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// 7. Rejection by Knight of Cerebus 
// Story: The Sun and the Stars: A Twilestia Prompt Collab 
// by Fuzzyfurvert 
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Soft, downy feathers danced across bars of ivory, the odd strength of pegasus wings letting each press down on the keyboard like a heavy footfall. "And when she was lonely, I was there to dry her tears. And when she was happy so was I. When--" 
Equestria's mighty princess, herald of a Golden Age, was stopped mid song by the sound of a knock on the door.

A nervous filly blushed, looking in at her mentor with shining eyes. "Am I interrupting, P-Princess? It was really pretty, and I didn't want you to stop, but you said we would practice levitation today. I-I can come back later, if--"

"Of course I have time, my faithful student." The Princess laid an affection hoof upon her student's head, the touch slowly dissolving the fears of the nervous, bubbly young foal. In truth a "practice session" was oftentimes a chance for the precious youth to bury her muzzle in a book, turning to her shining light for help when the concepts grew too difficult. Leaving the quardrarch alone with her thoughts.

Where did I go wrong?

A bright green plume of smoke appeared at her side, and her heart lept into her chest. The light that had rekindled in her eyes slowly, slowly dimmed as they ran down the length of the page. "...Still no signs...if she wanted to be found we'd have found her already...I'm sorry...Twi, she's...I think it's time to move on...Some leads from her sister..nothing looks hopeful...All of us are concerned...love...Spike" 

The Princess sighed and hung her head, the filly at her side too engrossed to see the watery shine in her haunted gaze. The Princess watched the sunset, knowing that her better half was far away and no closer to missing her than the first decade they had been apart. The filly turned her head to listen to the sound of singing.

"When she...loved...me."