Just A Simple Story

by Nonagon


After the Story

Celestia was silent for a long time. Twilight was completely still, and Celestia was almost prepared to leave until her student spoke. "Princess?"

"Yes, Twilight?"

"Disaster's brand... what did it look like?"

Celestia rose sharply. "It didn't look like anything, Twilight," she said. "It was only a story."

"But-"

"Let it go, Twilight. It's nothing but a foolish old pony's tale."

Twilight was silent for a long while again. "I know that," she said at last. "But I don't feel that you've told me all of it."

They waited again, measuring one another's silence. "I have a book," Celestia said, "of other stories from that time period. When your eyes have recovered, would you be interested in reading it?"

But Twilight did not answer. In fact, she would say nothing more at all until she awoke the following morning. When the book arrived, she did not know why it had been sent.