Depending on how you counted, the herd had sent somewhere between three and five representatives to the nearby settlement. Crimson Canary, Golden Writ, and Granite marched in single file behind Scarcity, officially representing their group.
Behind them came Crag, an unwanted tagalong that nopony dared dismiss. Their lack of nerve, of course, was due to Granite’s other child, who Crag was currently riding. Nopony wanted to anger the stingtail and Granite realized that most townsfolk (save the yellow one) feared it.
With luck, Obsidian would dissuade aggressive actions.
Cresting one last hill, the settlement of “Pony-Town” came into view.