You ignore the shape. You’re likely just seeing things, and if there is actually a pony there, it seems a little sketchy that a random pony is just standing out here alone like that. Sure, in that case you’re risking not getting directions, but at least you’re not risking something like the shape actually being a zombie and you being bitten, and you turning into a zombie and going back to Ponyville and causing a zombie apocalypse…
Anyways, the path goes left and right, but you’re not sure which way leads to Ponyville. If you end up taking the wrong path, you might end up somewhere you don’t even recognize, or end up wandering in the middle of nowhere for days.
Which way?
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