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Part 2: Only moments after Anon made his grand exit, Celestia was back to work, at her desk this time. Thoughts of being with Anon still filled her imagination. Meanwhile, Princess Luna, in an awful tizzy was on her way to Celestia's office.

>C: The sudden noise of a door latch pierced the quietness of the room, which had previously only been disturbed by Celestia's pen as it graced documents with her heavenly script. Looking up toward the noise, Celestia saw the heavy wooden doors to the room's second entrance swing open with a creak. In strode Princess Luna, looking entirely distressed and frazzled. It was clear she was lacking sleep and her hair was a mess. "Luna? What's the matter dear sister?" Celestia did not expect to see her sister still awake this late in the morning, nor in such a distressed condition.
>L: "Celly, I am in a terrible situation!" Luna said in near panic, "The majority of my staff are delayed on their return from the diplomatic mission to Campolina! All the mountain passes leading from Campolina to Equestria have been blocked by heavy snow and it is doubtful they will get through until after the conference!” With extreme stress on her face, she continued, "Without my staff, I will be unable to complete my portion of the diplomatic conference preparations on time.” Unable to calm down, Luna now waved a paper in the air with her magical aura. “I’ve calculated all the pony-hours needed to accomplish everything. They exceed my staff’s capability by 75%! I am in need of your help and advice!” Luna now stared wide-eyed at Celestia awaiting her sister’s sage advice.
>C: Luna was prone to overreaction and getting unduly spun-up when things diverged from her plans, but Celestia was also concerned in this case. It was a very significant issue. But first she needed to calm her nerve-racked sister. Using her magic, she yanked a string to ring the bell in her servant's workspace below. "Please sit down sister." Celestia was gesturing to some sofas around a coffee table. "How many are delayed?”
>Servant: Promptly, a servant entered before Luna could respond. "You rang, Your Highness?" he asked. Finding both sisters sitting at the sofas, he gave an additional bow to Princess Luna. "Good morning to Your Highness as well."
>C: "Yes, would you please bring us some star-root tea and donuts?" Both Luna and Celestia adored donuts, a pastry recipe Anon had provided the kitchen staff shortly after he arrived in Equestria. The selection of tea was strategic. star-root had the happy advantage of producing a calming effect.
>Servant: "Of course, right away." The servant bowed and, feeling the urgency of the situation by the choice of tea, he glided out of the room, leaving them alone again.
>L: "More than half! What can I do sister? Those staff were intimately familiar with the preparations. Even if you gave me half of your staff to compensate, we could not make up time since they would need to learn the details before carrying on with the work!" Luna was visibly shaken at her own words.
>C: Celestia thought a moment while Luna impatiently awaited her sister's sage advice. She didn't have many options; her staff was already overburdened with her portion of the preparations and other emergent projects. All were busy, save one, the most capable one. Resigned that the fateful appointment between her and Anon would have to wait, Celestia put on a comforting smile. Placing a hoof on her sister's shoulder, she said, "Luna, I will assign Anon to assist you. He has poured over the preparation details in total. He is remarkably efficient. Working with your staff I am sure he will succeed!"
>L: "But is he not busy writing your opening statements? Surely I can't ask to take such a valuable asset from you.”
>C: Warmly Celestia countered, "I can write the statements myself, sister. It will not be too great a burden."
>L: Luna was familiar with Anon’s legendary efficiency and believed her sister’s words. A sigh of relief shook Luna as she shut her eyes a moment. After taking in a slow breath, something Celestia noticed that Luna did to calm and compose herself, she smiled in gratitude. "Thank you sister! It is a crisis averted."
>C: It pained Celestia to lose her rendezvous with Anon, but that could wait, whereas her sister's problem was immediate. She knew Anon would understand. Now looking more closely at Luna, Celestia could not help but notice how stress had been taking its toll. Luna had been working exceptionally hard the last week and a half. Besides the preparations, Luna was engaged in a number of other important projects that had all confluenced at the wrong time. Celestia ached with compassion for her sister. A resolution to offer her more help thus prevailed in her mind.
