Trust the ponies to your detriment and my amusement.

8678622 Indeed.

8678693 Indeed. I tried my best to portray that intrigue here, I only hope it was to your liking.

8678706 A fair point. I thank you for your support.

One doesn't simply "soften up" to a nation that spied on them not even half a year after ending a tyranny. The fact they did not trust the Storm Queen enough to stay their hooves from any recon actions before they arrived for the diplomatic visit speaks volumes about them. Also, I am really intrigued about what kind of goods she demanded as part of the agreement.

8679105 Ah, thank you, that's a good point. I'll go about putting that in now.

8678881 Well, you'll see in the following chapters.

"Many riots broke out all over the globe, and information, traditions, and many relics of the past were lost, either plundered or destroyed," Celestia continued. She set her tea cup down. "Only after we found the... Source, shall we say, of the outbreak, and sealed it away, did the disease stop spreading. But the scars went deep, and the other races blamed us. Thus, we have not only lost the trust of many of them, but we know less of what goes on in their nations than before because they have all but shunned ponies. Dragons and Griffons in particular."

That's your fucking answer to anything, isn't it!?

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Seal it away, because now it is a problem for the future

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Guess she thought it'd be Future Celestia's problem

Maybe cause after all your world is not all sunshine and rainbows Twilight.