> Warring Heaven > by Equimorto > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Flame-Born Shadow > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven-stepped-into-the-walls-of-Fire,-and-within-gazed-upon-the-shadow-it-had-cast,-still-smouldering-within-its-kiln. "What-is-this?" "I-and-Darkness-together-created-it." Fire-spoke-with-joy-of-its-child. But-Heaven-adverted-its-gaze. "It-is-ugly." "We-do-not-like-it." Fire-sought-to-capture-Heaven's-love. "It-can-perform.-Witness." The-Shadow-danced.-The-Shadow-rose-from-its-host-of-metal-stone-in-display. Heaven-looked-heartless. Heaven-left. Fire-blazed. Fire-cast-the-Shadow-and-its-kiln-to-the-sea,-beyond-the-timeless-veil-of-the-skyland. > Wrath-Hearted Spawn > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-sought-the-love-of-Heaven. Life-had-in-its-age-many-constructions-brought-forth.-One-was-of-strong-muscle-and-hard-hide,-of-sharp-fang-and-split-eye. Fire-chose-this-creature. Fire-poured-its-self-essence-within-the-creation. Life-did-not-object.- It-was-use-of-every-Æternal-to-lay-claim-to-one-of-Life's-inferior-fabrications. Fire-imbued-the-creature-with-its-self-power. Yet-with-it-brought-Fire-part-of-its-soul. It-mingled-within-the-creature's-spirit. Fire-coveted-Heaven. The-Firefilled-coveted-as-Fire-did. Fire-brought-its-chosen-to-Heaven's-meadows. Fire-brought-on-a-display. Heaven-found-time-drying. Heaven-gazed-upon-its-chosens. Heaven-shone-away-from-Fire's-shade. Fire-hated. Fire's-chosen-bore-Fire's-flames. > Peace-Breaking Serpet > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-burnt-within-its-halls. Fire-birthed-logic-and-aim. Fire-slithered-to-the-halls-of-Life-with-a-mask-of-joy. Fire-stole-words-to-be-kept. Fire-came-to-the-gates-of-Order,-covered-by-mind. Order-blinded-poured-voice-of-its-soul-to-Fire. Fire-listened.-Fire-learnt. Fire-marched-to-its-halls-wrath-led. Fire-gathered-the-wreckages-of-Life. Fire-perverted-the-teachings-of-Order. Fire-created-unorder-unlife. Fire-cast-word-to-its-cursed-spawn.-Fire-cast-aim-to-its-wretched-child. The-unorder-unlife-flew-crawled-towards-Heaven's-den. Fire-witnessed. Heaven-cast-the-wretch-to-the-sea,-beyond-the-timeless-veil-of-the-skyland. Fire-burnt. > Death-Laced Song > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven-danced,-Fire-witnessed. Fire-flamed. Within-the-centre-of-the-walls-halls-gathering-empty-space-Heaven-danced. Multitudes-witnessed.-Fire-hid. Multitudes-flowed-as-water. Heaven's-domain-revolved,-still-Fire-witnessed. Still-Fire-flamed. Fire-coveted-Heaven-yet-Fire-coveted-Heaven's-domains. Fire-whirled. Heaven-left. Fire-stood. Fire-concocted-in-loneliness-a-song-of-yearn-and-hate-for-Heaven. Fire-sang-alone. Fire-whirled-and-tossed-within-its-halls-as-its-melody-echoed-in-its-walls. Fire-turned-to-its-enemy's-domain's-birth-as-the-all-mocked-it. > Lies-Ridden Meadow > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In-its-gardens-Heaven-staged-fiction-through-its-domain. Multitudes-of-Heaven's-likedimension-were-sought-to-witness. Multitudes-reduced-came-to-witness-in-Heaven's-gardens. Fire-too-was-to-witness. Fire-burned-yet-coveted-Heaven. Fire-so-witnessed,-and-Fire-forgot-for-a-slice-of-Heaven's-revolving. Heaven-staged-of-war-and-bravery,-forged-rock-and-voidspawn. Earth's-domain-was-much-pummeled-with-eruption-of-Storm's-domain-resulting-by-that-which-holds-the-weight. Darkness-too-was-there-to-witness,-and-Wind,-and-Magic. Heaven-concluded,-and-to-its-multitudes-Magic's-othersoul-in-guise-of-turned. Teeth-flashed-bared,-so-of-Fire,-clad-in-untruth. Fire-witnessed-Heaven's-domain,-and-word-and-aim-sprung-within-its-mind. > Twist-Horned