Tearmoon Empire

The fate of the Fire Clan resting on her shoulders, Mia heads off on the Matching of Steeds-a two-day race that will push her horsemanship skills to their limits. Her plan? To lose, of course! There's no way she could best an Equestri in a horse race. That would be absurd. Except...the absolute faith of her comrades throws a wrench in that plan. While they all expect her to win, Mia's faith in herself pales in comparison to theirs. She thus spends the race scheming to create the most favorable defeat! But will her splash-fights, horse-shaped bread, and friendly attitude be enough to win over her opponent?

Let the races begin! Ruby is to be engaged to Hildebrandt, Mias simpleminded cousin, but her heart is set on common-born Vanos, captain of the Princess Guarda love Mia absolutely wants to see come to fruition! So how will she break off Ruby and Hildebrandts engagement? With a horsemanship tournament, of course! What other way could there be? The plan is simple: make Hildebrandt lose. Terribly. Mia knows that her cousins current love is horses, and being as straightforward as he is, mastering his horsemanship skills is his top priority. So, what would happen if he lost to a citizen of the Equestrian Kingdom like Aima? Hed leave Tearmoon to go study with the Equestris, obviously! Hildebrandt: gone; problem: solved. But...just where does that leave Ruby and Vanos? Is there any hope for them? And just what is the deal with this Horse Dance?!

First, a horsemanship tournament to save Ruby from her engagement to Hildebrandt, and then a cooking party to prevent Sapphias from staging a coupMias been busy this summer! But its not time for her to rest quite yet. Having come face-to-face with Gerta, Patty is despondent and desperate to see her brother. Thus, Mia resolves to take her to the former Clausius domain...and this time, Emperor Matthias decides to come along. Its a family trip! But when Patty finally comes face-to-face with the truth, what will become of her? Will she be freed from the Serpents, or will she only fall further into their clutches...?

"After saving the King of Sunkland, reuniting the thirteen clans of the Equestrian Kingdom, and defeating the High Priestess of the Chaos Serpents, Mia has finally returned to Saint-Noel for some much-needed respite...until that's interrupted by two girls magically appearing before her. If Bel wasn't enough, Mia must now also care for the mysterious Patricia. Just where did she come from? Bel doesn't seem to know, and the only clue they have is her last name: Clausius. As Mia tries to dig into the girl's past, she discovers a terrifying truth. Patricia's education has been raising her into a Chaos Serpent! To keep this under wraps, Mia resolves to tell her a minor fib-she isn't Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon, but a teacher sent by the Serpents. Mia uses this pretense to raise the girl right, and somehow, it works! But as smiles begin to return to Patricia's lips, the case of a stolen sacramental item throws her morals into question... "