>Servant: A gentle rap at the door announced the arrival of the tea.
>C: "Please enter.”
>Servant: "Tea and donuts for Your Highnesses.” said the servant with a graceful smile as he levitated the ornate silver tray carrying the tea service onto the table. "Is there anything else you need?”
>C: Celestia returned an even more graceful smile. "No, thank you very much."
>L: As the servant left, Luna poured tea for herself and Celestia. Placing donuts on their plates she mused with a grin, "Anon's donut recipe is perhaps my favorite!" Luna fondly remembered a joke Anon pulled when he taught them about donuts. He had insisted that human custom was to ring the donut on one's finger until ready to eat. Since ponies did not have fingers, he suggested that Celestia and Luna ring the donuts around their horns. He had them, and the whole palace court, doing this for a week before he revealed the joke!
>C: "Mine as well!" Celestia said brightly. Taking a sip of her tea she addressed Luna more intimately. "Luna, you have been working so hard lately and it pains me to see you so stressed. I dare say that you need a break from your work. Anon can help you with that when he heads your staff; as an aside I urge you to unload some of the projects you have been tackling to him as well. However, it would seem to me that you also desperately need emotional and physical release." Her emphasis landing on the last four words.
>L: Luna, who had been indulgently enjoying a rainbow sprinkled glaze donut with her eyes closed, stopped mid-chew and swallowed after a pause. With a look of confusion she questioned, "How do you mean Celly?"
>C: "I mean we are siblings and we share everything. Our rule together has made us inseparable and we do everything we can to help each other. You need regular emotional and physical release, just as I do, in order to help bear the burden of rule. Anon can help you with that too. His love has done exactly that for me you know.”
>"L: The words landed as Luna sipped and admired the delicate aroma of her tea. Her gaze rapidly met her sister's and her eyes opened wide. "You mean..."
>C: "Yes, of course."
>L: "Just like..."
>C: "Just like old times my sister. We'll share his love together, as royal sisters ought to! I’ve noticed that you love him as well.” Now a somber expression appeared on Celestia's regal face. "Luna, I confess that I feel a bit ashamed. I should have noticed your needs sooner and shared sooner. My neglect and selfishness has left you in the lurch. I am truly sorry."
>L: Now it was Luna's turn to be compassionate. "Celly, I am neither angry nor upset. You have given me so much advice and helped me to reacquaint myself with Equestria after I returned from the moon. Moreover, you helped me overcome the last remnants of lingering bitterness." Luna spoke her words with soft sincerity.
>C: "Thank you sister." Now with a joyous expression, Celestia continued, "I know that you will enjoy being with him!"
>L: A look of satisfied excitement took hold of Luna. "My dear sister, I am overflowing with anticipation! You know, I have also loved him from nearly the moment he arrived, but refrained out of respect to you. I can hardly fathom what it will be like the first time!" Luna took an intermittent sip of tea while Celestia did the same. Now twirling a hoof in the air and laughing nervously, she continued, "Though my...ahem...technique has probably acquired a layer of rust. It has been a very long time after all."
>C: With a sly grin, Celestia steadied her sister's nerves, "Not to worry my dear Luna. Anon is fabulously skilled in a wide range of techniques! That rust will come right off!" Leaning toward Luna, she added with a whisper, "Just wait and see what he can do with those human fingers of his!"
>L: Luna's eyes widened even more than before, another donut and a tea cup that she was levitating nearly dropped as her imagination momentarily ran wild. “Oh? Y-yes?”
>C: Presently, both finished their tea. They embraced and Luna passed, confidently and with lust in her stride, through the great wooden doors back to her personal office. The doors shut silently behind her in a mystical blue haze. "Well, then." Celestia sighed somewhat sadly to herself as she started to pen a letter to Anon.

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