“You should have burned their aerie to the ground two centuries ago and killed every one of them when you had a chance, Tia.”
These words trigger a series of events that send four ponies to the far northern Misty Mountain Aerie where Wingmaster Talon is threatening to invade the newly discovered Crystal Empire. The Diplomat, Luna's Hoofmaiden, and two Royal Guards are to face hostile griffons and dangerous mountains in order to bring peace to the region and prevent a war.
But what they find in the mountains is far worse than they could imagine, and their only chance for survival becomes a race to escape in a battle to the death.
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Written to stand alone, but follows :
The Traveling Tutor and the Diplomat’s Daughter
Genealogy (or the mating habits of Nocturnes Pegasi)
Editing assistance provided by Peter and Tek.
Original line drawing by Ralph Hayes Jr.
Background Summer Campfire by BonesWolbach
Colors and shading by Shaleclaw
Special mention to JoyfulJ for shading on Pumpernickel’s armor.
18 Chapters:
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Ch 1 - Fear Cuts Deeper Than Swords [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 14th, 2014
2,803
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Ch 2 - Test of Honor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 15th, 2015
3,883
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Ch 3 - Royal Control [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 5th, 2015
2,831
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Ch 4 - Ashes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 5th, 2015
3,168
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Ch 5 - The New Order [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 22nd, 2014
1,904
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Ch 6 - A Mighty Fortress [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 19th, 2013
3,796
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Ch 7 - Trust [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 15th, 2017
3,753
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Ch 8 - Greed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 9th, 2015
3,238
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Ch 9 - A Time For Family [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 1st, 2013
2,955
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Ch 10 - Escape [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 2nd, 2013
4,785
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Ch 11 - The Heir [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 9th, 2015
2,312
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Ch 12 - Audacity [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 9th, 2015
3,144
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Ch 13 - Diplomatic Language [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 25th, 2015
1,812
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Ch 14 - Justice [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2014
2,747
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Ch 15 - Succession Fight [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2014
2,551
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Ch 16 - Honor Among Griffons [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 9th, 2015
4,409
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Ch 17 - Inheritance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 11th, 2020
1,917
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Ch 18 - Full Circle [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2014
1,227
Other Titles in this Series:
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Twilight believes the new unicorn magic school teacher is a pretentious royal jerk. Green Grass thinks the town’s librarian is an interfering, arrogant brat. Can they teach each other differently before somepony gets killed, or worse, married
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All Princess Sun Shines wants to do is escape from her stuffy room and explore the castle. All Green Grass wants to do is find some distraction to keep him from worrying about Twilight Sparkle’s most recent dangerous mission. Solution: Tour G
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Princess Luna sends a diplomatic mission to the griffons in the hopes of preventing a deadly war. When disaster strikes, can their weakest member keep them alive?
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A simple test with an unexpected result sends Princess Twilight Sparkle’s life in an unexpected direction, accelerating a high-speed collision course with the young magic tutor she met and fell in love with just over a year ago.
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When a diplomatic mission to the griffons goes horribly wrong, a Night Guard must make the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives of others.
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Laminia and Pumpernickel are both quite happy with their jobs serving the Princess of the Night in their busy and occasionally dangerous jobs, until an opportunity to bring a new life into the world turns their lives upside-down.