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Celestial Concerns
Celestia paced in her royal bedroom, she was worried about her sister and her student. One issue was that Luna was nocturnal, leaving little time for them to actually be together. As well as the elements of harmony, would she be spending less time with her friends now that she is with Luna.
What about Luna's immortality, eventually Luna would outlive Twilight, Luna would be heartbroken. Celestia didn't want to see her sister have to go through that. She wondered what the public would think, the age gap is gigantic. Luna was a princess going out with her student, that gave up to more worry. Celestia had absolutely no clue what to do. All she could think of where bad outcomes, but remembering how happy they where together kept her from wanting to separate them.
Celestia was without clue as to what to do, so she decided to interrogate chrysalis a little to get her mind of the current situation.
Chrysalis was in a stone prison cell with little to no light whatsoever, she could barely see anything. It was damp, and she could tell it had not been used in years, if it had ever been used at all. As far as Chrysalis knew there was very little crime in Equestria. A door down the hall opened flooding light into the dungeon, lights being illuminated as the figure wandered closer to chrysalis' cell.
Celestia began by casting a truth spell, Chrysalis would only be able to speak and act the truth.
Celestia came up to her bars and stared through them to chrysalis. "Chrysalis, tell me again why you needed to take the places of my student and my sister?"
"Because I needed love to rebuild my hive, and they where the strongest sources of love I could find, all I had to do was get them together."
"So they weren't together when you found them?"
"No, But they wanted to be, A changeling can sense love. And I could sense a lot of it coming from the two."
"Did you ever try asking ponies to let you feed off of their love?"
"The last time that happened was the crystal empire, I was just a foal. My mother went to the Chrystal Empire, She asked if they would let us feed off of their love so that we may be nourished. They gave us a set of conditions, If my mother was to win a jousting competition they would allow it, but if she were to fail she would be executed." Chrysalis grew very somber, "They pitted her against their best night, And my mother failed."
Chrysalis walked to the far corner of the cell and hang her head low sitting there. Celestia was unfamiliar with changelings, but when a creature is distressed, Celestia knows, and Chrysalis, is distressed.
"If you had asked, I would have arranged something," Celestia sighed, "I will return later."
Celestia was not liking anything that had passed today, now another was added, she was planning to negotiate with Chrysalis. Though now she was going to talk with her sister, everything was spinning around in Celestia's head she needed to organize her thoughts.
It was nearing the end of the day soon it would be nightfall, Lu8na had stayed up all day, not too much hassle for an alicorn but still it would add up eventually. She followed the aura of her sister. Celestia found them in the dining hall enjoying a very large smoothie together. They where conversing on books, ones they have read or would like to read, comparing there thoughts on different stories.
"Ahem," Celestia interrupted.
"Hello sister, what have you learned from Chrysalis?" Luna asked not knowing what else to say.
"Luna, may I speak with you privately." She worded it as a question, but she wasn't asking, yet wasn't harsh either.
"Yes sister," Luna nuzzled Twilight once before leaving.
Once they where outside the room Celestia decided to be the cross between neutral and the antagonist of the story, "Why Twilight?"
"We are not sure," Luna answered, "Maybe it is because of how quickly she accepted us, or her demeanor."
"I can understand that, she was always very nice. You do know that you will outlive her don't you?"
"Yes, we hath already come to that conclusion, She says that we should just enjoy the time we have together."
"It seems that chrysalis was very truthful with what she said," Celestia said.
"What did Chrysalis say?"
"That you two had very strong love for each other."
"Then why do you sound so disproving of us sister?"
"I am just trying to accept it, but it is so weird. I am surprised you accepted it already, since you when you left, and when we grew up, a relationship like this would often lead to an execution, and you already accepted it. It just feels Wrong, But I want you to be happy."
"It is alright sister, All will turn out just fine."
"I believe you, I just need some time to accept it, that's all," Celestia too a breath, "I want to speak to Twilight about this as well."
"Alright, we will send her when we go back."
Celestia waited there for a few minutes before Twilight Came, "I trust you know what we will be speaking about?"
"I believe so, about me dating your sister?"
"Yes, I am letting you do this, I just don't know how to feel about it that's all."
"I don't understand."
"Well Twilight, when I grew up, a relationship like this usually ended at the gallows."
"Oh, I see,"
"But you two really love each other don't you?" Asked Celestia, She already knew the answer, she too had seen the photograph of the two of them at Nightmare Night.
"Yes, Please don't hate me." Twilight pleaded.
"I could never hate you, I am just a little confused."
"Well So were we. After we found out that we were dating an imposter," Twilight told Celestia.
"Well I should let you get back to your date now," Celestia dismissed her student, "but I will still be expecting friendship reports," exclaimed Celestia as twilight was leaving.
"I promise I won't fall behind on my studies because of this."
These talks helped Celestia, slightly, they helped her start accepting her sister dating her student, no matter how wrong it seemed to her. Now that left one thing on Celestia's agenda, Chrysalis.
She went down to the dungeon where chrysalis lay, She was distressed. This time however she was not faking emotion, she was genuinely depressed. She missed her mother deeply and having to explain what happened to her really got to Chrysalis.
"Chrysalis," Celestia beckoned.
"What," Chrysalis moaned.
"I have been thinking, Maybe we could arrange something for your changelings. As long as they don't cause harm."
Chrysalis didn't respond, she didn't believe Celestia was being honest with her.
"If you promise not to cause any harm, I will let you out and we can arrange it."
"You're lying."
"I am not, I do not lie about diplomatic matters."
Celestia opened the door to the cell, "Now do you promise not to cause any trouble once I let you out?"
"Celestia," A guard chimed in, "That is not a good idea, she attacked Canterlot."
"Because her people were starving," She silenced the guard with a motherly logical statement.
"I promise," Chrysalis sounded defeated, but for once how she sounded was not a ruse.
"Alright then, follow me and I will see what we can arrange for your changelings."
Celestia waited for Chrysalis to get up, and stand next to her. Chrysalis hung her head, believing that nothing could be done.