Starlight did it, she hatched a dragon's egg and is now Celestia's assistant. Because of this, not only have more opportunities opened up for her, suddenly her parents have more options and Celestia led them to the throne room to discuss everything with them.
When they arrived in the throne room Primrose asked, "Your Majesty, you said that since Starlight is your protege that besides her having more opportunities, that my husband and I will have more options as well. What do you mean by that?"
Celestia replied, "Before I go into detail, I want to let you know why that is the case." She paused for a moment to get ready to go into detail. She continued, "The reason why parents of proteges of mine have more options is because I believe that it is best if they live closer to their children. Three hundred years ago I had an applicant. much like Starlight, who became my protege. Like Starlight, she was from a remote town but was unable to stay in contact with her parents. Her family was very close and without her parents being around for her to spend time with, she went downhill in a hurry and I eventually had to let her go."
Primrose asked, "What happened to this pony?"
Celestia replied, "Well, she wound up moving to Manehattan. Yes she became a successful model but still, it was because of her that I decided that proteges as young as Starlight should have their parents nearby." She looked more closely at Stone Cutter and asked, "What sort of job do you have back home?"
Stone Cutter replied, "I am the foreman of the local stone masons. Basically, I work on keeping the local infrastructure, especially the dam, from falling apart."
Celestia asked, "How much do you make back there?"
Stone Cutter replied, "I make 10,000 bits a year."
Celestia shook her head in disappointment, "You are the foreman of the stone masons there and that is all you earn?" She got a huge smile on her face and continued, "What would you think about making five times that amount here?"
Stone Cutter's jaw dropped open. He knew exactly what Celestia had in mind. He asked, "Are you saying you want my wife and I to move here to Canterlot to be closer to Starlight?"
Celestia replied, "Yes, I am." She then cast her gaze at Primrose and asked, "And what do you do back home?"
Primrose replied, "I am a homemaker and I raise my own garden."
Starlight added, "And mommy is one of the best gardeners out there! Her flowers are always so pretty!"
Celestia smiled and asked, "Primrose, what would you think about moving here and not only being able to tend your own garden, but also being paid to tend the palace gardens?"
Primrose was shocked over this. She had never even heard of ponies getting paid to simply take care of flowers. She asked, "Seriously, you would pay me to help take care of the palace gardens?"
Celestia replied, "Yes, I would. If you two agree to this, I will gladly send guardsponies to help you relocate."
Stone Cutter asked, "But where would we live and how would we afford anything?"
Celestia replied, "Your daughter is part of the royal system now which means that you two are also part of the royal system. I will see to it that you have a place of your own."
Both parents got huge smiles on their faces and as they looked at one another, they knew that this was not only a once in a lifetime opportunity, but also could be what would help Starlight out tremendously. In unison they replied, "We accept your offer your Majesty."
Celestia replied, "I am so happy to hear that and I can tell by the smile on Starlight's face, that she is also happy. Speaking of Starlight, we shall now discuss her living arrangements."
Starlight asked, "What sort of living arrangements would I have? Would I live with mommy and daddy?"
Celestia replied, "No, proteges live here at the palace and given how young you are, you would be staying in a bedroom directly across from mine so that if you need me in the night, I will be there for you."
Starlight was thrilled over this but she also knew that once Twilight got older, that she lived in that study tower yet she was not about to mention anything directly about that. She asked, "So how long would I sleep across from you?"
Celestia replied, "You would stay here in the castle with me until you mature and after that, there is a very nice study tower that you would live in. Yes it has been hundreds of years but my last protege liked it quite a bit up there. She was able to study in peace yet still keep in touch with me and have study sessions with me."
Starlight liked that idea, quite a bit. She gave Celestia a smile and asked, "So when will I start as your protege?"
Celestia replied, "You will start in two weeks. Until then, I would like for you to get to know your way around the castle and get acclimated to Canterlot."
Primrose asked, "And what about us? When would you be able to get us this place you were talking about?"
Celestia replied, "I know of a relatively new place that is empty that I am willing to give to you immediately and regarding when you would start your jobs, I would want you to start on the same day that your daughter will start her studies."
Starlight and her family huddled together and began to discuss all the positives of this and after just a minute of talking, Starlight turned to the princess and said, "Mommy and daddy really like your idea and are ready to begin their new lives here."
Celestia replied, "That is good, very good." As she began to leave the throne room Starlight's family followed her. She smiled and finished, "Welcome to Canterlot, we welcome you with open hooves!"
As they left the castle they couldn't be happier. Finally Stone Cutter and Primrose could live a life where they wouldn't have to live paycheck to paycheck and Starlight could begin her journey in life, a journey that would likely take her many places and could lead to her achieving things that her former foe achieved. She thought to herself, "I wonder, will I one day become the Princess of Friendship and take Twilight in as MY student?" She got a huge smile on her face as her thought intensified, "I certainly hope so but if that does happen, I will make sure that she does not do what I did and I most definitely will not let Trixie in my castle!"