“But, Honour. Corporal. You’ve handled everything this posting has thrown at you. That I’ve thrown at you. You beat Kilfeather at his own game, you learned to drive, educated me in Equestrian culture and custom, helped teach me how to fight, put on a fantastic demonstration for the upper crust of the Equestrian government and military, taken us into the darkest depths of an alien society, and fended off an ambush by some of their finest warriors. You’re one of the most adaptable and capable creatures I’ve ever met.” He held out a hand, as if asking for her forehoof. She didn’t know what else to do, so she gave it to him, and he closed his fingers around it, then placed his other hand gently on top. “Maybe you’re not happy with where you’ve been or where you’re at right now, but I promise you: if you can shut away your regrets for long enough to face the future with a clear head, there’s a world of opportunity opening up before you that will more than make up for whatever failures you believe you had before, and I’ll do everything I can to help you seize it all.”