The WIZARD confusion

THE WIZARD. I just finished chapter 26 and am now confused. Wolfe has taken me from the plains of Jutenland through the fog of Mythgarthr and into Alefrice, where Able meets is friend Garsec/Setr whom Baki wants him to kill. Able intends to kill Kulili/The White Dragon instead, but, oddly, we now learn that in the time since Able has left Jotunland, Toug, Etela and others have been kidnapped by Kulili and imprisoned on the Isle of Glas. Able swims there to fight Kulili but Garsec enters the fray, killing Sir Garvaon. Vil kills Garsec and Kulili goes free. This chapter seems so detached from all else that I wonder if Wolfe has lost control of his narrative. He often likes to leave things out in between chapters, but this is different, it seems a total departure from all that has gone before. Read on and I shall see.

(Deus Vult)