'I wish you a fair voyage to the Isle of Mona,' said Dallben the old enchanter. 'For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.' So, with this warning echoing in her ears, Eilonwy departed for her training as a proper princess. But because of her magical powers she was to confront much more than the ordeal of becoming a lady. Realising her peril, Taran sets out on a terrifying mission to rescue her.