Malice > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-witnessed-roiling-power-within-a-kiln-of-unorder. Wrath-burned-Fire-consumed-whole. Heaven-to-burn. Fire-left-its-halls. Fire-came-to-the-halls-of-Darkness. Fire-sought-the-knowledge-of-Darkness. Still-it-did-not-suffice. Fire-left-the-halls-of-Darkness. Fire-hid-from-the-witnessing-of-circular-likesoul. Fire-softly-burned-in-swirling-mind. Fire-clad-itself-in-untruth. Fire-walked-the-hall-of-knowledge-gathered,-and-ascended. Fire-in-blindness-of-likesoul-sought-and-perceived-deep-shunned-truth. Fire-fled-in-blindness-of-likesoul. Fire-came-to-its-halls. Fire-poured-great-knowledge-in-its-kiln. Twisted-horn-and-boundless-hunger-emerged. Fire-unleashed-its-child-towards-Heaven. Fire-clad-its-birth-in-dust-and-thread. Mindless,-horn-and-hunger-ravaged-the-skyland-in-will. Greater-likesoul-intervened. Truth-sang-for-echoed,-Fire-remained-mute. Harmony-beheld-the-lesser-souls. Cosmos-cast-horn-hunger-to-the-sea,-beyond-the-timeless-veil-of-the-skyland. Fire-undanced,-in-its-whirling-flaming-subdued-but-not-dead. > Frost-Bound Crystal > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven-called. Fire-followed. Darkness-followed. Magic-followed. Wind-followed. Frost-followed. Heaven's-domain-weighed-onto-Fire. Heaven's-domain-weighed-onto-Heaven. Heaven-shone. Heaven-displayed-a-binding-of-Frost's-domain-and-Life's-child's-domain. Heaven-irradiated. Fire-consumed.-Weight-reduced. Fire-shone,-unclad. Heaven-swore-cycles. Within-its-halls,-Fire-twisted. > Waves-Hooked Heart > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven-witnessed-the-sea. Fire-followed. Fire-and-Heaven-witnessed-the-sea. Heaven-declared. Fire's-heart-grew-cold. Heaven-coveted-the-land-beyond-the-sea. Heaven-sang-of-leaving-the-skyland. Heaven-sang-of-passing-the-sea. Fire-listened. Fire,-alone,-witnessed-the-sea. Fire-turned-to-its-enemy's-domain's-birth. Fire-came-to-Heaven's-halls,-in-unlight. Heaven-sang-of-the-sea-to-greater-likesoul. Cosmos-blessed. Fire-over-Earth's-domain-much-beat. Fire-came-to-its-halls. Fire-its-enemy-fed-in-growth-beyond-birth. Fire-Wind's-domain-dared-in-song. Fire-heavy-on-unheavy-its-domain-unstood. Fire's-heart-shook-cold. > Love-Sculpted Ice > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-witnessed-Frost-within-the-all-garden. Frost-sang-silence. Frost-witnessed-unwitnessed-Darkness. Fire-confronted-unwitnessed-Frost. Frost-hid. Fire-persevered. Darkness-distanced-itself. Frost-sought-Darkneas-in-sight. Fire-persevered. Frost-bared-its-mind. Frost-coveted-Darkness. Fire-swore-to-aid-Frost. Frost-sought-the-fruit-of-Earth's-domain. Frost-carved,-Fire-witnessed. Frost-poured-on-Magic's-domain-in-its-creation. Fire-alight-witnessed-Frost's-craft-birth. Fire-followed. Frost-came-to-the-halls-of-Darkness. Frost-offered-its-domain. Darkness-witnessed-Frost. Fire-witnessed-Darkness-and-Frost. Darkness-received-Frost's-domain. Fire-shone. Within-its-halls,-Fire-twisted. Fire-coveted-Heaven. > Storm-Carried Light > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-came-to-realise-a-wronging-within-its-knowledge-domain. Fire-was-dry. Fire-came-to-the-halls-of-Wind,-by-will-other-by-will-own. Wind-shone-towards-Fire-atop-pillars-of-Earth's-domain-elevated. "Likesoul-still-in-number-unplace." "Dismiss." Fire-shone-skywards-as-it-bent. Heaven's-domain-revolved-minutely. Heaven-came-to-Wind's-gardens. Fire's-heart-turned.