Stalwart Spirit and Keen Edge were best friends. They even signed up for the Royal Guard together, hoping to serve their country and maybe find a little adventure. On the day the changelings invaded Canterlot, everything changed. Keen Edge, eager to take revenge upon the changelings, is recruited by Lieutenant Faithful Watch for a special task force. Years later, the unthinkable happens: the changelings reform and the princesses invite them into Equestria as equals.

Keen Edge and Faithful Watch, finding themselves sharing Canterlot with those they once hunted, must come to terms with the rapidly changing world around them. But can anyone ever really feel at home when their past is mired by the darkness of sins committed in the name of country and vengeance?

Edited by the talented SirReal