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// Entry 149: Sorrow and... 
// Story: Samudra's Journal 
// by vren55 
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Going out in disguise… I … found a small establishment where I know my guards congregate.

I did find someone to have company with last night, but I also learnt some disturbing things.

My seaponies much welcome the peace that I’ve brought to them and they like the increased focus on improving Aquestria, but … a good deal of them are lamenting that we rebuffed the kelpies.

Betrayed… we betrayed them, and although it’s only a few, they’re part of a larger symptom.

It seems that my ponies respect me, but they don’t love me. They are afraid of my Ministry, which… okay yes, I can see why, but they also find that I’m out of touch, outdated, unable to see things from their perspective.

I… It was hard to hear. I… I must admit, I cried a bit… it’s why one kind deep pony swam over to talk to me. We… we didn’t sleep together, and I didn’t tell him anything, but he chattered about… well his family, his home. He distracted me, but that was all I needed…