An interesting point to notice is that according to the charts the continent of Daventry is a bit smaller than it is in KQ5, and Daventry located in a valley nestled in the mountains on the northern edge of the continent. Alexander crosses the northern mountain range into the valley. At the time Serenia did not exist. The King's Quest companion explains this by saying that the world is always in flux and that lands appear and disappear at random. The 1st Edition Maps of King's Quest Companion roughly corresponds to the maps from KQ3 and Alexander's account of his escape from Manannan in the book relates to the KQ3 maps;