It was funny. If her father had chosen to step down even a year or two sooner, he no doubt wouldn't have been there. Spike had been at the absolute minimum age to receive a summons. Only dragons who had reached the stage of their lives when they'd gained their wings were expected to attend gatherings, which was why it'd been surprising when he'd shown up. Turned out he'd been a bit of a later bloomer, and those who still hadn't completely accepted him would claim it was the pony influence stunting his growth.