[Miranda_]

Ooc: Same here; after all, Rarity runs her own boutique so she's got to be at least eighteen. I'd say all the mane six are around that age.

"What concerns me is the nature of Avarice's takeover," Star replied.

"I have my suspicions as to what's behind it and what she's planning. I think that instead of an obvious takeover, like what Discord did, Avarice is planning a behind the scenes takeover. She'll sneak in without anypony knowing she's there, then start putting in new laws like higher taxes or slave labour thru her figureheads.

"As for those... I may be wrong, and this is just a guess... but do you remember what happened to Cadence? A changeling imprisoned her, and impersonated her. Maybe Avarice is working with the changelings, and that's what they've done to Celestia and Luna."