//------------------------------// // Slave no more // Story: Eq. Divided: Sky Dreamer's Journal // by PurpleFire18 //------------------------------// March 5th, 15 ATD My chest is still bleeding a bit…not too much though... I made it, I managed to escape. Was really hard too, but I owe it all to the most generous unicorn in that mad supremacist nation. Her name was Thin Veil, mage of House Moon and Star. She was a friend of my mother…after my parents passed away, or rather, died fighting for Moon and Star, she would often sneak out of Canterlot to visit me. She was one of the high-ranking mages…though why so much power didn't corrupt her is a mystery to me, but i'm really glad it didn't. When I told her of my desire to escape she just smiled and gave me a hug, then gave me a saddlebag full of bits and jewels. She promised to give me a chance to leave this place. She was basically the only friend I had inside of Canterlot...well, the only friend in the entire House. I… I still remember the last words she said to me… “It is a great misfortune you are not a unicorn, or else I wouldn't need to leave you. Go as far as you can, as far away from here as possible. But please, don't look back, this place is not for you. Run to the protection of another House. Do this for your mother, your father, for me. Maybe you will find the peace and happiness you deserve, my dear Sky Dreamer” I couldn't hold back the tears then, and I can’t hold them back now…this page will be stained with them, but I don’t care. Thin Veil deserves my memories of her. I regret leaving her…if the guards didn't kill her immediately, she's going to be executed, or have her mind broken. I'm so sorry, Thin Veil... I curse the day you started going dark, Twilight Sparkle. You say you follow the princesses’ legacy….IS THIS WHAT THEY WANTED?! Unicorn Supremacy? Perfect Race Ascension? Inquisition?! WAR?! Why did you have to do this? You lied to us, saying that Shining Armor and Cadence are our leaders. Thin Veil knew the truth. They had no authority, you were the one pulling the strings. Just....why? Enough of her and her House. I escaped, and it wasn't easy. I picked minimal food, my saddlebag, diary and some valuable mementos, put on a cloak and started making my escape. Thin Veil allowed me to leave without being immediately followed. But the trouble came when I tried to leave the mountains and the guards there. I don't want to go into detail, it hurts even remembering. I’d rather forget…though I know I won’t…these scars will be a permanent remainder of my old life’s end and my new life’s start. I'll wander Equestria until I find somewhere to live, away from Moon and Star, even if it means another House like Thin Veil said. I know they'll likely be chasing me, if they discovered that Thin Veil told me what i know about them. I'm not afraid of them...I do this for Thin Veil, for my parents, for the peace and harmony that once ruled in Equestria.