Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, sole ruler of the well-renowned Crystal Empire, grows increasingly weary from the burdens of taking care of a traditional kingdom alone. Though beloved and adored by her subjects, as she thought the world of them in turn, Cadence is beginning to tire out from the hardships of royalty.

An old friend of the family - Well, moreso a friend to her and bane to her aunt's existence - visits the Empire before the next Crystal Fair. And, upon seeing Cadence tiring herself out, sees to it the Princess of Love would never have to exhaust herself pointlessly again, harboring his own true feelings regarding the alicorn.