December 19th, 109,584 YA, Monday, 10:30 pm Earth Pony Conglomerate Time, 10:00 pm Crystal Standard Time,
Dear Scholars of the Sevenfold under the Order of One,
Today I arrived in the Crystal Empire for the first lengths of my mission. I went to the library for my first day or work and studied for several hours straight before finally remembering I needed to check into a hotel. I'm sorry for the tardiness of this letter.
I'm glad this was my first stop. The is the place where life began and nearly ended so many years ago. The Crystal Empire lies far north deep within snow sunk mountains untouched by the cold outside thanks to the power of the Crystal Heart. I wanted to check that out first, but the line was busy. Yeah, there was a massive line. Just my luck that I happen to arrive at the tail end of the Crystal Heart Festival.
However, library work has proved fruitful. I have gathered information on many advisors to the throne which I have sent with this letter, but I have noticed that only one King has ever ruled. It is no surprise since it's the great King Emerald Teal Neigh Cinder Song, the Alicorn of the Forge, famed for creating some of the greatest magical items and magical weapons of the land. I just found it rather strange that no other has taken his spot or that he has never retired even for a short time.
From what I can gather he has two powerful sons, so why not let one of them take command, even if it for a few years. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm overstepping I just found it rather strange. The king is a wise old soul so maybe he is just determined in his old age, after all, he is currently the second oldest alicorn alive. He rarely leaves the Crystal Empire and can often be heard walking through the top floor of his castle... but never out seen. From what I can gather of the details King Emerald Teal prefers isolation, allowing almost nopony to enter the top floor outside of servants.
That is all I could gather right now on him. Tomorrow I will try again to visit the Crystal Heart, if not then I might do some research on the two sons.
-- Dr. Pierce Halo
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