It was truly unlike anything Honour had seen in the Royal Guard. Equestrian Royal Guardsponies drilled to fight in teams, or at least in pairs. On the ground, earth ponies would assemble into lines or squares to dominate the battlefield. Up in the air, pegasi would fly in wedge formations before breaking up into furious tail-to-muzzle pursuits. Even all-unicorn platoons used formations to make it clear who was supposed to be casting what.