(Bat) Sirocca 7 - Guardhouse

	The guardhouse stands three stories tall and about sixty feet wide. A large watch-tower stands tall on the left side of the building. Eura stands beside me, clearly nervous.
	"Let's go in." I say and start to walk up to the large wooden doors. Looking back after not hearing her hoofsteps, I notice Eura still standing where I left her.
	"I'm nervous." She says with her ears lowered. I stare at her, dumbfounded. She is seventeen years my elder. I am alone, away from my family, and I am ready to walk into this building to find my father.
	"Either come in here, or I'm going home." I act more like an adult than my own mother. This will not be a fun or easy mission, but I feel as though I must do this.
	"Okay. I'm just a little scared."
	"And you don't think I am? Or my parents? I'm away from the only two people who love me enough to keep me! They're scared out of their minds trying to find me! Grow up and let's go." I say, frustratedly. She lowers her head, tears forming in her eyes.
	"I'm sorry."
	I shake my head. I shouldn't be treating her like this. Considering everything she's done to me, I am much happier without her, but I feel like I need to help her.
	"Just come on." She follows my order with a meek nod and smile. We walk through the doors together.
	At the desk sits a very tired bat-pony guard. He blinks at us, squints his eyes, and groans.
	"Whaddaya want?" He grunts. This is a very rude pony. Before I can say anything, Eura speaks.
	"Well for one, I'd appreciate it if you didn't speak to me and my daughter in that tone of voice!" She shouts, very condescendingly. I raise an eyebrow and stare at her.
	"I'm not your daughter." I mumble, but she carries on.
	"Second, we're looking for someone."
	The guard rolls his eyes and turns around to a large set of metal drawers.
	"Name?" He says as he opens the drawer.
	"Syrius."
	The guard stop abruptly and turns back to us. He has a look of worry on his face.
	"Syrius?"
	"Yes."
	"Master Sergeant Syrius? Of the Canterlot South Sky Brigade?" I look at Eura. She looks at me, a look of surprise on her face.
	"I guess."
	"Well, he should be in Canterlot, but good luck meeting him. He's a very busy stallion." The guard says with a tone of superiority. He doesn't know that I have the connections to meet him. I am going to utilize these connections so much. Maybe even get him in trouble for being rude.
	A second guard rushes into the room, yelling something urgent, "We've received a report of a missing filly, about ten years old, purple, blue eyes, and a sprouting seed tied to a balloon for a cutie mark. Be on the look out."
	Eura and I are out the door before the second guard notices us. I hear the first guard mumble, "I'll keep my eyes peeled," as the door closes.
	"How are we going to see him?" Eura paces back and forth, worried and panicking.
	"We're going to Canterlot." I command and start walking to the train station located on the floor of the forest, by the river. She follows me, but asks what we're going to do when we get to our destination.
	"We're going to board this train." I say after she buys our tickets.
	She nods as we sit on a bench.
	"We're going to march through the city and into the castle."
	"What about the guards?"
	"I'll take care of it." She doesn't know what I can do, and she won't find out. Or at least until we're done.
	"But you're a child."
	"I have my ways. Now be quiet and listen." I take a deep breath and calm myself. "We're going to go to his barracks, find him, and talk."
	"And then?" She tilts her head, curious of what's going to happen between her and my father.
	"I don't know. I'm only in this to reunite you two. Whatever happens, happens."
	The train rolls into the station and screeches to a halt.
	"Do you think he'll remember me?"
	"I don't know." I say as we walk to the train.
	"Will he take me back?"
	"I don't know." I'm starting to get annoyed. I have no answers, no clue what will happen, and no idea if we'll even find him.