Despite Celestia's best efforts, Twilight, Moondancer and others remain snake ponies. Snake ponies who are hungry and eager for them and their servants to spread their special brand of scaly fun across Equestria.
New Year's Surprise for you! An extra chapter of Her Way With Words!
I mention in the Author's Notes for the chapter as well, but I had the idea for a sequel to HWWW involving Sunset Shimmer and the Shadowbolts. A full sequel was too much to do in the time that I had, but I managed a oneshot that basically covers the broad strokes of what I would have done in this hypothetical sequel.
I talked to the commissioner and they have lost interest in continuing Leatherbound Shadows, and as my December 31st deadline is fast approaching, it's just as well. Its unfortunate, and I feel bad that things shook out this way, but there's nothing I can really do to change it now. It's always been work for pay, and if there's no pay, there's no work. Simple as that.
Ten chapters, over a year since the start of it, almost to the end of this year and just barely scraping by in before New Years, its the final chapter of Her Way With Words! Come! Celebrate! Grab a beer! Sigh lovingly at the screen as you wish Adagio Dazzle (or some reasonable real life equivalent) would do that to you! Or is that last one just me?
The next and final chapter of Moonlight Scales should be up.
This will be the final chapter of Moonlight Scales I write, and I'm somewhat regretful that I couldn't get to Celestia and Luna for the commissioner, but we've talked and they're interested in finding someone else to pick up where I left off.
Sneks? Sneks? SNEEEEEEK!!!