        He became bitter—we should have seen the signs sooner—believing that Celestia had not cast the spell at all.  He began to convince us that our sister held our night in no regard whatsoever, and sadly, we listened.  We now know that we were already being subtly corrupted by evil, but we were unaware at the time.  He was always by our side, and it seemed natural that we would choose him to lead our ponies into battle.