//------------------------------// // Mottos, Weather, and Youth // Story: Legacy of Illumination // by Metool Bard //------------------------------// Do you have a personal motto that you've used throughout your life? If so, what is it and why? If not, how would you describe your life beliefs in just a few words? Remember when I told you about the joke epitaph Medley made for me? "Danger Was Her Life?" Truth be told, she's not entirely wrong. That's the motto I lived by: Danger is my life. Whether I was pulling off difficult stunts or defending Equestria from monsters, I was always putting my life on the line. But all of those risks I took were worth it for the sake of my fellow ponies. Of course, now that I'm retired, that motto doesn't apply to me that much anymore. Nevertheless, it's the phrase that defines my life the most. Being the weather production of Equestria, does Cloudsdale experience its own weather? Well, yes and no. Cloudsdale doesn't have a weather schedule like the rest of Equestria does. Our weather is simply whatever the weather is in any given region we're in. However, living in the clouds is not like living on the ground. We can technically get rain and snow if we're at a low enough altitude, but all it does is pass through the city streets. That's one thing I envy about the other tribes. They can at least play in the snow. I never felt that joy as a filly, and I kinda felt like I missed out. Do you want to build a snowman? ... Do you mean a snowmare? I don't really know what a snowman is. Either way, it's summer right now. The only way I could build a snowmare is by traveling to the Frozen North, and I don't think that's a good place for winter fun, anyway. If you could become young again, what would you do? Would you finally fight an Emu? Considering that I never wanted to fight an emu in the first place, probably not. That being said, I don't think I'd want to be young again, either. Sure, it would be nice to be able to do all the fancy flying I want without worrying about breaking something. However, I've already lived a full life with a lot of accomplishments and fond memories. Anything more than that would just feel superfluous. Don't worry, Mr. Book. Like I said before, I'm not planning on leaving this world anytime soon. I still need to finish these memoirs, after all.