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Lessons of the Heart
“Princess Celestia?”
“Yes, my most faithful student?”
“You know I trust everything you say implicitly, right?”
The solar princess softly closed the door behind her and sat on the floor. As she had expected, her protege was already packed for her journey, her saddle bags laden with quills, inkwells, books, and parchment rolls. Yet as her timeless eyes surveyed the room, Celestia found only a lone suitcase prepared to join them and their owner. She thought to question the lack of other luggage for such a long trip, but the question died on her lips when her gaze settled on the young filly that was still pacing in circles in front of her. To change the subject now might push the unicorn from frenetic to panicked in an instant.
“Of course I do, and you know that I value the trust you place in me dearly.”
“A– And you also know that I’d never refuse any request or assignment from you, right?” The filly asked as she passed in front of Celestia for the tenth time.
“Yes, of course,” Celestia replied. She knew where the filly was likely going with this line of questioning, but decided to see the scene through to the end. “As I have said many times, your devotion to the tasks I have set before you has been unparalleled.”
“Oh, well, that’s great to hear,” the young unicorn replied as she walked another circle around the center of the room. “I was beginning to worry a bit—” she whirled around to face the Princess directly, “I mean, surely, you of all ponies would have a most insightful reason for sending me to the middle of nowhere!”
Silenced reigned for an instant, before the filly realized what she had done. Her eyes shrunk to pinpricks and she cowered in place on the rug, mewling in abject fear. “O– Oh Princess I’m so sorryIdidn’tmeanitpleasedon’tbanishme—”
Celestia’s eyes widened for a moment as Twilight strung entire sentences together into a single breath. Ever since she had brought this assignment up, she had sensed a measure of doubt and worry in Twilight, but with her departure imminent, that sense of worry had finally overwhelmed her young mind.
“Twilight Sparkle.” The gentle, almost motherly tone of Celestia’s voice silenced the babbling unicorn instantly. A golden glow enveloped Twilight as Celestia’s magic lifted her off the floor and brought her to rest on top of her small bed. Twilight blinked away some tears as Celestia stepped to the side of her bed and sat down, bringing her magenta eyes in line with her own.
“My dear Twilight, I know the talent that lies inside your mind, and the devotion that lives in your heart. You are my most faithful student, after all.” The princess brushed a stray lock of hair from Twilight’s face. “But tell me, would I ask you to go so far away from here if I doubted you for even a second?”
A sniffle and a nod of the head was Twilight’s only response.
“Remember, Twilight, that there is much more to magic, and to the world, than spell formulas and evocation circles. You have made vast strides in your education, and have mastered so much in such a short time. But there are many things that neither books, nor a princess, can teach. Spike will be there to help you along, and of course I will offer any advice that I can.”
Celestia placed a hoof on top of Twilight’s as she continued. “These are lessons that each of us must learn in their own ways, but ultimately, they can be learned, and even mastered. Just remember that sometimes, you have to give your mind a break, and let your heart, your feelings, be your teacher.”
Twilight smiled through the last of her tears, gripping the Princess’ gold-clad hoof as if it were a life raft. “You’re right, Princess. It may take me a bit to figure it out, but I won’t let you down.”
She looked into the eyes of the sun, and let slip a final thought. “But, what can one filly learn about friendship in a small town like Ponyville?”
“Yes, my most faithful student?”
“You know I trust everything you say implicitly, right?”
The solar princess softly closed the door behind her and sat on the floor. As she had expected, her protege was already packed for her journey, her saddle bags laden with quills, inkwells, books, and parchment rolls. Yet as her timeless eyes surveyed the room, Celestia found only a lone suitcase prepared to join them and their owner. She thought to question the lack of other luggage for such a long trip, but the question died on her lips when her gaze settled on the young filly that was still pacing in circles in front of her. To change the subject now might push the unicorn from frenetic to panicked in an instant.
“Of course I do, and you know that I value the trust you place in me dearly.”
“A– And you also know that I’d never refuse any request or assignment from you, right?” The filly asked as she passed in front of Celestia for the tenth time.
“Yes, of course,” Celestia replied. She knew where the filly was likely going with this line of questioning, but decided to see the scene through to the end. “As I have said many times, your devotion to the tasks I have set before you has been unparalleled.”
“Oh, well, that’s great to hear,” the young unicorn replied as she walked another circle around the center of the room. “I was beginning to worry a bit—” she whirled around to face the Princess directly, “I mean, surely, you of all ponies would have a most insightful reason for sending me to the middle of nowhere!”
Silenced reigned for an instant, before the filly realized what she had done. Her eyes shrunk to pinpricks and she cowered in place on the rug, mewling in abject fear. “O– Oh Princess I’m so sorryIdidn’tmeanitpleasedon’tbanishme—”
Celestia’s eyes widened for a moment as Twilight strung entire sentences together into a single breath. Ever since she had brought this assignment up, she had sensed a measure of doubt and worry in Twilight, but with her departure imminent, that sense of worry had finally overwhelmed her young mind.
“Twilight Sparkle.” The gentle, almost motherly tone of Celestia’s voice silenced the babbling unicorn instantly. A golden glow enveloped Twilight as Celestia’s magic lifted her off the floor and brought her to rest on top of her small bed. Twilight blinked away some tears as Celestia stepped to the side of her bed and sat down, bringing her magenta eyes in line with her own.
“My dear Twilight, I know the talent that lies inside your mind, and the devotion that lives in your heart. You are my most faithful student, after all.” The princess brushed a stray lock of hair from Twilight’s face. “But tell me, would I ask you to go so far away from here if I doubted you for even a second?”
A sniffle and a nod of the head was Twilight’s only response.
“Remember, Twilight, that there is much more to magic, and to the world, than spell formulas and evocation circles. You have made vast strides in your education, and have mastered so much in such a short time. But there are many things that neither books, nor a princess, can teach. Spike will be there to help you along, and of course I will offer any advice that I can.”
Celestia placed a hoof on top of Twilight’s as she continued. “These are lessons that each of us must learn in their own ways, but ultimately, they can be learned, and even mastered. Just remember that sometimes, you have to give your mind a break, and let your heart, your feelings, be your teacher.”
Twilight smiled through the last of her tears, gripping the Princess’ gold-clad hoof as if it were a life raft. “You’re right, Princess. It may take me a bit to figure it out, but I won’t let you down.”
She looked into the eyes of the sun, and let slip a final thought. “But, what can one filly learn about friendship in a small town like Ponyville?”