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// 4th, Two Months and Four Days After Death 
// Story: Letters From the Path of Loss 
// by Tavi n Scratch 
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My true love Dash,

Right now I am very full of memories, a powerful wave of nostalgia is flooding my mind. Currently I’m sitting under the shade of a willow near a meadow of lavender. I’m under our tree, next to our field. I even brought along a picnic basket. When I was packing up lunch, I accidentally made two sandwiches. Tears began to fall down my face as I threw it away, I feel so lonely. It is so calm out here, so quiet. If I close my eyes I can imagine you sleeping peacefully just off to the side. It’s not a huge comfort, but it calms down the storm of emotions. I guess denial is still my only form of comfort.

I made it back to Ponyville just fine, although the first couple days back were pretty bad. I went to the library to unpack and the echo was audible. Spike is staying in Canterlot, as I thought that it was the best option, for both of our sakes. I walked up into our room, and the first thing I saw was your Wonderbolts poster. It was too much. I dropped my bags and left. I ended up at Sugarcube Corner and the girls got together to cheer me up. It was nice to be together with them, but it just reminded that you aren’t here.  I couldn’t stand to go home, so Rarity invited me over for the night. When I woke up I was hit by the inspiration to come here, to the place where we wiled away summer days, just chatting and enjoying the chance to be together.

Those days are now far past. Regardless, I promised you that I’d relay the story of my dream to you, and that’s just what I’ll do. The dream began with me lying quietly beneath our tree, the world around me is peaceful. I stood up and looked around for you, but when I turned back I was greeted with a surprise.

From my back sprouted a pair of magnificent wings. I was stunned, I just stared back at the mysterious and foreign appendages. I was jolted back into reality by a familiar voice, it was yours. “Come on up, the weather’s great.” Tentatively, I spread my new wings, moving them around to get a feeling of how they move. “It’s not that hard, just take off and your wings will kick in.” I looked down at the ground, shuffling my hooves, feeling a bit unsure, but then the words you speak fill me with faith, “Trust me Twi, I’m right here, and I will never let you fall.”

With your reassurance I coil up and leap off into the sky. My wings begin to move almost involuntarily, it takes very little effort to move through the air. I rise up and burst through the clouds and see a world I never dreamed of. It spread out forever, hills and valleys were etched into the skyscape. The fluffy world reflected the colors around it, from stormy blues to blazing oranges, icy grey to bubblegum pink. To call it beautiful would be an extreme understatement, words could not capture the scene, and any description would not do it justice. 

I looked up to see a familiar splash of color move towards me. “What do you think?” I was speechless. You had taken me flying before, but I had never seen anything like this. My wings began to beat irregularly, the beauty was literally overwhelming. I started to panic as the world blurred, I was falling fast. Before I could even make a sound, you were there, you caught me. You were there for me.

I regained composure and begin to fly once more. Then we took off, towards the horizon, not a care in the world. All we had was love, and it was all we needed.

And then the dream ended.

I miss you.

With all of my love,
-Twi