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.”