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Dragon Child Protective Services.
"You there! You are unfit to be parents because you're too young. I don't care that you are under the protection of the Princess of Friendship, your hatchlings are under Dragon Rule."
Evil Cackle ensues.
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This doesn't end up being fully explained in the story, but to put it in as few words as possible, previous dragon rulers had put together a rule that any unclaimed eggs belonged to the king so he could have as many children as possible, biological or not. They would be reshaped to fit his desires, and then take over his reign to keep it moving along as he saw fit, and not go changing everything. However, with a lack of unclaimed eggs came an addendum, that being point four of that law, basically saying that any fertile eggs that were outside of dragon lands were considered abandoned, and belonged to the king, as the parents of the eggs must be traitors, unless they can prove their citizenship, which neither Spike nor Scootaloo can because they're Equestrians.
Point sixteen states that, once the ruler of the dragons (Ember) is informed of the errant eggs, he (she) is to send out a party to collect them, and kill any traitors that resist the lawful procurement of the eggs.
Now, Ember is bound by this law by way of ancient treaties and alliances, and if she starts breaking the rules, it could fracture the dragon lands into smaller factions that are already on unpleasant terms because the dragons are aggressive by nature. She can grant exceptions to Spike and Scootaloo because they're beyond the age that she can start to reshape their minds. That said, she's not required to brainwash the hatchlings, and she'd absolutely be on the other side if she could completely rewrite centuries of tradition. But she can't just announce that the rule will change without upsetting key figures in her court, so the decision has to stand as it is written in the book, until such time as it can be properly revised.
And If I were allowed a fourth genre tag, it'd probably have been easier to see this coming, as you'd have asked yourself when the tragedy was going to come in, but alas, rules are rules...
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It's a fair explanation at least. Still. It should be hard to call the eggs abandoned with living parents, no matter where those eggs were laid. And automatically assuming that eggs laid outside of the dragon lands belong to traitors is a dangerous notion. Given who Spike is. The dragon that actually claimed the ruling scepter just to give it away, plus adopted younger brother of an Equestrian Princess, this action, realistically, could cause a war. There is no such thing as an absolute rule or law. Practically everything has an exception, in one form or another.
nice work
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Of course there are exceptions. One of the reasons that judges exist in the first place is to determine whether or not an exception can be made. The judiciary powers that help keep the alliances in working order could absolutely grant an exemption.
But Ember's goal is to minimize the threat of a war within the dragon territories, and try to prevent a war with Equestria at the same time. In her eyes, rehoming Scootaloo and Spike's eggs until they're old enough to qualify for dual citizenship (something she would be willing to grant) is worth it to keep tempers from rising above a simmer.
But ah, if I say too much more, I will be spoiling the method that they use to resolve this matter.
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Fair enough. I have more than my fair share of 'incomplete' stories on this site. If I spent more time writing my own stories and less time reading and writing comments maybe I'd have more done.
Well, since the law only states they have to be hatched by a more experienced parent, then all they have to do is take the eggs to the hatching grounds...which they'd probably have to do anyway since the eggs need the heat of the magma under the rocks to hatch... then let Torch, the previous dragon lord and an experienced parent, watch as they hatch, just as he's done for previous generations. Once they've hatched, they go back to their parents.
Even dragons love loopholes. 👍
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It's a bit more complicated than that, but you're not too far off.
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The hatchlings do have to qualify for dual citizenship, which has an age restriction. There are further exceptions that would lift this restriction, but neither Scootaloo nor Spikequalify for that, exception, either.
Ah, bureaucracy...