After a long week, Cadance surprises her Fiancee, Shining Armor, with a scrapbook documenting his life and career from the moment he left home to his appointment as the commander of the Royal Guard. Before the night is over, she'll know everything there is to know about how Shining Armor became the pony he is today.

Author’s Note: if you are coming here from Rules for Bodyguards, I suggest you postpone your reading of this story, as it is not of a quality that I am happy with, and it almost certainly contains spoilers. In addition, I will be changing the style that it is written in, in addition to tweaking the canon.