It's Hearth's Warming Eve, time for family, friends and tales of giant pony-eating cats. (Thanks Iceland!) Oh and don't forget the terrorists holding Twilight's guests to ransom. Why doesn't Twilight's Castle have guards again?
Welcome to the Friendship Institute. This book is designed to prepare you—mind and body—for conversion into a pony. Please read this, alone, away from external interferences such as security nurses and fellow inpatients. Read. Remember. Comprehend.
As a newly naturalised Equestrian subject, you get occasional letters from the Princesses of Harmony about pony customs. You just didn't expect to get one from Applejack, about Hearts and Hooves. And why is it telling you to remain calm?