Shining Armor is one of the middle-ranked members of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard. Upon a visit from a Princess of a faraway kingdom, he caught sight of a pale rose-colored alicorn with lavender tipped wings, and a magenta, flaxen, and violet mane. Her cutie mark was an aquamarine crystal heart surrounded by two delicate gold swirls. When he recieved notice that he'd been assigned to guard the pretty visitor, he found his heart pounding and hooves fidgeting nervously.