Nightshade Valentine is one of Luna's top guards and a close friend of Celestia, he's got an amazing marefriend and a large family estate on the outskirts of Ponyville. Basically, he's living a dream for most ponies. Well, that was until Celestia contacted him to inform him that his time off was to be interrupted by a new task. Become the caretaker for some sheltered prince from Las Pegasus, this was not how he wanted to spend his break. Oh well, all he had to do was keep the prince safe until his coronation. (Takes place just before the changeling attack).