Talk:The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone/@comment-10390252-20150523162231

It seems that the 'Lost Treasure' wasn't the idol at all. It was the Griffons' unity and community as a people. Without that, they collapsed into decline and greater and greater ruin. The devastation of the library illustrated that - They no longer cared about their history and culture (apart from a few despised elders who remembered the old ways). That, I imagine, is why so many griffons left the Griffon Kingdom for Equestria: at least in the Pony nation, there is hope, progress and, frankly, a working community of which they can be a part.

Who would have imagined that Gilda would be her people's Clover the Clever (or possibly Private Pansy or Smart Cookie), the griffon who taught the lessons of Friendship and thus reunited and revitalised her people? It's the long, hard path for her but nothing worthwhile for a proud people could possibly be easy.

Could there be a Mayor Gilda in the future? I'm sure she would not want it but ponies and griffons do tend to give titles and positions to those who show them the way to the light...