"It is a very common thing, indeed," Luna had said, "that the magic quits after midnight. I've seen it in a dozen dreams, times one-thousand."

"Invited to the Prince's Ball?" Twilight asked. "You mean the Grand Galloping Gala."

"Think! Your carriage, and your entourage, and your finery... Everything that takes you there, that is the magic, and the reception is the dream.

"...And afterward, what are you left with?"

"I suppose you're the expert," Twilight said, going back to her reading.

Cover image by Hispers.

"A Little Heroic Life"