So it's been quite some time since I last blogged. I can explain why. The laptop I was using was usurped and hoarded by it's owners daughter. She claims it like Sombre claims the Crystal Empire, (or more exact, like Smaug claims Erebor and all the dwarven gold within). That left me without a properly working gateway to the web. That is now over due to some minor good luck in an existence of bad. All I'm gonna say is child runs the house, momma is too afraid to stand up yet too protective to let others, and me, mr. bleedin heart (soon to have that removed and replaced with something more metallic, as well as destroy all sleeves from my wardrobe), in the middle trying to right the injustices, support and protect everyone, and doing about as good a job at it as a one legged dog herding sheep. In the immortal words of Jim "I'd rather not talk about it".

Equestria on the other hoof has not been kind.

It all began with a dream reflecting upon a memory. I was back with my herd and pride. I was told by both dads that I would inherit leadership. I denied both and passed it to the next in line. Memories of classes I've taken, my fantasy of being alpha of a raptor pack, group leaders I wanted to be as a kid, all broke in at this moment. All of this awoke me in a cold sweat. Thinking back to the notification of my inherited roles I felt a yearning to accept. At first I blamed it as a new symptom of home sickness. The more thought it was given the less I was convinced so. One night, while recovering from a terrible event (more on that later), I went to a room in the Canterlot castle where royal treasures were on display. I managed to remove a crown and tried it on in front of the nearest reflective surface. What I'd seen upset me greatly. Later, when I was back in the hospital wing, I was granted access to all the regalia a king would traditionally wear. I put it on and stood in front of a mirror for all in attendance to see. While Tia and Rare discussed my looks I removed the wear and jumped out a window while wings formed. My flight was cut short by a flock off birds looking for a bug to dine on. I woke up sometime after Lulu had rescued me from the flock and proceeded to quarrel with her. A few days later we me at an in door training are. We sparred and then I explained why I had been so rude. Seeing myself in an item like that, that signified such a role, proved to me that being a leader must be destined. Then again why do I get the same feeling from music related activity.

Concerning the terrible event; Long story short, there was a boat, a volcanic island, shining armor, and pirates, The most terrible part was when I had to hold back a wall of lava (literally stall an eruption) with only little reserve energy. I saved what was left of the Equestrian crew but the volcano still erupted. Technically I was liquified by lava when my energy was fully drained. Technically because I was saved by a deity. For days we talked before she returned me to my body. I was questioned about the experience by everypony privy to the deity's existence. Unfortunately the energy I'd been saved by left me having to earn back my powers one by one, being stuck with only jutsu and my alicorn forme.

Got out of the hospital wing just in time to stop a timber pack from running amok in Manehatten. Shortly after I bumped into a strange town, lost both layers of my mark (one to keep my powers from fading, the other for my alicorn forme), and only gained the later back. This means I'm stuck as an alicorn, limited more by now having to use only Equestrian spells and such. Something I'm not so used to.

Went to the ruins in the Everfree to study up on spells as well as calm from my frustration at being so limited. Ended up getting a visitor whom kept an eye on me and promised to tutor me. She almost got me in trouble when my marefriend found us. Tutor left to gather tea and breakfast, marefriend stayed to wake me. Moral of the story? If you and a friend use each other's backs for pillows, never say the words "(friends name) you better be kissing me in your sleep because of a dream or else ther's going to be trouble" when your significant other is being lovable to wake you up. You just might wind up being torn after around some castle ruins, igniting your spirit, and heading into the forest until you pass out from your spirit fizziling out.