Equestria has seen better days. The government had started to crumble. Ponies started to question their rulers. Small revolts has sprung up all over the country. But up in Canterlot, the ponies were still loyal to their princess. Even young Velgar Navus. He was a student in Celestia's Academy with much potential. He would soon understand that not everything in his own little world is all it's cracked up to be.