For Sergeant First Class Ebonshield, now was the time to go to work. The excursion yesterday to the coltswear store of luxuries had merely been a pleasant diversion. And sampling last night of the nightlife of Canterlot city was a payment she had not yet earned. She had been hoping that the Majordomo would not slot her in until next week, giving her free rein to fully discover the city, but that was perhaps asking too much of fate.