Shh! We're supposed to pretend he's had enough of running.

"Hello, friend. You've been missed. Please explain what has happened."

Arlem is busy closing his inner eye and locking his thoughts and ideas up tight. Are crystal ponies as easy to shatter as they look? Celestials are hard to set on fire, right? No, if he needs to fight, probably best to change shape and then ask for an anti-magic field so he's only overmatched in one or two areas. And the little guy mentioned venom - what do a fuzzy spider's fangs do? - could be anything. Better pick out something without a circulatory system, just in case.