This story is a sequel to The Emptiness of High Valour

Empty Valour was made a prisoner and then a slave when the changelings invaded Equestria. Having endured torture and abuse, she meekly submitted to her owner until she was brought back to Canterlot as a part of her mistress' household. The alterations to society brought by the changelings force her to confront her worth as a unicorn who was robbed of everything she held dear, while her fellow citizens who remain free advance their own power, wealth and status.

2022 entry for the Equestria at War writing contest.

[Tag warning: metaphorical psychological trauma and implied threat of real violence.]

A prideful veteran of the Lunar Uprising finds herself taken prisoner of war in short order when changelings invade Equestria. Instead of being the defiant hero she wished to be, she gives in to despair and abuse, turned into the opposite of what she stood for. When she is saved from the nightmarish prison camp, it comes at the cost of her dignity and loyalty to Princess and Country. But surely, it is better to live a slave than die a patriot, right?

2021 entry to the Equestria at War writing contest.

[Tag warning: no sexual violence, but tagged as 'non-consent' for psychological trauma.]