Kara… might be the traitor. I didn’t want to admit it, but I found something that might indicate that she has been working for Tethys all along. Motive.

I’ve always taken her story about her family being killed by seaponies at face value. Of course, my own staff investigated her thoroughly to ensure she was telling the truth, but they did confirm that her family was killed by kelpies.

What they didn’t tell me, and through no fault of theirs, was that Kara had an older kelpie brother that had been culled.

Normally, I wouldn’t find this suspicious. The kelpies seem the type to take revenge on those that give up their kind. However, I find it very suspicious that a pony that reached such a high position in my own government didn’t tell me about this fact of theirs. And while not incriminating by itself, the fact that Kara did have a brother that was culled, along with the fact I know she is among the list of possible suspects is very worrying.