        “My faithful student.”  The Princess leaned close to Twilight.  “Of course I wish nothing more than the survival and prosperity of my citizens.  It would be easy to justify the creature’s death in that light.  But where would it stop?  Should I exterminate the dragons?  Would we be happier if there were no diamond dogs?  Would Ponyville be safer if it did not share a border with the Everfree?  The creature has so much to offer us that it is worth the risk of continued contact.  I had felt that the moment I allowed Lyra to approach it—do you think I would have if I believed that it posed a threat?