CREATURE CUDDLES
Gallus turned off the light in his dorm with a groan. "Finally! It took me all day to finish that essay for Headmare Twilight." He had no idea how anycreature was supposed to write a perfectly annotated, ten-page essay--with appropriate citations and hoofnotes!--on the subject of "The Importance of Saying Please and Thank You: How Maintaining Basic Politeness Strengthens Friendship," but that was Twilight Sparkle for you.
It was already dark outside and he was exhausted. He staggered to bed, falling into it with the same relief that shipwrecked sailors cling to floating debris. He didn't even remember falling asleep--the ne