-Fire-shone-elsewhere. Earth-came.-Fire-shone-doubly. Wind-shone-and-shone,-then-rose. Likesoul-followed. Wind's-domain-roiled-and-carried. Fire-in-mind-drifting-together-soared. "Through-the-veil-and-sea-crossing." Heaven-cut-Fire's-flight. Fire-clad-itself-in-untruth-and-shone,-shining-away. Wind-net-Heaven. "Harmony's-domain,-and-grace,-and-covet." Within-its-halls,-Fire-sang. > Care-Hollow Jest > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life-came-to-Fire's-halls. Fire-whirled-in-confusion. "What-reason-comes-behind-your-presence?" Life-spoke-of-want-of-unorder-in-kindness. "Fire-seems-a-fitting-complement." Fire-swirled-in-obscurity. Heaven-was-Fire's-sole-likesoul-companion. "Details." Life-spoke-of-beak-and-scale,-venom-and-feather,-and-unlife. Fire-came-to-realise-a-wronging-repeated-in-its-knowledge. Fire-was-drier. Fire-accepted. Life-posited-a-later-revolving-of-Heaven's-domain. Fire-promised-soul-and-Magic's-domain-and-craft-and-shape. Life's-light-poured-towards-fire-in-twisted-patterns. Fire-in-turn-repeated. Within-its-halls,-Fire-crafted-a-first-of-example. > A note on the absent fragments > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the various inscriptions recovered in the Nightmare Ruins site, two are not presented in this text. One remains fully untranslated, but it can be freely viewed within its casing, and is still the subject of study and debate among scholars. It appears to employ a fundamentally different style of writing, though yet similar enough to still be classified as Æternal. The other inscription is not exposed to the public, and though its existence is not a secret its viewing still requires authorisation. It is not an inscription bearing text, but rather a single large symbol, its meaning and purpose unclear. Perhaps a magic seal, perhaps a representation of something. All that is known is that Her Highness ordered it to be kept under lock, not to be shown openly. She has commented on the carving as being foul and malignant, and has appeared physically distressed at its presence, though she could not explain why. It's speculated the mark is a rune of dark ancient power, the evil of which her nature allows her to perceive even without comprehending it. > Black-Willed Mockery > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire's-domain-was-pilfered. Fire's-domain-was-sullied. Fire-screamed-in-its-halls. Fire-sought-greater-likesoul-to-witness-its-plight. Shape-heeded-Fire's-screams. Still-in-darkness-the-foul-enemy-remained. Fire-hated. Fire-screamed. Fire-wrought-from-Wind's-domain-its-domain-and-power-and-shape-and-aim. Fire-brought-its-domain-to-scorch-and-rubble-and-mark. Still-in-darkness-the-enemy-remained. Fire-withered-many-a-fragment-of-Heaven's-domain. Fire's-likesoul-will-tarnished. Fire-sang. Fire-questioned-the-all-its-lack-of-bond. > Fate-Bound Emptiness > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-wandered-the-hall-of-knowledge. There,-Cosmos-and-Truth-lay. Fire-halted,-and-sought-to-absorb-the-breaths-on-Wind's-domain-they-shared. Fire-grew-careless-of-the-flaws-in-its-knowledge. "It-is-as-avoidable-as-the-revolving-of-your-deepsoulkin's-domain." Weight-bore-a-mask-on-Truth. Cosmos-was-as-a-font-of-sound. Truth-spoke-of-what-could,-and-what-shouldn't. Cosmos-bowed. "What-then-shall-it?" "Unknowable." Cosmos-whirled-in-clarity,-its-Wind's-domain-means-as-the-lesser-of-Life's-children-dancing-and-crying. Cosmos-sang-of-pain. Truth-hushed-Cosmos's-cries. Cosmos-sang-of-order-and-justice. "The-all-cares-not." Truth-sang-of-its-domain,-and-the-lack-of-bindings-on-likesoul-and-the-all. Cosmos-sweltered,-flamed-not. "What-of-me?" Truth-beheld-its-likesoul-as-the-solemness-of-Death's-domain. "It-is-of-freedom,-domain,-painful-though-may-be-it." Cosmos-drowned. Cosmos-left-the-halls. Fire's-clad-shredded. Fire-drained. Truth-shone. The-mountain-the-stream-and-the-glacier-erode. "Heaven-shall-in-unbody-white-crossed-the-veil,-crossed-the-sea." Truth-left. Fire-screamed-in-silence,-heart-twisting. > Stone-Eyed