It may seem sudden, but this is the end of the story. While I had several ideas I wanted to continue, my personal life has taken an uptick in activity, and I knew there was no way I was going to finish this story in any appreciable time. This, you see, is the last story in the AppleDash/Lotusverse line. I thought I could write one more, and do it in a reasonable amount of time, just to close things sweetly, and I think I did that here, even though I left much unexplored. As I've said before, I don't just cancel and leave people hanging, I always have some way to finish my stories.
That said, I hope you enjoyed this little diversion, and I hope you will continue to enjoy my stories in the future.
For further explanation, you can visit the blog page where I'm discussing this: http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/536556/cultivating-love-has-wrapped
All my best,
Lotus Tea Dragon