Mentioning her nephew, Celestia was stunned for a moment before realizing that Flying Light must be talking about Blue Blood Prince. Then she tried to imagine the scene of an angry Flying Light throwing the Foal out...
Well, that was a bit difficult, but Celestia thought the scene must have been very interesting. It seemed her royal duties had regrettably caused her to miss many exciting programs.
"Can you tell me about this?"
Out of understanding and trust for her student, Celestia did not think the incident was caused by Flying Light. Even if Flying Light would appear resistant and distant due to refusing meaningless social interactions, she would never reach the point of being angry enough to throw a Foal.
Rather, Celestia had never heard of any case of Flying Light losing her temper at a Foal.
If one only looked at the point of making Flying Light angry, her good nephew was truly gifted in this regard, worthy of admiration.
Blue Blood Prince made history. (Laughs)
This matter was not complex and could be explained in a few words. Flying Light gathered her thoughts and recounted the process of the incident to The Grand Princess as objectively as possible.
After hearing the whole story, Celestia understood the situation and also saw the concerns in Flying Light's heart.
She was probably not regretting what she had done. This student of Celestia had such strong self-control that even in the midst of anger, she would instinctively think about the correctness and necessity of her current actions. She was clearly just not used to expressing her inner emotions so directly.
"I am very sorry that I ruined this year's Grand Galloping Gala and turned your nephew into a 'cream clown'."
"Pfft, cream clown..."
Hearing the nickname Flying Light gave Blue Blood Prince, Celestia couldn't help but let out a bit of an untimely laugh, but she quickly adjusted herself.
"This is just a trivial interlude, nowhere near as serious as you say."
Rather than saying it ruined the celebration, in Celestia's view, this act of Flying Light should be said to have made this year's celebration special.
Celestia had ruled Equestria for thousands of years and had attended the Grand Galloping Gala no less than a thousand times; for her, such celebrations had become devoid of novelty. With this interlude, the atmosphere of this year's celebration was much more lively.
"And, I am very happy to see the emotionally rich side of my most rational student."
Celestia gently stroked Flying Light's cheek, her eyes full of gratified tenderness as she looked at her student, along with a trace of imperceptible worry.
Flying Light was the one who gave Celestia the least trouble among the three disciples. Although she didn't know how she did it, she had established correct values at a very young age, her personality was relatively sound, and she could even help take care of the other two.
She had strong learning ability and was very opinionated, so Celestia hardly needed to worry about her.
However, this did not mean she was perfect. The more she spent time with her, the more Celestia could feel that she had always been suppressing her emotions.
Although Flying Light disguised it well, Celestia could see that she always held back when facing other Foals. Even when communicating with herself like this now, Celestia could feel a sense of distance that was neither far nor near.
The outside world's evaluation of Flying Light was always that she was good-tempered and easy to get along with, but this was just an image she displayed to cope with social interactions and avoid being excluded. In reality, she might not be willing to open her heart to any Foal.
Seemingly approachable, but actually hiding an unspeakable loneliness.
This point was somewhat similar to Celestia, especially after she lost Princess Luna, the loneliness of being all alone in Equestria, with no one left to communicate the secrets hidden in her heart.
Celestia did not know how a still-young Foal could develop such a deep personality; this might be a secret that could involve why she had a cutie mark as soon as she was born.
The cutie mark was a reflection of a Foal's soul and talent, and its appearance was often accompanied by an epiphany of growth. But Flying Light's cutie mark was like a "postmark" stamped in advance, marking her uniqueness from the very beginning, and also meaning that as a Foal, she had shouldered a certain weight that "could not be told" too early.
As her teacher, although Celestia had already noticed, she would not forcefully require her to show the most fragile and sensitive parts of her heart.
Sometimes secrets were not puzzles that needed to be solved, but life paths that needed to be respected. Flying Light was still young as a Foal, and she would always wait for the Foal who would make her dare to take the initiative to reveal the answer to the puzzle.
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