This is the order the five senses develop in for foals as they rest, cradled in the warm safety of a mother’s womb. But for one, her womb was a thorn bush in the dark of night. For one, the safety and warmth that should have carried her into the world was replaced with pain and cold.
An interesting substory to Past Sins. If you ever wanted to know what Nyx was thinking during her first hours of existence, then this story is for you.
This takes place during the first chapter to Past Sins, when Twilight first discovers Nyx. But this time, it’s told in first-person, from Nyx’s point of view. You’ll learn what she felt and thought during her first hours. This was particularly interesting for me because hearing the same story from another perspective can completely change your, well, perspective on the setting and tone. Twilight was worried the filly in the bush was just a trap set by the evil cult to catch her again, but did she really have any negative intentions for her? Well, now you can find out!
I do not recommend reading this until finishing chapter one of Past Sins, at the very least.