Sometimes when we step into other peoples darkness in search of some light, a bit of that darkness comes back out with us. Marigold learns an important lesson when she becomes a confidant for Rainbow Dash. But, as all things come to pass, She learns that nothing is so hard when you don't have to face it alone.

Twilight finds herself with nothing left to handle in her home and so travels on a Spring morning into the heart of what was once just a small town. Along the way she recalls the paths each of her friends followed, the repercussions and choices that shaped the nation, and perhaps more significantly the importance of being thankful.

Twilight Sparkle, the ever curious student of the sun-goddess began connecting the dots that many of us have in the past. Good always triumphs over evil. In her last moments, as she seeming falls in defeat by the hands of Equestria's true enemy, Twilight realizes a theory she developed the night of the Summer Sun Celebration has proven true. Every major event since the return of the Elements has been staged.

As the sun sets and another night begins, a unicorn with no horn reflects on his journal, detailing the days he commanded troops under Luna's flag.

Prequel to Loose Ends