"Ebonshield, for a fellow alien in Equestria, you've always managed to stay on top of things. You've shown me, and everyone else in your quaternion, a world we never would have seen otherwise. And I know I have a lot still to learn, but what you've taught me about fighting so far has, well..." He furrowed his brow, trying to find the words. "...It's rooted me a little, I think, in a way I'm not sure I can explain right now. Maybe it's the physicality of it. But I know it's made me feel more like this is my home, and that's started to change the way I work."