Quicksilver's Lament - Part 2 - The Long Walk

When she let me go, I got up and brushed myself off.  The gown I wore was no longer a pale white, but I dusty brown. It was no fit for a princess to wear. There were dings all over my back, seeing as the pony dragged me by my tail. As soon as I got to my feet, I immediately broke down. I smashed my hoof to the floor, and dust flew into the hair, filling it with a ghastly stench.
“Miss,” the pony whispered.
“No!” I screamed at the ground. “No! I’m not going anywhere!”
“Please, we have to move.”
“Why? My husband is dead. There is nothing for me here.” I cried, not moving.
“Nopony else knows what happened here,” she shook. “Nopony will believe me.”
I looked up, my face covered in dirt and tears. I stood on my legs, and they shook. I took a deep breath. I nearly fell, but the earth pony supported me and helped me to my feet.
“My family is dead,” I said strongly. “They died in the rotunda. Their bodies that I once knew are burning and will soon become ashes… only to be blown away like the dreams I once had of my wedding day. I watched my family die... I will catch whoever did this, and they will pay for their crimes.” I started walking shakily. After a few steps a just collapsed and fell on the ground.
“Miss!” She said.
“My name is Quicksilver, and I want you to use it! Now look me in the eye and tell me I couldn’t have prevented this.”
“You couldn’t,” she said. “Miss Quicksilver, if Princess Celestia could not prevent it, and the Elements of Harmony could not fathom the incident, I daresay you could not even begin to imagine the horror of today.”
No, I thought. Fireball is gone… he’s gone without me. How can it not be my fault?
“Quicksilver?”
“Yes?” I asked, wiping my tears away.
“Come on.”
“No,” I complained. She stepped forward to bite into my tail and jumped up hastily. I shook and blinked rapidly to clean out my eyes than were filtered with dirt. I took a weak step forward and continued walking. “Where are we going?”
“This way.”

“I never asked you your name,” I mentioned during the trek.
“It’s okay, Quicksilver. I’m used to it.” She replied.
“ No, it’s not okay. It was very rude of me. I apologize.”
“I’m Farina. But everyone usually calls me ‘girl’.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” I lied. I hated meeting new ponies. You never know WHAT they’re thinking. Just thinking about it makes me squirm and want to stay home. But now, there is no home. As I walked away, I saw the remains of Canterlot, still burning, and I sighed.
There is no home. I thought. There is only a fire. A ravenous beast.

“Farina, I have a question,” I said, a long while in our walk.
“What is it?”
“I couldn’t help but notice… you have a blank flank.” I frowned.
“I never got the time to search for my talent. I was always Celestia’s servant.”
I frowned again. “You never had time? That doesn’t sound like the Princess.”
“It’s not common knowledge what she’s usually like. She was always jealous of her little sister, Princess Luna. She was overjoyed when Nightmare Moon appeared in her heart. Sending her to the moon caused Equestria to forget about the Princess of the Night.
“Princess Celestia is always on edge around Luna, even though she seems loving.”
I shut my mouth and was silent for the rest of the long walk.