A good 16 years before the return of Nightmare Moon, another fantastic event occurred in Canterlot. All it took was one human who discovered the secrets of ponies, a zealous guard that would do everything for his country and a Princess who only wanted the wellbeing of her people.

A big thank you to Raharu for some ideas and an even bigger thank you to E.D. Garnot for proof reading this. If I don't get featured on EqD, it will only be because I didn't follow your advices stringently enough.

My main hideout: http://peacelovingmadman.deviantart.com/

Oh, for anyone interested, the story is a crossover with Tribunal from which it borrows its red thread. There is, I'd wager, little Elder Scrolls to actually be found here, unless you look really hard.