Before they had time to fully recover from the griffon, a cluster of professors entered. Lyra recognized Apple Polish and Dean Bright Star from her time in Canterlot. Before they could even make their way across the room, there was a flash of green, and an enthusiastic pegasus was hovering above a silver-coated noble whose name Lyra couldn't remember, studying Dale with a maniac grin on her muzzle. An instant later, her tail was enveloped in a magenta glow, and she was yanked across the room, where she hovered in front of Twilight.