The Twilight Sparkle Zone

  The library in Ponyville is in a rather unusual building. The locals call it the "tree-brary," which is an apt name for the trove of books located in a hollow tree. As you enter it, you are overcome with the expected smell of dust and mildew, but there is another smell, a rather sweet smell. This is the scented oil the keeper uses to mask the unfortunate smell of her draconian assistant's breath. The dragon in question, who is known as Spike, is most likely sweeping the rug covered floors, dusting the numerous surfaces, or, as he is now, organizing books with his unicorn master, Twilight Sparkle. Twilight herself would usually be directing these activities, but... she seems to have gone missing.

  You search for her elsewhere, and find yourself in the library's roots, which are hollow and serve as hundreds of tunnels in which to hide books, most of which have not seen the light of day since Twilight moved in. Oh, there's the mare herself! What's that she's looking at?

  "I've never seen this," she says, indicating a thick, leather bound tome. " 'A Study in Solitude.' No author. Huh, I don't remember this one." She opens the volume to the first page, hoping to find a publisher or a summary...

  Nothing. "Well," she says, clearing a space on the wooden floor. "I guess there's only one way to find out what this is about..."