He'd thought that a morning off would have helped him focus. He hadn't considered how stressful it would be, mainly because he hadn't considered that the ponies were just as curious about him as he was about them. It had been easy to forget at the hospital—the doctors and nurses were professionals first—and at the embassy, Starlight and Diamond Mint felt more like co-workers than strangers. Even though he’d only known them for a couple of weeks, it felt like so much longer.