Her best and only magic teacher, Sunburst, abandoned her. Proper Step refused to teach her magic; it wasn't "lady-like." She runs away and learns to fight with hoof and magic, to save her lifeābut doesn't realize she's becoming somepony's sharp tool.
In the newly posted chapter 48, Death for the Sake of Love, love proves blinding, literally, and often. Nevertheless, the standoff between her and the sensora (changelings) is also extremely tense. Anything could trigger a cascade of deadly responses...
As Rarity would say, GAH! I posted the contents of chapter 49 instead of 47 at about 7:51 PM PDT. A big sorry! I discovered and posted the correct chapter 47 around 9:25 PM PDT. Do return and read the corrected chapter. If you were so unfortunate that, in your