He spoke quietly: "Y'know, all things considered I've been remarkably patient 'bout this whole situation. While I've been here in this Celestia-bedamned forest, somethin' made me into a colt again. Somethin' — an' I'm bettin' it was you — ate the gift I was bringin' to Miss Zecora. Every damned bug has had its way with me, and I seem to walk through every damned bush with thorns. But I walked it off. Sure, I was as scared for my life as I've ever been, but I knew if I just kept on, I'd find Miss Zecora an' everything'd be right with the world.