“No doubt the griffons will be lodging the first protest. To be honest, I’m surprised that I haven’t seen it yet. Maybe they don’t know—their spies are lacking in Ponyville, perhaps. Still, they’re shrewd. They can’t have missed the troop movements to Ponyville, and somepony will talk, sooner or later. The Canterlot Times has already asked Raven for a statement about the new ambassadorship, and she promised to give them one—late, so they’ll miss today’s deadline—but you can imagine as soon as they get word, somepony will be on the next train to Ponyville.