Twilight tiptoed around her new castle, every small hoofstep echoing off the walls in a too-loud boom. The crystal walls, all blue and all cold, imposed over her. When she reached a window down the hall, she pushed it open and looked around with a sigh. She bit back tears, the tired nostalgia aching in her chest.
The burnt remains of the Golden Oaks library still smelled like smoke.
Twilight got up from bed with a yawn, fluffing out her cramped wings and opening her eyes bright. As soon as she did the sun glinted off the crystal, blinding her, but once her vision had recovered... It was a little better, now. The crystal was warm from the sun. Her room, newly redecorated with some of her old things, as well as some knick-knacks from her friends, smiled back at her as she got up for the day.
Downstairs, she knew that her silly dragon was already wide awake and making her breakfast... and maybe sneaking some gems. She knew that her friends would come to see her later today, and that Owlowiscious was probably still having a field day in that huge library. And she knew that the gift her friends had given her, the remaining part of her old home filled with all their memories, was still there.
Maybe the library had burned, but Princess Twilight Sparkle had the best friends a pony could ever ask for.
With a smile, she figured that was all she really needed.