As we all have lost someone we dearly loved, so has the princess of the night long ago.

This story is a sequel to Harmony

Harmonys magic can be said to have one big strength, which can also be its one big flaw: It gives another chance. Not only to ponies and creatures, but also to feelings. The negativity that fled from all ponies minds after the "birth" of the tree of Harmony, coalesced at one point, forming the body of a pony. A black stallion that once before hat been the shadow on many ponies' hearts ...

This will be another try to tell more of Equestria's History - from a time we do not know much about.
I will try to keep it as close to canon as possible - but there probably will be a time when this story and canon diverge ...

Cover Art adapted from http://serenawyr.deviantart.com/art/Tree-of-Harmony-416113622

After the defeat of Tirek and the map appearing within the castle, Twilight got curious if there was more to the tree than meets the eye. After doing some research the only one left to ask is Princess Celestia herself.

On Twilights request the Princess meets up with her and tells her a story from long before Equestrias founding, from even before the events that led to Hearth's Warming Eve ...

The [Alternate Universe]-Tag is present, because things might not fit into canon completely (now or more on a later date). Still, I tried to keep as close to canon as I could.

CoverArt used with permission by SailorTrekkie92 [ Source ];
Tree of Harmony Vector by Serenawyr [ Source ]