The last thing a thestral pony wants to be doing is walking around, clad in heavy, dark armour during a warm summer afternoon; that kind of weather can kill weaker thestrals. With that in mind, Captain Shappi Nieda, leader of Princess Luna's Royal Nightwatch, isn't happy when she discovers the Royal Guard have appeared to dump a large number of deadweight recruits on her unit. When going to have choice words with their captain, she discovers a different unicorn whom she finds much more interesting...

Cover art commissioned by Ddraigtanto, and created by JadeKettu on DeviantART.