This story is a sequel to Gallus gets interrogated

Everything was splendid. The calm ocean, the warm sun, getting closer to home with every moment... until it wasn't.

Now, Silverstream finds herself entangled with an ancient plot of revenge, planned by a thousand-years old, evil empire worshiping the darkness incarnate. Without her friends and family to ask for help, she has to step up to her role as a Student of Friendship in a place shrouded in darkness.

This is the most serious work in this series. It is still T-rated, and contains nothing you wouldn't see in a PG-13 rated movie. I did my best to show things with caution and do it delicately, but this work contains 'fun' things like discussions of slavery, fascism and racism, including scientific racism. If you for any reason want to avoid reading discussions on that topic, feel free to skip this story - all others in this series are happening at the same time, and this one is not needed to understand the rest.

And as always in my stories, some names and lore are a reference to Equestria at War, but the story happens in main MLP canon and no knowledge of EaW is required.

Gallus came back home for a summer break. Griffonstone is changing, friendship is slowly growing and with it, comes prosperity. Thanks to him, Gilda and the friends they made here, his home is no longer the worst backwater in central Griffonia. But he's not the only one who noticed this sudden change in Griffonstone, and some griffons have questions...

(Some minor Equestria at War references, like names of countries, but takes place in main MLP canon and no knowledge of EaW is required to read it).

Edit: Featured on the day of publishing, 23.12.2022! My first MLP story ever, and first to be posted on FiMfiction, and an instant featured? Thank you!
(...it's 24.12 (and now 25.12) and it's still in featured? Don't know what to say, thank you everyone!)

And now has a Sequel!