"Oh, it's nothing." She tried to smile, but couldn't quite get it to reach her eyes, and Spike could tell. "It's a little nerve-racking to be here." She waved a hoof to the intricate seal carved into the center of the front desk. "This is the head office of the government ministry I work for. There's an office in Ponyville, but it's, uh..." She craned her neck to look all around the room, blinking at the inset gems and gaudy chains hung on the pillars. "...a lot less golden."