&hagoodwill，”saidJewel。
ButRoonwitsaid，“Sire，bewaryinyourjustwrath。Therearestrangedoingsonfoot。Ifthereshouldberebelsinarmsfurtherupthevalley，wethreearetoofewtomeetthem。Ifitwouldpleaseyoutowaitwhile—”
“Iwillnotwaitthetenthpartofased，”saidtheKing。“ButwhileJewelandIgoforward，doyougallopashardasyoumaytoCairParavel。Hereismyringfetmeasen-at-arms，allwellmounted，aalkingDogs，andtenDwarfs（letthemallbefellardaLeopardorso，aheGiant。Brierusasquicklyasmaybe。”
“Withagoodwill，Sire，”saidRoonwit。Aurnedawarddo>
&rodeopautteringtohimselfaimesghisfists。Jewelwalkedbesidehim，sayingnothing;sotherewasnosouhembutthefaintjingleoldthathungroundtheUni'shewofeetandfourhoofs。
TheysooheRiverawheretherewasagrassyroad:theyhadthewateroheforestht。Sooheycametotheplacewherethegrherandthiedower'sedge。Theroad，whattherewasofit，nowrahernbaofordtheRivertoreachit。IttoTirian'sarm-pits，butJewel（whsaeadier）kepthtsoastobreaktheforceofthet，andTirianputhisstrongarmroundtheUni&#heybothgotsafelyover。TheKingwasstillsoangrythathehardlyhecoldofthewater。Butofcoursehedriedhisswordverycarefullyontheshoulderofhiscloak，whichwastheonlydrypartofhim，assoooshore。
TheyestwardwiththeRiverhtaestraightaheadofthem。Theyhadhaheybothstoppedandbothspokeatthesamemoment。TheKingsaid“Whathavewehere?”andJewelsaid“Look!”
“Itisaraft，”saidKingTirian。
Andsoitwas。Halfadozeree-trunks，allandnewlyloppedoftheirbranches，hadbeehertomakearaft，andwereglidingswiftlydowhefroherewasawaterratoletosteerit。
&er-Rat!Whatareyouabout?”criedtheKing。
“Takinglogsdowheenes，Sire，”saidtheRat，toughisearashemighthavetouchedhiscapifhehadhadone。
“ehuirian。“Whatdoyoumean?Whogaveorderforthesetreestobefelled?”
TheRiverflowssoswiftlyatthattimeoftheyearthattherafthadalreadyglidedpasttheKitheWater-RatlookedbackoveritsshoulderaheLion'sorders，Sire。Aslanhimself。”Headdedsomethihey'thearit。
TheKingandtheUnistaredatohlhteheyhadeverbeeninanybattle。
“Aslan，”saidtheKingatlast，inaverylowvoi。Coulditbetrue?CouldhebefellireesaheDryads?”
&heDryadshavealldohingdreadfullywrong—”murmuredJewel。
“Butsellioenes!”saidtheKing。“Isitpossible?”
“Idon'tknow，”saidJewelmiserably。“He'snotatamelion。”
“Well，”saidtheKingatlast，“wemustgooheadveestous。”
“Itistheonlythiforustodo，Sire，”saidtheUseeatthemomenthowfoolishitwasfortwoofthemtogoonalone;nordidtheKiooangrytothimuchevilcameoftheirrashheend。
&heKingleanedhardonhisfriend'snedbowedhishead。
“Jewel，”hesaid，“whatliesbeforeus?Horriblethoughtsarisei。Ifwehaddiedbeforetodayweshouldhavebeenhappy。”
“Yes，”saidJewel。“Wehavelivedtoolohingintheooodlikethatforamiwoaon。
Beftheycouldhearthehack-hack-hackofaxesfallinghtheycouldseebecausetherewasariseofthegroundinfroheyhadreachedthetopofittheychtieitself。AndtheKing'sfaedwhite>
Rightthroughthemiddleofthata—thatforestwherethetreesofgoldandofsilverhadonandwhereaourlareeofProte—abroadlanehadalreadybeewasahideouslanelikearawgashintheland，fullofmuddyrutswherefelledtreeshadbeeotheriver。Therewasagreatcrowdofpeopleatwork，andagofwhips，auggingandstrainingastheydraggedatthelogs。ThefirstthingthatstrugandtheUniwasthatabouthalfthepeopleinthecrowdwerenotTalkiMehingwasthatthesemehefair-hairedmenofNarnia:theyweredark，beardedmenfromen，thatgreatarythatliesbeyondArdacrossthedeserttothesouth。Therewasnoreason，ofcourse，whyoneshouldaewoinNaroranambassador—forthereeaNarniaahosedays。ButTirianotuandwhythereweresomanyofthem:norwhytheyweregdownaNar。Hegraspedhisswhterandrolledhisdhisleftarm。Theycamequiongthemen。
Twoenesweredrivingahorsewhichwasharoalog。JustastheKiheloghadgotstuabadmuddyplace。
&on，sonofsloth!Pull，youlazypig!”criedtheenes，gtheirwhips。Thehorsewasalreadystraininghimselfashardashecould;hiseyeswereredandhewascovered>
“Work，lazybrute，”shoutedoheenes:andashespokehestruckthehelyasthenthatthereallydreadfulthinghappened。
UptillnowTiriafrahehorseswhichtheenesweredriviheirownhorses;dumb，witlessanimalslikethehorsesofourownworld。Andthoughhehatedtoseeevenadumbhorseoverdriven，hewasofcoursethihemurderoftheTrees。IthadnevercrossedhismindthatanyonewoulddaretoharhefreeTalkingHorsesofNarnia，muchlesstouseawhiponit。Butasthatsavageblowfellthehorserearedupandsaid，halfsg:“Foolandtyrant!DoyounotseeIamdoingallI?”
&iriaheHorsewasoneofhisownNarnians，thereandoverJewelsucharagethattheydidnotknowwhattheyweredoing。TheKing'sswordwentup，theUni'shordown。Theyrushedfether。heeheoirian'sswordaherghtheheartbyJewel'shorn。