one of the Empress' consorts said as they ushered the group off the main thoroughway and out of the searching and prying eyes of Twilight Sparkle and her friends.~~~Don't you just love me and my quick teasers? I've been slacking on posting this and wanted to get this up before I headed to bed here, but this drawing continues my 'Grown Up Cutie Mark Crusaders and Chrysalis' adventure. The background of the drawing is that the group has now ended up in China and has pleaded their case to the Dao Empress, who agrees to help them but only for a short time. When Twilight Sparkle arrives and seeks the Dao's aid in finding the group, the Empress replies thusly:"I'm afraid, Twilight Sparkle, that my people are currently in the middle of the Festival of Fire and I cannot lend you any help in tracking your friends down until the event is over."Under that pretext, the Empress has some of her consorts attempt to smuggle out the group before they are obliged to 'turn over' the Crusaders should they fail to leave the city before the Festival is over.