The days after a birthday are usually downers, but especially when you're royalty and you have the traditions that we do. Now it's back to the daily grind. The time when it's all about the ponies we serve again. Don't get me wrong, it's not awful, but like I said: the few days after a birthday when we get to go wild are always a little down.
Oh well. Muzzle back to the grindstone.
Out of all of my upcoming meetings, the one upcoming one with Soaring Skies, the Las Pegasus dignitary on my birthday, definitely counted as the one I looked forward to the least. I didn't like being politically manipulated, and then she had the gall to actually come and ask me for something? Not cool. Still, it came with the crown, and I couldn't just flat-out say no. It was a poor leader who ignored something that could potentially be important out of pride, and if I told her that I didn't want to see her because of the stunt she pulled on my birthday, that's all it would be.
The day of her meeting arrived, and I ordered Lieutenant Rapids to lead her into one of my private meeting rooms. Despite my willingness to meet with her, I made sure that my chair stood just a little bit higher than hers. Gotta let her know who's actually in charge here. All part of the game.
After a few moments of waiting, the door to the room opened, and Lieutenant Rapids brought Soaring Skies inside. Soaring Skies walked up to me and bowed low. "Your Majesty. Thank you for agreeing to meet with me."
"You're welcome." I motioned over to a nearby, smaller chair. "Please, sit."
Soaring Skies bowed low again and sat down on the chair. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Soaring Skies sat down in the chair, and I gave her a few seconds to relish in the height difference. I really wanted her to get that I was the one in charge here, and not her. I had no doubts that she completely understood why I was doing this to her. Good. Then maybe she won't do it again, and she'll let the others know that too.
After a few more moments, I decided that she'd had enough. I cleared my throat and fluttered my wings. "Alright, what is it that you wished to speak with me?"
Soaring Skies grimaced, and leaned forward a few centimeters. "I'm here because there is a grave threat to Equestria, Princess Antares. You know that Las Pegasus is one of the biggest arms dealers in the world correct? Some of our companies, mine included, have international contracts in several different countries."
I nodded. "Yes, Ms. Skies. I am fully aware of that. What's your point?"
"My point is that because of our weapons connections, we are privy to important information. We make it a habit to find out what our weapons are being used for. We don't want Las Pegasopolan weapons being used by terrorist organizations, after all."
"And you found something." I raised an eyebrow. "You sold some weapons and you heard something big."
Okay, as much as I disliked what she pulled on my birthday, she had my attention now.
Soaring Skies nodded. "Two months ago, we began dealing with a minotaur clan. As usual, we did some background work on why they would want our weapons. Now, as you know, the minotaur lands are made up of roaming tribes with a few central trading hubs, most notably Schunie. It was there that we heard it." Soaring Skies leaned forward a little more, and her eyes widened for emphasis. "Princess Antares, the minotaurs are uniting. Pan-Minotaurism is spreading throughout the minotaur lands like wildfire, and a large part of it is you."
I raised an eyebrow, and my jaw dropped slightly. "Me? Why me?"
"Because they feel that now Equestria is getting too strong. Your ascension increased the size of our military forces, and your little stunt with the griffin raiders did not go unnoticed. They think that you're very strong, or could become so. With you on the throne, many minotaur clan leaders worry that Equestria now has the power to take over if we so desired, either militarily or by simply setting up key puppet leaders."
I snorted and rolled my eyes. "That's ridiculous. What the heck would we want with the minotaur lands?"
"But they don't know that!" Soaring Skies pointed out. "Whoever controls the cities like Schunie controls the minotaur lands. That's a large portion of their wealth in there, Princess Antares. They're not going to risk it if they get the idea that a foreign power wants it."
"Alright then." I tapped my jaw and peered down at her. "So I assume you've talked with the other Las Pegasopolan weapons leaders about this."
"Yes, somewhat."
"Very well, what do you see happening, then? The minotaurs unite into one country, and a lot of in-fighting stops. Then what?
Soaring Skies' grimace returned. "Then our hegemony disappears, Princess Antares, three goddesses leading our nation or not. A unified minotaur kingdom would soon become one of the most powerful militaries on the planet, and we both know that the griffins would side with them in a war. Aepnet already has alliances with most of the larger clans, so it stands to reason that a unified minotaur nation would continue allying with him. Besides, there are rumors that there are still Nightmare Weapons out there that can kill you three."
