Author's Note

This episode shouldn't exist, it was only made to test a new editing method that I discovered, please don't hesitate to leave your reviews whether it's good or bad, I want to know if it makes it better or worse

13.5- Dear princess Celestia

"Thank you very much for your assistance today Raven" The melodious voice of the princess comforted the sore ears of her assistant after the disaster that was each of the meetings with the noble councilors "I still don't understand how you made so many nobles decline their requests”

"I simply made evident an indisputable fact that we know well" Both her speech and her posture were worthy of the royal lineage

Too bad, she was just an ordinary unicorn

"And what could it be?" the princess asked curiously

"Nobody likes nobles, not even among themselves, put them in a room with little space and sooner or later they will all fight to get out of there" She said with such matter-of-factness, as if it were a scientifically proven fact.

"Is that why I was delayed for two hours to the assembly?" asked accusingly his princess

The pony didn't say anything, she just gave him a knowing smile.

The princess was about to return one of the same, but she was interrupted by a small yawn. "Whoa, I think that ends today, doesn't it?"

Raven looked at her pocket watch and nodded. "There are still three minutes to go, but I doubt they find any complaints, then we can focus on the problem regarding the misunderstanding of the yaks, regarding where our borders are."

"Ahem" The princess knocked on her helmet interrupting her talk "I think we both know that would be out of my turn"

It took Raven a second to grasp what she meant, and despite her professionalism, she couldn't help but make a face. "If that's what her majesty commands," she said with obvious discontent.

To which Celestia couldn't help but lament, "Is she so frustrating to work with?"

Raven immediately realized her mistake and tried to justify herself "Of course not princess, I would never say-"

Her princess interrupted her, "Please, Raven, I know you would never do it, but she needed an answer."

Raven tried to think of an excuse, anything to avoid giving an answer, but seeing Celestia's look she just couldn't "It's something..." She tried to find some subtle word to describe her "Inadequate" At least I tried "Excuse my bluntness princess, but don't you think that it will be a little soon for Luna to return to the throne? I think that at least she should receive the necessary training on etiquette and current politics before…"

She stopped when she saw the princess's look on her, one she rarely showed, disappointment.

"I know that many have not liked her return, but she is still one of the rulers of Equestria and I must add that she has been in politics longer than you have been alive, you will see that she will catch up with me soon just... give her time"

Unable to bear her gaze, she just nodded, "Good night, princess, please rest."

The princess did not like that her arguments ended like this, but she knew that anything she said now would only insult the mare "For you too Raven, rest"

The princess of the sun entered her room, closing the doors behind her to conclude the daytime ritual.

Raven, for her part, headed to the other princess's bedroom to continue with the accumulated paperwork, in her mind she was already reviewing the best way to explain the most important laws regarding the violation of border territories until her mind strayed to a memory of a similar situation from just two days ago

‘Is the death penalty really no longer allowed?’

That was what Princess Luna said when she was showing her the modifications of the penal and rehabilitation system, the princess laughed at the last one, thinking it was a joke, she wasn't.

It was quite disturbing for Raven to learn how bloody Equestria had been in the past, especially when the princess began to list crimes that were once considered fit for such punishment, things she hadn't even thought ponies were capable of or could do. They had been done in the first place, and she was just using them as examples of something she herself had seen and if she saw again, she wouldn't flinch

Doubt overwhelmed Raven with every step she took until she reached the gates of the Lunar Princess's tower, guarded by two thestrals whose gaze made her tremble despite the fact that she did not have any kind of malice.

It was not as if she disliked them or had any prejudice against them, she even helped Luna during the integration of the Thestrals to Canterlot, also in the interviews to form the new night watch and its internal structure, among many other things.

But the dark form of her accompanied by the grim armor of hers and the gothic design of the entrance to the tower made a fearsome combination.

She didn't want to go in, but she needed to deliver these papers and make sure they were done right...

It didn't feel right to do this, but again he went through the stack of paperwork he had been bringing and put aside the border debate parchment, he looked at the next one and realizing that it dealt with arrears regarding the griffon empire's debt, I also put it away

And so it went on until the great pile of papers was reduced to four, one of which was a request to get a mop out of storage.

"I'm sorry, princess," she whispered apologetically, not quite sure which princess she was dedicating to her.

Then he handed over the papers to one of the guards, ordering her to take her princess while she returned to her room, ending her day.

Princess Celestia had already set the sun down, she was done, she was still not used to the feeling of having the whole night free, she briefly debated whether she should read a good book, but remembering the homework that awaited her tomorrow, surely accompanied by some questions de Luna, decided that it would be best to rest as much as possible

She calmly refreshed herself in the bathroom and once she finished with her needs, she lay down quietly on her bed.

