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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Tale of Two Dragons 
// by Kind of Brony 
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	Amethyst had spent the time before her scheduled dinner with the princesses pacing back and forth across the room. The dragoness was rehearsing answers to the various questions that she thought the alicorns may ask her. These ranged from the mundane, like the weather or if she was enjoying the food, and went up to the most extreme. She was, of course, ready to describe her expedition to the Far Frozen and her discovery of the Sun Spire, though she would be leaving out some of the more embarrassing details. Amy was also prepared to discuss her other exploits and what she thought of the various countries she visited.
What Amy was not prepared for was the question about her relationship with Equestria's most famous draconic resident. As it was, She was stuck somewhere between the choices of absolute denial and falling to her knees and begging for mercy. If the princesses asked her casually, Amy figured she could pull off the former. If things were a little more heated, she may very well choose option two.
She could see it now, Princess Celestia standing, burning with all the intensity of a supernova, demanding to know what heinous act she had committed in the past. As Amethyst panicked and sputtered excuses, Twilight Sparkle would come charging in with him. The unicorn would start shaking Amy in a magical grip and he would be in tears, begging for an answer on why she did it. Amethyst would start blubbering like a baby and-
*Knock, knock, knock*
"Madam, dinner will be in ten minutes. I am here to escort you to the dining hall." came the prim and proper voice from earlier. Amy stopped in her increasingly furious pacing and looked to the door with mounting panic in her eyes. Not only was she unprepared to meet the princesses, but she had also succeeded in working herself into borderline hysteria. Quickly going through tried and true breathing exercises, Amy walked over to the door and opened them. "Uh...hey there, nice to see you again." the dragoness said weakly with a small, nervous smile.
The butler pony either didn't notice or was too polite to ask, instead saying, "Yes, very nice, Madam. Now, here is your cloak, I assume you are prepared to depart immediately." The butler reached around and grabbed the neatly folded cloak from his back and held it out to Amy.
The dragoness took the proffered item and unfolded it. Holding it out, Amy was surprised to find that the Butler had seen to it that her cloak got more than just cleaned. The little tears that had accumulated in Ponyville had been stitched up so finely that Amy could hardly see them. "Wow... you didn't have to go through the trouble of getting it patched up ya know. A wash would have been just fine." Amy said, running her fingers over some of the slightly raised threads of the repairs.
"Of course I had to, Madam. We very well couldn't have you meeting the princesses in rags, could we?" The stallion asked in an even tone. Amy tensed a little at this statement, but nodded in agreement. The cloak had provided a decent distraction from her worries and the deep breathing before that had calmed her nerves some. Unfortunately, the butler pony had just brought back to attention Amy's imminent meeting with the diarchy of Equestria.
The dragoness did her best to squash her rising panic, the concealing nature of the cloak in her hands helping in the deed. Throwing it over her shoulders and securing it tightly, Amy swallowed heavily and said, "Well... let's get going... don't want to keep the princesses waiting, do we?"
The stallion nodded his head, "Indeed, we do not."
With that he was out the door and Amy was behind him. She would have tried talking to him to ease her tension, but nerves caused her words to catch. She was silent all the way to the dining hall doors. The butler stepped forward and put a hoof on the door to open them, but hesitated. "...You seem quite nervous about meeting the princesses. Though I am not surprised, I assure you, both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are very kind... You should not be so worried about it." he said over his shoulder.
Amy was surprised by this. The stallion before her had yet to really say anything pertaining to subjects outside his job description, but here he was trying to put her at some semblance of peace. The dragoness was also surprised his words had actually helped some. "Ah, thanks... I'll keep that in mind... You know, I feel kind of bad for not asking your name earlier." Amy said sheepishly.
The butler turned to her and gave a kindly smile, "My name is Prim & Proper, Madam."
Amy deadpanned and said, "Seriously...? You know what, it doesn't matter. It's very nice to meet you, Prim & Proper." Amy stepped forward to stand beside him and shake the hoof he removed from the door and offered to her. The motion was a little ungainly because of the height difference, but they both still smiled at each other.
"Likewise, Amethyst Thistle. Now I do believe you have a dinner to attend... Are you ready?" He said, turning his attention back to the door.
Standing straight and taking one last deep breath, Amy said, "As I'll ever be."
With that, Prim & Proper threw open the door and announced, "Presenting to their Royal Majesties, the guest of honor, Amethyst Thistle!"
