“Oh, easy.” She flicked a wing. “I ask Forerunner what I need to do. And if I’m not sure about something after that, I ask the other ponies I trust. Find an expert, get their opinion. It’s called delegating. Most of the time, we’re really just being seen and running errands. I don’t know how to fight a war, that’s why we have Qingzhi. I don’t know how to manage supplies, or run a mine, or… well, not very much of anything. I’m a translator. But I can stand up straight and tell people nice things. I can promise them we’ll never give up and that Forerunner is going to win the war. Do you think the ponies around us expect more?”