Artemis could not help the visible shudder at the abbreviation of her name to … Arti, she did not like that and needed to nip that in the bud before it became permanent. Turning around to face him she caught the brief relay of emotions run across his face, the foremost seemed to be reluctance and for a moment she assumed she had over stepped the mark, they had only just met after all. But then he smiled and gave a chuckle and accepted her invite, even asking about the origins of the event. This made her quite sad for a moment or two, this was normal for ponies, everyone knew the holidays of the sun but Luna, Luna was still coming back into her own. However this was one of the first steps, a thousand years was a long time to overturn things.

“It’s a bit of both to be honest; it was a celebration held every year back before the princess was banished. But it was not held during that thousand year period, I believe Princess Celestia couldn’t face the reminder. However since her return we have been trying to bring back the old holidays and traditions that once honoured Luna, it’s a slow process, it takes a while to bring back what has been almost lost.” She paused mid flow, realising that she could go on about Luna more than most ponies would appreciate. “However speaking of things that are lost, Arti … as a nickname, let’s not go there, I don’t have fond memories of that name.”
Flicking her mane out behind her Artemis smiled and made a graceful pirouette and turned away from the room.

“Come on then, time waits for no mare and I have plenty of things to get sorted before the party.” Within a moment Bri was trotting alongside her and using the map and their vague sense of direction they were soon back outside on the streets of Canterlot. The rain and thunder had cleared away but it was still overcast and oppressive but Artemis knew the sky would be cleared by the Pegasi for tonight’s festivities; there was nothing worse than trying to watch a moon rise on a cloudy night. “Right I’ve got to run now;” she pointed a hoof at him “You come along to the palace at 7:30 this evening, I will add you to the guest list.” Trotting a few steps away she paused and called back over her shoulder. “And remember it’s a Masque party, so you’ll need a costume.”

With that she was gone, trotting down the street with a spring in her step all the way back to palace, there was much to do and prepare before tonight. There was the catering to organise, the flowers to arrange, banners to hang, musicians, guards and overall the Princess needed to be kept abreast of everything that was going on. However she was extremely happy, for the first time in forever she would have a friend there.