There were in the town of Hayverslock, a large trading town on the border with the kingdom of Firthengart, the southernmost kingdom of Griffonia with the largest land border with Equestria. A small county, it grew rich on having the Equestrian Express stop right here before moving on to other parts of the world once it left Griffonia, and as such it was a hive of commercial activity. Or it would normally have been, as now it looked like an overgrown military camp.