the same.

After a few more minutes of this, they both seemed to snap out of their reverie. "I should probably, um, get back to the others. They might be wondering where I am." Fluttershy muttered before flying off to the servant's hall. She knew that everypony was probably asleep by now, but she needed an excuse to leave, otherwise she might have just sat there staring at him all night.

Discord watched her go with an almost unreadable expression on his face. Rainbow Dash walked up to him and gently nudged his shoulder. Of course, all he could feel was a slight breeze. "Come on, Dizzy, we need to get back. You've got a long day of traveling tomorrow."

Discord snapped of his daze when he heard his friend speak. "What? We can't leave now! What are you thinking?"

"Me? What are you thinking? You've been planning this little 'trip' for months now! Why would you want to stay?" Rainbow Dash knew why, but she relished the thought of maybe getting to tease him a bit.

"…Reasons," Discord mumbled. "Good ones, too."

She smirked at him. "Uh-huh. Well, you better think of those reasons soon, 'cuz the others are gonna want an explanation."

Discord sighed. "Yeah, yeah." With that, he vanished.