On the night of the Daring Do movie premiere, Juniper Montage is overcome with guilt and questions. What was the point of being forgiven? What's the point of having "friends", when all of them appear to be much better people than she is? Juniper would love nothing more than to retreat from her sadness and confusion—forever, if possible.

But Starlight Glimmer has been where Juniper is now. And while she can't solve all of Juniper's problems, she can at least reassure Juniper that friendship is a much easier concept to grasp than she thinks...