Ben Holiday, court magician Questor Thews and the sylph Willow each have a vivid, prophetic dream.

Ben is able to arrange a meeting with Willow's father, the River Master, who fails in an attempt to capture the Black Unicorn and keep it as his own.

Later, Ben encounters the Earth Mother, who tells them that Willow has gone to the Deep Fell to retrieve the golden bridle from the witch Nightshade.

Unsure if the witch has returned to the Deep Fell since their last encounter, Ben enlists the help of the G’home Gnomes, Fillip and Sot, to investigate.

Ben is finally able to convince his friends of his identity, and they eventually come across Willow, who has harnessed the black unicorn in a small meadow.

Edgewood Dirk enters into the confusion, prompting Meeks to launch an explosive attack against the Prism Cat.

Willow mounts the black unicorn and flees, while the firefight turns the meadow into a scorched battlefield and scatters the party.

Thinking on the cats' words, Ben acknowledges his love for Willow, and finds that he can break Meek's spell by conquering his self-deception.

As the Paladin battles with skeletal creatures summoned by Meeks, Abernathy bites the wizard in the leg, making him drop the books of magic.