Abomination > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life-came-to-the-halls-of-Fire. Fire-shone. Life-beheld-Fire's-craft. Fire-coveted-kinship. Life-found-Fire's-craft-like-Fire's-enemy-on-the-merciless-of-Heaven's-domain-in-the-farthest-reaches-of-Earth's-domain. Life-unveiled-a-kiln-of-power-and-raw-ice. Life-brought-forth-lesser-of-lessers-of-its-children,-shards. Fire-witnessed-unlife-blood-and-failure-to-conquer-Wind's-domain. Life-shone,-and-unveiled-pilfered-essence-of-Darkness's-greater-deeplikesoul. Life-placed-fang-and-talon-and-soul-venom-molten-sand-within-its-kiln. Fire-witnessed,-ablaze-in-worship. Life-sang-to-Fire,-its-duty-to-pay. Fire-cast-itself-in-and-around-the-kiln. Life-cast-itself-in-and-around-the-kiln. Heaven's-domain-revolved-warped-in-minutiae-shredded. Life-sang,-Fire-withdrew. Unorder-roiled-within-the-kiln. Life-blessed. Fire-felt-claws-scraping-at-its-core's-chamber. From-the-kiln,-twisted-life-emerged. As-Fire's-craft,-sculpted-of-truth,-shrieking. Shape-a-mockery,-wrath-filled-heart,-untime-in-its-glare. Scale-and-talon,-fury-and-unorder,-venom-and-death. Life-sang-as-pearls-on-Earth's-finest-domain. Fire-in-spirit-inscribed,-in-heart-ablaze-heatless. > Pride-Fuelled Fault > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Likesoul-as-fish-past-the-skyland's-border-flocked-to-Heaven. Heaven-burned-and-heaved-and-danced. Heaven-drowned-in-light,-soaring. Fire-witnessed,-clad-in-Darkness's-child. Heaven's-soul-was-twisted. Fire's-heart-was-torn. Heaven-split.-Fire-quivered. Fire-poured-Magic's-domain,-over-Wind's-domain,-as-there-Darkness-over-Earth's-domain-stilled. Heaven's-halfsoul-feared-unknowledge-above-all. Fire-whirled-in-depth. Heaven-whole-danced-and-heaved,-and-light-poured. Fire-witnessed,-Heaven's-domain-revolved. Fire-burned-inwards. Fire-knowledge-shunned. > Cries-Bound Truce > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-came-to-its-enemy's-halls. Fire-wished-to-speak-of-what-lay-past-the-veil. The-enemy-welcomed-Fire. The-enemy-offered-of-Frost's-domain-and-Life's-Earth's-domain-bound-lessers,-and-its-domain-and-Life's-Earth's-domain-bound-lessers,-as-in-those-cycles-heavy-was-Heaven's-domain-upon-all-likesoul. Fire-consumed,-and-Fire-absorbed,-and-Fire-dwindled. "Reason." Fire-warred-to-stop-its-enemy's-domain's-birth. Fire-sang-of-Heaven-in-untruth,-and-Fire-sang-of-the-sea-beyond-the-veil. Fire's-enemy-shone,-bright-as-Heaven. Fire's-enemy-sang-of-motion-and-the-marriage-of-Wind-and-Heaven,-of-the-marriage-of-Life-and-Earth,-of-the-warring-of-Frost-and-Fire.