Lol. Ok, sure.



Celestia loves Luna. More than anypony else... more than anything. She and Luna are two of a kind, they're sisters, but more than that they're immortals and they're rulers. Even if they could allow their citizens to know their true feelings, could a mortal pony possibly understand them? REALLY understand them? They're soul sisters and that's what made the banishment so hard.



It's not just about being separated. It's about being separated for such a terrible reason. In my story, Luna wasn't wholly responsible for becoming Nightmare Moon, but even within canon, Celestia feels responsible for being too late and too powerless to save her. In both cases, she can't forgive herself so she doesn't believe Luna can either and yet she hope with all her heart that somehow, someday, things will go back to the way they were.