The destruction of Equestria and much of the civilized world was a seventeen year buildup, to which many played a part in. This included the former Wonderbolt and war-hero Fleetfoot, who had a more significant role to play in bringing about the end of the world. A hundred and seventy four years following the explosive conclusion of the Great War between Equestria and the Roam Empire, a pegasus colt seeks out a new home for himself, and finds himself immersed in the tragic tale of the end of the world and the turmoil it wrought. 'In Her Shadows' seeks to explore some of the more political, intricate and subtle elements leading up the the destruction of Equestria, and is in some ways, an experiment on different styles of writing.