

Haroun and Blabbermouth make it to the Garden, and Haroun sees his father, disheveled and wearing his nightshirt, in a pavilion standing with Iff the Water Genie. Haroun thinks this should be easy, since they are numbered, but Blabbermouth tells him that he should not “judge a book by its cover,” as there are chapters and volumes that must be taken into account. Haroun tells her that she does not understand: “I wanted to do it for him.”Īll of the Pages in the army are jostling to find out their order. Haroun thinks that everything is ruined, but Blabbermouth tells him that his father can work out his own problems with the Walrus. Blabbermouth tells him that she removed the Disconnecting Tool from under his pillow while he was asleep.

Haroun realizes that by volunteering to help save Batcheat, he is becoming caught in another princess rescue story.
