It all made sense now; they had been preparing him, making him into the pony he was supposed to be! Why, in that case, it only made sense why the thestral guard Luna had assigned to him was participating in the tournament. She was there to protect him from the sullied riff-raff. Yes, that was it. It was only logic that she would help him separate the wheat from the chaff so that when it came to the melee, they would work together to emerge victorious in this farce of a spectacle. In the end, all would see Equestria prevail!