Amy stepped forward hesitantly and got her first look at the rulers of nearly all of ponykind. The dragoness had to admit, the two lived up to the title quite nicely. At the head of the large table sat a great white alicorn, multicolored mane and tail flowing in an invisible breeze. It almost seemed wrong to call her a pony as she was so much larger than her subjects; if it wasn't for the long horn and wings, Amy would have figured her for a horse from Saddle Arabia. Sitting to her side was another alicorn that could only be the recently returned Princess Luna. Matching her name, she was the night incarnate; Luna had a midnight blue coat and an ethereal mane and tail resembling the starry sky. She was slightly smaller than her sister, but still larger than the average pony.
Amy's eyes settled on Celestia's face and noted her eyes walked the line between purple and pink. It was there that the dragoness saw a glint of what looked like curiosity and something else she couldn't place. So focused was she on their eye contact, Amy had hardly realized both princesses were now standing. "Greetings, Amethyst Thistle, I am glad you could attend both this dinner and the ceremony. I am Princess Celestia of the Sun."
The ruler of the night picked up where her sister left off, "And I am Princess Luna of the Moon. It is a great pleasure to finally meet the one my sister and her student have spoken so highly of."
Quickly trying to think of something to say back to the princesses, all Amy could come up with was, "Uh, ditto." Celestia giggled behind her hoof a moment before walking towards the dragoness with her sister. It was then that Amy noticed she had yet to move from her spot. Looking to her side, she noticed Prim & Proper was trying to covertly, though somewhat frantically, nod his head towards the alicorns. Figuring out what he was trying to tell her, Amy nearly jumped forwards to meet the princesses halfway, surprised they would actually rise to meet her. Acting on reflex, Amy put her hand out when they met, not thinking about whether or not this would be the correct gesture to exchange greetings with pony royalty.
Fortunately, Celestia didn't seem to give it more than a thought before she put her hoof into Amy's hand, giving it a few shakes. Turning to Luna, the dragoness saw her looking at her hoof for a moment before noticing Amy's outstretched hand. The alicorn of the night gingerly placed her hoof into Amy's hand and shook it. "We- I mean, I apologize. I am still getting use to how things have changed from one thousand years ago. Is this the new greeting between dragons of importance?"
Amy had to stop and think a moment about what had just happened before comprehending her mistake and pulling her hand away as if burned. "O-oh no, Princess! This is shaking hands! It's kind of a casual greeting mostly between equals... with hands... Not that I'm trying to say we're equals or anything-!" Amy said, starting to spiral into a series of incomprehensible apologies.
"Its fine, Miss Thistle, there's no harm done. Now why don't you come and sit; the food will be out shortly." Celestia said to the dragoness with a humorous smile. Glancing over to Luna, Amy saw she too had laughter in her eyes. A large blush spread across her face and she had to fight the urge to pull her hood up. This was embarrassing for Amy for two reasons. The obvious one would be the fact that she was making a fool of herself in front of royalty, but the second was a little more obscure. Amethyst Thistle was the scourge of the black market. She had faced countless dangers in the past and had stared death in the eyes more times than she would like to admit. Yet here she was, cracking in the presence of ponies meaning her no harm just because she saw him.
She hastily moved to the seat across from Luna at a table with more empty spaces than occupied. "Um, you can call me Amy if you want. Though, if you don't, that's fine too..." Amy said softly. Even in a situation like this, she found her full name a mouthful and Miss Thistle was just too stuffy.
The Sun Princess responded with the kind smile she had worn from the beginning still on her face, "Only if you call me Celestia; I don't particularly like formalities."
Amy couldn't help but smile at the princess, already finding her agreeable company. "Sure, Celestia... What about you, Princess Luna?" the dragoness asked.
The darker alicorn seemed to think it over a moment before saying, "I suppose that would be acceptable, as long as you refrain from doing so in public."
Amy nodded her understanding when the sound of opening doors reached her ears. Turning her head, the dragoness saw a troupe of servers bringing in trays of food. Amongst them, Amy noticed Prim & Proper carrying a tray on his back and she couldn't help but wonder when he slipped away for her not to notice. A serving platter was set in front of each of them and the lids removed, revealing two large salads with bread rolls and a plate of pancakes. The salads consisted of a large amount of lettuce glistening with what Amy could smell was olive oil. Amy's nose could also identify the herbs stuck to the lettuce as oregano, thyme, and basil. The dressing was a type of wine vinegar that was far too expensive for the dragoness to recognize. A halved avocado lay atop the salad along with thin sliced tomatoes. This was where Amy's own salad differed from Celestia's. Whereas the Princess's salad had croutons, Amy's salad was garnished with gem fragments of all sorts, a fact she was a bit surprised by this fact.
