Cid remembered his bafflement at his master laying such long-term, intricate plans for Equestria. In his ignorance, he had assumed the peace-loving land was merely yet another mark for the former Storm King to claim. But somehow, long before Wedge’s dossier had even been commissioned, Anonymous knew of the danger that Equestria posed. He could not explain it when questioned, and professed total ignorance of the land, yet somehow he had a sense that it would prove to be their greatest challenge yet: one that would make or break the entire empire he was keen to forge. In Cid’s shame, he discounted it as a blemish of true madness, though executed his preparation plans all the same out of respect for him. Discounted, that is, until the dossier crossed his desk. It was then that he knew his master’s sense had been correct all along. Indeed, according to that selfsame master, things were much worse than he feared.