This should be interesting.

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I still largely don't know precisely where it's going, and this may be the last chapter for a bit; I have a couple other stories that need updating.

Squeeeeeee! This chapter was adorable! Nice touch on the backstory there, hope it goes well for Sunburst.

I like how this tale is progressing. It certainly sounds like the Sunburst we have come to know and love. It doesn't surprise me at all that he'd ask Fire Lite to be allowed to propose to his daughter.
I like how you took time to describe the updated Sire's Hollow. I'm glad the businesses also were able to remain intact. I did always find the 'Essence pony' to be amusing in her dialogues with patrons.

Now we need only wait to see what will happen on Friday. Seeing how Starlight will react is certainly going to be amusing. :)

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Shouldn't it just be campus singular? Though I admit I'm not that familiar with college terminology.

"Well, then I suppose I'll humor you. Sunburst, you and Starlight have known each other since you were foals. Your family constantly volunteered to help care for her while I worked to put a roof over her head, because of how well the two of you got along. There was a considerable gap where you lost track of each other, and then you found each other again and your relationship has just become closer and stronger. When it comes to magic, you're the knowledge to her ability.

This feels like an oddly impersonal way for Firelight to be speaking to future son-in-law Sunburst. It feels detached, like a recap. This feels weird for a father talking to a friend of the family about marrying off his daughter. It's even odder with Firelight, given that one of his biggest features is getting so animated when it comes to Starlight. Even when Starlight isn't in the mix, he's still a pretty chipper guy. The tenor of his dialogue matches with the narration earlier when it was just summarizing the history of Sire's Hollow.

This is going to be adorable