Celestia must have noticed this for she spoke, "When I heard that you were a dragon, I had the chefs add a little extra to your salad. I hope you enjoy it."
Looking up and giving Celestia a beaming smile, Amy said, "Oh, I definitely will! Thanks." The dragoness was about to dig in when she thought about the third dish brought. Amy looked over to Luna, who had just tied a napkin around her chin and hovered a fork and a knife over the stack of maple-y goodness like a predator ready to pounce. "Um, why exactly are you eating pancakes for dinner? I mean, you can eat whatever you want, but it is a bit strange." Amy asked, raising an eye ridge.
Luna halted in her slow decent onto the pancakes and looked at the dragoness. "The answer is quite simple, Amy. For you see, this is not my dinner. I am, in fact, breaking fast." the moon princess said.
"Huh?"
Celestia cut short the little back and forth by clearing up Amy's confusion, "Let me clarify, Amy. As our titles suggest, I rule the kingdom during the day and my sister takes over while I rest. This may be dinner to you and me, but it is breakfast for Luna."
"Ohhh, I get it now. Heh, you two really take the whole day and night thing seriously." Amy said as she dug into salad, eating the avocado first.
"Of course, it is our solemn duty to do so." Luna said seriously...before shoveling pancakes into her mouth. Celestia just looked at the two with a bemused smile, shaking her head slightly. Levitating a fork up, she daintily picked at her own food. The three sat in a comfortable near-silence, the only sound being that of silverware clinking and loud chewing.
"So, Amy, if you don't mind, I'd like to hear about the discovery of the Sun Spire. I'd imagine that is quite a tale." Celestia said to the dragoness, who lifted her head to reveal stuffed cheeks.
Attempting to talk around the food at first, she quickly stopped and blushed when gem shards fell to her lap. Swallowing, Amy said, "Eheheh...heh...Sorry."
"There's no need for that, though if you feel you must make it up to me, you can tell me the story." Celestia said with a giggle.
Amy noticed that Luna had slowed down in her pancake devouring to listen to the story. Feeling a little put on the spot, Amy still wanted to entertain these two. Even if they were not the ruling figures of all of Equestria, the dragoness had really begun to like them. Although she had only just met the alicorns, she could tell they weren't like most royals she had had the displeasure of meeting. They did not exude an aura of stuffed-up superiority, yet still carried an air of power. The two showed her respect despite the poor reputation dragons had in most places, while simultaneously commanding it from others without the aid of fear. All in all, Amethyst felt comfortable in their presence, even under the circumstances, and as of that moment wanted only to be friends with the alicorns of day and night.
"Well, honestly, it's not really all that exciting a tale. At least, not when compared to some of my other business trips." Amy said with a cocky grin.
"Surely you jest? The Far Frozen is many things, but dull it is not." Princess Luna said.
"Not to go bursting your bubble, Luna, but all I saw while I was there was ice, snow, and more ice. It was pretty boring by most standards... especially mine."
Before Luna could object, Celestia cut in, "Actually Luna, that is not too unlikely. The windigos have long since left the Far Frozen to seek out new strife to feed on, while yetis that once prowled the wastes have been hunted to near extinction for their furs." The alicorn looked disgusted as she said, "Such a barbaric and senseless deed. I cannot condone the killing of another creature simply for its hide."
"Truly? It is hard to imagine the Far Frozen as anything but perilous... I suppose this is just another of the many things I will have to accept." Luna said before sighing wistfully, "It would have made our own search for Unicornia and the Sun Spire far more successful if things had been that way a millennium and a half ago."
That piqued Amy's interest. The princesses of Equestria had attempted to find the lost unicorn kingdom? "Wow, wow, wow, you went out to search for it too?" the dragoness asked.
"Why, of course we did. Much knowledge was left behind during the great exodus and Unicornia holds most of it. The pegasi of old did not keep much in the way of history because of their nomadic ways and cloud homes. As for the earth ponies, sadly, they did not have much time to devote to the pursuit of knowledge or record keeping due to their hard and laborious lifestyles." Luna answered.
Celestia added, "The Sun Spire itself is more than worth the effort to find as well. Its use would be imperative to the world if anything were to ever happen to Luna and me... Though I suppose Discord could take over our duties if that were the case. I'd like to avoid such a situation if possible." The end of the statement had devolved into grumbles, but the look of annoyance wasn't what Amy was thinking about.
