"Oh. Huh." Gabe seemed impressed, for the most part, but had already been distracted by a troop of guards marching through the square in formation, dressed head to toe in their royal armor. Surfaces polished to an immaculate shine caught the sun and threw it all about, transforming the ponies into barrages of golden shimmers. Their armored boots clinked and clacked against the cobblestones underhoof. 