After Opening the country, Queen Novo wanted to share the idyllic paradise of Mount Aris and Seaquestria with the world and so the hippogriffian tourism industry was born. After the first very successful spring months the summer began and with it the tropical rain. While the rain never lasted for too long and was quite the spectacle for some tourist, an approaching hurricane however led to many tourist canceling their vacation in Hippogriffia.

With only a few tourist remaining and the hurricane upon them, many tour guides and hotel staff are left with nothing to do. One of them being Azurmar, a tour guide working on the surface platforms of Seaquestria. During these calm workdays, Azurmar´s mind starts to wander, was she happy with being a tour guide or did she crave for the trill of her last occupation? The Hurricane was starting to dissipate yet Azurmar´s mind was still cloudy.

This story takes place in the Equestria at war universe, which is a mod for the game Hearts of Iron 4.
This is my contribution to the Sixth Annual Equestria at War Writing Contest.

The Art is concept art from the mlp: fim movie.

Posada was on top of the world.
The peaceful revolution of Hippogriffia was successful, Queen Novo abdicated. The former crown princess of Hippogriffia, Skystar, her cousin Silverstream, as well as Posada´s old reactionary friend Crack Lightning, joined the Revolutionary Workers Party and with her reforms starting to bear fruit, the World Revolution seemed closer than ever.

But soon after, at an official council meeting, comrade Hard Line proposed something questionable, to find and end the former Queen, ending the bourgeoisie and any risk of a possible counter-revolution. The majority of the council protested and a rift in the party seemed to have fromed. Tricking Hard Line into quoting the fascist Beakolini, Posada quickly shut down his proposal and humiliated her overzealous comrade, before warning him, that this rhetoric wont be allowed on the council.

Initially proud of her actions, days later doubts have started creeping into her mind. Was she too lenient on her former enemies? Was Hard Line correct to be cautious? Was her humiliation of him justified or the right thing to do to a friend and comrade? Full of doubt, Posada starts to question the stability and purity of the Party, as well as Hard Line´s place in it. Fearing that her revolutionary state will fall, like so many have before it due to infighting, Posada spends hours wasting away in her office. However a trusted friend may give Posada the courage and compassion to confront her doubts.

This Story takes place in the Equestria at war Universe, a mod for Hearts of Iron 4

The Cover Image is a combination of Posada´s and Hard Line´s Portraits created by the wonderful Artists: Neither (Posada) and cadillac-dynamite aka Egil (Hard Line).

This story is more of less the product of my criticism of how Hard Line and Starry Eyes have a very minor role in Posada´s path and and their unclear relationship with Posada.
Its better explained here:Her One Weakness : equestriaatwar (reddit.com)

The goal of this story is to give a little bit more character to those two and to act as an inconsequential filler arc.

I am not the creator or writer of these characters in the Equestria at war mod, so i will probably mischaracterize them.

Nonetheless I hope you enjoy my story and criticizes it fairly.