Philomena sat on the little stand that Celestia had made for her after coming home from running away.
She was watching Celestia do her paperwork when she heard something outside. She turned to look out of the window and saw a mother bird flying with her chicks. As they flew out of sight she began to grow sad. She had often wondered what had happened to her family. All she knew was Celestia found her and rescued her from dragons as an egg. She didn't know anything about her parents or possible siblings. After a moment of thought She flew over to Celestia and perched on the table beside her.
"Celestia, could I ask you something...?" she chirped.
Celestia put the paper she was writing on down and looked at her sad phoenix.
"Is something wrong, Philomena?" she asked.
"What happened to my family?"
Celestia sat there in silence for a moment. Philomena waited patiently.
"I don't really know, Philomena..." Celestia sighed, breaking the silence. "All I know is you were in front of me as an egg and there were dragons chasing you."
Philomena hung her head.
"Could you tell me what happened that day...?"
Celestia smiled.
"I don't see why not."