Chapter 11, Wilderness Summary

When Bink wakes, he finds himself in a kraken's cave in Xanth, with Fanchon and Trent. Passing through the Shield should have killed them, as they had no magical protection; however, they decide that they have passed beneath it, allowing them to live. Bink learns that Trent saved his life by pumping water from his lungs, something Trent simply describes as, "the right thing to do". The vial containing the magical suppression elixir has been broken, but it renders the kraken-a magical sea monster-unconscious. Fanchon and Bink decide a truce with Trent is in order. As the monster begins to regain consciousness, the trio dives into an underground river to escape.

As their adventure continues, Trent, Bink and Fanchon face mermaids, tritons, a sea serpent, carnivorous grass, a harpy and other monsters as well as peace spells that sap their will...