Chapter 4, Illusion Summary

Bink's journey resumes, but he is now on the wrong side of the Gap. He has developed a cold but manages to find shelter, by offering to work for local farmers. He eventually comes to the edge of a sea and a strip of land that will allow him to get to the right side of the Gap. As he tries to cross, he is attacked by a sea monster and loses consciousness after nearly drowning. When he wakes, he is on a small yacht, being tended by the Sorceress Iris. She takes him to a small island, where she persuades him to come to her palace.

Bink confesses that he has no magic and little to offer in return for the Sorceress's hospitality, but she applauds his honesty, intelligence, and strength. Bink is suspicious, but the Sorceress reassures him by...