The doors to the keep were already open by the time they made it to the top of the ramps. The council leading the new minted Republic of Mareitania, consisting of Daybreak, Ivory, Lord Hayfield, and Sour Mash, were stood waiting, and Twilight soon forgot about the sensation in her horn as she run over to Daybreak and tackled him, then Ivory, in a hug. Then she spotted Daybreak's daughter Thorn behind him, and dragged her into a hug as well, while her friends greeted other ponies besides. "It's so great to see you guys!"