It's calm in Canterlot. The princesses are at ease. Chrysalis is behaving. And there hasn't been a threat to the nation for quite a while actually.

That's never a good sign.

Old friends return. New enemies appear. And alliances are made among the oddest of circumstances. Don't trust what you see. Don't believe what you hear. Nothing is what it seems, and everything can change in a heartbeat. Assuming everything has a heart, that is.

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of sex and powerplay, as well as a smattering of futa. If you are offended by these things, then please do not read.