Fluttershy nodded and said something that sounded something like an affirmative but whatever she actually said was lost in the handle between her teeth.  Celestia moved to the door and motioned for the guards to take up their usual positions on either side. The guard commander approached Twilight. He stood at her side and watched the guards form their ranks on either side. Without turning to face her he said in an undertone, “You don’t have to go in if you don’t want to.” 