The enemy is weakened, leaving just enough time for Cody to learn about life in the pass, as well as its history and what the riders truly are. Soon, dragon riders and even wolf riders begin to appear all around Semiones. Cody and Inferno find themselves thrown into an even bigger adventure when a gryphon begins to appear around the mountains, though the existence of the gryphon is completely unknown to the other riders, even Argos and his rider. Soon they discover that the gryphon not only talks, but comes from an ancient race hidden within the depths of Mrana Akano Fursita. After a poorly made decision, Cody and his closest friends are forced to seek help from the gryphon's family. For a time, Cody learns secrets about the dragons and Dragon Warriors that not even Heyrone and Argos know and learns to become one of their race. But when the time comes for battle, Cody and his friends have difficulty choosing who and what they believe in, and who and what they will fight for.