King Sombra has been reformed. After falling in love with the the former king, Princess Luna is looking forward to sharing their first Hearth's Warming together. But, Sombra has other ideas.

The holiday has brought up only bad memories and after a chance meeting with a filly those memories become all too real.

Can Luna show him the true meaning of Hearth's Warming? Or will Sombra let the past consume him?

Written for Ice Star's Lunbra contest.

With thanks to JackRipper, ChudoJogurt, thatguyvex and others for their help and support.

The timeline in this story will follow what we could see of King Sombra's universe in the Cutie Re-Mark episode, but with a significant change: instead of a seemingly never-ending war, war ends upon both parts reaching a hard agreement that would bring peace and tensions. Luna would stay at the Crystal Empire by marrying Sombra, and she would make sure things didn't take a turn for the worse. While also trying to reform the villain by her side.

[Cover image is not mine, if author wishes for it to be removed then I shall do it]

Thanks to my best friend/proof-reader Faithy, I would be lost without you girl <3

Unsettling dreams are starting to worry Princess Luna. She is positive these dreams hold an ominous portent for all of Equestria, but there is only one stallion who knows for certain the answers she seeks. King Sombra has been imprisoned again in Shadow since his defeat and the shattering of his body, but he is no less cunning and ruthless. And as Luna tries to interrogate him over time, she finds there is a softer side to the unicorn king, one nopony has seen before. But Celestia fears for her younger sister, warning Luna against Sombra's advances. Is the once-tyrant truly starting to court Princess Luna...or is she simply being used as a pawn in his plans to regain power?
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Cover art by the amazing MickeyMonster, who has permitted me use of it for this fanfiction, as this image inspired me to write this story in the first place.
Edited and proofread by my girls TheOneBehindYou and LabyrinthineMind.

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