The princess shook her head vigorously. “Don’t put words in my mouth, Lucky. Maybe it didn’t go entirely the way we thought, but… you’re the first pony who’s ever taken me seriously. I’ve read so many books, played so many of those board-games… but those just aren’t the same! Sooner or later a pony has to go out there and do things! Maybe what we saw was… a little scary… but if ponies end up learning from it, then we’ve done a good job.” She straightened, looking less hurt now, more resolved. “I’ll tell my mom all about what I found out down there. The Crystal Empire will send its best ponies. We’ll learn what happened, make sure it can’t come to Equestria.”