"I am well aware of the rumors, but so far they are only that. We can't go smashing up Aepnet's country based on rumor. That aside, I get your point, but you forget that we have allegiances with Sultan Mesud of Saddle Arabia, not to mention the Crystal Empire." In a setup that really does remind me of the precursor atmosphere to World War One, so it's a good thing I was on the throne to know that. "We wouldn't be some pushover country if Aepnet and the minotaurs went to war against us."
"Maybe not, but the last component is that our military is not as strong as the minotaurs think that it is!" Soaring Skies wilted under my slight glare, and cleared her throat. "I-I'm not suggesting that you were lazy and went halfway, or picked your troops poorly, Princess Antares. In fact, the general consensus amongst us in Las Pegasus is that yours is the strongest of the forces, particularly after the griffin raider incident. However, it's the Night and Solar Guards that we worry about in particular in terms of an army. Princess Cadance's Blade-Wings are little more than an espionage unit. On a battlefield, they would not last long, especially against a regiment of fully-trained minotaurs."
"High praise for organizations that have been around since before even I was a thought."
Soaring Skies flattened her ears and flinched back. "P-Princess Antares, I mean no offense to the guards, but as a fighting force, they are inadequate, the Solar Guard especially. I feel that the Changeling invasion proved that. Prince Shining Armor is an exceptional commander, but he is just one pony in a rather corrupt bureaucracy."
"Corrupt bureaucracy?" I snorted. "My, my, you should tell that one to Celestia."
Soaring Skies flinched back again. "Princess Antares, I only speak the truths that I see. I would not say such things if I did not feel that there was cause to. Dealing weapons and armor for the guards gives us intimate dealings into how they are run. Prince Shining Armor is a stallion of honor, none can deny that, but he is one of the few. Not only that, but he has to devote much of his time to the Crystal Empire, so much so that there are rumors that he might step down to become the co-ruler in full."
"You deal a lot in rumors, I see."
Soaring Skies gave a nervous chuckle. "Yes, well, one has to keep their ears open for business opportunities in our line of work, as well as knowledge about who to sell and not sell our wares to."
"Makes sense." I waved my hoof. "Anyway, you were saying?"
"Yes, I was saying that the guards are not prepared to be a proper army. They are certainly prepared to march in military parades, but little else. The nobility, too few of whom have actually dealt with real military matters in their lives, have too much influence in the guards. Fat nobles promote their sons and daughters into officer roles, when they have no real experience, while denying truly talented soldiers what they've worked for. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are too busy to regulate the army; an army that's too small to effectively do anything should we be invaded."
"Something that you have no proof of happening, Ms. Skies." I clicked my tongue and leaned back in my chair to cross my forelegs. "And by this point, my origins are not a secret. My original race was far more war-like than the minotaurs can ever imagine, and our weapons make even yours look like foam sticks. Should we come to war, I will make it so that our nation is on top. Even without magic, I can incinerate Schunie." I smirked at Soaring Skies when I saw her eyes widen even more. "Can you imagine a force of, say, fifty or so pegasi sacking the greatest minotaur city ever? Or a few hundred destroying Iselin? If we go to war, I will make it happen. You needn't worry about that."
"I'll admit that your assurances do interest me, Princess Antares, though once again, they are part of the cause for minotaur unification." Soaring Skies hesitated for a moment. "And they do not address the inherent problems with the military that we currently face."
"I suppose not. So, then, what do you suggest, hmm? I can't deny that the nobles have a heavy hoof in the military, but that's the way it's been for hundreds of years." I grimaced that the thought. "The nobles had the armies, so they got to lead when Equestria became more unified. Nothing's really changed since then. You suggest we just remove them from power?"
"Well, to put it simply, yes." I raised an eyebrow, and Soaring Skies held up a hoof. "Look, the reason that the nobles are damaging our military capabilities is because they're so ingrained in it! If the nobility is removed from the picture, then we can re-organize and start turning it into a really effective fighting force; something where promotion is based off of merit instead of parentage, and some duke who has never done a real military drill in his life won't have any more say in how things are run than the janitor who cleans the latrines."
I grunted. "Wouldn't that be nice?"
