When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars," a know-it-all blue jay and bumbling tree frog, must save the kingdom after the evil queen of Vastia kidnaps Jack and two other wizards.

Catch of the day -- Unfamiliar surroundings -- Stone Runlet --Storm berries and bookworms -- Walkabout -- Midnight visitors -- Into the unknown -- Agdaleen and the Octopot -- The tree frogs of Daku -- Vastia's most wanted -- The Bridge of Betrayal -- A secret history -- The mountain alchemist -- An unwelcome return -- Torentia Falls -- The sunken palace -- The hydra of Mukrete -- Paksahara --The prophesized three.