Orphaned as a filly, a young pegasus named Kaviyayu is raised by an adoptive Earth pony family in a secluded, peaceful village. When a strange unicorn drops by the village, Kaviyayu and the other foals are captivated by her tales of the world, as well as her various spells and illusions for their amusement. But there's something about the way she doesn't speak of her own family... how she never removes her traveller's cloak... how she seems to take a very strong interest in Kaviyayu...

Who is this mysterious mare, what does she seek, and just what is so special about that pendant she wears?

This is the tale of how a seemingly ordinary filly rose to become both a princess and a beacon of love to ponies all over Equestria. Based on the back-story of Princess Cadance, as given by G. M. Berrow's pony novella, Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell. Also loosely inspired by symphonic metal band Nightwish's sixth studio album, Dark Passion Play.

Cover art by the lovely Ayemel.

Now with its own musical accompaniment courtesy of The L-Train!

Pre-reading by Noble Thought, Prak, The Albinocorn, ThatOneWriter, JustAnotherTimeLord, vren55, Majin Syeekoh, Foals Errand, Comet Burst, and Chris. Edited by ChromeMyriad, Titanium Dragon, Noble Thought, Prak, NightWolf289, PresentPerfect, and Chris.

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This story is a sequel to Day Dreams of Rainbows

A few months after Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash confessed their feelings to each other, Rainbow Dash proposed marriage to Twilight. Now, everyone is getting ready for the big day. A new royal wedding is on the way, and no one could be more excited.

However, Rainbow Dash is feeling quite nervous about the whole thing. She struggles with her own fears and pre wedding jitters. Will the wedding go off without a hitch? Or is their relationship doomed to fail?

Nyx is a character made by Pen Stroke.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is owned by Hasbro. I own nothing from the franchise.

Twilight Sparkle's life was always somewhat hectic. She had dealt with the many problems that her home town had faced. She also dealt with many of the problems that the whole of Equestria had faced. Twilight's life faced many changes, from moving to a new town, to adopting a filly as her daughter, to becoming an alicorn princess. The challenges of her ever-changing life were often very difficult to face, however, she was never alone.

Now Twilight faces a new problem, Romance. Her feelings for one of her friends evolves beyond just friendship. As she confronts this new challenge, she begins to wonder if she is right to feel this way for another mare and she doubts that her friends and family will be able to accept her and her secret feelings. Can Twilight brave her latest challenge? Is she truly alone? Will she ever be happy again, or will her secret desires doom her to misery.

Nyx is a Character created by Pen Stroke in the story "Past Sins"

I own nothing from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Hasbro, or the characters created by other artists.

I only made most of the cover art. The Twilight Sparkle's Cutie Mark was made by someone else, and i only imported and edited that element.