Dear Diary,
Settling the seaponies and deep ponies from the Western Sea has taken the majority of my time since we had to seal the Western Sea, but after thirty years, it is finally complete.
Aquestria is… well not as strong as it used to be, but in light of what happened, a military fervour has arisen in my ponies and there are more recruits than ever for the Aquestrian army and the Myrmidons.
I’ve also finally been able to have some time to myself. To listen to my ponies in the petitioners courts, and to relax. To sit with friends, visit my parents. They are… well, but old and I’ve since asked them to move into the Royal Palace with me so I could better take care of them.
Panthalussa was right. It’s necessary for the Empress to know when to take a break. I always thought that this long life was a gift for me to be of greater service to Aquestria, but it’s because of this long life that I must know when to relax. I’ve been so busy of late, trying so hard to live up to her… that I think I might have forgotten that I have um… needs as well. There are… many charming seaponies and deep ponies in my court.
The loss of the Western Sea still stings, but I suppose in many ways, it was unavoidable. Shi-Nihalar’s prison was always the less stable of the two trapped Old Ones.
Surprisingly, Yoth’s prison remains fairly strong. I visited it, the deep foreboding chasm where she is kept. There’s no chance of her breaking out. I do not doubt she has attempted to spread her influence, but for the moment, she’s sealed.