Cannon shrugged. "We got lucky that yeti showed up. I still wanna know how you got out of that hole, though." She shook her head. "Nope. That's between me and the gods. Raven, you're being pretty quiet, you doing okay?"
"Not really," she said. "Just a simple delivery from southern Griffonstone to Yakyakistan. You see all kinds of stuff along that route."
Cannon set his drink down and leaned forward. "Imagine the biggest, meanest, angriest bear you've ever seen. Long claws that can tear a pony to pieces in seconds. Huge, vice-like jaws, filled with long sharp teeth and strong enough to crunch bone. Now, give it two extra arms, a venomous stinger as long as your foreleg, and the ability to fly. That, my dear, is a bugbear."
Dusty leaned in at the bar. "Edmond. It's winding down. I am ready to tell you how to get to the sub-basement."
Nightshade shook her head. "Funny what does and doesn't make the news. National heroes stop a monster from destroying Ponyville, and what's the headline the next day? 'Princesses Attend Local Wedding.'"
"Maybe Ponyville's just used to it," Raven guessed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You need to draw a pentagram on the ground, bow down, and say... 'Skydust is best pony.'"
