Once there was a female genie that was bound to serve whomever wore a particular ring...

Once there was a man who discovered the ring he'd found gave him command over a genie...

Her new master's kindness, intelligence, and caution earned him his genie's devoted loyalty...

Eventually on his deathbed, the man wished more than anything he could have another lifetime in the company of the magical being he no longer thought of as a servant...

Newly arrived in Equestria, two ponies:

One solid, dependable earth pony stallion with a gold ring cutie mark and a gold band around one hoof.

One exotic unicorn filly, whose special talent is that her magic is so much more effective when a certain stallion tells her what to do.

Digital artwork by  susanvancamp during Detroit Fanfare 2011.
Characters © me.
MLP:FiM © Hasbro.