Summary

In Chapter 25, "Of the Enchantress and What Became of Raphael and Roland," David enters and finds signs of death and decay. David finds a table laden with food. He is so hungry that he almost gives in to the desire to eat but then sees an ant take a bite of food and die. He continues on and finds a room that looks very much like his room at home, but the sheets are yellowed with age and everything is dusty. He sees a vision through the window of his father, Rose, and Georgie, though Georgie is now several years old. His mother's voice says that they don't miss David at all, and that Georgie is soon to have a little sister.

Suddenly, David is in darkness. He is afraid but he continues forward, following the commands of the voice that sounds like...