Several days later, Sandy (the name which Morgan has given his traveling companion) informs The Boss that they are coming upon an ogres' castle. The Boss, however, can see only a pigsty filled with pigs, but Sandy assures him that it is a castle and that those are princesses (and not pigs) who must be freed. Rather than argue with her, The Boss agrees that this castle must surely be enchanted — but enchanted for his eyes only. Thus, he rides down and buys the pigs from the swineherds. He and Sandy then drive the pigs to a nearby castle, where the "princesses" will wait to be reclaimed by their kin or friends.
When The Boss and Sandy meet a band of pilgrims heading toward the Valley of Holiness, they also decide to travel in that direction. On the way, they meet one of The Boss's "sign board knights," knights who are advertising various products which The Boss wants to introduce into England. But it is not long before they learn that there is a problem in the Valley of Holiness that requires one of the Boss's spells to set right, so he sends a knight back to Camelot with a note to Clarence for supplies and helpers.
The problem in the Valley of Holiness is that the holy well, believed to be the product of a miracle in an earlier day, has gone dry. The Boss examines it and finds that a section of the wall has been broken. While he waits for his supplies and aides to arrive from Camelot, he insists that professional courtesy requires him to wait until Merlin gives up before he takes over. Merlin does finally admit that he has failed to fill the well, but he gives up just as two of The Boss's helpers arrive; when they do, they quickly repair the hole in the well's wall, and then they prepare to make a spectacle of the restoration of water to the well. The "miracle," of course, is a success, and The Boss's reputation is reaffirmed.
A short time later, however, another magician arrives, and for the moment, he eclipses The Boss's reputation. All is not lost, however. Using a telephone that has just been installed in one of the abandoned caves in the Valley, The Boss predicts that the king and his retinue will be in the Valley of Holiness in two days; the other magician insists that the king will be traveling in the other direction. When the king does arrive on time, the other magician is discredited.
