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For somepony who had been travelling South by hoof for the best part of a week, Permafrost was not lacking in energy in the slightest. She hadn't even felt the need to eat or sleep in what had felt like countless centuries.

She supposed that had something do with the wild and ambient magics keeping her alive for millenia, making her outlive possibly every last trace of her supposedly long dead civilisation. Perhaps those who made the Great Exodus never even made out of the Frozen North alive.

Permafrost did not know, but she wanted to find out if anypony else did. So she had packed her few meagre belongings in the saddlebags her long deceased lover had bought her, the enchanted brown leather in very usable condition after all the uncounted years, the heart shaped fire rubies affixed upon the bags still glowing slightly in their golden mounts.

Her destination was obvious: The Crystal Empire.

Long had she seen the distant glow of the forcefield protecting the city out on the far horizon, and finally she had made her little pilgrimage here. Desperately, she hoped that this would not be in vain. She had to learn something of her people. Surely some trace had survived the eons...

Permafrost looked about as she walked down the crystalline street, noticing a distinct lack of ponies on the street, apart from a few of the local guards blocking the street ahead of her. Well that would be why, then, she reasoned.

But, this visit had been a long time in the making, and Permafrost was not the sort of mare to rush into anything.

Her stature made her appear regal, towering over even the largest of the guards as she slowly approached the roadblock, a fine mist rising from her unshorn fetlocks as she walked. Hoarfrost and sheet-ice marked the passing of her ancient hooves. As she looked left and right, she noticed frightened-loking ponies Peering from their windows at her. She merely smiled at them before returning her gaze to the armoured stallions cutting off her path.

She drew herself to a halt before them, never letting up her jovial smile.

Without a trace of fear, a stern voice rang out from a handsome stallion wearing purple armour, "Halt- state your name and business in the Crystal Empire!"

Turning to face him, she lifted her front left hoof and responded, "I am sorry to cause such a fuss, my good Sir! My name is Permafrost, and I mean no harm to anypony. I am on a fact-finding mission of great personal import- as I wish to locate any remnants of my people, or at least any possible records or information pertaining to their passing."

He seemed to consider this for a moment, before gesturing to his soldiers to step back, but to also keep their spears levelled at the large mare. A cautious one, this stallion. A useful trait in an officer, she thought.

"Permafrost? That name seems familiar to me- are you the one that has helped and saved some of our guards out in the Wastes?" he asked.

She knelt to bow before him, Averting her eyes as fine mist continued to form around her hooves before dissipating in the warmer climate here.

"Yes Sir, that would be me."

He pulled his helmet off and held it in the crook of his foreleg, "Then welcome to the Crystal Empire! I'm Prince Shining Armour. Over the last few years, you have saved many ponies from dying out there. I would like to say that I personally deeply appreciate everything you have done for us."

She remained kneeling before him, "Your Highness, you are too kind, of course- I just wish I could have saved more of them."

"You cannot be everywhere, Permafrost. There was nothing more you could have done. And even despite that, you activated their beacons so we could recover the bodies. Not a single guard or citizen has been unaccounted for one way or the other since the Crystal Empire returned- and that is all thanks to you"

He gestured his guards to relax their stance and they complied immediately.

"But enough of this, you're a guest of the Crown, you need not kneel before me. After all you have done for our ponies, I am sure we can help you find your people. If you would like to take up position to my right, we will go speak with my wife about your predicament. We have an extensive library complex with records stretching back into antiquity, and if your people passed through here, there will be mention of them in there somewhere."

"Thank you, your Highness", she said softly, and in return, he gave her a curt nod of respect.

As requested, Permafrost sood back up to her full height and took up position next to Shining Armour, his soldiers forming an honour guard to the flanks and rear. He was a bit taller than his guards, but she still towered over them. As they began to move forward as a single unit, she started noticing ponies coming out of their homes and lining up along the street.

And they were watching her intently, their apparent caution left behind in the dust of their curiosity. Occasionally as she passed, little faces could be seen between the legs of the adult ponies- presumably the children of these ponies that had come.out to greet her.

A blush formed on her face. Permafrost had never had a reception like this in all her life, and even for her, this was a lot to take in. But despite her unusual welcome, she continued smiling and walking in lockstep with the erstwhile Prince beside her.

Perhaps this is the start of a new chapter in her life, she mused.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello everyone!

I've decided to advance Permafrost's storyline a little and will be reworking her wiki again soon to reflect this. And part of this is a base edit of her in the Crystal Empire. I did not put any other ponies in shot, as I could not find the correct bases to depict what I wanted to show. You can expect more of Permafrost to come.in the future- I love working with her!

Still, at least I have done something. I am especially proud of her saddlebags and it's decorative gemstones, inspired by the huge Fire Ruby that Spike gave Rarity. But, I am not happy with her tail, and I believe that I will redesign that in the future. Again, I'm out of time now, so that will have to wait.

As per usual, this was done with Ibis Paint X on my Android mobile phone with no stylus, and the edit took two hours to complete, due to revising and reworking the saddlebags on numerous occasions. It was a pain, but I managed it.

The base that I used can be found right here: www.deviantart.com/teepew/art/…

And of course, the background that I utilised for this edit can be sourced from this link: www.deviantart.com/xpesifeindx…

Thank you for checking out what I've been working on! I hope you've enjoyed this little diversion, and as always- take care of yourselves and I'll catch you next time! ^^

#DatFloofyPone

Description
For somepony who had been travelling South by hoof for the best part of a week, Permafrost was not lacking in energy in the slightest. She hadn't even felt the need to eat or sleep in what had felt like countless centuries.

