Sunset thought a moment before replying slowly. "The ponies we've been seeing . . . they don't seem to warm up to strangers right away, and I'm not the most, um, easygoing pony myself. I thought it was better to keep my mouth shut and let you deal with them. They know you. They don't know me. I didn't want to put my foot in it by saying something they wouldn't like and making things harder for you."