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The new epilogue should address that.

Now we just need another sequel...

4246207 There is plenty of stuff that follows this fanfic's cannon in the works and/or in the planning stages.

Hm, I should have checked that tab of Fimfiction's front page that I opened before going to the CCG event Monday. I said I didn't recognize the name of your story, but as soon as I got home it was right there on the featured list where I would have seen it anyway. Well, in all likelihood, I probably would have tossed it into the bottomless pit of my Read Later list, so at least you mentioning it made sure I actually got to it. Although, now that I think about it, I'm not really sure which of you two that was.

Well anyway, it's been a while since I've read a Twilestia story. It always was a pairing that seemed pretty plausible, especially now that Twilight's a princess too, and this seems believable for how they might approach such a situation. I was going to say that I agreed that it perhaps ended a bit abruptly, but that's somewhat to be expected if this is a prequel. But then I waited around a day before making my comment, and now there's suddenly an epilogue, so yeah. I kinda want some cake too, wonder what flavor they had.

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*Cough* That's Twilestia centered *Cough*

4248361 lol, have u ever actually watched the show? literally every other member of the mane 6 is more consistently loyal then rainbow dash. 75% of the time when a pony who throws a friend under the bus, or bails on friends to do something else, or shows 0 interest in her friends' interests and needs, its rainbow dash doing it.

anyhoo this is a good story its written well and its sexy also, i have to say i think the epilogue is superfluous. i know ppl complained the ending was too abrupt and i agree that it should have had a tiny bit more, but the epilogue feels a little like ur retreading the same territory for the most part when just 2 to 4 sentences added to the end of the story would've done the job. but of course it is not a big deal at all, the epilogue is still short enough that its not a problem, and its always better that u try to address the problems ppl mentione and i can apreciate that u trying to make readers happy so ur all good. but ya good story, good enough 2 be worthy of the pairing

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Hi, and thank you kindly for the input!

Though this isn't made clear in the story, whether Celestia would normally refer to herself as Queen is immaterial next to what title she (and by extension, her beloved student, who wrote the letter) knows the Chancellor of Gryphonia would expect and respect. Sometimes diplomatic missives require a bit of frippery, exaggeration, or outright hyperbole to make their point, or at least to appear as important as they "should" appear.

As for Rainbow Dash, I think 4248693 answered that quite sufficiently below :)

Glad you liked the story in spite of your concerns. Have a great day and then some!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

4248361 I've been meaning to reply to this and address this is for awhile. There are historical instances of human royal figures possessing offices that don't match their titles. For example, in the Renaissance and Enlightment periods, the Holy Roman Empire degraded from a formal empire to a confederacy of German kingdoms and duchies. The Holy Roman Emperor (office) was the Archduke (title) of Austria at one point, and eventually when the Empire finally was dissolved Austria became an Empire of its own, at which point the Archduke (title) became the Emperor (title) of Austria.

In the same way, Princess (title) Celestia is the High Queen (office) of Equestria, Princess (title) Cadence is the Empress (office) of the Crystal Empire, etc.. Hope that's clears things up.

freaking d'awww moments in these clopfics what is with you author's that make such great d'aww moments

4323992 Thank you thank you! Our goal was to do more than just sex, but romance. We're glad we've succeeded by some measure.

This story was amazing! Just so beautiful. It's right up there with 'The Lavender Letter' by Sunchaser. You should read it if you haven't yet.

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Thank you very much for the kind comment! My co-writer and I appreciate you taking the time. I'll have to check out the story you recommended... in my copious free time

Have a wonderful day and them some!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

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Greetings, and thank you very much for the kind and thoughtful comment!

My co-author and I will take your words to heart regarding the exposition, and am very grateful for your enjoyment of the scenes between Celestia and Twilight, as they were a pleasure to write and edit!

Now to consider working on expanded stories of their relationship....

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

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Thank you kindly! I'm very glad you enjoyed this little story. Getting Twilight and Celestia's voices right (even if they are indulging in *ahem* non-canon interactions) was very important to us!

Plus I'm very glad you found it hot

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

4911383 Not a problem. I wish there were more Twilestia clopfics like this involving actual build-up in the relationship and actual consensual sex and I'm fortunate enough to have found this clopfic.

Keep up the good work.

4922935 We hope to keep contributing when we can. Lately things have been pretty busy, but I'm sure we will find the time to writing another fic soon enough.

Thank you for your warm compliments and your interest in our work.

5134096 The Element bearers are not necessarily perfect embodiments of their respective Elements. Rainbow Dash has been repeatedly shown as conflicted over between her ego and her loyalty. The extent that Fluttershy lets her fear run not only her life but the lives of her friends is not really kind. Rarity can be immensely selfish. Applejack is not always humorous. Pinkie can take laughter to such an event that she becomes decided unfunny. Twilight lets her love of science cloud her appreciation of magic.

Thank you for the input though!

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One suspects that after thousands of years of life Celestia has managed to refine her own desires down to exactly what turns her on. In this particular case (and for me, one of the co-authors, in my headcanon for her) that boils down to finding what turns others on and doing it, especially those she cares about.

Thanks for commenting - my co-author and I really appreciate it and are glad you enjoyed the story!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

5708540 Thank you so much! We're glad you liked it!

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Thank you indeed for your quite glowing comment! I'm so glad this little tale got such a reaction from you. It definitely makes me want to write more with my wonderful co-author

I'll be honest: this story gets me going, and I'm not always that affected by what I write.

Many thanks again, and have a wonderful weekend and more!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

6599647 The Holy Felonian Empire is a nation of cats... Felines.

As for Rainbow Dash, there are moments in the show where she makes very questionable loyalty choices, only to pull through in the end.

6925465 You would have SongCoyote to thank for that more than I, but your comment is no less appreciated.

7495358 Thanks! It is a new high for this work when people make new words for it.

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This is most certainly true! And I have noted that even in the show the ponies eat eggs, and they keep farm animals as well, so it's possible that they indulge in their flavor.

This moment, however, was brought about more by an invention on my part of Celestia's attitude about it than the basics of equine biology. It's also an indication of how she feels about the bloodthirsty nature of the Griffons, though she'd never admit to it to them

Thanks for the comment, though. Hope you enjoyed the story otherwise!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote (co-author)

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Also, don't forget that most nobles won't have any direct knowledge of exactly what's gone on in the past, and that this story is set relatively early in the series timeline. Twilight has indeed done a great deal to help the realm, but even those who have a better idea of her power might not feel her a good fit to deal with diplomatic issues. She is still excitable and prone to manic phases, after all, and as we see in politics worldwide, many are quite able and/or willing to simply ignore some evidence in favor of their own beliefs.

None of this invalidates the discussion, though! I'm just trying to clarify the mindset my co-author and I had when writing this. I'm glad the story was interesting enough to warrant this reasonable debate, and I hope that anypony who disagreed with some of the baseline ideas we used still enjoyed the story

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote