I was sad, and in a dream Epona appeared before me.....
"Did you think my lessons would be easy?"
"I will task you, cause you to journey into
regions of your soul you would never have visited
willingly. A long journey with no road maps,
you must find your own way"
"I will break your heart again and again knowing
each time it will grow back stronger.
You must find a way to bare this pain."
"I will burden you with countless souls.
You must find a way to carry them."
"Did you think my lessons would be free?"
"The price is to give up all you are.
Only then you can change."
"This change is your reward or punishment,
depending on the path you choose"