t OF tER t and t , o t, to. Beyond tful country rose gently in loains to t to to t, pine-clad slopes, froretc Mount Pire. Straigain range sank to a o Narnia.
quot;Broo-; neigainly t Aravis and Sa, s rose as ttered doo ters-meet of two rivers.
tern-flo tern end of too s and too broken o t; but after some casting about, up and doo ter of er, t s tlocks, tirring air and ting dragon-flies, filled Sa range excitement.
quot;Friends, ;I t river crossed is called the inding Arrow.”
quot;I ime,quot; murmured hwin.
teep. It ry . Scattered trees, never to be a forest, ree-less grassland, ) t cnuts. Rabbits scurried aion as tly trees.
quot;Isnt it simply glorious!quot; said Aravis.
At t ridge Sa turned in tas, unbroken except by travelled doo the horizon.
quot;; ;s t!”
quot;s ; said Bree, turning round. he same.
quot;t,quot; said Sa, pointing. quot;It looks like smoke. Is it a fire?”
quot;Sand-storm, I s; said Bree.
quot;Not muco raise it,quot; said Aravis.
quot;O; exclaimed ;Look! t. Look! ts - and armour. And its moving: moving this way.”
quot;By tas; said Aravis. quot;Its ts Rabadash.”
quot;O is,quot; said ;Just get to Anvard before it.quot; And anotossed he same.
quot;Come on, Bree, come on,quot; yelled Aravis over her shoulder.
topped eac; and t direction, no one kneo Anvard. From top of ta looked back again. Instead of a dust-cloud in t s, on tless looking for a ford.
quot;t; he yelled wildly.
quot;Quick! Quick!quot; sed Aravis. quot;e mig all if reacime. Gallop, Bree, gallop. Remember youre a war-horse.”
It o prevent ing out similar instructions; but , quot;t; and ongue. And certainly bot all t t quite t up urf. It didnt look as if up much longer.
At t moment everyones feelings ely altered by a sound from be ting to tle-cries. Yet Sa kne at once. It moonlit nig met Aravis and too. back on
really been going as fast - not quite as fast - as a felt t once. No. In a fehey were well ahead of hwin.
quot;Its not fair,quot; t Sa. quot;I did think wed be safe from lions here!”
oo clear. A aure, its body loo t streaking across to a tree o t was nearer every second and half second.
take in, or even t. t ten feet e, open. In teood a tall man dressed, doo , in a robe coloured like autumn leaves, leaning on a straigaff.
to his knees.
Sa sa got hwin now.
It here was no hope now in her foamflecked, wide-eyed face.
quot;Stop,quot; bello;Must go back. Must help!”
Bree aler ood trut accept his word.
Sa slipped out of tirrups, slid bot side, ated for one
before aggering back to now.
One of t terrible noises in the world, a horses scream, broke from hwins lips.
Aravis ooping lorying to draw her sword.
And no on top of Sa. Before ts Aravis s riga could see all terrible claended. Aravis screamed and reeled in tearing her shoulders.
Sa, o lurcoe. even a stick or a stone. ed out, idiotically, at t a dog. quot;Go ; For a fraction of a second aring rigo its wideopened,
raging mouto ter astonis, till on its self suddenly, turned self up, and rushed away.
Sa did not for a moment suppose it urned and raced for te in t time, umbling and nearly fainting, entering te: Aravis still kept but h blood.
quot;Come in, my daug; t;Come in, my sonquot; as Sa panted up to e closed beranger was already helping Aravis off her horse.
tly circular enclosure, protected by a urf. A pool of perfectly still er, so full t ter exactly level one end of tely overs s branc and most beautiful tree t Sa tle lo tcing and over at ts. tely covered grass.
quot;Are - are - are you,quot; panted Sa. quot;Are you King Lune of Archenland?”
t;No,quot; voice, quot;I am t of te no time on questions, but obey. t. Rabadas t finding a ford over t a moments rest, you ill be in time to warn King Lune.”
Sas fainted at t rengt. And y and unfairness of t yet learned t if you do one good deed your reo be set to do anotter one. But all loud ;he King?”
t turned and pointed aff. quot;Look,quot; ;te, rige to tered by. Open it and go straigraigeep, over smoot. I kno t you raig run, run: always run.”
Sa nodded o te and disappeared beyond it. t took Aravis, ing arm, and o ter a long time again.
quot;No; o t;It is your turn.”
it ing for an ansoo exed to speak - ook t a groom in a Kings stable could not better.
quot;t; ;dismiss it all from your minds and be comforted. er and t mass.”
quot;Sir,quot; said last, quot;arkhe lion killed her?”
quot;I ,quot; replied t ; little knoure. t knos tonig be of good hope.
to live as long as any of her age.”
o sraordinary softness in a cool, bare room one. S understand o turn and felt t, burning pains all over understand was made of bedding) and hing she had never seen or heard of.
t entered, carrying a large ting to t;er?”
quot;My back is very sore, fat; said Aravis, quot;but th me.”
beside her pulse.
quot;t; ;You get up tomorro nohis.”
c to asted it, for goats milk is rat used to it. But sy and managed to drink it all and felt better when she had finished.
quot;No. quot;For your s of a range lion; for instead-of catc of tting eeto you, en scratc not deep or dangerous.”
quot;I say!quot; said Aravis. quot;I have had luck.”
quot;Daug; said t, quot;I ers in t met any suc all t I do not understand: but if ever o kno, you may be sure t we shall.”
quot;And Rabadaswo ; asked Aravis.
quot;t pass t; said t. quot;t o t of us. From try to ride straigo Anvard.”
quot;Poor Sa!quot; said Aravis. quot;o go? ill t?”
quot;t,quot; said the old man.
Aravis lay do;ime? It seems to be getting dark.”
t of t;t t,quot; ly. quot;tormness head.
Our foul s. tonight.”
Next day, except for so after breakfast ( out to speak to t green enclosure green cup, . It .
once trotted across to Aravis and gave her a horse-kiss.
quot;But h and sleep.
quot;Over t; said ing o t;And I o get a of him.”
trolled across and found Bree lying o urned his head or spoke a word.
quot;Good morning, Bree,quot; said Aravis. quot;his morning?”
Bree muttered somet no one could hear.
quot;t says t Sa probably got to King Lune in time,quot; continued Aravis, quot;so it looks as if all our troubles are over. Narnia, at last, Bree!”
quot;I s; said Bree in a low voice.
quot;Arent you ; said Aravis.
Bree turned round at last, his face mournful as only a horses can be.
quot;I so Calormen,quot; he said.
quot;?quot; said Aravis. quot;Back to slavery!”
quot;Yes,quot; said Bree. quot;Slavery is all Im fit for. a mare and a girl and a boy to be eaten by lions ched skin!”
quot;e all ran as ; said hwin.
quot;Sa didnt!quot; snorted Bree. quot;At least direction: ran back. And t is o be beaten by a little ure or example in his life!”
quot;I kno; said Aravis. quot;I felt just ta as bad as you, Bree. Ive been snubbing us and no to be t of us all. But I t ter to stay and say o go back to Calormen.”
quot;Its all very ; said Bree. quot;You disgraced yourself. But Ive lost everything.”
quot;My good ; said t, tle noise on t s, de;My good not your self-conceit. No, no, cousin. Dont put back your ears and s me. If you are really so e ago, you must learn to listen to sense. Youre not quite t o t. It doesnt follo youll be anyone very special in Narnia. But as long as you kno sort of aking one ted cousin o tc t mash.”