"Uh... Am I missing something here...?" Heavy Hoof asked, suddenly coming to stand between the Ponies, looking at them one by one, "'Absence'...? Did uh something happen between you and your sister, Princess...?" Apparently, out of all the Ponies here, Heavy Hoof was the only one who wasn't aware of the royal sister's 'previous situation'. "I mean I don't mean to pry! I'm not that kind of Pony - I'm not a prying... Pony. Prying Pony... That's a funny word."