        “We knew Clopurnicus quite well, Twilight Sparkle.  He was our protégé—much like thy role with our sister.  He came to us just after the Unicorn Council had fallen.  He had surrendered, rather than face the certain death that his defiance would have earned him.  We were pleased to accept him as a student—our sister was very close to Starswirl the Bearded, and we had nopony of our own.