From a forgotten library, deep within a mountain, to the oceans that swarm with irradiated life, Starwind Solace, an arcane researcher who has always fought to find the best in ponies, finds herself out of her element as she is thrust out into the harsh wasteland by an enemy she can't hope to understand and is too afraid to face. Her story of the discovery of truths long misunderstood unfolds through struggles that only her allies and friends can help her through as they learn the meanings of their lives and the power of friendship.