“Ah won’t leave ya. Never.” she exclaimed sharply. “Ah’ll always come home. I promise.”
“Okay.” Big Mac reached out to her one last time. “Ah love you.”
“Ah love ya too.”

A promise uttered one evening. The fear and terror of a single fight. The sorrow and pain afterwards.

Applejack has always come home. What does it mean when she doesn't?