The Dawn Treader later stops at an inviting-looking island. When they disembark, the crew notices that the grounds seem well maintained, but they do not see any inhabitants. While they walk up a path toward a house in the distance, Lucy stops to take a stone out of her shoe and falls behind. She hears some thumping sounds and approaching voices, but she still cannot see anyone. She hides and realizes that a group of invisible people has stopped right next to her. The leader tells the others about his plan to attack the Dawn Treader crew, and his companions cheerfully agree. Once they are gone, Lucy runs to her friends and tells them what she heard. They are unsettled by the idea of invisible enemies and return to their boat, but they are stopped by the unseen people on the beach. Encouraged by his followers, the leader explains that they need a favor from Lucy and will capture her by force if she does not comply. He states that the house belongs to a magician whom the invisible people serve. The leader explains that one day, they refused to complete a task that the magician asked of them, so he cast a spell on them to make them “ugly.