Rain's Preemptive Notes: You're thinking about it too hard. Just focus on your work.
It pains me to have to do it, but I can't let Clover spend any more time around her mother until I'm absolutely sure she doesn't have the Pox. Rain understands completely, but I could feel the sadness in her eyes as I took Clover with me to my quarters. Or maybe that was my sadness, and I was just projecting because I'm a big baby and can't handle emotions well. Likely the latter, as Rain is one of the most rational ponies I know and would understand better than anypony why I would have to keep her away from Clover. Still, as a mother, I'm sure she felt something. ...I just noticed her note at the top of the page. She knows me all too well. I dearly hope that I get to spend the rest of my life with this mare. For if she knows me this well now, I can only imagine how our later years together will be.