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[ponymeisters]

[Its true that she's answering questions for those in the scroll. However, she knows that not everypony was looking at the scrolls, reading the story. So, she decides to open up to others outside the story, while the story was still going.

Even if she's just the book's version of it, there's no denying the sheer presence of this creature, with good reason, of course.

So she smiles, then speaks, her voice everywhere and nowhere at the same time.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYPONY. I'M CERTAIN YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PRESENCE IN THIS STORY, AND PROBABLY OTHER THINGS.

I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

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[tinkertytonk]

What will solve it, then? Getting rid of this Corruption thingummy? It's been around since ages ago, though, hasn't it? All that rot about Stalliongrad and alicorns going off their heads.

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[ponymeisters]

THE CORRUPTION HAS BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN EVEN I. HOWEVER, THE TREE WILL EXIST WHEN IT NEEDS TO, AND THE CORRUPTION WILL BE STOPPED WHEN ITS TIME. THAT MUCH, I'M CERTAIN OF.

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[tinkertytonk]

Really? Well. That's sort of a relief! I don't suppose you've got a timeline on that? I'd like to know if I'm to spend another decade or so as a pony, what?

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[ponymeisters]

I CAN TELL YOU YOU WON'T BE SPENDING THAT LONG AS A PONY, BUT OTHERWISE, I'M JUST GOING TO LET THE VAGUE UNCERTAINTY EAT AT YOU.

...JOKING. I'M NOT THAT CRUEL, BERTIE. BUT TELLING YOU ANYTHING PRECISE WOULD ALERT CALICE.

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[tinkertytonk]

[Well, all right, that deserves a snort of laughter.]

Righto! A nods as good as a wink, then, but less than 10 years. That's something, I suppose. And you've got it all done for certain, have you? All the stars aligned and fates divined and whatnot?