What's done is done

Equestria, 1011, October 9th, en route to Canterlot

I had just finished training back then, only a couple weeks, I had listened to the news and it was going pretty bad, and they wanted me to go straight to the front among thousands of others. I was lucky to come out of it alive... at least I had my brother Iron with me, if it weren't for the war then his smoking would've made short work.

I heard that the Mankees (New Mareland) had began to send some troops.
He says trying to fill the silence on the train with some good news

And what are a few Manks going to do to help us? We have over a couple million and that's still not enough.
I said to him, that news was minimal and perhaps not even wort a discussion.

I was just saying, no need to be so gloomy.
He chuckles and leans back.

I sighed and clung onto my rifle like how a foal would his toy.
They could've chosen any other pony in Equestria and yet they chose me.

Everypony has to do their part, it is a requirement of every citizen.
He closes his eyes to sleep, it is a long train ride after all.

I however stood awake, for whatever reason I just didn't want to sleep, I hear something from the other train carts.
Mail! One for Private Salt Bake!
Ah mail, I wonder if Blossom sent anything, she was barely literate but perhaps she did, I wait for the mailpony to come and when he does he lists of the names.
One for Private Clover Iron!
My brother gets up and is seemingly surprised.
Hmph, that's weird.
The mailpony keeps listing names, and as I don't hear my name I sigh and lay back
This one doesn't have a name. It's from Blossom Clover!
Ah it's her, I got up and took the letter, It has a from but no to who, classic Blossom I took off the seal and began to read.

"My dear I can not tell you how much I miss you I can not sleep eat without you and I can barly take my mind away from you but I don't want to worry you to much I just wished you were here how are you doing hopefully better then me haha but in all onesty I have something you might enjoy"
It was a tough read, her spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, no periods nor commas, but it warms my heart to see her miss me like this, I can see a few tear stains on the letter, and I flip the paper to see what she had sent me, turns out it's a picture, a pretty old one actually, around a year old, I remember, but still enjoyable nonetheless, a rather heated photo, that's all I'm going to say, she's my wife after all.

What did she sent you?
Iron asks and I sigh.
Mind if you tell me who sent that letter to you first?
I say as I am confused who sent him a letter in the first place.
It's from mom, who else, it says 'To my two clovers, I hope you are doing well with yourselves, your father is also somewhere amongst you, I can't do much but pray, stay safe.'
I hum at this.
Blossom just said she misses me and how much she does, nothing special.
I say simply.

We both enter a relative state of silence, what is there to talk about? But I go around the cart to talk to some of my friends I made during our brief training.

I made a couple friends, Gilded and Jam, the former is a unicorn and the latter is an earth pony, I trot towards the former.
So anypony send you anything?

Hmm? Oh Private Clover, well that's a bit confidential, but yes I got a letter from my dear. But there's more isn't there?
He says as he closes the letter he was reading, he was a refined stallion, posh and what not, but still a good friend to have, for fun and for otherwise.

Well I was just thinking... Are we going to make it or not?
I said, I was worried and for good reason, from what we all heard the Changelings are like an unstoppable force.

Of course we are, don't ask something so ridiculous, they may have their fancy panzer's and stuka's, but we have us and all of Equestria, we'll stop them, and I beat in five years we'll make it all the way to Vesapolis.
Always so smooth with his words, and I could sense some bit of truth but I still have plenty of doubts.

Always so smooth, I'll check on Jam.
He nods and I go and trot over to the other side of the train cart where jam is, a big earth pony, a farmer actually but he specialized in what his name suggests.

Ay Clover, want some jam, my ma sent me some of last year's harvest.
He shows me the package he got and they are about half a dozen jars of jam, I shake my head

No I'm good Jam, just checking in on you that's all.
I say although it was rather tempting.

Suit yourself, but I'm all good, still woulda wish that I was in a tank though
He always wanted to be in a tank.

Shoulda volunteered then, but then you wouldn't have me would you
I joke a tad bit.

Ha! I guess not Clover, I guess not.
We both share a laugh then part ways the-

Equestria Present Day.

I'm shook as I feel a nudge on my left shoulder

Get up dad, mom said that I should bring you inside, it's getting dark out.
My daughter Jade says and I realize I had been doing this for hours, I nod and follow her inside
What were you thinking about?

Oh nothing just my past.
I answer simply, and she nods, I then see Blossom cooking up something.

Dear you were there for hourss, I almosst thought you died.
She chuckles, she's as beautiful as she was when we first met.

No need to worry dear.
I chuckle alongside her, and she speaks.

I'm almosst done, Jade already sset the table, sso take a sseat.
I nod and walk over to the dining room and take a seat with Jade, soon Blossom comes out with four plates and jade calls out.

Gold dinner!
I hear the tiny hoofsteps of my grand colt, and soon see him cantering and take a seat.
Now don't make a mess.

We all eat some of Blossom's food on which it was some simple rice, veggies, some fruit, bread, and cheese. I'm rather lucky, no matter if I was ready or not.