"Yes, it is nice, and do you want to know why I know that? Because you and Princess Cadance started your guards from scratch, without the nobility, and of the four guards, yours run the most effectively by far. That's not to say that the Night and Solar guards are completely inept, but if I had to choose, I'd pick your army over theirs, despite it being smaller."
"You haven't really told me how we're supposed to get all of this done. You also seem to forget that a fair amount of nobles with ties to the military help fund a fair portion of it, and that's one of the big reasons that Celestia and Luna let them have some say, and why it's bigger than mine." I raised an eyebrow. "So then how could we deal with the loss of funding that would inevitably occur when the nobles pull their support. Our army would be even weaker unless we could find..."
It hit me just as Soaring Skies looked from me to the floor. I closed my eyes and began rubbing my temples.
"Ah. I now see the point of this entire meeting. You want the crown to hand over control of the military to the Las Pegasus arms dealers."
Soaring Skies' eyes widened, and she shot to her hooves. "No! Not control! Las Pegasus is, and always will be, loyal to you, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadance! The military would remain in your control, where it should be!"
"It's just that where the nobles have control, now you and your fellow arms dealers would."
"We have the interests of Equestria at heart first and foremost, Princess Antares, unlike those nobles!" Soaring Skies bowed to me again, much to my disgust. "We would reorganize the military into the most powerful and effective fighting force in the world. No more politics, no more favoritism, just merit and skill! Think of how wonderful that would be! If the changelings were to instigate another surprise attack, then competent commanders would not allow for them to take over like before, we would actually beat them back!"
"I cannot believe this," I grumbled. "This entire meeting has been one big commercial for Las Pegasus arms and armor as a way for you guys to get a big 'in' with the crown!"
"Not at all! We merely want what's best for Equestria, Princess Antares, I swear to you!" Soaring Skies straightened up and looked me dead in the eye. "If we do not make our nation stronger, if we do not take steps to keep our hegemony, then I guarantee that something terrible will happen to our nation. I don't know what, but something will happen. Something will happen that will show our hidden weaknesses."
"Unless we do exactly as you say," I responded flatly.
"I'm not begging you to put us in charge per se, merely to remove the military from the hooves of the corrupt and inept nobility, who do not know how to lead it properly. Strengthen it, Princess Antares! That is all I can ask!" Soaring Skies sighed and shook her head. "If the minotaurs unite, then we must do all that we can to keep our hegemony, lest we look too weak for Aepnet and the new minotaur leader."
"With three goddesses on the throne, I have doubts about that." I waved my hoof and stood up. "At any rate, I have another meeting to get to. I have doubts about your assertions that something bad will happen if we don't strengthen our military right now, and I certainly am wary of the political ramifications of wresting it out of the hooves of the nobility." Soaring Skies opened her mouth to speak, and I raised my hoof to cut her off. "However, you do have one valid point. The minotaur unification is not something to be ignored, and we will not ignore it. I will speak to the other princesses about this, and we will be sure to keep a very close eye on that. You're right: that can't be ignored."
Soaring Skies closed her mouth and was silent for a moment before bowing once more. "Yes, Princess Antares. Thank you for your time. I will let you know if I hear anything else important."
"It might be best if you send all of your findings to the crown when you investigate whether or not to sell to a nation or a particular group. Then the crown can decide what's important, and we can find out about this kind of thing sooner."
Soaring Skies hesitated for a brief moment before answering. "Is... is that a royal order, Princess Antares?"
"Let me discuss it with the other princesses."
Soaring Skies quietly sighed and nodded. "Very well. Have a good day, Princess Antares."
"And to you as well."
Soaring Skies bowed once again, and I opened the door for her. Lieutenant Rapids waited on the other side, and she escorted Soaring Skies down the hall. I watched her go, my mind digesting everything that had just occurred. After she disappeared around the bend, I took a deep breath and walked back into the room to gather some writing supplies. Celestia and Luna would want to know about the minotaurs, and that the Las Pegasopolan weapons dealers were getting bold.
Holy crud I just read the last chapter about a minute ago. Ninja update!
And we are back to the political intrigue, nice.
Ah, war and politics. A great way to start your day.
Well this has been an interesting development Seems Equestria keeps drifting towards war.
Awesome.
Anyways, great chapter. Love the political intrigue of all this.
Dude, you might not be aware of this, but it's 2 at night in here.
