The Fall of Morninglight

(( This entry is dated December 13th of last year ))

Tonight shall be the attempt to sunder the Changeling talisman and free the Silvermane hive.

Curses are a relatively unknown form of magic for me, as it goes against the Accord to practice such inherently evil magical methods… But, I have had some luck in acquiring both written works and the aid of a Unicorn who has worked with the magical technique extensively – and who desires to remain unknown for obvious reasons.

With his help, and with information given to me by both Miss Silvermane and Princess Luna regarding Changeling limitations with certain emotions, I have managed to find an exploitable weakness in the layers of spell that the talisman contains…

A weakness that I shall detail here for future reference.

In general principle, a curse is a binding ritual in that it requires the acquiescence of the recipient. This acceptance can come as outright approval, or a simple heart-felt belief in the curse. But once that acceptance is in place, the curse is immutable and the stipulations of the fate adjustment occur.

Oddly, both of these illustrate the flaw I shall exploit this evening; for a curse to function, there has to be an element of trust. Either a trust that the reward is worth the curse’s cost, or a trust that one’s fate has already been altered by the curse and therefore a foregone conclusion.

According to both Miss Silvermane and Princess Luna, Changelings have a difficulty with trust, as it is immutable. It is an emotion that cannot be changed from what it is; it is an absolute. Trust may be misused, and trust may even be broken, but it is always the same – it either exists, or it does not.

Being as the curse itself is employed by way of an element of trust with regard to the Changelings, this leaves a bit of a disconnect that can be used to unravel the spells within the talisman. I have to guess that whomever created the enchantment was assuming the corrupt nature of the Changelings would never allow them to accept or offer trust, but Miss Silvermane can – and I shall use that to our advantage.

My only worry at this point centers mostly on the Changelings themselves. We still do not know what will happen when the curse is lifted. I assume they will be reverted to ponies – through and through – but there is no way of testing this theory before we attempt it. I also assume that as this curse works via the will, that any Changeling belonging to Miss Silvermane, wherever they may be, will be affected.

I need to remind Miss Silvermane to psychically tell her drones to stay grounded and ensure they are someplace safe before we begin – it would not due for one to be mid-flight and revert to an Earth Pony…

The last piece of the puzzle is Miss Silvermane herself… I will be applying considerable energy to ending the enchantments within the talisman, and she will be directly bonded with it. When the enchantments fail, there could be an extremely dangerous and ungrounded backlash of power.

I shall simply have to trust that fate’s desires shall be done this day. All involved have been made eminently aware of the risks; I have hid nothing – all that I know is known to all who participate.

That does not make this any easier…