The most inconsequential participants in the great Equestria-Sarathûl war, a conscripted earth pony farmer and a human soldier take a break from miserable fighting in the rain for a simple act of kindness.

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Written out of my great love for John Hood's fantastic epic, Across the Sea parts one and two. This is written as a kind of side-story for a possible future of the fic; the real narrative probably won't go this exact path, but I've made a good guess. That's part of the beauty of Across the Sea.

Also, to quote John Hood about this story:

I'll sanction it to the degree of "It gets the feel and tone of the world right."

This story uses none of the characters of the one it's based off of, but instead uses the incredible world that Across the Sea has built.