"Yeah... imperative... because the Sun Spire is super important, and useful and stuff." Amy said nervously. In all the excitement, it had slipped Amy's mind to ask Lore about the Sun Spire. Apparently it had also slipped Lore's mind to tell her. The dragoness just hoped that the princesses didn't find out that she didn't know what she herself had discovered.
"...You don't actually know what the Sun Spire is, do you?" Celestia deadpanned. Drat, that didn't take long.
Luna just looked at the dragoness incredulously and said, "You're kidding... you're kidding, right?"
Amy gave a few forced laughs as she rubbed the bag of her neck. The two alicorns looked at her a moment longer before she slumped and admitted, "No... No I don't... but that doesn't make it any less of an achievement!"
Luna and Celestia couldn't hold their straight faces at that and both started to laugh. "No, it doesn't, but it does make me want to hear the story more than ever." Celestia said as she got control of her laughter.
"Oh, We agree, dear sister. This, We have to hear!"  Luna leaned forward, forgetting modern speech patterns in her excitement.
Amy looked back and forth between day and night, trying to think of a way to get out of telling the story. After the short time spent with them, the dragoness doubted she could lie to the two as it went against her morals to lie to friends. This made the decision harder as she also didn't want to tell them about how she blundered unto what was being called the greatest discovery in recent history.
Sighing in resignation, Amy said, "Fine, fine, I'll tell the stupid story, but only if you tell me some of yours. Deal?"
Luna smile widened and Celestia said, "That only seems fair. Do you agree Luna?"
The named alicorn nodded her head somewhat vigorously and said, "Indeed, I fully agree."
Amy sighed again and shook her head with a smile. Looking up she started, "Well, I suppose I should start with how I got the idea in my head in the first place. See, my friend and long-time business partner, Lore Finder had me follow up some leads she found in an old pegasus' military journal. In it, he wrote details about an attack plan the pegasi were preparing on Unicornia, something I'm sure he got in trouble for. Well, anyways, using the coordinates in the journal allowed Lore to narrow down where the place was..."
And so Amy began to regale the diarchy of Equestria, no longer worrying if the two knew of the Ponyville incident.

~8~

Spike had been waiting anxiously for the princess's reply for some time now. It felt like hours since they had sent Princess Celestia the letter detailing what had happened and everything they knew of the mysterious Amethyst Thistle. Applejack had to return the cart to the farm, leaving Twilight, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash in the library. "Argh! What's taking her so long!?" Rainbow said as she threw her hoofs in the air.
"Rainbow Dash! Princess Celestia is running a country, she can reply to letters when she has time for it!" Twilight reprimanded. Even though she was defending her teacher, Spike couldn't help but notice Twilight's hoof tapping on the floor in impatience.
The pegasus was stopped from retorting by a loud gurgle. Spike felt the fire inside stir and soon it erupted from his mouth with a rolled parchment in tow. He reached up to grab it, but the letter was enveloped in a dark pink aura and pulled away from him. The ribbon was removed and the letter was unfolded before it even reached Twilight. The group sat in silence as Twilight's eyes darted back and forth across the page.
It was Pinkie Pie who broke the silence first. "What's it say!? What's it say!?" She said as she started bouncing around Twilight. *Gasp* "Does she want to throw the super-duper-family-reunion party up in Canterlot!? I'll go pack my party cannon!"
The pink mare was halfway to the doors before she was picked up by Twilight's magic. "No, Pinkie, she doesn't want to throw a party." She said as she placed Pinkie back on the floor away from the door.
"Than what does she want us to do? I bet we're going to interrogate her, right? I get to be bad cop if we do." Rainbow said a small stomp of her hoof.
"No, she doesn't want that either." the unicorn said.
Finally, Spike had had enough of delaying and demanded, "Well than, stop beating around the bush and just read the thing out loud, already!"
Twilight jolted at the dragon’s harsh tone, but didn't reprimand him for it. This was the hardest for him and she should have been amazed at how well he had been handling the situation so far. Twilight looked down at the scroll and began to read aloud, "Okay, it says, ahem."


To My Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle and Good Friend, Spike the Dragon
I must admit, you're letter came as quite a surprise and I am now very curious about Amethyst Thistle. Though I had heard the rumors that she was a dragon, not even I would have thought her Spike's relative. Both this dragoness' and Spike's origins are a mystery to me, and it seems these mysteries may intertwine.
