"Learning how to approach your friends on the matter is an equally important part of the lesson," Solaris told his young student. "After all, making friends is just as important as keeping them. The same applies to friends with benefits. You should start with somepony you're comfortable with, somepony who's comfortable around you, somepony you trust to work with you while you're learning. If I were you, I'd start with somepony gentle. But the choice is, of course, yours as long as you're learning. I expect to hear regular reports on everything you've learned. Everything." He could make no promises about what he would be using those reports for.
Outside the door to the study, Prince Artemis had his ear pressed up to the door. Solaris had asked him to be present but out of sight, in the event that Dusk needed help or reacted poorly to the news. So far, though, the reaction seemed to be pretty positive.
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