And now because of it, this happened. Peach didn’t say anything. Her mother squealed and nuzzled her daughter. “Now see? What did I tell you?” Peach had never had a Hearts and Hooves card before, never had a coltfriend, and never had the courage to follow up on any of her crushes. It had only reinforced her solitary nature, leading to all sorts of self-loathing and doubting which her mother exasperated herself to try to build her up and get her to go about with her life, but it had never been enough.