A kirin named Kindling Flames had decided to visit Ponyville. She had a dream to explore more of Equestria, and now that her tribe had decided to end its isolation policy, now was as good a time as any to go on her journey across the country. Kindling had recently taken an interest in the Friendship Express, the train which was responsible for bringing her to Ponyville. The trip would have taken her several days by cart, but Kindling had been able to make the journey in just a couple of hours. Thinking of how wonderful her trip was, Kindling wished she could spend more time traveling by train, hoping to see the many great nations that made up the world in which she lived.