[Ponyville] A Stop in Town [Open]

[RarityDash]

[[got tired waiting for a chance to play this character to pop up. This is open to absolutely anypony. ]]

Midnight Brand's steps were heavy as she approached the unfamiliar town. She was weary from her travels. She had just returned from far to the south on a mission to complete a task that hadn't quite agreed with her. It had been arduous and time consuming but the reward was good. Midnight's client had paid her handsomely, filling her saddlebag with enough bits to last her at least a few months time

Midnight was in a hurry to get back home. She didn't like leaving Hopesong alone this long. It troubled her. She worried for the filly's safety. She desperately needed to get back to her. However, at that moment, she doubted she could make it all the way through the Everfree forest and into the Roughrider Ridge. Her beat down, exhausted body just wouldn't be able to make it.

Midnight didn't really know this town, Ponyville, so well. She usually passed it by. Looking at it, it looked nice enough. It seemed like a happy place. Midnight didn't fit particularly well in happy places. She usually tried to avoid them. To top it off, this had been Chaser's town... The stories he told of it lingered in her memory, even after so many years...

But as this was the only town before the forest, there weren't any other options. Midnight needed to stop here and recover her strength. Everfree was always hard, and the Ridge wasn't usually much better. As it was, she supposed she might discover a nice gift for Hopesong here. If she could find something to make her daughter smile any uncomfortableness was worth it.

It was with that mix of thoughts in her mind that she wandered near aimlessly into Ponyville. Her steps were tired and heavy but strangely timid, not entirely sure who or where to go to. Her eyes refused to make contact with those of the happy ponies she crossed paths with, even as she noticed some stare at her.