        What was clear was that the early pegasus tribes and the griffon flocks used broken weapons to symbolize peace.  It was a message anypony would understand.  Lyra was in favor of going to the armory immediately to get some, but Twilight held up a hoof.  “They have to be deliberately broken,” she said.  “The text made that quite clear.  Edges have to be blunted, tips broken off, straps removed and the holes re-riveted.”