“If we wait, you’re correct in suggesting that Equestria would be conquered by the enemy. Assuming your team failed, this Storm King would have years perhaps to cement his rule. But years are not long enough to truly subjugate a culture, that takes decades. When we finally arrive, he would view himself as ruler of a nation, when in reality it’s ready to rebel out from under him. He would see the dominated Equestria as his own possession, and thus he would not wish to damage it. We could present ourselves as rivals, not liberators.”