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...