Also, we don’t have to worry about random horse s&&t being thrown at us on the streets!

@Background Pony #387F  
Well, if the crops failed, the grass probably didn’t fare too well, either.

Wait what indeed, surely ponies can just eat grass in a pinch?

“Completely unrelated, but do you want to know the best parts of a pony?”

Reading that in Stygian’s canon voice somehow makes what he’s saying sound plausible even for this show xD .
 
Stygian: “You weren’t there, Twilight. We called them the Dark Times for a reason.”
 
Twilight: “…”
 
Stygian: [Stirs tea with spoon] “For instance, I’ve noticed that any and all information regarding the great necromancer, Scarlet Drop, appears to have been expunged from the Royal Archive’s historical records. Have you ever heard of her, Twilight? I was there the day that she attempted to steal the souls of a thousand~
 
Twilight: [Face goes pale] “Spike, be a pal and bring me some brandy for my tea!”
 
Spike: “One ‘Knockout Tea’, comin’ up!”
 
Stygian: “Ah, brandy. An excellent choice. Now, where was I? Oh, yes, that’s right! I was there the day that Scarlet Drop attempted to steal the souls of a thousand young foals, feasting on their innocence and all the could-have-beens from the years that they would unfortunately never live to see. A truly nightmarish witch, that one.”
 
Twilight: [Screaming internally]

“And not a single thief getting their forehooves chopped off! What an age of wonders.”