Celestia gently set the teacup back on its silver salver. The guard took a step back. Ever since Luna had come back, the castle had been abuzz with gossip about the friction between the two. For the most part, the whispered stories were untrue; the gossipy castle staff often took dubious news sources as gospel, and those in the inner sanctums had given up trying to correct the false tales. Still, some were at least based in truth: the most recent incident had been Celestia’s balcony doors, but that was certainly not the most memorable. He half-expected Celestia to leap up off her throne and teleport up to Luna’s tower, and he fully expected to hear the sounds of the battle even here.