“They’re not dead?” She couldn’t keep the hope from her voice. “Was there a—” but then she stopped. Another alicorn would certainly have attracted attention, and they had two. The fact she hadn’t seen them around by now probably meant that they didn’t know. So either they’re dead, or they’re hiding. Flurry Heart had seen the pictures of Othar, and the absolute ruin that had been made of its fortresses. But at the same time, she had come to know the humans who lived there. Forerunner had a will of iron and gears, and Lucky had deposed Celestia and saved her from torture. If anypony could’ve survived the end of Othar, it was them.