Light Fades Fast

In a city little better than a living mausoleum, hope—and cutie marks—have become relics of the past. Can a lone candlemaker and a mare little better than a spectre change the fate of a city doomed to eternal winter?

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Two-hundred years after Nightmare Moon's banishment, Equestria had moved on. All but one city high in the mountains. A city now lost to memory . . .

In the midst of an eternal winter, one candlemaker rediscovers the meaning of happiness and hope through an unlikely stranger. Strya had more than her fair share of secrets, but they shared one in-particular. A cutie mark. Could two ponies possibly change the fate of the doomed city?

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A complete re-imagining of my first story on the site. I've taken the heart of the original and lavished it with the love and skill I've crafted over the years.

This one's been sitting in my gdocs for a while now, but I decided to publish this story at long last as a gift for my 500 watchers. Thank you all so very much. I'm truly touched by the support.