R. walked through a cracked, lifeless, desert alone, grumbling to herself.
"Little bastard Rae, just out of reach..."
She kicked a nearby rock, sending it into orbit. Her mood was quite downcast and angry. But then she huffed and sat down.
R. then started to meditate on the desolate desert island, with the winds violently blowing her mane. A sandstorm was happening, but she sat unhindered, as if the situation happening around her didn't concern her. But then she was disturbed as she straightened up and looked into the horizon.
"She really believes in Rae, doesn't she? Or is she just delusional?" she muttered to herself. "Well, sooner or later she'll find out the truth and their relationship will strain, if not break. And by then, Rae will return to where she belongs."
But then her face wrinkled slightly, and she said, "I can't believe myself, relying on a foal..."
She then turned back to meditating, sitting still as a statue.
Weeks after the R. incident, my life has been nothing but sleep, eat, jog for the entire day, rinse, and repeat. On the first day, I cursed whoever sent me here to give me a terrible constitution. But my stamina is improving steadily, and sooner or later I can move on from this hellish experience.
I already asked Twilight to make me a whole schedule set ready for me. I have been training since, and will be training for the next month, with every four weeks switching to a new topic. So far, my weaknesses are stamina, both physical and magical wise, and my strength. And I counted the times an episode might have happened too, so I won't get caught off guard so easily. It only means less time for training if I don't get myself together after all.
So, you might be asking, 'what are you doing now?' And for that, I answer...
"Tsk, you really need to work on your handwriting Rae."
I'm currently reading the true necromancer book in my room, trying to deepen my understanding. As far as I'm concerned, I have been using the arts of necromancy and mind in an unruly manner, and that won't help me against the princesses, nor R. But so far, I have been at a bottleneck, and my progress has slowed down. My efforts haven’t gone to naught though, and I'm sure I'm close to breaking through!
But I think it must wait.
The weather had been getting colder, and with all its glory, winter had come once again to Ponyville. Hot cocoa was the new trend, it snowed, and I'd wondered if a pony version of Mariah Carey existed. But it has been a while, and the icicles on the library's roof are melting. Even so, I heard Twilight mention wrapping up repetitively. My conclusion? The Winter Wrap Up episode is nearly here.
See, I would usually not include myself in these episodes, since most of them are day to day problems and fusses. But this is a major town event, and I don't know about you, but I like spring better.
And with that looming over my head, I put down the book and went outside my room. Climbing down the stairs, I canceled all my plans for this week. Now, time to put my plan into action.
Dealing the first blow while Twilight is distracted reading a book in the living room, I asked her, "Twilight, when's the Winter Wrap Up?"
"Ah, that should only be in a few days." she said perking up to me. "Speaking of which, I been mean to buy you some Winter Wrap Up-"
"Please, don't include me when you shop." I said, cringing. Last time, we stayed here for hours upon hours. I could swear I lost a few of my braincells, and that's coming from someone who wouldn't turn down any time to go on a shopping spree.
"Mind telling me exactly when is it?" I asked more precisely. I can't have any hiccups after all. I walked up to the calendar with a pen levitating right beside me, waiting for Twilight's response.
"Ah, I think it's supposed to be on the first of Spring!" she answered cheerfully. I sighed as I circled 20th. Can you not answer in riddles all the time? I thanked Twilight before heading outside. After all, I'm supposed to train right now, and slacking off won't help at all.