Prologue
Letter from the Prophet
"Dear Celestia
It has been a while since we've spoken to one another, and I'm sorry for the absence, I hope you and Luna are doing okay. I'm doing just fine out here in the Everfree, doing pretty good actually. It's… quiet, and natural. No offence to your towns and such, but your nation has too much control over nature.
Anyways, why I am writing to you now.
Something is about to occur soon that needs my full attention in Canterlot. I'll be departing in the morning to the capital to investigate what the problem might be and would like to talk to you and Luna about said problem. It doesn't hurt to fortify your castle just in case if this is a threat, like last time with the Centaur, Tirek.
I'll see you both tomorrow at noon.
Sincerely, your friend
Noble"
Celestia smiles at what she just read while leaning back on her chair on her balcony, sipping on some tea.
She was happy to know one of her recent friends was coming for a visit, even if it is for business tomorrow, but exciting nonetheless. It felt good that Noble still considered her and Luna as a friend after what he went through in Ponyville, he even apologized when he didn't need to. She understood why he and the little girl lived in the Everfree Forest, but that never stopped her from worrying sometimes, even though she knew he was quite literally un-killable with his strange abilities.
Then she felt a wave of uneasiness from what her friend felt. Something was about to happen in her capital city, Canterlote, from what the letter said. She wanted to doubt it, but Noble, thus far, was never wrong with his predictions. For goodness sake, he predicted of Tireks' return a week before she dreamt about it.
So downing the tea with a single gulp, she stood up from her chair and went in her room. She cricks her knuckles and breathed steadily to get ready for the day ahead.