Because of the farce in the cafeteria, many Foals who heard the news ran over to join in the fun, indirectly relieving the social pressure on Celestia.
Celestia was still standing where Flying Light had first met her, so beautiful that Flying Light felt her mood calm down significantly.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were no other Foals around Celestia at the moment, Flying Light seized the opportunity to go over and greet her.
"Good evening, Princess. Sorry I am a bit late."
"Good evening! My lovely top student. You came at just the right time; we have plenty of time to chat."
Celestia was somewhat tired of standing here like a greeter princess, repeating the same set of welcome phrases to every guest.
However, she was the monarch of this country, and The foals all came to greet her out of respect, so she had to pull herself together to receive every Foal who came to visit.
Now that The foals had mostly dispersed, and her student had come to her side, Celestia's mood lifted as well.
"I am so happy to see you attending the Grand Galloping Gala. You look absolutely beautiful today."
"Thank you! You look exceptionally beautiful in your formal attire as well."
Observing from such close proximity, The Grand Princess's figure appeared even more slender under her coral-red gown, and Flying Light could even smell the perfume Celestia was wearing.
This soft yet lingering scent was from a series her mother also liked. As expected of a mature female, it made one want to drown in it and be unable to pull oneself away.
'She is so beautiful.'
Seeing Flying Light looking at her with a pair of sparkling eyes, Celestia couldn't help but recall when they first met, when Flying Light, still a baby Foal, had looked at her with the same gaze.
So many years had passed, and this point had remained unchanged.
However, when she was little, she would play with her mane. Although one could still occasionally see that longing in her eyes, she was very reserved, always maintaining a distance consistent with social etiquette and never making other Foals feel uncomfortable, which should be attributed to her upbringing.
"You came with your parents today, didn't you?"
"Yes. I originally wanted to invite my senior sister and Twilight to come along, but they had their own schedules."
Speaking of the senior sister and junior sister, although she had only been separated from them for one night, Flying Light felt that tonight was dragging on like years. Especially when recalling the experience tonight, this was probably the most frustrating day since she became a Foal.
Originally, her mental resilience should have been stronger, but after living with The foals, she seemed to have become a bit more emotional. Perhaps in the eyes of other Foals, she was still very calm, but for The foals who cared about her, this was already a noticeable change.
"Perhaps I should apologize to you."
"Hmm? Did something happen?"
"Because I couldn't control my emotions earlier and threw your nephew into a cake. Now that I've calmed down, I feel I should be a bit more restrained."
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