Zelac remained off to the side, remaining temporarily forgotten for the moment. Were he to become the centre of somepony’s attention now, they could be forgiven for assuming his newfound expression of utter shock was due to witnessing the Princes being reduced to such a state. His mouth was covered with both hooves to stifle his whimpers, while his pupils shrank to pinpricks and his body shivered from a mixture of raw dread and that aforementioned shock.