Tempest's cat disappears. She goes outside to track him.

It’s the first Hearts & Hooves Day since Gilda and Lightning Dust have started seeing each other. Too bad griffons don’t go in for any of that sentimental pony nonesense.

It’s Hearth’s Warming Eve and it’s snowing. Gilda is on the outskirts of Ponyville, unable to fly home and unwilling to go into town. What will she find when she ventures into the forests north of town instead?

Ponies have defined Gilda's life for a very long time. She didn't want to come to Equestria, but stayed because of one pony. She lost that reason and Dash years ago. Now ponies will again determine the direction of her life. If she lets them