“Not… quite.” Lightning Dust shook her head. “Princess Celestia and Luna are the royal family, but they don’t have any children. The other Alicorns just sorta…” She blushed. “Well, I guess I don’t know. They come from somewhere, though. And once they do, they’re put in charge of something vague and stupid, and they’re never as good at their job as if Celestia just kept doing it from the beginning.”