She didn’t wait for an answer. “I can see you do.” She got up, walking away from the little tray, standing in front of the window. She looked out at the town beyond, silent for a long time. “Ponies live their lives thinking the way they live is the only way. They’ve been raised in Equestria their whole lives, so they think that friendship is the natural way everyone lives. They’ve never been hungry, they’ve never been desperate. Many of them have never even been afraid.