Note: Sorry for the late update. I had family over for Christmas, and got distracted by other projects.

Hi, Mom,

Happy Lotus Night. I wish you were here to celebrate it with us. Even though there was a zombie apocalypse, it was still a good Lotus Night.

It started off as a normal Lotus Night, other than the fact that it was my first Lotus Night as Arkayna's sister. I couldn't figure out what to get Arkayna, so Em helped me make something called "the conditioner of the gods". I didn't mind getting most of the ingredients, but the hair from a centaur wasn't exactly my favourite ingredient to get. I had a bad experience with centaurs before, and I really wasn't looking forward to getting hit by their daggers. Still, it was better than last time, and I had to get the perfect gift for Arkayna.

But then, zombies invaded Drake City. From what Choko told us, Deeva (the vexicons' pet) made zombie dust to get revenge on Mallory, but there was an accident and it infected the entire city.

We had a plan to create an antidote to put in the fireworks. I was sure we had it under control, but Tazma, an evil mage that we're keeping as prisoner, got out of her snow globe and was zombified. We all got zombified, but Choko managed to get the antidote into the fireworks. I am so glad that I have him. He's the best pet a girl can have, especially a girl who goes on quests.

You know, this whole thing made me think about the true meaning of Lotus Night. I spent all my time looking for the perfect gift for Arkayna, but I had use one of the ingredients for the antidote. It turns out that Arkayna's gift to me got destroyed, and I didn't care. It was a perfect Lotus Night, just because I was spending it with people I care about. Besides, I noticed that Arkayna and Piper were riding on a mage board, which I'm guessing was my gift, so the fact that they had it as a way to escape means more to me than having it as a present. I think the others learned that to. Piper is always excited to open presents on Lotus Night, and tonight, she didn't seem to care.

I wish I could have spent it with you. This Lotus Night was weird, but it turned out perfect.

Zarya

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Queen Goodfey couldn't help but smile when she read the letter. Out of all the sad letters she has read, this seemed like a pretty fun adventure.

She noticed that Zarya didn't go into details about her bad experience with centaurs. She wished that Zarya wrote more about it. She made a mental note to ask her daughter about it. She didn't think it would be easy, though. She had a feeling that Zarya was purposefully hiding details about the incident.

She was glad that they had Choko as well. He seemed like a nice team pet, and very resourceful.

She was glad that Zarya learned that Lotus Night isn't about presents. She felt that everyone was so invested in Lotus Night shopping and what they get that they forgot about what it truly meant.

She couldn't help but think about the incident involved zombies. It was sort of poetic. She felt as though everyone was like zombies when shopping for Lotus Night, and there was a zombie apocalypse. When everyone was turned back to normal, her daughters and their friends learned that the gifts weren't important. It was a nice lesson, but she wished her daughters didn't have to be turned into zombies for them to learn it.

Queen Goodfey was looking forward to Lotus Night with her daughters. Of course, she would like a peaceful Lotus Night.

The part where Piper learned about Lotus Night not being about gifts wasn't mentioned in the show, but I have a feeling that they all may have learned a lesson about Lotus Night.