Equestria is a powder keg. A harsh winter threatens to starve the north, while in the south rumblings of discontent break into thunderclaps — and farther south yet, the cunning eyes of dragons. How far must Celestia go to restore harmony?
A mare is dead, apparently killed by her only son, whose life now hangs in the balance. Twelve mares sit in judgment — life is in their hooves, but death is on their minds!