>You say bye to Maple and walk out the door to the lodge
>You take off and fly back towards Ponyville
>Once in sight, you land in the center off the town
>You walk by Sugar Cube Corner
>You haven't eaten since breakfast, and you are pretty hungry
>Eating can wait
>It would be more important to meet Twilight
>Already being a few minutes behind schedule, you walk towards the library
>The giant tree comes into view
>You see Spike doing some stuff outside of the library
>It looks like he's sweeping
"Hey Spike"
>He looks over at you
>"Oh hey Amber! Twilight is inside, if you want to see her"
>You walk past him and towards the door
"Yeah, thanks Spike"
>You push open the door
>"Amber?"
>You hear a voice come up from above
"Hey Twilight"
>"Hey. I'm upstairs"
>You walk up the stairs to Twilight
>You see her sitting in a chair
>Deja vu, huh
>There is a chair across from her
>Assuming that's where you are supposed to sit, you take a seat
>"Hey Amber, how are you feeling today?"
"Well, my hip is still a little sore. But besides that, I'm fine"
>She levitates a glass of water off her bedpost and onto the floor
>"That's good to hear...What about emotionally?"
>You almost chuckle at the question
"Yeah, I'm doing fine there too, Twilight"
>She nods her head at your response
>"That's also good to hear. So where do you wanna start?"
"Well, what did Maple tell you?"
>"Does that matter, Amber?"
>You think about it for a second
"I guess not...But It's still nice to know what she said"
>She nods
>"Fair enough. She told me about what happened to you on the couch, and how she felt"
>You look down
>Almost shamefully
"Yeah...the couch..."
>"But it seems that's not the only thing that is affecting you"
>You look back up
"What do you mean?"
>She straightens her posture before speaking
>"She told me that you feel...responsible, for what happened. With your troops"
>Suddenly you get angry
"Wait...what did she say?"
>You say in a confrontational voice
>"She said that you just feel guilty about what happened"
>You can't believe she told that to her
>It wasn't her place to tell her that
>That was personal
>You shake your head
"And how did that come up in conversation?"
>She takes another breath in
>"We were talking about how you reacted"
"How I reacted...How about what she did? Why didn't you talk about that?"
>You say in an increasingly loud voice
>She leans back
>"Amber, we did talk about that...But you half to calm down"
>Calm down...
>You take a few breaths in and attempt to cool off
>Your eyes start to get watery
>You try to fight back tears
>"Are you okay Amber?"
>You wipe your tears back with a hoof
>You take a bunch of deep breathes, trying to regulate your breathing
"Yeah...I'm fine"
>She stands up from her chair and moves it next to yours
>She sits back down and puts a wing around you
>"Amber, it's okay to be upset...You went through a very difficult few days"
>You nod your head, feeling comfortable in her embrace
"...It-it's just so hard...Those were MY ponies...and I let them down...They didn't have to die, not like that"
>You could've done something
>"Amber, you have to listen to me...It is not your fault. You had no idea what you were walking in to"
>You clench your eyes, reliving the moment
"But I did Twilight...They told me they were armed..."
>Precious lives, gone to waste
>That's all you can think about
>"Sure they told you...But your ponies were ready, they just ambushed you...I read the reports Amber. It is not your fault"
"You weren't there Twilight..."
>You move your hooves back up to your face
>You try to find something that you could have done differently
>Twilight levitates the water that was on the ground up to your face
>You grab it with your hooves and drink
>The cool water feels good running down your throat
>She gives you a minute to relax
>"Do you feel a little better Amber?"
>You nod your head up and down
>"That's good...Maple also told me that you will be sleeping over Dash's house"
>Speaking softly, you are able to say
"Yeah...I slept there last night"
>Now the NEW memories come into your mind
>The ones of you and Dash on the floor
>"I think that's a good idea...It'll give you an opportunity to get some space"
>Yeah, you will be able to get a little space there
>"But Maple also told me you came home hung over this morning"
>You roll your eyes and smile
>Maple really did tell Twilight everything