Applejack shifted to give the woman some room. Everypony could use a break once in a while! She looked up at her curiously.

"Yeah. I usually carry some heavy loads to. I've gotta be strong if I want the apples to fall. I just don't know how long it'll be before I can handle it again."

She made a valiant effort not to sound too heartbroken about that. "So the battle went all right for you?"