After a lecture in class, the teacher finds all of the students had fallen asleep: all except the yound studious Twilight Sparkle that is. So she assigns a project to the class on anypony that they would consider a 'real-life hero' and Twilight is ecstatic about the project, whilst others are all but happy with it. After overhearring two fillies talk about a retired guard, Twilight decides to go and use him for her project. What tales does this old soldier have to offer the young Twilight for her report?