As Aloysius grows up homeless in the poverty-filled streets of Griffonstone, he must choose how much he will let his heart conform to the greedy, savage nature of the stereotypical griffon.

Flight Writer has little left to learn, and learning other ponies' is a task that he refuses to undertake. White Night longs for another pony to provide her company. The two find their answers in each other, but answers also come with danger.