Celestia discusses ruling philosophy with a human. The necessity of war, power over subjects, and the ambition within our hearts.

Many quotations and ideals taken from the Italian writer Niccolo Machiavelli. The use of said quotations is an effort to add to the work, and not an endorsement of the beliefs therein. This piece was inspired as a counter to the seemingly frequent portrayals of Equestrian pacifism as superior to all other policies.