My hatred for them both.
~*~
I wonder, what is the world like now without me there to share it with all of you. How have things changed? What has stayed the same? What has been replaced? I can guess, from what I remember, from what felt permanent back then. But I know parts of it will be inevitably wrong. Sometimes, the things you put the most faith in to be steadfast are actually more fragile than you would have ever guessed.
The sun rises every morning, the moon rises each night. The flowers still bloom, the trees still grow leaves. The animals still go through their paces and cycles, and the wind still blows. Maybe the same stars are even up there, looking down at you the way they once looked at me. That's a comforting thought, but I'm not even sure that much is true.
And what of pony society? I would guess that there are still cities and towns, and that the castle still stands in Canterlot. I bet that there are still ponies who lived in the middle of nowhere like I did with my family, and that the woods are still a place that many are reluctant to venture. There are still ponies who have a lot of money, and ponies who have next to none. People still get lonely, and still smile, and still laugh, and still love. I feel none of that will have changed.
I'm also going to guess that you live in one of the more populated areas. You'd have to in order for you to get your hooves on this book, if you even have hooves in the first place. Unless things have really changed, but I doubt she would have changed her library and the way she runs her castle that much. She was never the type who liked change or new ideas very well, at least from my experience.
Tell me, although I know you can't, is that selfish creature still in charge?
Does she still smile, still presume to tell others how to live, what is most important, all while remaining inactive herself? Does she play the part of the martyr, while letting others do the hard work? While blocking them from doing things more effectively? While telling them no when all they want to do is help? Does she let others sacrifice for her mistakes, never willing to learn anything or change herself? Does she still pretend to care?
Does she still dare to call herself blameless?
And does her sister still yet live?
No matter what has changed with them, no matter how much time has passed, I know for certain that there is one thing that will never change...
My hatred for them both.