While returning Cerberus to the gates of Tartarus, Twilight happens upon a stranger. Somepony who had been there longer than almost anyone can recall, imprisoned for a crime he never meant to commit. Somepony who just may be overdue for a vote of clemency.

Linked Rings thought that the pendant he found in the last shop on the row was perfect, and brought it home without a thought. But what else did he bring into his home on Hearth's Warming Eve? Only two things; an unexpected guest and trouble.