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// Epilogue: Princess Celestia 
// Story: Day & Night 
// by Reminisce 
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Six months after Nightmare Moon's defeat, The aftermath of the event still hit the troubled Alicorn in waves. After being cleared by the Council of Speakers, Celestia was able to attend her sister's funeral with her students, even though some Everfree ponies saw her as a villain in disguise. Month one and two after the funeral and the reunification of harmony, Celestia spent them in a constant tug of war of negotiations, debates, and forums with the President of the Everfree. It was at the end of their second month of negotiations that she was able to reach an agreeable accord. President Harshwhinny was a steadfast mind in the negotiations and dangled the Lunar elements over Celestia's head, an act that most equestrian delegations saw as clear disrespect. Still Celestia signed the Everfree Equestrian Equality Accord, and it garnered a lot of Equestrian scrutiny. 

Basically Ponyville, the closest town to the Everfree , agreed to be used as a neutral embassy in Everfree and Equestrian relations. And Everfree Ponies were granted temporary travelers status, a move that was hotly debated simply because it was obviously one sided. Everfree ponies could venture into Equestria, but it couldn't be performed the other way around without a stringent vetting process that most would fail just for being a Unicorn. Not only that, a trade agreement was signed with the accord, one that would actually positively impact Equestria. Everfree mines had many rare earth metals to trade and barter, but skeptics on both sides had their reserves. Some Speakers of the Everfree council saw the trade agreement as a blatant and petty apology for the Nightmare Moon fiasco, which they claim Equestria blames the Children of the Night for. On the other hoof, Equestria is acknowledging the Everfree as an independent nation with the trade agreement, Celestia refused to comment on the claims, and even routed papers that blasted the Children of the Night as threats to Equestrian sovereignty.

As her ponies reacted harshly to her efforts, she in a far less emotionally stable state pushed back with her own bitterness. Oftentimes verbally attacking the critics of her actions in public settings, a divisive tactic that did more harm over the months than it helped. Celestia in a final act of tribute to her sister, raised a massive monument to her sister in the castle gardens unannounced to the Canterlotian nobility. Little could comfort the hurting Alicorn, and after her string of brash actions, she slowly began to close herself off from the public and politics altogether. Allowing ponies like Prince Blueblood to channel much of her responsibilities through his constituents, and he promised Equestria came first. 

All things together, Celestia was completely broken by the loss of her sister. There was very little to remedy her depression, troubling the few of her supporters that still remained among the critics. But with Celestia doing what she felt was right to protect the Children of the Night’s land and government from Equestrian action, she cared little for others' opinions. And very few ponies could get close to her, even her students were put at hooves length despite sending constant letters of support. Princess Celestia branded herself as a failure and that was all there was to it, her wounds were far from healing as the months dragged on.