Talk:The Crystalling - Part 2/@comment-25003213-20161109011430/@comment-25559529-20170212040027

Come to think of it, CosmoStar24 raises a good point. Why didn't Cadance do that? Last time, she was running on no sleep and barely ate, which clearly isn't the case here.

In fact, Shining Armor was able to project a shield around Canterlot for at least two days, while suffering from headaches and migraines (though he had Chrysalis' healing spells) and being drained by Chrysalis, without conscious effort.

Also, it's implied that Shining Armor was helping Cadance protect the empire before King Sombra... incapacitated his horn (for lack of a better word).