“I'm honored to be here today,” Lyra began. “I didn't expect this. I met Dale about a month ago, when Princess Celestia took a short vacation and asked me to come along, and, well, now I'm an ambassador.” She tried to block out the cameras on her left. “I'll keep it brief,” she promised. “I've spent days with Dale, and he's really nice when you get to know him. He doesn't speak Equestrian yet, but we're working on that. He only knows a few words.” She grinned at the crowd. “So his speech is gonna be a lot shorter than mine.”