Midnight

Midnight is a Shadowlands horse and one of the main protagonists of Midnight Magic. He forms a close bond with the narrator, Rhiannon Orenda.

Physical Description
Midnight is a young horse, standing at about 15 hands high. His whole body is a very dark purple, and he has a distinctive white crescent moon on his forehead. He has a slender build, similar to an Arabian.

In the Norm, he appears as an ordinary black horse.

Personality and Traits
Though Midnight often presents a sarcastic and cynical exterior, he's really quite warm-hearted. He is willing to stand up for what he believes is right, even if he's standing alone. Noctis describes him as being "made of raw valor." He tends to be confident, but he doesn't make friends easily because he is so closed off. Midnight sometimes has trust issues, but he's willing to trust his family, his Apprentice group, and Rhi with almost anything. Once he makes friends, he remains unfailingly loyal to them.

Rhiannon
Midnight becomes very attached to Rhi when she shows him humble kindness in the Norm. He contacts her in Equasia and quickly becomes close friends with her. He's willing to confide in her things that he wouldn't even tell his parents. Other people and horses admire their teamwork and reliance on each other.

Family
Midnight has a good relationship with his parents, but he resents that they never spend any time with him because of their teaching duties. He admires his parents, and generally seeks to impress them. Midnight loves his little sister and is very protective of her. Sometimes he underestimates her. Her idealism counters his cynicism.

Chestnut, Quicksilver, and Dawn
The rest of Midnight's apprentice group looks up to him as a leader. Midnight is good friends with Quicksilver and likes to be rough and competitive with him. Like the other members of the group, he goes to Dawn when he needs to talk about things. Midnight and Chestnut have contrasting personalities and aren't as close, though they keep the group in balance.

Exis
Midnight has had a crush on Exis (or a "breeze" with Exis, as horses say) for a very long time. She was a close childhood friend, and Midnight is overjoyed when she comes to the EWI. Exis is one of the few people who can get Midnight to lose his cool, but once he gets past that, he is steady friends with her. They share interests, and Midnight sometimes sees her as a horse version of Rhi.

Hortense
At first, Hortense irritated Midnight, and they would often face each other with ears laid back. She frustrated him because their headstrong personalities were too similar. Working with her forced him to open up to her, and they learned to play off each other and make a good team. Exis still sometimes has to keep the peace between them.