Emerald attempts to place the doll on his head, but the moment he moves or stands up it slips off. Maybe he can find some string or something later.

Instead he reaches for his amulet and looks at it, hoping that it might spark his memory about his mother, or some better times. He looks to a nearby clock. His tutor is going to be here soon and he doesn't want him seeing the necklace. It isn't like the tutor would try to steal it or anything, at least he doesn't think so, but Emerald doesn't want anyone knowing that he knows where his mother's pendant is.

he places it back in the broken piano and shuts the chest. He then heads over to the door and tries turning the knob. but it's tightly locked. He glances through the keyhole, but there is no one there. He glances at the other door, but he doesn't even want to try that one. He knows exactly where it goes.

Emerald starts to hear the clopping of hooves on the stones outside and rushes to his desk, sitting up properly. He hears the murmur of some ponies outside, the door lock rattles, and then opens. One of his stepfather's guards as well as an elderly mare appear.

The mare is gray furred with a very pale blue mane pulled back into a bun on her head. She is wearing a light shawl, as well as caring textbooks in a dainty saddlebag upon her. She is quite wrinkly, but the wrinkles only make her look rather adorable. The mare smiles at Emerald and adjusts the bifocals sitting on her snout.

"Holler if you need anything, Ms. Cassiopeia." The guard says.

The mare steps in and nods, and the guard closes the door, locking it with a loud thunk behind him.

"Hello my dear, how are you today?" Emerald's tutor asks.

Emerald very politely says that he is doing well.

What does Emerald do?