There was a lot of sense in what he was saying. But the crucial piece he'd left out was that really, until she and the rest of the quaternion came along, he probably wasn't seeing any mares on any kind of regular, friendly basis at all. That kind of frequent, extended contact could change ponies' attitudes, as it certainly had in this case. If Honour had just spent all of her time standing silently at the door, it wouldn't have turned out this way. 