"He... he was pretty excited, when he found out we were going to have a Foal together. So we got a House together, threw together a quick ceremony... it was his idea, and I thought I wanted nothing else. We dreamt big, based on his big future, about plans for a successful career, loads of bits. He got even more excited when Dinky was born; that she was a Unicorn, like him. Thought it was going really good for us, that he had it all figured out. But..." Derpy trails off, lip quivering. I tenderly stroke her hoof, and she glances at my hand, pursing her lip. "Things weren't going good for him, trying to apply at Canterlot. Dinky... she wasn't taking after his hoof-steps as much as he was hoping. Ponet started getting... angrier. Started snapping at us. He didn't think my clumsiness was as cute anymore, especially not as my condition worsened. He'd yell about... how expensive the things I was breaking were. How I kept ruining my glasses, how I was embarrassing him." Her voice is heavy with emotion, her face twisted in a variety of pained expressions.  