She supposed that had something do with the wild and ambient magics keeping her alive for millenia, making her outlive possibly every last trace of her supposedly long dead civilisation. Perhaps those who made the Great Exodus never even made out of the Frozen North alive.

Permafrost did not know, but she wanted to find out if anypony else did. So she had packed her few meagre belongings in the saddlebags her long deceased lover had bought her, the enchanted brown leather in very usable condition after all the uncounted years, the heart shaped fire rubies affixed upon the bags still glowing slightly in their golden mounts.

Her destination was obvious: The Crystal Empire.

Long had she seen the distant glow of the forcefield protecting the city out on the far horizon, and finally she had made her little pilgrimage here. Desperately, she hoped that this would not be in vain. She had to learn something of her people. Surely some trace had survived the eons...

Permafrost looked about as she walked down the crystalline street, noticing a distinct lack of ponies on the street, apart from a few of the local guards blocking the street ahead of her. Well that would be why, then, she reasoned.

But, this visit had been a long time in the making, and Permafrost was not the sort of mare to rush into anything.

Her stature made her appear regal, towering over even the largest of the guards as she slowly approached the roadblock, a fine mist rising from her unshorn fetlocks as she walked. Hoarfrost and sheet-ice marked the passing of her ancient hooves. As she looked left and right, she noticed frightened-loking ponies Peering from their windows at her. She merely smiled at them before returning her gaze to the armoured stallions cutting off her path.

She drew herself to a halt before them, never letting up her jovial smile.

Without a trace of fear, a stern voice rang out from a handsome stallion wearing purple armour, "Halt- state your name and business in the Crystal Empire!"

Turning to face him, she lifted her front left hoof and responded, "I am sorry to cause such a fuss, my good Sir! My name is Permafrost, and I mean no harm to anypony. I am on a fact-finding mission of great personal import- as I wish to locate any remnants of my people, or at least any possible records or information pertaining to their passing."

He seemed to consider this for a moment, before gesturing to his soldiers to step back, but to also keep their spears levelled at the large mare. A cautious one, this stallion. A useful trait in an officer, she thought.

"Permafrost? That name seems familiar to me- are you the one that has helped and saved some of our guards out in the Wastes?" he asked.

She knelt to bow before him, Averting her eyes as fine mist continued to form around her hooves before dissipating in the warmer climate here.

"Yes Sir, that would be me."

He pulled his helmet off and held it in the crook of his foreleg, "Then welcome to the Crystal Empire! I'm Prince Shining Armour. Over the last few years, you have saved many ponies from dying out there. I would like to say that I personally deeply appreciate everything you have done for us."

She remained kneeling before him, "Your Highness, you are too kind, of course- I just wish I could have saved more of them."

"You cannot be everywhere, Permafrost. There was nothing more you could have done. And even despite that, you activated their beacons so we could recover the bodies. Not a single guard or citizen has been unaccounted for one way or the other since the Crystal Empire returned- and that is all thanks to you"

He gestured his guards to relax their stance and they complied immediately.

"But enough of this, you're a guest of the Crown, you need not kneel before me. After all you have done for our ponies, I am sure we can help you find your people. If you would like to take up position to my right, we will go speak with my wife about your predicament. We have an extensive library complex with records stretching back into antiquity, and if your people passed through here, there will be mention of them in there somewhere."

"Thank you, your Highness", she said softly, and in return, he gave her a curt nod of respect.

As requested, Permafrost sood back up to her full height and took up position next to Shining Armour, his soldiers forming an honour guard to the flanks and rear. He was a bit taller than his guards, but she still towered over them. As they began to move forward as a single unit, she started noticing ponies coming out of their homes and lining up along the street.

And they were watching her intently, their apparent caution left behind in the dust of their curiosity. Occasionally as she passed, little faces could be seen between the legs of the adult ponies- presumably the children of these ponies that had come.out to greet her.

A blush formed on her face. Permafrost had never had a reception like this in all her life, and even for her, this was a lot to take in. But despite her unusual welcome, she continued smiling and walking in lockstep with the erstwhile Prince beside her.

Perhaps this is the start of a new chapter in her life, she mused.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello everyone!

I've decided to advance Permafrost's storyline a little and will be reworking her wiki again soon to reflect this. And part of this is a base edit of her in the Crystal Empire. I did not put any other ponies in shot, as I could not find the correct bases to depict what I wanted to show. You can expect more of Permafrost to come.in the future- I love working with her!

Still, at least I have done something. I am especially proud of her saddlebags and it's decorative gemstones, inspired by the huge Fire Ruby that Spike gave Rarity. But, I am not happy with her tail, and I believe that I will redesign that in the future. Again, I'm out of time now, so that will have to wait.

As per usual, this was done with Ibis Paint X on my Android mobile phone with no stylus, and the edit took two hours to complete, due to revising and reworking the saddlebags on numerous occasions. It was a pain, but I managed it.

The base that I used can be found right here: www.deviantart.com/teepew/art/…

And of course, the background that I utilised for this edit can be sourced from this link: www.deviantart.com/xpesifeindx…

Thank you for checking out what I've been working on! I hope you've enjoyed this little diversion, and as always- take care of yourselves and I'll catch you next time! ^^

#DatFloofyPone