Her mind had already put a hoof in unconsciousness, when as a last act of rebellion in her waking world her body forced her to yawn, she did not bother to contain it, this time there was no one there to judge her

Little did she know that this act would cost her dearly.

“FAZZ”

With a flaming green flash, a scroll materialized just inches from her face and from her gaping muzzle as well.

"COF, COF." A wild cough broke out of her as she tried to expel the cursed piece of paper, which she finally succeeded in after a little more effort.

"Geez Twilight! We really need to calibrate that spell," she stated as she rubbed her sore throat and released a restoration spell on the paper to start reading.

Dear Princess Celestia

It's an emergency!

A creature, similar to a pony, came out of the Everfree and attacked the village with some timberwolves, she also seemed to present the characteristics of a dark magic user, she left shortly after with the timberwolves, I don't know why, but I'll find out, Its eyes were green and from what I managed to deduce from Pinkie Pie's confusing and quick explanation, including a catchy song, is that the creature's name is Zecora, and it's not the first time it's come to Ponyville.

Please send all the information you have related to dark magic to carry out countermeasures.

Her faithful student Twilight Sparkle

…

The first thing Celestia did after reading the letter was to blink, then feel a touch of disdain for Twilight due to her hypocrite, she criticizes Pinkie for giving confusing information, since 'confusing' would be the exact word that would define this letter.

It was noticeable from afar that important information was omitted in order to be able to send the report as quickly as possible, there were also abrupt changes in topic that were taken up again later or simply left unfinished

Why didn't he just hand it over to Spike? That boy, although young, had shown to be quite capable, Raven herself frequently praised him when she saw his way of working despite his young age, she could only assume that his student she had been overcome with panic and decided to make the letter herself

Then there was the content of this… What happened, she couldn't help but wonder.

The research regarding dark magic was a big NO, it wasn't that she didn't trust her student, it just didn't exist anymore, all the tomes related to that branch of magic were burned, she herself was the one who burned that area of the library as soon as it was completed, the most knowledgeable regarding that magic was most likely her or her sister, most likely

And it was not a good idea to talk about it with such a short time since his return.

There was also a mention of a well-known "Zecora" she recited when remembering, and she couldn't help but be a little disappointed in Twilight to see how she must have fallen into the prejudices that the other inhabitants of the town had just because the poor zebra looks different and Celestia she knew about this because she knew Zecora, in fact, when she met her she invited her to have tea together, a pretty good one I must add

She was one of the few inhabitants of Equestria who treated her normally and personally found her quite pleasant, it's a pity that the inhabitants of Ponyville didn't think so, they sent letters daily that spoke of a witch who spread curses to everyone she met. Will cross

At some point these letters reached her and in a matter of an afternoon she denied their claims, Zecora was just a zebra with an obsession with creating potions of all kinds, similar to Twilight and her search for knowledge, but that was not unusual for her. In his race, in fact, it could be said that the strange thing would have been not to have that trait, since it was something deeply rooted in his culture

Strangely, this made them look terrifying.

Continuous exposure to various magical components affected them physically in some cases, the more daring or foolish among them experiencing fur loss in certain areas, mild gas poisoning and in some cases, if the component was rare enough, green or other eyes. Color, among other things, it should be noted that most of these effects were only temporary

It must have confused her, however, that still doesn't explain the timberwolf part… that was unusual not to say unheard of, behavior like that has never been seen or heard of, they have never obeyed anyone and above all they never leave the forest at all. Unless they are forcibly removed, and if this is achieved they will try by all means to return there

The attack on a town was unprecedented, that was the only reason why ponyville was able to prosper despite being literally at the entrance to Everfree, otherwise they would suffer daily attacks due to their proximity to the forest

She had been keeping an eye on the behavior of the timberwolves since the purification of the forest, she had sent researchers to keep an eye on these beasts specifically, since they shared a special bond with the forest and from what the reports had reported, it had worked or so. It seemed, the timberwolfves had become extremely docile or as they had been described in the report 'lost' as strange as it sounded that seemed to be the word that best described them now

They continuously moved through the forest, but without disturbing it in the slightest, they no longer reacted to the presence of ponies or any other creature, even in self-defense they didn't react, they just walked... and that's all

almost as if they were looking for something

The alicorn debated internally what would be the correct way to approach this problem until an idea came to her.

"Blueblood has had a lot of free time lately, and I've already put Twilight to the test." If anypony in the castle had heard that comment, or even worse, known what she was thinking, the princess at that moment would have asked her, no, they would have begged not to try

But there was no one there

And so the princess decided to delegate this task to her nephew...

That I do not hesitate to delegate her to the night watch

As expected, Blueblood failed his test almost as soon as it started, with no idea what this failure would later cost him, or his people.