Dear Princess Celestia,
I hope this letter finds you well, I mean I know you are but it’s just that I don’t feel like I’ve been there enough after you were injured...hurt… I know that you and Princess Luna have things under control in Canterlot... It’s just friendship’s hard sometimes, I feel pulled every which way and I’ve got no idea if I’m making the right choices sometimes. Some ‘Princess of Friendship’ I am, huh?
I was supposed to erase that after Tau Niem gave her a stern talking to~
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Dear Princess Celestia,
I hope this letter finds you well. Things are starting to settle back down here in Ponyville, I think with everything the villagers have been through, they might be getting a little too used to crazy world ending monsters. I will look into that later. How is reconstruction going in Canterlot? I still find it a little...unsettling having all these changelings around, but they are helping and sticking to the bargain that Queen Chrysalis and Princess Luna struck. I can only imagine how helpful they must be in the city. Are you still sure it was wise to offer Chrysalis the title of Princess?
Anyway. After researching what the Elements of Harmony did to Tau Niem, I can only find one plausible explanation. When the power of the Elements washed over the two of them, the demon’s spirit was destroyed, just as King Sombra was. Only there was one problem, Tau Niem’s...allergy to Equestrian-magic. Using Nightmare Moon and Discord as references, the Elements do not like to destroy or kill when it can be avoided, yet that is exactly what would’ve resulted from his exposure. This left the Elements with one option. With the demon’s body and Tau Niem’s soul both being untouched, it merged the two together. This makes me wonder about King Sombra...was his body destroyed because his spirit was? Was his form even in fact corporeal? I suppose it’s too late to know for sure, but these two cases do bring up many interesting questions, more questions than answers in fact.
Speaking of Equestria’s newest citizen, I’m not sure what to make of Tau Niem’s reaction to all of this. The fact that he asked Princess Luna to tell his people he had given his life in the final fight both surprises me, yet really doesn’t - I am still getting used to some of the things left behind from when I...you know. On one hoof, his warrior’s pride and honor code make it seem natural for him to not want them to know what truly happened. On the other, despite his insistence to the contrary, I believe that when he cast aside his people it hurt him more than he’d like to admit and when he thinks I’m not paying attention, he sometimes seems to wallow to himself. I know I need to be patient and let him talk about it at his own pace, but it’s hard.
My friends are all bouncing back, seeing you and Princess Luna back on your own four hooves really helped I think. At first I thought she was just being her usual, off the wall self, but the more I think about it I’m starting to wonder if Pinkie Pie isn’t right? The other day she came to me, suggesting that the crown should start some sort of...general guard. Common ponies trained similarly to the Royal Guard, but stationed in places like Ponyville to bolster their response to monster attacks. Given how this came just a few weeks after what we all went through, I initially dismissed it, but the more I think about it, I can’t help but wonder if she might be right?
I hope we can get together soon.
Forever yours,
- Twilight Sparkle.