In the Dark Castle Summary

Chapter 11, In the Dark Castle Summary

The knight tells his guests about the Queen's idea of making him king of some distant land. The Queen has promised to marry him when the time comes. At that moment the Queen is at a dig site where they are digging underneath a kingdom they plan to launch a sneak attack on. The hole should be near completion within the next day or two. Jill and Eustace are appalled at the knight's lack of concern for the people he intends to steal this kingdom from. The knight is not bothered, however.

They share a meal with the knight and then he sends them to hide in his other apartment. The knight explains that he is enchanted and every night for an hour he must be tied to a chair so that this enchantment cannot hurt anyone around him.

Chapter 12, The Queen of the Underland Summary

The queen arrives at the door and tells the creatures who are her guards to make sure she is not disturbed. The queen then confronts the prince, ignoring his attempts to accuse her of being an enchantress. Instead, the queen quietly quells his arguments while she dumps a handful of powder on the fire and begins to play a soft, musical instrument. Soon the occupants of the room begin to feel sleepy, enchanted. The prince continues to speak of his real life as Prince Rilian and of Narnia, but the queen quietly begins to convince him there is no Narnia. Soon everyone agrees. However, Puddleglum persists by describing the sun and the overworld. Again the queen convinces them there is no overworld. Then Puddleglum mentions Aslan. Everyone comes out the spell for a moment at the mention.

Chapter 13, Underland without the Queen Summary

After their rest, Jill, Rilian, Eustace, and Puddleglum discuss their next move. Rilian tells them about the horses in the stable that he wants to take. Since there will be many creatures by the sea, they should find the hole the queen was having dug and follow it to the surface. When everyone agrees, they slip out the door. What they see surprises them. The creatures, once sad and quiet, are now happy and noisy. Also in the distance is a great red light that all the creatures seem to be heading toward. The guards are gone and buildings are beginning to fall around them. Prince Rilian notices many of the creatures slipping through the shadows, however, and is concerned they are attempting some sort of military maneuver against them. The prince suggests great caution.

They retrieve the horses.

Chapter 14, The Bottom of the World Summary

The creature tells Rilian, Jill, Eustace, and Puddleglum that the red chasm opened all of a sudden a few minutes ago and all the creatures seemed to have remembered at one time that they were all once creatures of the world below, Bism. It is as if they were all under a spell and forgot where they had come from or what they were. They are sneaking through the shadows because they expect the queen to come

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