It was more than just surprise; this conversation completely shattered some of the filters Twilight Sparkle had regarding Aurora.
Although Aurora hadn't prepared to tell her these things right now, she had originally intended to find a suitable time to slowly close the distance between herself and these ponies, so this moment was just right.
Aurora didn't want to leave the so-called "omnipotent" impression on the ponies she was close to, especially since this deliberately created "perfection" had already affected their judgment of her.
"I think I should apologize to you all for my concealment. I'm telling you this to let you know that the scale of socializing and the scale of friendship are different. Regarding the knowledge of friendship, I also have many things to learn."
Aurora looked at Twilight Sparkle, who was still in a daze, and said softly.
"Twilight, you are different from me, so you don't need to learn from me; you just need to do what you think is right. There is no such thing as the most perfect solution in the world, so you don't need to worry about not doing well enough."
Aurora couldn't directly tell Twilight Sparkle what to do, because she herself didn't know the answer to the question of friendship; if she did, she wouldn't have "lost her love," and in fact, she was even waiting for Twilight Sparkle to come up with a guide she could learn from.
By experiencing the beautiful and intimate friendship among the M6 up close, she should be able to change in a positive direction, right?
"Before the words are conveyed, no one knows what will happen, but the heart that cares for friends is definitely not wrong; all we have to do is try our best so that we don't feel regret."
Twilight Sparkle hadn't recovered from the surprise, and even for a moment suspected whether Aurora had never treated any pony as a friend from the very beginning.
But as soon as this conjecture popped up, she extinguished it.
From the first time she met Aurora, Aurora had always been very good to her, caring for her like an older sister. So she felt that Aurora probably just expressed her emotions differently from other ponies, being more reserved.
However, Aurora was really good to her friends; this point was unquestionable. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many ponies who liked her and wanted to be friends with her, even though Aurora herself might not want to be too close to them.
Thinking of this, Twilight Sparkle looked at Aurora's somewhat indifferent face, and suddenly felt some sadness and sorrow in her heart.
She had never noticed these things, or perhaps she had noticed them, but hadn't taken them to heart.
There was a pony in the herd who appeared lively and cheerful on the surface, but was enduring loneliness on the inside.
Twilight Sparkle wanted to ask her, why was she such a pony? How could she endure it?
But she opened her mouth and still didn't ask.
At this moment, her mind was running faster than when she was thinking about math problems, as if she had suddenly had an epiphany, making her think of a lot in an instant.
She wasn't sure if asking this question would get an answer; perhaps Sunset Shimmer had once asked Aurora similar questions and tried to understand the essence of Aurora's heart.
However, the result of doing so, even if Twilight hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she had already felt it from the atmosphere to some extent.
Although Twilight Sparkle also wanted to know the truth, compared to Aurora's wishes, the truth wasn't that important anymore.
'If Sunset Shimmer hadn't left, would Aurora not have told me these things?'
This incredible thought emerged in Twilight Sparkle's mind.
Perhaps in another timeline, the three of them were still intimate friends, and Aurora was still habitually hiding her loneliness, until that unpredictable future.
Twilight didn't know how to describe the depression in her chest right now; she just felt it was too unfair to Aurora.
"...Aurora, is there anything you want me to do for you?"
After a moment of silence, Twilight Sparkle asked such a question on impulse, causing Aurora to look at her in confusion.
Weren't they talking about their friendship with Rainbow Dash just now? Why did she suddenly ask about her thoughts?
But seeing Twilight Sparkle's exceptionally serious expression, Aurora was willing to believe that she had suddenly communicated with the tree of harmony.
Before Aurora could answer, Twilight Sparkle acted first, giving Aurora a hug, which made Aurora stunned for a moment.
"Thank you, Aurora, I think I know where to start."
Twilight Sparkle's somewhat happy words reached her ears, and then she slowly released Aurora's neck and walked forward full of confidence, leaving the bewildered Aurora standing there in a daze, until it took her a while to remember to catch up.
Although she didn't know what Twilight Sparkle had figured out in such a short time, it was good that the child could get back on her feet.
After all, a flash of inspiration is also a part of growing up.
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