"I keep telling you, Fluttershy, he deserved it!", Chrysalis was snarling in defiance as Fluttershy tended to Discord, who had several bite wounds in his neck. Fluttershy had already cleaned the wounds thoroughly, and was now wrapping them in bandages. It had been roughly two days since the dinner with Twilight and the rest, and since Discord got everyone drunk. Chrysalis was still infuriated with the draconequus for the incident, and when he had came over today, the Queen couldn't control herself.

"No one deserves to be hurt like this. You could have killed him, Chrysalis.", Fluttershy's voice was gentle, but stern.

"Yea, you could have really hurt me, Chryssie..", Discord rasped mockingly. Chrysalis shot a glare at Discord, baring her bloodstained fangs.

Fluttershy gave Discord a stern look, and then turned to look at Chrysalis the same way. The Queen said nothing else, simply snorting and turning her head. The pegasus went back to tending Discord's wounds, and finished wrapping the bandages around them. Discord smiled gently, murmuring a soft 'Thank you'. Chrysalis resorting to sitting in the chair that was near the couch, and looked at Discord. The draconequus could have sworn he saw a hint of concern in the Queen's blazing eyes, but it soon vanished.

A couple hours later, Chrysalis felt a gentle hoof prod her side. Blinking open her eyes, she whipped her head to see Fluttershy looking up at her. Huh. I must have fallen asleep..., she thought, her jaws gaping in a not-so-regal yawn. Looking down at Fluttershy, she asked, "What is it?"

Fluttershy was silent for a moment, as if she was trying to think about what to say. After about a minute, she spoke. "Well.. um, there's somepony who wants to see you."

Chrysalis cocked her head. "Someone wants to see me? Who is it?"

"Princess Celestia..."

The Queen snorted. "So that fat excuse for a Princess actually came all the way here for me? I must say, I'm surprised.", she sneered, before getting up out of the chair she had been sleeping in. Looking back at Fluttershy, she asked, "So where's Sunbutt at?"

Fluttershy looked a bit nervous. "O-outside.. at the door..", she whispered.

Chrysalis nodded, and made her way towards the front door. Just like Fluttershy said, Princess Celestia herself was standing tall, matching the tall changeling in height. Chrysalis' lip curled in a sneer as she looked the Princess up and down, noticing the row of guards behind her.

"Chrysalis.", Celestia greeted the changeling, her voice not showing much emotion.

"Celestia.", Chrysalis matched the alicorn's tone, a hint of a sneer in her dual-toned voice. The Queen tipped her head. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to make sure everything was going alright with your reformation. That, and I heard what happened with Discord earlier.", the alicorn explained.

Chrysalis lowered her voice. "You never came here while Discord was being reformed.. But then, that idiot was reformed within a day..", the Queen muttered under her breath.

Celestia overheard Chrysalis' mutterings, and heaved a sigh. "I know, I know. I would have come if I could. Duty calls. And besides, your reformation has taken much longer. You have been in Ponyville for about a week now."

Chrysalis seemed confused. "And..?"

Celestia took in a deep breath, letting it out a second later. "I knew from the start you would be much harder to change than Discord. I wanted to make sure you hadn't done anything to any of my little ponies."

Chrysalis snorted, holding back laughter. "What was I going to do without magic? That ring was taken off only a couple of days ago. Mind you, Fluttershy was drunk, but we lost it, so there's no going back now." The Queen stopped, grinning at Celestia's confused face. "What? You didn't hear?"

Celestia gritted her teeth, trying hard to stay calm. "I heard about it plenty. Twilight sent me a letter yesterday about it. Said she was recovering from a hangover.. What she didn't tell me was that the nullifying ring had been lost."

"We didn't find out until yesterday morning. We were all recovering from hangovers."

Celestia rolled her eyes. "That figures. So.. how have things been for you?"

Chrysalis looked at Celestia in surprise. "Why would you care?"

"I'm only wondering.."

"Whatever. Since you're oh so curious, I've been fine.", Chrysalis replied, her voice somewhat sarcastic.

Celestia narrowed her eyes. "I didn't ask for sarcasm."

"I've been fine, like I already said. Fluttershy's been a great hostess."

Celestia looked unconvinced, cocking an eyebrow.

Chrysalis snorted. "I'm serious.", she snapped.

"If you say so. Well, sorry to make this visit short-lived, but I already told Twilight I would stop by after I came here.", With those last words, Celestia spread her large white wings, flying away, her guard following suit. Chrysalis watched them go before turning and shutting the door. Heaving a sigh, Chrysalis flopped down in the chair. She was about to say Fluttershy's name when she realized the shy pegasus wasn't in the room.

"Fluttershy is in the kitchen, if you were wondering..", Discord rasped from where he lay on the couch. "She's getting some food for the animals."

"Oh, alright."

Discord looked at Chrysalis suspiciously for a moment. "Something on your mind?"

Chrysalis lied back in the chair. "Mind if I vent for a second?"

Discord gave a small nod. "Sure. Just don't try and tear out my throat again, please.", he said jokingly.

The Queen chuckled. "Fine, fine.", she heaved a sigh, trying to think her words out. "Do ponies trust you?", she asked after a few minutes of silence.

Discord cocked a brow. "What do you mean by that?"

"Do they trust you not to hurt anyone? Or, do they trust you as.. a friend?"

The draconequus looked thoughtful. "Well, Fluttershy does. The others... not really. And I can't say Tia does either."

"Why can't they show a little trust? They want me to reform, and stop being evil, and.. and they can't even put a little trust in me?! Don't you ever feel.. oh, I don't know, like an outcast? Or like you did something wrong?", Chrysalis' voice began to rise, her fangs bared in anger.

"I think it's because we're not ponies. I mean, we both look rather menacing.. Maybe that's why?", Discord suggested.

Chrysalis sighed. "I don't know. I.. I don't know."