        The alicorn smiled sadly.  “Of course you would.  Anypony would.  Luna tried, and failed.  ‘He will listen to me, Tia,’ she said.  Instead of saving Sombra, he corrupted her, and dragged her down with him.  Oh, it was subtle.  I should have seen the signs, but I did not.  I failed my sister, and lost that which was most important to me.  I finally found myself with but two choices—preserve everything I had worked for at the small cost of my sister’s life, or risk it all by tricking her into releasing her hold on the Elements of Harmony, so that I could banish her.  