POV you just defeated all of the four shades

Yeah yeah, go shack up with Hroptatyr unc.

Ah, the classic backstab. My old friend.

Heh. I saw your title and I noticed that this was a (gorgeous!) black-and-white comic. 

I 100% thought you were gonna have the last panel just be line art with no shades

Traveler: ok grandpa, let's get you back to bed!

Oh hey, Premier ~~Romanov~~ Pierro. Are you gonna try escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by Celestia?

I understood this reference, all too well.