Power changes people. Shadow Weaver knows this better than anyone, having lived twenty-two years as the cutthroat second-in-command of the Horde. After one of her own children deposes her, however, she finds herself in Bright Moon. Her purpose? To help the very Rebellion she swore to destroy for one reason: to avenge herself and her late former apprentice, Micah of Bright Moon. But things get complicated when Micah's daughter Glimmer succeeds the throne. Shadow Weaver doubts - along with the rest of the kingdom - that Glimmer is up to the task. But Shadow Weaver soon realizes that the way to achieve her goals is to use the most powerful instrument at her disposal: the young queen. Glimmer seeks two things: magical training and answers about her father. And Shadow Weaver is determined to use the first to her advantage, while finding ways to avoid facing her greatest regret. INFORMATION - Takes place between Starwalker and Seraphite; a Season 4-era work. - All canon characters are properties of Noelle Stevenson and Dreamworks.