She just hoped she wouldn’t fail and make a fool of herself in front of her entire hive...
Chrysalis was sobbing in anger and was lost in memories of her past as her ears suddenly picked up the sound of hoofsteps approaching her dorm room, she could hear them since all changelings had far superior hearing to ponies. Chrysalis quickly wiped away her tears and then turned into her pony disguise in a flash of green flames. Just in time for a familiar purple unicorn filly to enter the dorm... It was Twilight! Emerald Gem was quite relieved to know that her roommate was somepony that she already knew so she didn't have to go through the hassle of getting to know somepony new... "Oh hey Emerald!" Twilight said with a soft smile as she noticed Emerald, "Hey Twilight." Emerald replied as she smiled back at Twilight only to find that she was already on her side of the dorm unpacking her few bags, mostly filled with books about magic.
Emerald went back to her side of the dorm and grabbed a small felt cloth in her magic and put it over the crystal ball before Twilight spotted it and started asking questions. Then she turned over and grabbed a book off of her bookshelf in her magic and flipped through it, "Huh, advanced healing for unicorns... This could be an interesting read." Emerald thought to herself as she didn't yet notice Twilight reading the book over her shoulder. Emerald only noticed when she felt Twilight's breath against her neck when Twilight had mumbled to her to flip the page, Emerald didn't mind as she flipped the page for Twilight. It felt nice reading with sompony again.
~An Hour Later~
Emerald and Twilight sat quietly together as they read books, but the peaceful quiet was soon cut short by Princess Celestia entering the dorm and startling the two fillies. "Hello Twilight and Emerald. How is your stay so far?" Princess Celestia asked with a kind and gentle smile on her face, "It's okay, although Twilight did get hit in the head with a book in the library." Emerald said with a seemingly innocent look on her face, but in reality she was studying the Princess's actions and intentions. "Oh. Are you okay, Twilight?" Princess Celestia asked as she turned to look at Twilight, "I'm fine, I went to the infirmary." Twilight replied without looking up from her book on the various animals that ponykind had discovered all over Equestria. "That's good." the princess said as Emerald was still studying her actions, "Just what are you after, Princess..." she thought to herself as she stared at Princess Celestia.