I'm just happy (and sad) it's so short.
So, the situation's sort of like this....
4391230 Same thing happened to me lolololo also 5th!
I smell a war on the horizon. Oh how I do so love war...
I think it would be really cool if TD's human past influenced the crown and military a little bit, why waste all the potential that the human race and technology could have if ideas were implemented with pony's to create a unique and devastating force to be reckoned with. You may have hinted at something like this when TD mentioned humans at war but anyways I think having human-equine technology would be a grand idea.
Well now, things are getting interesting. To be honest, I had slowly started to lose interest with the Celestia romance thing.
The hidden message here: "And it won't be done through the Las Pegasus arms dealers!"
frankly I'm surprised that they don't have their own private army. They've got weapons, why not a military force? Without one, what's to stop a prepared force from marching in and taking their weapons?
And for the sake of being able to match a Minotaur in melee combat, a metal or wooden 'Walker' could be created. Simple rounded joints allowing limbs to be moved via telekinesis or perhaps Earth Pony magic (via contact) allowing bucks, punches, or kicks (or if the limbs were spiked or bladed) to be dealt with less risk to the driver/operator. Any non-magical race wouldn't be able to operate them and really, if the Minotaurs are going to be an issue, assuming Chrysalis has been booted off the Changeling throne for her blunder, could not a deal be made with them for additional forces? The whole reason (supposedly) that they attacked Canterlot was because they were hungry.
Then of course you have the Pegasai. Assuming that the Gryphons are not present, Pegasai could move cloud-cover over top of wherever the Minotaur are preparing to assault a city, then hammer their camp with lightning bolts until either they run, or are dead. If that's not enough, build up a tornado, dump a bunch of small rocks or splinters of wood into it and send it their way. If a tornado can blow a drinking straw through a tree, imagine what it'd do to flesh. If they are present, cloud-walk spell for Unicorns, then aim to shoot/burn/break a wing or throw a paralysis spell at them. Once grounded they're just another target that can't hit the air units attacking them.
Or teleport them into the air and let them fall to their deaths (on top of their comrades), or into the ocean and they drown.
When you've got the right spells and an imaginative mind, victory over a ground-bound force or a force that needs wings to fly isn't really all that hard, and doesn't require physical weapons of any kind. All you need is a force with sufficient magical prowess, and the stomach to commit murder in the name of protecting their homes and families.
4391471 On this bloodstained pages of misery...
I like all of the TD-Verses, but I'm starting to like this one even more than the canon.
4391716 But they are assuming the griffins are present. That's a fair portion of her argument: that Apenet would side with the new minotaur kingdom.
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they'd still make good target practice.
dear lord this is now longer than wanderings, i am excited.
4391956 It's only about 300-400 words shorter than the longest thing I've ever written.
whelp... looks like some... people are getting bold... and only two(that we know of) have the balls to go through with it
4391975 Which two do you think?
4391989 obviously Aepnet has balls, and more than likely the minotaur leader, unless it's a female
yes, i actually meant literally
4391716 Or the princesses just give Antares all their magic and let her Kamehameha the buck out of their puny little a$$es.
Seriously, BronyWriter: Super Saiyan OP Antares. Do eet.
Two words, TD. Nuclear. Weaponry. That's all I could think of when he talked about his forces and their special capabilities. I don't know how he could get the science for that, but it would be damn interesting.
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Well to be honest all he needs is fissionable material and some explosives to obliterate small areas. Also, if they needed the weapons and he shared the basic atom splitting idea, the research would take mere days and probably involve magical shenigans.
4391716 Would have to agree with you. Honestly you wouldn't even need all that powerful magic to win as long as you were creative and bloodthirsty enough. Just a tiny bit of freezing magic on their blood and the minotaurs hearts would be ripped apart, or heck, they could just teleport a pebble into their brains. I'm sure if push came to shove TD could get JUST as creative with the magic around him/her as well as the tech aspect he could provide.
Either way, I can't wait to see how they handle their military problem. I.E. the nobles, realllllly hoping to see the nobles kicked to the curb so to speak.
