This and many other wonders Princess Nell saw during her long ride up the 
spiral road. The clouds cleared away, and Nell found that she could see great 
distances in every
direction. King Coyote's domain was in the very heart of the Land Beyond, and 
his castle was built on a high plateau in the center of his domain, so that 
from his windows he could see all the way to the shining ocean in every 
direction. Nell kept a sharp eye on the horizon as she climbed toward the 
King's inner keep, hoping she might get a glimpse of the faraway island where 
Harv languished in the Dark Castle; but there were many islands in the distant 
sea, and it was hard to tell the Dark Castle's towers from mountain crags.