You have put that very well. [Celestia bows her head to acknowledge his words.] On a day-to-day basis, our powers are like a sheathed sword. We keep them away, and even if we draw them in times of need, people get back when we wield them for fear of getting cut.

But who fears the knife they cut their bread with each day? And so I work in magic to provide lights and warmth and comfort, and that, I hope, is how people here think of my magic.