Sofia the First S4 E6

## Plot

In the Mystic Isles, Vega announces that it's time to begin Sofia's training. She and Orion are the leaders of the Protectors, and it's their job to pick a trainer for Sofia. They choose Chrysta, the most skilled among them. She's a fairy. The other protectors don't think it's a good idea, because she can be arrogant, pushy, and has never taught anyone before. She arrives, and while I may loathe her attitude towards Sofia, I *love* her design and voice. It's absolutely beautiful, and perfect. I want a dress like that. The protectors tell her that she will be Sofia's trainer. Chrysta only sees her as a spoiled princess. Sofia needs to get her Enchantlet by sundown, or she won't become a protector. First, they go to the Isle of Forever Frost. How did Sofia change into her winter clothes? Chrysta was trained by Orion. An Enchantlet is a useful tool that can be used to form things like lassos or rope, and can even contact other protectors. Chrysta tells Sofia that she can't use her amulet powers to get her Enchantlet. I mean, she can't exactly turn off the power to talk to animals. But we already learned that all creatures in the Mystic Isles can communicate through magic. The first skill Sofia needs to learn is called feather walking, which is like normal walking, but across ice and snow without sinking in it. I think most protectors have an unfair advantage, because they can fly. For all we know they're subconsciously using their wings. Sofia tries it three times, but falls each time. Chrysta isn't a very good teacher. Sofia asks for more tries, but Chrysta refuses, because she learned it in two, and says that she gets no special treatment just because she's a princess. Chrysta doesn't think she's tough enough to be a protector, but Sofia says that she is, and she'll prove to Chrysta that the way she sees her isn't really her. The other protectors tell Chrysta to be patient and give Sofia some encouragement. The next skill is beast wrangling. Chrysta throws Sofia in the deep end, and tells her to get a calm collar back on a giant fire breathing cat, called a Baronga. Sofia gets the collar and rides the cat, but it throws her into a snow bank. She distracts it by getting it to follow the light from her amulet. Chrysta thinks she's in trouble though, and pulls her away. Sofia explains what she was doing, but before she can demonstrate, the cat disappears. Cheshire! Now Chrysta has to find him and bring him back. She tells Sofia that she isn't sure how she's going to get her Enchantlet at this rate. Sofia says that she might be better if she actually taught her how to do things. It's like she wants her to fail. I feel like that would've been a more interesting plot to go with, like if Chrysta felt threatened by Sofia becoming a protector, maybe because she did something that no protector could do, or because she's a non-magical creature, so Chrysta decided to sabotage her, but then she felt bad and made up for it by actually teaching her. Sofia will have to feather walk across the Glazing Glacier and wrangle some beasts to reach a cave at the top, where she'll find a wall of Enchantlets, and one will choose her. Chrysta isn't allowed to help her once she starts climbing, but Sofia says that that's okay, because she hasn't really helped her so much so far. She puts a calm collar on an Arcticonder named Hale. He distracts his wife Windy long enough for Sofia to get into the cave. Chrysta sees this and is impressed that a princess can do it. Sofia meets a baby Arcticonder named Stormy. He was scared by a dragon and hid. Sofia sees that it's actually the sleeping Baronga that escaped earlier. She and Stormy exit the cave, and explain what happened to Windy. She admits that they owe Sofia one, and she takes the calm collar off her husband. He's angry at first, but Windy explains that she saved their son, and they won't drive her away. The entrance to the cave is blocked by the Baronga though. It lights the platform on fire, and Sofia falls off. She's okay, but then she tells Chrysta that she didn't get her Enchantlet yet. The sun hasn't set, but the path to the cave is buried under ice and snow. Even feather walking wouldn't get her there in time. Chrysta tells her that on the bright side, she can go back to her fancy princess life. Sofia finally tells her off for deciding what she was like before she even met her, thinking she was helpless and couldn't do it, and being such a bad trainer; never taking the time to help her through it. Chrysta admits that that's true, and Orion trained her differently. She was the one who failed, not Sofia. She heads to the top of the glacier to wrangle the Baronga and take him home. Sofia notices that she forgot the calm collar though. She gets the female Arcticonder Windy to give her a ride. She distracts the Baronga with her amulet again and puts the calm collar on it. Chrysta is impressed, and they both see that the sun hasn't set yet. Sofia gets an Enchantlet. Chrysta says that there's a lot more training ahead of her. If she wants, Orion can get her another trainer. However, Sofia is happy with Chrysta, since she is the best protector, and they give each other another chance. She teaches Sofia how to make a lasso and climb on the Baronga to ride down. Chrysta says that they've never had a non-magical creature be a protector before, so they should call her Sofia the First.