"A true Advisor, Elder, Co-Ruler or Dragon Lord studies their roles before choosing. I think that is a great start."
"What I want from you, is to be happy... by myside. I never want to treat you as more than just another piece of my hoard. I never want you to think you are just here to satisfy my needs or quarrels. I never want you to think that... you cannot be less than you are just now. I have already lied and nearly turned you against me, I don't want to be the burden that weighs on you for your future. Most dragons settled for the simple life as being the Dragon Lord's mate, consort, hoard or so on and that is the story from then on. You are too smart to stay by myside and be nothing more. Truthfully, you wanted to bring our race close to the others, like ponies, gryphons and so on, so maybe you can be and Advisor and share some common or interested grounds. As an Elder, you will be able to record the history and share what you learn to younger generations or older dragons, but unlike an Advisor, your words carry more weight and even in a thousand years after being with a Dragon Lord, you will still carry Law on your own. But if you think you can stand by me, help me, guide me, support me and maybe speak words that will get others to hear you and your stories when you are by myside, then you can be my Co-ruler or should I not be able to rule for a time period, be my Successor. I give you that choice."
Spike stared at her amber eyes and felt truth pouring from her words. He had been lied to before and it nearly shattered him, but with the lie, a truth was revealed, and it saved him. Now that Ember knew what it might do to him if she lied once more or had planned him his nothing more, this would certainly send him back home, regardless of the consequences might be. Maybe he could ask Twilight or the Princesses for a spell to stop it but he would never be sure.
Now here she bore onto him what his future may hold here. The fact that he was given options with a much better understanding on each one, he felt happy that he could choose. However, he wasn't sure what each action might bring and how the dragons would see him.
Thinking out loud, he said, "Well, if I were Twilight, I'd probably read on each one and see what the end product would bring." Feeling his words leave his mouth he nodded to the scrolls and Ember felt a smile across her snout.
"A true Advisor, Elder, Co-Ruler or Dragon Lord studies their roles before choosing. I think that is a great start."