I have told both you and Spike before that I did not know where his egg came from, that it was found in front of the school, but that is not the full truth. Spike's egg was brought to my school for gifted unicorns by what was described to me as a small figure cloaked in rags. When the dean came out to confront the strange figure, it asked that the school take care of the egg it had with it. When the dean sent word to me about the strange situation, he returned to the front of the school to find that the stranger was gone and the egg was left behind.
I did not tell either of you this as I doubted any effort on our part would have revealed this stranger's identity and I did not want to give Spike false hope. For this, I apologize, but I feared Spike would do something reckless to find them if he believed the cloaked stranger knew the truth of his origins. I know it was not my choice to make and I hope you can forgive me.
That being said, Amethyst Thistle has just recently arrived to the castle. From what you have told me of her reaction to Spike, I will not confront her directly about their relationship and instead measure her character myself without scaring her away. I plan on doing this by inviting her to dine with Luna and me and to simply engage her in conversation.
If you wish to go through with this, then I will send a chariot to bring both you and Spike here. In the end, it is Spike's decision whether or not we confront Amethyst Thistle about any history she shares with him. If you do decide you wish to speak with her, Spike, we will decide upon what actions to take upon your arrival.
I hope whatever we find, you will be okay, my little dragon.
From your friend, Princess Celestia


Twilight looked up to scan her audience. Rainbow Dash was hovering in the air, a slight frown on her blue face and her front legs crossed. No doubt she did not like the sit-and-wait idea the princess had proposed. Pinkie Pie's only change in demeanor was a slightly smaller smile, though what in the letter had led to it was a mystery. Spike was staring off in space, thinking of what the new tidbit of knowledge could mean for him.
"Do you think it was her? Do you think Amethyst Thistle was the one who brought me to the school?" Spike asked nopony in particular.
"Probably, I mean, it could have been somepony else, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was her." Twilight said. She looked at Spike a moment before asking, "So, what do you want to do, Spike? Princess Celestia said it's your decision to make."
Spike gave her look that bordered on 'are you serious?' before answering, "Of course I'm going. There is no way in Equestria I'm going to let this chance slip through my claws. So let’s get a letter sent and our butts on the next chariot ride to Canterlot." Spike was smiling confidently when he said those words, but inside, his heart had sped up and he was feeling excited, nervous, and even a bit pensive about what he'd actually learn from this.
"Aw yeah! We're going on another adventure!" Rainbow Dash said as she flapped a little higher into the air.
"Oh, I'm so nervouscited! This is gonna be the biggest party I've ever thrown!" Pinkie said as she began bouncing around the room.
Twilight simply smiled fondly at her friends until Spike's voice cut in "Actually girls, I think I'd rather me and Twilight do this one solo."
Both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash stopped what they were doing and looked over at the baby dragon. "What do you mean? Why shouldn't they come?" Twilight asked.
Before he could answer, Rainbow Dash added, "Yeah, what gives, Spike? We can totally handle that dragon."
"Uh-huh, and I have to prepare the proper party!" *Gasp!* "Unless you plan on having somepony else plan the celebration!" Pinkie accused as she took on a look of dawning horror.
Before the pink pony could burst into tears and beg him for the right to throw the party, Spike said, "No, no Pinkie, it's nothing like that... It's just that you and Rainbow Dash didn't make the best first impression and I'm afraid you being there will make her more uncomfortable then she's already going to be."
"Oh come on Spike! What if she runs again!? You'll need me to chase her down!" Rainbow exclaimed.
"That's exactly it though, I don't want her to run at all." the baby dragon tried to explain.
"Pinkie looked as if she were about to protest, but Twilight came to Spike's defense before she could, "It's his choice, girls. If he wants it to just be him and I, than we should respect his wishes."
Rainbow Dash looked to the side and mumbled, "Easy for you to say, you get to go."
"Oh, don't be like that, Dash. You have to admit, you two didn't necessarily make the best first impression possible." Twilight said wryly.
"I made a super great impression! We played tag all over the town! That's like the bestest first impression ever!" Pinkie tried to argue.
This time it was Spike who spoke, "Listen... can you guys just do this for me? And Pinkie, I'll make sure we won't party without you. We'll come back to town for it."
Both girls looked at each other, one dejected and the other frustrated. Even so, when they turned back to Spike and Twilight, they agreed unanimously.
Spike gave them an appreciative smile as Twilight said, "It's settled then. Spike let's send the letter and get going." the baby dragon nodded as he nearly ran to a desk to write their reply to Celestia.
