Paladin has dreamed of being a hero since he was a colt. He's saved every bit he can to make the journey to Ponyville to join the Guild of Heroes and live out his dream. Before he can save enough, however, fate intervenes to expedite the process. Violently removed from his home, Paladin is taken to the Guild of Heroes to train so that one day he may prevent others from feeling the pain he feels.

Whisper is no stranger to pain. After losing her family at a young age, she seeks only one thing. Power. Power to face those who once beat and belittled her and show them what she has become. But first, she must get stronger, and there's only one place she can think of to gain such power. The Guild of Heroes.

Neither of these heroes-to-be know what awaits them after joining the guild; and though neither knows it, both of them will be crucial in events coming. Events that will place the fate of Equestria squarely in their hooves.