As we landed in Canterlot several of the royal guards were there to meet us. Both Derpy and I walked through the two lines as we soon entered the castle where a maid was waiting. "your guest's room has been prepared princess." she responded as I nodded.
"thank you Soft Touch." the maid gave a slow bow before she left us both. "come along Derpy." we began to walk through the halls as we passed paroling guards and maids finishing up their days work before they go home. As we walked I noticed Derpy try to hide a flinch every few feet. "are you alright Derpy?"
"sorry... something has been wrong with my head... most likely a headache." she looked at me. " I hope to see Doctor Surge about a few things as well."
"ill have a guard notify him for an important visit." she gave me a thankful smile as we soon reached a room that had a few guards paroling in. "your room is over here." I brought her over to the fifth door that was in the hallway as it opened to reveal a room fit for royalty. She looked surprised as I walked in with her close behind me. "this room I had made when I realized I would eventually have to find somepony to be with. But with time it had been forgotten due to the changing world and having to help keep up with the other races." I told her as she began to walk around the room looking at all the different items. " I remembered the room just a week ago."
"what caused you to get this made?" she then asked me with a confused expression on her face.
"when I realized several things Derpy." I sat down in front of the fireplace as I used my magic to ignite the fire as she joined me next to a cushion. "it was almost the 500th anniversary of when I banished my sister to the moon and I began to notice how close certain ponies were to one another. It sparked my love for my sister, even more, when I also realized that it was just myself as the last of my own species. Our father and mother had suddenly disappeared if I had not already told you leaving just my sister and I as the last of our species. I would have to at some point bring back the alicorn race."
"but..." she started with a fearful look on her face. "wouldn't that mean you would have to get together with a stallion?" I gave her a nod.
"yes that would be correct... if the invention of the Maternal Spell wasn't created." she looked at me with confusion as I started to find her look of confusion cute. "the Maternal Spell was created by several mare unicorns when ponies began to realize just how often colts were produced against fillies. A ratio of 1 for every 3 fillies was what sparked them to create the spell. It had taken 3 generations to be able to be completed. 300 years it took as our population was cut to half of what it used to be. The creation of the spell brought honor to the families who created it as I made them." she looked at me with awe as she then asked me a question.
"can I ask who?" I gave her a nod.
"do you happen to know who Fleur Dis Lee and Fancy Pants are?" she gave me a nod. "they belong to two of the three lineages that were given nobility."
"who's the third one?" she then asked as I gave her a small smile. I could tell she was now trying to think of who the third one could be before her eyes grew wide. "Twilight?" I gave her a nod as I smiled remembering when I made the 3 families nobility.
"her family was the one who had first started the creation of the Maternal Spell and her motivation sparked the other two families to join her in its creation. It saved the pony race from extinction and back then there was no lesser honor for me than making them nobility. While two of the lineages preferred to live as if there was no tomorrow Twilight's family preferred to live in a humble home. Each of their families opinions mean the most in my court. All of the lower nobles don't even remember that these 3 families are what are truly important in court. I send messages to the heads of these families and they vote yes or no... it is I who chooses what to send them though and what is worthless for them to vote upon. They are my among my most trusted..." I told her with a great smile on my face.
"are you planning on telling them about us?" she then asked me as I gave her a small chuckle.
"they would be invaluable to making sure we can stay together Derpy." I then gave her a frown. "but even then I believe only Twilight's family would be able to back us up easily due to you being her daughter's friend. Fancy Pants and Fleur Dis Lee would have quite a bit of trouble backing us up." she looked at me confused. "think of it this way. Both Fancy and Fleur would lose quite a bit of backing if they back the both of us. Seeing as they are both in a relationship with the other sex and the fact they don't agree with herd rules saying it causes problems..."
"are they that important for help?" she then asked as I gave her a nod.
"they are so important... that they are the key components to my plan to keep us together... without them it would fail."