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I don't think that simply mentioning nuclear science to Equestria's top mages would be enough for them to create nuclear weapons in less than a few days. They would need to completely rewrite nuclear science to be compatible with Equestrian magic. Then find a way to recover and build the necessary components to handle magical nuclear weaponry (the basic explosive chemical, the shell to hold it in, the means to make a few dozen more of the last two things, nuclear fallout shelters or fallout m0agic shields, the means to transport the bombs to their final locations (a single pegasus probably couldn't lift the bomb and if they could or had others to help lift it, there is no way they could escape the explosion in time unless all of them were as fast as or faster than Rainbow Dash (no, the wonder bolts aren't an option (well they are but I'm trying to make a scenario where they are not.)) so we would need an air plane, preferably a jet) ponies with the knowledge to transport the bomb and finally ponies with the smarts to survive a nuclear disaster if a bomb were to, go prematurely, so they could carry on the pony race.) None of that would work in less than a few days (maybe even years) (I use too many brackets, I've got to stop that)
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OBJECTION!
This is a bracket: [ ]
This is a parenthesis: ( )
They are different, and your statement is inherently flawed.
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Ah c'mon, they probably have some heavy elements laying around for !!SCIENCE!!, and splitting atoms shouldn't be that hard. Hell, they could skip atom bombs and go full nuclear pretty damn quick. And who needs precautions in war? High altitude and white rad clothing is great for nukes. And !FUN!. And nukes are inherently safer than conventional explosives... again with screwing caution!
Boo.
(These are parenthesis).
4392682 Really? In Canada we (or at least I) have been taught the other way around.
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4392684 I agree, I don't even know if TD knows anything about nuclear reactions. He was training to be a teacher and he could have been studying it in science in college if he was going to teach science, but then again he was going to teach kindergarten or around there so probably not. It's also defiantly not a simple process by any means, and one with nearly literal world-shattering consequences if done wrong. Or if done right, but oh well.
Besides, what would the ponies, a mostly peaceful race at this time, think of a WMD? Forget demoralizing the enemy, what would that do to the citizens of Equestria to know they caused that much death and damage?
4392684 Now that I think of it, Equestria wouldn't be able to have nukes in less than a few days (I'm sticking by that) but they could acquire something similar to those Project Zeus satellites from G.I Joe retaliation. Just get a pegasus to drop one of them tungsten rods (I'm assuming they are relatively smaller and lighter) where needed, no nuclear fallout, no need to actually evacuate when the drop it (as its only real damage seems to be an earthquake and would not affect a pegasus) and no need for extra precautions when creating the weapons.
4392716 In the name of self defence a WMD probably wouldn't be seen as bad. In fact I'd rather nuke the enemy than try to constantly protect my borders from them or invade them to teach them a lesson. It would result in less deaths. Just look at how WWII went between the states and japan before the nukes dropped on Japan, Japanese deaths were higher than any other in the war. On simple invasions of land that wasn't even their homeland, the Japanese death toll was in the millions (somehow Japanese were victorious which still confuses me) while the nuke only killed a few thousand.
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Ah. I'm American.
I'm sorry your educational system's so terrible. /trollface
On a serious note, I've always been taught brackets were squared and parenthesis are rounded. Interesting mix up, there.
4392757 I know, we just studied that in American History last week. What I would wonder though would be if the ponies would see it that way. Sure it prevented lots of future losses, but it's also a terrifying weapon that shocked the entire planet. Transpose that into a world of friendship-worshiping pastel horses and long story short shit would hit the fan hard.
4392720 Probably be RD only for those. Gotta get a lot of altitude to build up the kinetic energy to not just make a twenty foot crater and a deep fence post. That being said, how much tungsten can she carry? And maybe not a few days, but I still feel Twilight would pop out WMDs in no time.
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You know what I smell? TREASON.
This in particular simply REEKS of it.
COUGHbenedictarnoldtimeCOUGH-COUGH
You know, its lucky for your version of Equestria that they Princess are all so nice and benevolent. They really wouldn't have to do much to screw over an entire country in simple and unseen ways. Just make magically engineered diseases and spread plagues that only effect Minotaurs and Griffins. Heck, just cause naturally seeming blights to their farms or drought out their water supplies. Things that they could easily deny they had anything to do with. Heck, they could even send "help" in the form of international aide that helps them recover from it, and win them over.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this develops from here, a war would be an interesting development. It will also be good to see if the nobles do get removed from their position in the military, as Soaring Skies does have a point that it won't work well if it actually does come to war...
