"We can split the difference. Although I have yet to see you be anything but graceful while human. Unlike me, while a pony. I thought the TAIL would be what gave me trouble, not wings." He brightened when she giggled. Good, he was helping.

Whatever tangle of emotions there had been for Mai, there was also no doubt that some of the devotion was also to his Goddess, and helping to take care of her. Celestia was a similar tangle of emotions, with some differences, while now fulfilling that role. Which meant he did his utmost to be a good partner for her.