"My little ponies," she began, "as you all must know by now, my sister is currently gravely ill. This is because of a forbidden spell she performed some time ago, one I believe was meant to summon the mind and soul of a pony very close to her in years long past. She failed, and instead brought Gabriel here, to Equestria. In doing so, she tore her soul in two, and a considerable piece of it is now in him. If it is not returned, I, ah…” 