The great pony wars toll.

Twilight lay on the couch staring at the ceiling, the library was silent, the only audible sound was her sobbing and blowing into a tissue as she continued to miss Thunder hooves more and more with each passing day. Sometimes twilight would drown out her sorrow by reading a book or two and temporarily forgetting about the war raging on an entire continent away.Though the war was so far away, the letters she received from Thunder made her feel close to him.

The mail came in at the end of the week and that day was like a holiday for Twilight, she would run out the door at the sight of Derpy coming to deliver her lovers weekly letters. The second Derpy would hand her the letter, Twilight would shred open the envelope and read it right there at that moment.

"Dear twilight, The bitter cold and the constant fighting have taken its toll on the soldiers fighting here, I can barely even write this letter to you, due to my teeth chattering and nearly biting the pencil in half. I have heard that the war has been winding down and it could possibly be cut short! Just be patient, I will be back in your arms before you know it. I hope you have been doing well lately even though I know that I not being there to comfort you during these rough times am making it hard on you. Just keep your chin up and keep in mind that I will be back to love you again once more." Twilight carefully folded the letter up and placed in her saddle bag, she kept all the letters she has received from Thunder Hooves.

She cherished the letters with all her heart, they were symbols of Thunders existence and they contained the only thing that could make her smile while he was gone. Sometimes she would open the letters up and find pictures from the war front of Thunder and his fellow soldiers, he was always smiling and appeared to be having a great time.

But she knew that he was home sick and couldn't wait to be back in her arms. Every night she would lay in bed and dream of him next to her, the smell of his mane and the warmth of his body as they cuddled up so close. They would lay still and stare into each others eyes daring the other to fall asleep first, she would close her eyes and begin to sleep but not before he would lean in really close and say "I love you twilight" just loud enough for her to hear.

It had been about three years since she had experienced his love that burns so brightly for her, maybe the light she sees from her window in the early morning is his love reaching out to her letting she knows that though the light goes away for a while it always comes right back around. Twilight finished up her book and headed upstairs to her bed, where she will prepare for another night alone. She scooted under the covers and stared out her window and had a perfect view of the moon. She suddenly had the feeling that halfway across the planet, Thunder was looking at the same moon missing her as much as she missed him. A single tear ran down the side of her face and she couldn't but to smile. Maybe things won't be so bad after all. Her love will return home, and all her worries will be carried away in the breeze.