Another Ai piece I cleaned up and made a few edits to. Adjusted the eyes, added the magic aura to her horn, put her regalia around her neck even though it should have come out better, and had some minor touch-ups.
As for the purpose of the image, in the story linked above, Cadance discovers that a friend’s injuries are far worse than previously estimated. Now she has to confront that friend and face the fallout as their health, career, and life will likely be irreparably damaged with no means of recovery available.