Emerald and Hope chat happily for a bit before he asks if everything is okay, mentioning the argument she had with her father.

"Yes… It's fine…" She says, but she looks annoyed again, "It's just… The war before was mostly a defensive one, apparently. We were attacked by zebra forces and then we fought back. Territories switched hooves back and forth and then we started to push them back…"

Hope leans over the railings and says, "But now they are talking about making their way into zebra provinces and occupying them. A sort of counter measure to any additional attacks. The best defense is a good offense, or something like that. I don't think my dad exactly approves but… If he'd just pull the support of his war machines everyone else would think twice about this plan of action. He says that if he doesn't do it someone else well and… I don't know. I don't know what he is thinking…"