“Ambassador Gold Lily, and we'll only do that if we’re asked. Our first action now that everything is official should not be to second-guess Lyra’s abilities.” Old Hickory pounded his hoof on the table to accentuate his pronouncement. “Minotaurs are easy. She knows minotaurs—shared a room with one in Canterlot, you know. And they're not going to be very demanding on the first visit. Brash, loud, yes; that's how they always are. But they're not going to stand on protocol.”