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At first glance Mossflower could be described as a tomboy. She spent most of her time outdoors, didn't mind getting dirty and was always ready to defend her beliefs. But she was also more than happy indoors doing girly things like makeovers, whispering secrets, making jewellery and all the other fun things that happened during the perfect sleepover.

She could hardly contain her enthusiasm as she waited for Star Spangled to arrive for the night and had rearranged all the pillows in the room five times already. It was going to be the best night ever! A pile of fresh baked cookies was waiting to be consumed, Yawn was snoring softly nearby and Mossflower was alternating between looking through her favourite picture book and staring at the door.

The door was flung open in an excited rush and a breathless, 'hiiii!'

Her rush to answer the door meant she had caught the tail end of the conversation, which involved her own 'coolness' (insert internal squealing) and the mention of Star's father, whom she could only presume she was hanging around somewhere. She followed Star's gaze up to the sky and waved, even if she hadn't spotted the Pegasus yet.

"Hello Mr. Star Spangled!" She called and then grinned at her friend. "He can come in and meet my mum if he wants to."

Mossflower giggled. Star’s dad was pretty cool. "Don’t worry sir, we’re going to have heaps of fun," she declared as she stepped aside to let them in and then trotted over to the prone form of the gently snoring Yawn.

"Mama, hey mama," she flashed her visitors a quick ‘won’t be a moment’ smile and quickly turned back to Yawn, "wake up mama, you’ve gotta say hello."

It took a few more minutes of cajoling and soft nudges before Yawn’s eyes finally cracked open. The sleepy Phony pushed herself into a somewhat upright position and smiled dreamily towards Fastball and Star, hair falling messily across her face until Mossflower reached up to push it aside for her.

"… h-hello. It’s lovely to… to meet you."

Yawn smiled back at Fastball, instantly charmed by his easy-going manner. "We’re delighted to have her over," she said, smothering a yawn. It was so nice to know her daughter had such good friends. "Next time… next time you should all come over for lunch…" Her eyelids drooped.

Mossflower was grinning proudly. It was always nice when her mother managed to stay awake enough for a conversation.

"Yeah, she does. I bet your mama has nice hair too. Come on, I’ll show you my room first."

She watched as Yawn slumped back over onto her pillows and reached out to plump them up a bit. "Thanks for dropping Star off, Mr. Fastball. We're gonna go play now."

"Yep," Mossflower stopped briefly so they could admire the collections of photos. "That's my elder siblings there and those are all my cousins. Knots and her kids are always busy, but Lullaby comes over a lot to make up for it." There was nothing better than having a house full of family.

Her room, once they'd made there was inside, was just as green as Mossflower. There was a forest mural on one wall, complete with butterflies, bunnies and other animals frolicking happily. Two beds took up much of the space, though one corner had been curtained off.

"That's where I look after the sick animals I take in," Mossflower explained. "I don't have any at the moment though."

She looked around her room, eyed the pile of colouring books and toy box ands then asked, suddenly shy, "what would you like to do first?"

Mossflower blushed happily. "Yeah, my brother Lullaby drew the mural for me and my sister. As for the animals, I guess I kinda, learnt bits and pieces from everywhere. After a bought my first baby bird home, my dad and I looked up how to take care of it. Then I read every book I could find until I could help any animal I found." Now it came to her as easily as breathing.

"Okay!" The green filly grabbed the colouring books and pencils, then made herself comfortable next to Star Spangled.

Late night eventually found the two tucked into bed. They’d coloured, talked, played a board game with Mossflower’s brother, had pumpkin soup for dinner and watched cartoons, but now they were curled up together, surrounded by pillows and blankets.

But Mossflower couldn’t quite sleep yet and she wriggled a bit closer to whisper, "hey, are we best friends?"

This was the moment. That special moment you always saw in movies when two girls promised their undying friendship.

"I would never-ever tell your secrets or leave you for some other foals or do anything to hurt you ever," Mossflower replied in an earnest whisper. "In fact, I’ll tell you my biggest secret now."

She waited, almost holding her breath to give the moment that extra something.

"I’m going to learn how to be a warrior," she said finally. "Rose Knight is going to teach me and she is so amazing. I bet she already has a girlfriend or boyfriend or something, but still, she’s going to teach me how to fight. I haven’t told my family yet, but I want you to know."

"Yeah, I’m going to help save all the animals. Nobody will dare hurt them when they know I’m around!" She snuggled that little bit closer with a happy sigh. "I’ll take you to meet her, she’s so lovely."

Mossflower giggled softly. "Oh no, I would never. I know you’ll grow up amazing too, so we have to promise to be best friends forever and never forget each other."