Sofia the First S1 E14

## Plot

Sofia is excited for a ball that night. Clover, Mia, and Robin help her get ready. Roland comes in and says that he has a surprise for her and Amber. He takes them to the castle jewel room. He says that they can each pick out something to wear to the ball that night. Sofia sees griffons for the first time. They're half eagle and half lion. They guard the jewel room, because they love shiny things. Wouldn't ravens be less of a hassle though? Anyways, there's a baby griffon that's far more mischievous, and likes Sofia's amulet. Amber picks out a necklace, and Sofia picks out a bracelet. Constable Myles comes in and tells the king that the royal guard is ready for his inspection. Everyone leaves, but they fail to notice the baby griffon sneaking out. Amber decides to switch jewels with Sofia to see how they look on each other. Sofia is uncomfortable about the idea of taking her amulet off though. Despite this, Amber convinces her to do it. While they're doing that, the baby griffon takes the amulet off the dresser and flies out the window. Sofia sees that her amulet is missing. She and Amber notice scratch marks on the dresser. They can't find it anywhere. Sofia says that she has to find it before the ball, because she can't let Roland see that she lost it. Amber leaves to get someone to help them look. Sofia tells Mia, Robin, and Clover what happened. However, she can't understand them. Without the amulet, she's lost her power to talk to animals. Sofia hears a woman scream, and everyone goes to see what it was. It was Violet, a maid. The queen asked her to set the table for the ball. She did, but when she turned around, everything was gone. Sofia notices that the scratch marks are just like the ones on her dresser. She and Amber tell James that her amulet is missing. Constable Myles comes in, and they tell him what happened. He says that they have a thief in the castle, and puts all the guards on the lookout. The kids decide to help look for the thief to find Sofia's amulet before their dad can see that it's missing. Cedric and Wormwood see that the baby griffon has Sofia's amulet. He tries to cast a freezing spell on it, but the griffon flies away, and Wormwood is frozen instead. Cedric decides to set a trap for the griffon in his workshop. Griffons are drawn to shiny things, so he puts a jewel on a table, with a levitating cage above it. When the griffon tries to steal the jewel, he'll drop the cage on it. Mia, Clover, and Robin see the baby griffon, and that he has Sofia's amulet. They all fight over the amulet, and the baby gets it back and flies away. They can't tell Sofia about the griffon if she can't understand them. Cedric's plan to catch the griffon fails when the cage doesn't drop when it's supposed to. This could be because the amulet was subtly protecting its wearer. Sofia learns that her mom's new tiara is missing. There are more scratches, and a feather. Birds have feathers, and talons that can scratch. I'm surprised that they don't suspect Wormwood. Roland comes in. Constable Myles told him about the thief. Amber tells him about everything that's gone missing, including Sofia's amulet. Sofia apologizes for breaking her promise and taking it off. Roland asks Miranda and Amber to greet the guests while he talks to Sofia alone. He says that it's okay. He knows that it's a special amulet, which is why he gave it to her. He tells her the story of why he chose that particular amulet. She had just arrived at the castle, and he wanted to get her something special. He had chosen a ruby necklace. Before he could pick it up though, he saw the amulet glow out of the corner of his eye. He remembered the stories his mother would tell him about the amulet; how it would watch over the princess who wore it. He decided that it was exactly what a new princess like Sofia needed. He tells her that it was almost as if the amulet chose her that day. Foreshadowing! Most likely unintentional foreshadowing, but still, I'm counting it! Roland is confident that the amulet will find its way back to Sofia again, so there's no need to worry. He *is* mad, but at the thief who took her amulet, not at her. Cedric chases after the baby griffon in a flying contraption he made. Everyone arrives in the ballroom. Cedric gets the baby griffon to drop some stuff, but not the amulet. Clover, Mia, and Robin see them and chase after them. Cedric crashes in the ballroom. They see that he has Miranda's tiara, and everyone thinks that he's the thief. Sofia sees another feather, as well as fur. She realizes that the real thief is the baby griffon. She finally gets her amulet back. She explains to her dad how she figured it out. The guards return the baby griffon to the jewel room. Sofia is relieved to be able to understand Clover, Mia, and Robin again. She didn't realize how important the amulet was to her, or how important they were, until she lost it.