Back to talks of war eh?
I stand by my statement concerning chapter 25, even if the threat of war wont materialize into much, i think TD should introduce something similar to a WMD maybe a megaspell of some sorts.
MutuallyTotally Assured Destruction. Maybe with Maginukes.Perhaps Weapons Testing with some invited delegates?
even with out nukes, there are other nastier more brutal alternatives
chemical weapons, cluster bombs, willy pete, anthrax. the magic of decay.
Humans...
Off the top of our heads every single one of us could name at least 8 Weapons that TD could use to smite the Minotaurs...
And we watch a show about a perfect world full of magical talking ponies.
Humans are weird...
Nuclear Deterrent is best Deterrent
Welp, looks like it's just about time to kill and rape some minotaur bitches
This really smells like treason. Overthrow the military from the inside!
4393585 Er, sorry, earlier comment deleted. I thought you were referring to a different story for a second. I guess I'm still tired.
4392781 Mass invasion and most likely eradication of the Japanese race was the only other option. I see it the same way for this situation. Would the princesses rather just get a message across using nukes? Or completely wipe out the Minotaur's and possibly the Gryphon's?
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no... no its not... lol
*Armchair general intensifies*
All this talk in the comments' section about strategic weapons... Keep in mind wars are won by far more than just having the biggest stick. Having a super-weapon may deter other nations from attacking you, but it won't do you much good if you completely rely on it as a last resort weapon.
Remember: tactics win engagements, strategy win battles, logistics win wars. Assuming that all species' armies operate like medieval human ones (excluding Cadence's and TD's men), they're going to be comprised of citizen-soldiers and levied troops, and led by headstrong and impetuous nobility. Organization is going to be lacking and infighting among officers is going to be common, which an opposing force could use to their advantage if they figure out how to pull strings correctly among the enemy. On the flip side, that sort of behavior is also to be expected among the Solar and Lunar guards, so having a dedicated policing force/counterintelligence division is vital to prevent any dissent from happening among their own.
Another page that can be taken from human history is the "scorched earth" tactic. It's a tried and true concept that will most probably catch any invaders off guard, as it bolsters the enemy's overconfidence, leading them deeper and deeper into your own territory before they realize it's a trap. Meanwhile, a force of skirmishers (possibly Blade Wings, as they seem keen on espionage and infiltration) could make their way around and sabotage supply lines, convoys and reinforcements. Remember, logistics win wars. Without logistics, the enemy cannot apply a strategy. Without a strategy, most tactics become irrelevant. Faced with a weakened, fatigued and demoralized enemy, the ponies would have a far easier time defeating a normally superior force while suffering minimal losses. Using pegasi to drive bad weather and rain towards the incoming enemy would multiply this effect. Magic overall is a hell of a force multiplier, and could be used to speedily set up traps and the equivalent of land mines to further weaken and demoralize the enemy.
From there on, the enemy crumbles from within. Soldiers engage in mutiny or desertion. Officers fight each other even more. Morale shatters and all semblance of military structure erodes away. Back home, citizens and leadership alike are going to be shocked at how easily their grand armies were defeated by one of the most unorthodox and brutal, yet brilliant tactics in human history. This sends a wave of dissent across their nations, which can be further exploited by winning the hearts and minds of their people: remind them that it is their governments you are fighting against, not their peoples.
As a final coup de grâce, be humble in victory. Address their leaders directly, not their peoples, that they stand justice. Properly handled, even the common folk of these nations will stand behind you, as most commoners neither care for nor understand war. Humiliated by the backlash, they will end the war on your terms, all of this without being bogged down by bloody, meaningless fighting that could be avoided in the first place, and avoiding the deployment of destructive ordnance such as Nightmare weapons. Meanwhile, this also intimidates those pesky weapon dealers back home and proves that their... contribution is hardly needed.
That is how you win a war.
I´m disapointed about Soaring Skies; I expected her to be more of a manipulative bastard, specially when she is essencially trying to put a military conflic between Equestria, Pan-Minotauria and their allies.
There; see a professional in action:
4394553 Except that she's... not. Look at what she's saying: she wouldn't remotely want a war, because she thinks that the Equestrian army would quickly lose one. What she does want is Las Pegasus to be put where the nobility was.