It also gave her a chance to consider what to do next.  Obviously, she would want to stay close to Dale—there was no reason why they couldn’t continue their cultural exchange here in the hospital, and every reason why they should.  Perhaps he could explain why he had followed her despite the risk, and why the mare on the beach had attacked her.  If Celestia did want to eventually re-open travel between the worlds, it would be good to know.  Had she and Dale run into the spell out of ignorance, desperation, or done it deliberately?  Each possibility held different implications for the relationship between Equestria and Dale’s world.