Clover the Clever is dead. Or at least she should be. The black void she had expected just didn't seem to come, but an unexpected opportunity for redemption did. She is given a challenge unlike any other: confront the gods, her past, and a future.
The moment she saw them, Clover fell in love with the two little alicorn foals "You must do more than keep these sisters safe" Starswirl warned her."You must, at any cost, keep them alive..."
Commander Hurricane is gone, traveling north. Pansy is exploring the lands to the south. Chancellor Puddinghead and her advisor Smart Cookie are far too busy with diplomacy. Clover was alone with her old friend Platinum. Now Clover is truly alone.
Following Starswirl to the castle in the Everfree wont be easy, but Clover knows it will be worth it. New creatures, new friends, new studies in magic... and she'll get to know the new princesses, if she doesn't die in the woods first.
Discord, the Lord of Chaos and final key-giver, gets a visit from a shadow that claims to be Tirek and threatens to destroy the mane six out of revenge.
During a very bad week Quizzical Greystone comes to believe her whole life has been a failure. Three strange mares travel a long way, just to show her that she's wrong.