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// 19th April 
// Story: Diaries of an Equestrian Overlord 
// by KitsuneRisu 
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10.00 PM

I'm sitting on my balcony. It always has the best, most unobstructed view of the sky. Of course, I can only look in one direction because there's a mountain on the other side, but well.

Unobstructed to a certain extent.

From the balcony I can see Cloudsdale and Ponyville. And in the distance the stars shine in their patterns, never breaking from routine.

Well, one night every hundred years they do. I've always loved it, and I've seen it seven times before, missing it twice, once due to urgent business in Trottingham and once due to urgent business in the royal lavatory.

Tonight marks the tenth time I will be witnessing this momentous occasion, and no doubt all the little Ponies down there will speak of this for days to come until they get distracted by whatever other mundane thing happens next week.

But that's just like us Ponies, isn't it? We appreciate things for the fleeting second that it's here, and then when it's gone, so too does the memory fade.

I try to catch this meteor shower every time it occurs so that I can remember to appreciate things in life.

I also eat ice cream every other day for the same reason.

The air is pleasant, and sweet, and the night sky is dark.

A small bowl of grapes is my only companion tonight, although down below in the hills and clouds that dot the landscape, many Ponies and their families and friends gather to witness the spectacle. No doubt Twilight Sparkle herself is somewhere down there, stargazing with her friends and incessantly pointing out all the different constellations.

Sometimes I get a little lonely, especially on nights like these.

A meteor shower is best enjoyed with someone else.

I must be getting soft, but I think I'll send Twilight a little gift tonight.

Spike's been having trouble lately, keeping up with all the drama and fuss and Rarity. I think it would be best if Twilight had a second assistant. Twilight isn't the easiest Pony to work for, and runs a tight shift, so this might at least give Spike a little breathing room.





11.30 PM

I've picked out a really great assistant for Twilight. He's well trained, smart, works variable hours and never talks back.

All great magicians need an owl, and Owlowiscious is one of the best.

I sent him down with instructions to help Twilight in his full capacity, but I hope things go well. While he is perfectly capable of understanding Pony language, he can only speak in the tongue of Owl, something that Twilight and I know but Spike doesn't. I hope Twilight explains it to Spike clearly so that there aren't any misconceptions.

Either way, Owlowiscious is happy for his new posting; he says the castle is too stuffy, and he appreciates the challenge.

Obviously, tales of Twilight's habits have been spreading amongst the assistant circles.

Well, we shall see how he does.

Also, to prevent a misunderstanding about me, I told Owlowicious not to tell them that I had sent him.

It'll just be our little surprise for Twilight!