She leaned in a bit, encouraging everypony else to do the same, so that she did not need to speak so loudly over the rushing of water. "The Temple of the Shining Stellar Dance is an institution ancient, founded in an age where matters of faith and society were still undecided. There were few guilds, and no Phases. There were still ponies who clung to their Equestrian high-born roots and demanded the fealty of those beneath them. There was no single, central church -- and, more importantly, there were many unanswered questions."