He really was glad the two had agreed to stay behind. Though it was true he was a bit worried about how the dragoness would have reacted to Rainbow's and Pinkie's... enthusiastic greeting, there was more to it than that. This didn't involve the other girls, it was something very personal to his own life. Twilight deserved to be there because Spike saw her as family even if they were different species. The five other girls were not, however, and as much as he'd like to think otherwise, they had always been more Twilight's friends than his own. In the end, this was a private affair and he'd like to keep it that way for now.
Spike's body worked on autopilot as he thought these things. He hardly remembered writing the letter and sending it via dragon fire to Princess Celestia. Soon, the baby dragon would be on his way to his destiny.

~8~

What had started out as simply one tale in exchange for another had evolved into a whole slew of stories being told one after another. Amy was surprised at how much the princesses had actually accomplished with their own hooves. The dragoness expected that they had simply directed ponies on their adventures instead going on them themselves. As it turned out, they had done a lot of the dirty work of re-establishing Equestria after Discord was first dethroned. Princess Celestia and Luna had drove monsters from the land, recovered treasures of Equestria lost to Discord's chaos, and even explored a fair bit of their lands and set up settlements. There was no doubt in Amy's mind. These two were the most epic ponies she had ever met.
The salads and stack of pancakes for Luna had turned out to only be the beginning of the meal, and they had already finished the main course. Now they were enjoying a dessert of various pies and cakes that Luna and Celestia were enjoying, as well as a bowl of candied fruit that Amy was favoring.
"Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me you just threw it into a lake, a giant fire elemental?" Amy asked in amazement and skepticism.
Princess Luna swallowed a mouthful of peach pie before answering, "Indeed, he really needed to 'cool off'."
*Snort!* "That was the corniest pun I have ever heard." Amy said as she chuckled a bit.
Celestia, who had started giggling upon her sister's dry delivery, commented, "I concur, that was truly awful, Sister."
"Why does everypony say that when I tell that story!? It's witty!" Luna said as she slammed a hoof down on the table.
"Because it's not witty, it's cliché." Celestia answered.
"Well, it wasn't cliché a thousand and fifty years ago." Luna said with a petulant 'humph' and upturn of her muzzle.
"Ya know, that reminds of the time I went to the archipelago off the coast of-" Amy didn't finish before there was a small knock at the door. When Celestia called for whoever it was to enter, the doors opened to reveal a unicorn mare with a pair of small glassed sitting upon her nose.
"Excuse my intrusion, your majesties, but I thought it prudent to tell you night court is scheduled to begin in one hour." the mare said, looking between the two alicorns with a small amount of nervousness.
Luna gasped a little at the news and said, "That means the time to raise the moon is upon us! Sister we must make haste!"
Celestia nodded her head and looked to Amy, "I apologize for leaving like this, but it seems we all lost track of time. I hope you don't mind if we listen to the rest of your story at some other time. Tomorrow at breakfast perhaps? We could use the time to discuss the ceremony in your honor as well"
Amy got to her feet and couldn't resist the urge to stretch, throwing her arms over her head arching her back. "No problem, Celestia. I'd like to have breakfast with the two of you." the dragoness said as she patted her slightly distended stomach. "Though, I'm not sure if I'll be eating again that soon. You guys really know how to fatten a dragon up." Amy said with a satisfied smile.
"Then it's settled, I'll send for you when the time comes." Celestia said before calling, "Prim & Proper!"
At the call of his name, the butler pony seemed to appear out of nowhere at her side, causing Amy to jump back a little. "Yes, your Highness." he said in the same even tone Amy had come to recognize from him.
"Can you show Amethyst here back to her room?"
"Of course, your Highness." he responded before walking passed Amy and saying, "Follow me, Madam."
Amy did so, still slightly confused by the stallion’s mysterious appearance from thin air. She wondered if perhaps he was related to Pinkie Pie in some way.
As she left the room and the mare went off to attend whatever duties she had, Luna walked over to her sister’s side as they both got up and headed out of the room. "So, Sister, what do you think of young Amethyst Thistle?" She asked Celestia.
"She was very nice, and I could tell early on she is as brave and skilled as her reputation claims." The alicorn of the sun answered.
"...And her relationship with Spike, do you think your student's and her assistant's suspicions are right?"
Celestia didn't answer right away, and when she did, it was slowly said, "I noticed many similarities between the two, and not just in appearance. They both share the same spark in their eyes and the same quick wit and sarcasm... I believe there may very well be shared blood between them... Though we won't know for certain until we ask."
Luna nodded her head in answer. Whatever happened tomorrow, she was tempted to stay awake for it, especially to be there for her new friend.