“When we have time, I’ll want to go through the whole thing, and I’d rather it be sooner than later. I want to believe you’re innocent—although I can assure you, my defense of your actions will be no less spirited even if you’re not—but the more time I have to prepare, the better a defense I can mount. By the time this is all over, there are likely to be a few clerks who are cursing my name, since the legal precedent—if there is any at all—is likely to be buried in dusty tomes in the Canterlot Archives.”