54 pages • 1 hour read
Diana Wynne JonesCastle in the Air
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Chapters 18-21Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 18 Summary: “Which Is Rather Full of Princesses”
Abdullah and Sophie sneak into a huge hall, where Princess Valeria is throwing a deafening tantrum. Hasruel is there with a much smaller djinn, Dalzel. They are at a loss as to how to make her stop.
A diverse group of women arrives, all ages and races, and dressed in all sorts of different clothes: They are the kidnapped princesses. One of them is forthright but kind; she gets Valeria to stop. Dalzel addresses her as his wife, Princess Beatrice—she sharply reminds him that none of them are his wives. They all leave except Flower-in-the-Night, whom Dalzel finds troublesome. Flower-in-the-Night grills them about what upset Valeria, as she will undoubtedly start screaming again soon. She determines that she took a liking to the cook’s dog, and she suggests they bring it to her.
Abdullah and Sophie follow Flower-in-the-Night back to the princesses’ lodgings, where they reveal themselves. Flower-in-the-Night is surprisingly cold toward Abdullah. The princesses are all looking after Morgan, and one of them is actually the soldier in disguise.
