“Oh, them? They’re simply elderly Princes, miss Applejack. Even the Gift can’t stave off age’s effects, but there’s no reason they can’t still apply their decades of wisdom and experience towards aiding Zebrica. The Elders remain in the Quaternary Palace to govern the Empire, which relieves some of our burden as Princes. Thus enabling us to apply our Gift towards the good of Zebrica, as often as we can.”