Chapter 7, Exile Summary

With Humphrey's instructions and promise of safe passage, Bink's travel is faster and easier. He realizes that the obstacles he has faced and defeated have made him stronger, but when Zink torments him at the edge of the North Village, he knows that not much has changed at home.

The next day, the King presides over Bink's trial at the outdoor amphitheatre, amid great pageantry. Roland, Bianca, and Sabrina are present. When Bink is asked what his magical talent is, he presents the note he has from Humphrey, stating that his talent exists but remains undiscovered. The King dismisses the note, saying that Humphrey is not the ruler. Bink offers the King a gift of water from the Spring of Life, but the monarch is insulted by Bink's assumption that he is ill and needs to be healed. He dumps the...