Seven ponies walked through the ebon labyrinth in silence, led by the Princess of the Sun.
“What just happened?” one of them demanded, the ever-brash Rainbow Dash.
“I spoke with their leaders,” Celestia responded, “telling them what I know of their condition.”
“Did you know that meany-weeny ram?” asked Pinkie Pie, “Did Discord make that bell? Is this another lost part of your history?”
“Not quite,” came Celestia’s response, “I’m afraid that Grogar and his kingdom were far before my time… though I have encountered a few of his kind: corrupted necromancers bound to the shadow world.