Twilight has a few things to say to Cadance before she marries Shining Armor. Namely, that she's terrible.

Written for the Cadance is a Terrible Mom 2021 competition .

Thrust into the role of royal bodyguard, Lieutenant Shining Armor finds himself in the City of Roam, trying to protect Princess Cadance while avoiding accidentally starting a war with Equestria's oldest rival. His training taught him to worry about Roamish plots or over enthusiastic crowds. What he hadn't anticipated was the focus on proper etiquette, or the way his heart pounds when Cadance smiles at him, or the sheer number of creatures that want her dead. Trapped between love and duty, Cadance and Shining discover that sometimes the greatest dangers are those closest to home.

After a long week, Cadance surprises her Fiancee, Shining Armor, with a scrapbook documenting his life and career from the moment he left home to his appointment as the commander of the Royal Guard. Before the night is over, she'll know everything there is to know about how Shining Armor became the pony he is today.

Author’s Note: if you are coming here from Rules for Bodyguards, I suggest you postpone your reading of this story, as it is not of a quality that I am happy with, and it almost certainly contains spoilers. In addition, I will be changing the style that it is written in, in addition to tweaking the canon.