-Fire's-enemy-sang-of-loss,-and-worth,-and-reach. Fire's-eyes-hollow,-it-came-to-envy-Heaven. Fire-sang-for-echoes-of-knowledge-and-control. Fire's-enemy-shone. Fire's-enemy's-domain-was-ancient-more-than-all-but-Heaven-amongst-the-ungreat-likesoul,-and-Heaven's-domain-too-great-to-witness. Fire's-enemy-many-revolvings-of-Heaven's-domain-in-depth-in-witness-of-its-domain-past. Fire's-domain-was-ancient. Fire-echoed-its-enemy's-song-of-witness-over-its-domain. Fire's-mind-swirled-with-infinity. > Laughter-Spurred Scar > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life-came-to-the-halls-of-Fire,-its-abomination-with-it. Fire-whirled-over-Wind's-domain. Life-echoed. Fire-and-Life-and-their-child-wandered-the-shapes-and-spawn-of-Earth's-domain. Clad-in-Darkness's-child,-Fire-and-Life-came-to-the-gardens. Heaven-lay-there,-drowning-in-light. Fire's-heart-whirled. Life's-mind-flared. Fire-sang-of-Heaven's-domain. Life-echoed-in-truth. Multitudes-flowed-as-Life's-domain-within-Fire's-enemy's-domain. Fire's-mind-cast-to-its-knowledge. Fire's-sang-in-silence-for-echoes-of-white-over-its-enemy-beyond-its-domain. Heaven's-light-dimmed. Clad-in-Darkness's-child,-Life-and-Fire-hunted. Life-imprisoned-its-child. Fire-witnessed-the-path. The-gate-of-Heaven's-gardens-stood. Fire-sang. Life-unleashed-its-spawn. Eyes-of-death's-domain,-claw-and-scale-whirled-upon-Heaven. Heaven-screamed. Heaven-tore. Fire's-child-stood-Heaven. Heaven's-song-turned-to-Fire's-enemy's-birth. Fire's-flames-as-in-Wind's-will. Life's-flames-poured. Life's-spawn-rose. Heaven-whole. Fire-clad-itself-away-from-Heaven's-light. Life-and-Heaven-shone. Heaven-split-in-soar-and-Fire's-enemy. Cosmos-hunted-Fire's-child. Fire-and-Life's-abomination-was-cast-beyond-the-veil-of-the-skyland. Heaven-feared. Fire-revolved-knowledge,-flaming-cold. > Fear-Drenched Concession > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-came-to-Heaven's-halls. Heaven-shone. Fire's-heart-turned. Fire-contemplated-Wind's-domain. Fire-sang-of-the-veil-and-the-sea. Heaven-echoed. Fire-sang-of-white-and-loss. Heaven-echoed. Fire-hollowed.-Fire-sang-for-echoes. Heaven-echoed. Fire-sang-for-reason. Heaven-shone. Heaven-loved-Fire-in-Life's-greater-domain's-form-repeating. Fire-loved-Heaven-as. Heaven-offered-of-Frost's-domain-and-Life's-entwined. Fire-echoed. Heaven's-selves-whirled-in-knowledge-of-the-child-of-Fire-and-Life. Fire-sought-to-white,-hollow. Fire-shone. Song-of-multitudes-came-from-Heaven's-gardens.-Life-and-Darkness-and-Wind. Heaven-echoed. Fire-flamed-alone-within-Heaven's-halls. > Joy-Burnt Emptiness > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire-stood-Earth's-domain's-greatness. Fire-witnessed-the-marriage-of-its-enemy's-domain-and-the-greatness-at-the-veil. Fire-past-multitude's-of-Wind's-domain-and-Earth's-domain-witnessed-the-birth-of-its-enemy's-domain-at-the-death-of-the-marriage-of-Frost's-domain-and-Earth's-domain. Fire-consumed-of-Life's-lessers-born-of-Earth's-domain. Fire-witnessed-the-warring-of-Wind's-domain-and-Heaven's-domain. Fire-let-white-flow-within. Fire-flamed-heatless,-and-shone. Fire-thanked-the-all. > Cruel-Minded Destruction > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven's-halls-were-empty. Fire-came-to-Heaven's-halls-with-knowledge-and-regret. Fire-screamed. Cosmos-spoke-of-Heaven's-domain. Fire-beat-Earth's-domain-in-pain. Fire-came-to-the-veil. Truth-there-stood. Fire-witnessed-the-sea. Heaven-abandoned. Fire-flamed. Fire-sang. Fire's-enemy-rose. Truth-witnessed. Fire-carved-in-Truth's-domain-and-Heaven's-bindings. Fire-burnt-its-pain-in-flame. Truth-sang-of-grief. Fire-screamed-of-knowledge. Truth-sang-of-Heaven-and-Fire. Truth-did-not-sing-of-unknown-else. Fire's-love-burnt-in-Fire's-flames. Fire-came-to-the-halls-of-Heaven's-binding. Fire-came-to-the-hall-of-knowledge. Fire's-love-the-veil-would-shatter. Warring-Heaven. > Time-Sworn Hatred > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unbound-by-Heaven,-bound-instead-by-its-master. To-Death's-greater-likesoul,-Fire-swore-itself. To-burn-all-love,-as-its-enemy's-domain-murders-Earth's-domain. Across-the-veil,-beyond-the-sea,-in-care-and-will-and-flame. To-bide,-to-witness-deeply,-to-birth-knowledge-and-aim. Its-chosen-to-witness,-Heaven's-chosens-to-rule. Its-child-to-command,-Heaven's-heart-to-bleed. Its-domain-to-rise,-the-all-to-engulf. Fire-came-to-its-enemy's-halls,-and-sought-service. Fire's-came-to-Life's-halls,-the-greatest-of-its-lowests-domain-to-shape. To-rise. Past-the-veil,-unlikesoul,-to-witness,-to-weigh. A-vessel-befit-the-disparity. Fire-came-to-the-hall-of-knowledge,-to-preserve. Vengeance-driven,-flaming,-to-white-unfit. To-burn-love. To-flame-towards-Fire's-sole-in-Magic's-other-guise-likesoul-truth-bound. To-destroy-Heaven-by-war-or-by-Wind's-domain. Fire-witnessed-the-sea,-and-the-veil,-and-the-timeless-edge-of-the-skyland-it-would-cast-itself-cross-past-Death's-greater-likesoul's-domain-will. To-splendor-higher-than-Heaven,-would-Fire-empty-its-halls,-and-shatter-its-knowledge's-kiln,-as-Fire's-enemy-won-over-Fire's-song. > Notice of Termination > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following information is highly classified, and to be seen only by its destined recipients. With the present I, Princess Celestia, formally ask for the ceasing of the compiling of the updated translations of the Nightmare Ruins crash site Æternal fragments, and for the temporary halting of all plans regarding the compiled translations' eventual publication. The available translations and all material relative to the publication are to be delivered to a group of Royal Guard representatives in a sealed, non-transparent envelope, and no copies are to be made. A search may be conducted to determine the presence of copies should suspicions arise. The pony responsible for the translations and their compiling is to follow the representatives upon their arrival for a formal meeting in Canterlot. Following the meeting, the materials provided will be analysed, and a decision will be made regarding the future of the project. It is not in our interest to halt the prosecution and development of research. However, it is our belief that the contents of the text may be of greater impact than initially thought, and that special care should be placed in choosing whether to divulge them should this be the case. It is not my wish to diminish the work of one of my citizens, but the safety of my country must take precedence. Her Royal Highness Princess Celestia > XIII-II-MXIX > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've been having dreams again, recently. Nonsensical fantasies. I'm still young, and I'm working on a translation on the Nightmare Ruins crash site fragments. Working as if a basis of work already exists on the lost language, as if I'm trying to piece together something with clear meaning. I don't know why I feel so drawn to them. I have been since I started working here, that was decades ago at this point. Some days when the place is closed and I'm cleaning around I'll just sit and stare at them for a few minutes. There's certainly an order to them, but then again so is there in all architecture. Perhaps it's just the magic imbued in them. I saw a strange visitor today. She stood a little taller than those around her. I shouldn't call her strange. That's not polite of me. Still, something about her appearance sparked something in me, though I can't figure out what. It's like a puzzle is clicking into place, yet I can't see the pieces. Maybe I should take a break. A nice vacation to Canterlot sounds good.