“Back when I was studying Equestrian history, it confused me a little because of just how much everypony I read about seemed to be like the famous ponies of today. I wondered if the myths had been constructed to glorify Equestria’s current rulers, like some Earth despots used to do. It wasn’t that at all—turns out there were just so few people that they kept getting cycled through over and over. Most of those billions I talked about don’t even want to be physical anymore, they just don’t want to give up their…” She struggled for the right word.