After two years on the run Eris is found by the alicorn Nox. She is adopted by the old stallion and learns what it means to be a sister to Nox's sons Hecteus and Noctus. As they grow up she develops a crush on Noctus but he could never be more than a friend, right? Hecteus is distant and quiet but he does what he can for his little brother and sister. Love, pain, jealousy, and betrayal are never easy things to understand.