Princess Luna sat on the edge of her bed in the Canterlot Royal Castle. She smoothed a wrinkle in the elaborate navy-colored velvet blanket that covered her bed. It was around 11:30 A.M., Luna didn't really know what time it was.
"Luna! Lunchtime!" called the voice of her sister, Princess Celestia. Luna stood up on her glass slippers. She walked down the stairs to the dining room.
As Luna walked into the room, she looked up like she always did. She saw the intricate design on the roof and stared in wonder at the beautiful golden swirls for probably the millionth time. Suddenly, she looked down. Had she imagined it? Probably, but Luna thought she saw the face of King Sombra in the golden curls that graced the roof of the gorgeous room.
"Hello, Tia," she said, distracted by the face of the former King she was sure she had imagined. Celestia saw how solemn Luna's expression was and decided to ask.
"Sister, why are you sad?" she calmly inquired.
"Tia, do you ever think..." she trailed off.
"Yes?" Celestia asked.
"Do you ever think that Sombra is still alive?" she said at last. A moment of silence followed the question, which was still hanging in the air between the two mares. Finally, Celestia spoke.
"Yes," she said. Her voice, to Luna, sounded far off, as if she was on another planet. "I think that he is alive, if only a single mind." As she finished her sentence, an off-white unicorn mare came from a set of double doors, carved with roses. A plate of daisy sandwiches floated forward, surrounded by a shimmering golden aura. It set itself down on the table, which was covered in a simple yet elegant white tablecloth.
It was only now that Luna realized she was sitting down in her silver-and-emerald throne, which was smaller than her sister's, a large golden chair decorated with rubies and diamonds, with wonderfully carved roses glinting at the top. The unicorn mare that had been carrying the plate with her magic slowly backed away, her head held low in a bow. She then turned, and trotted back into the doors to the kitchen.
"Do you think we did the right thing, banishing Sombra?" Luna asked her sister. Celestia sighed, and sipped from her cup of hot tea. She frowned slightly, and put in a dash of sugar.
"I regret not corresponding with him, perhaps it could have been avoided... yet I think that once Dark Magic gets a hold on somepony, they lose all ability to be reasoned with. I don't believe that after he was corrupted that we could have saved Sombra," she murmured. She lifted up a sandwich with her magic, and took a small bite. Luna did the same. They ate in silence for a while, then another pony, this time a light grey pegasus mare with a light pink mane carried a teapot out of the double doors. She refilled Celestia's cup, then filled Luna's. She bowed, and walked back to the kitchens.