A young woman inherits a griffin guardian and her mother’s spells through an heirloom ring. Her peaceful life is interrupted by a return to duty with magical warriors determined to rescue their leader's brother from the enemy's castle, without using magic. Banned from her village by her brother after their mother’s death, Cat moves to an enchanted forest, where she’s joined by her closest friend, Amara. Amara never tires of the story of Cat’s sixteenth birthday with the inheritance of a griffin guardian, Sonic, and an heirloom ring with spellcasting power. The girls’ peaceful life is interrupted by a call to duty as part of Princess Nola’s famous Ring of Friends, a band made up of magic warriors and tricksters. The Rona Edeana, cold and greedy mistress of Fanchon, has kidnapped Prince Ryu, Nola’s brother, and the Ring must march into the Rona’s castle to rescue him, yet without casting one spell by relying on each other. With the help of Clover, an unexpected and determined young man, and Hunter of Grioghar, a large blue beast, Cat learns surprising facts about her father’s disappearance, her mother’s gifts, and the elusive Clover, who helps Cat guarantee the success of Nola’s plans in a way that no one could have predicted. In the end, Cat faces choices about the direction of her life, and true to her trickster nature, offers surprises of her own. Ingenuity overcomes magic.