“Ah, as you all know, the Nobles' Council nominated a new ambassador and Princess Celestia dedicated a new embassy right here in Ponyville. It's for a new species of creature—one which the Princess discovered about a month ago—that comes from a distant land, farther away than anypony has ever been before. It's farther away than the moon, or the sun; it's orbited by a sun called Eratosthenes which is so far away it looks like a star to us.” She noticed that Applejack was rolling her eyes and flipped a few cards ahead. “Um, anyways, the Princess decided that these creatures were friendly, and suggested that Lyra began meeting with him. Meanwhile, I remained behind, studying books on their society which the creature had given us.