The Night's Stars: Chapter 38 Preview/Teaser · 8:04pm Nov 5th, 2020
The tentative release date for The Night’s Stars Chapter 38, “Consideration Part 2” is in one week, on 11/12/20, at ~5 P.M. E.S.T.
I am pleased with this chapter. It feels nice and flows nicely. I’m dragging my feet on rereading and touching up the following chapter, but it shouldn’t need too much work. Small touch-ups, really. And then begins some very important chapters. Which need heavy editing and rewording, because, for all their importance, they’re not written with the proper weight and impact.
Without further ado, presented below are a series of short excerpts from Consideration Part 2.
She found herself grimacing. 'She does not deserve this.' And so she lifted her wing and draped it over Twilight's back, sheltering her. With Twilight protected from the cold wind's assault, she stepped forward, coaxing Twilight along with her, not that she needed to. Twilight almost perfectly mimicked her stride.
And even without saying anything, she felt that excitement die as Twilight settled down. "Um... I have another question, if it's okay to ask."
Nightmare breathed in deep and gradually turned her head around to face Twilight. The filly looked up into her eyes. "You do not have to ask for permission to ask me a question, Twilight."
"It's-" Twilight broke eye contact, "-kind of a personal question, though. I think." Twilight met her gaze again.
Twilight sighed and nodded. "You're right, I don't." A moment passed as Twilight lifted her head back up again. "But you also don't know that you won't enjoy it. Try it," her student coaxed. "You might enjoy it. Give it a chance," her friend pressed.
"I... do not know," Nightmare mumbled. "I will not be partaking in the festivities-"
And it was not fair to either of them, that she had betrayed Twilight by pushing her away. Twilight deserved better than that. How could she claim to be Twilight's friend while also so callously doing the same thing Sister had done to her?
'Don't push me away just because you selfishly want to feel better about threatening me.'
Somewhat fewer excepts than normal, I suppose. The reason being, it’s hard to pick out excerpts from this chapter.
I believe you’ll enjoy the chapter. I hope you’ll enjoy it, and what it leads to.
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