Life after ruling for Celestia is boring, almost too boring. However, on one of her strolls, she comes across a lost runaway filly. It quickly becomes clear that there is more to the filly than what meets the eye.
Wheat Grain, as a young stallion, is taken to a lake by his grandfather. They contemplate life, and his grandfather gives him information he doesn’t understand at first.
An Earth pony colt grows up taking care of his younger sisters, a Pegasus and a unicorn. As he matures, he learns his worth and gains the best friend he could ever hope to have.