Theyreachedthefirwoodwhichhadcausedthemsomuchtroublewhileitwasstilldaylight，andbivouaahollowjustaboveit。Itwastedithefirewood;butitwasgrahefireblazedupandtheybeganprodugthedampandsmearypareatwhichwouldhavebeeractivetoanyoneentthedayindoors。TheDlecookery。Eachapple（theystillhadafewofthese）inbear'smeat—asifitwastobeappledumplieadofpastry，onlymuchthidspikedonasharpstidthehejuiceoftheappleworkedallthroughthemeat，likeapplesauceork。Bearthathaslivedtoomualsisnotverybearthathashadplentyofhoneyandfruitisext，andthisturobethatsortofbear。Itwasatrulygloriousmeal。And，ofo—onlylyingbadwatgthesmokefromTrumpkin'spipeae&#sandg。EveryoehopefulnowaboutfindingKingorrowaingMirazinafewdays。Itmaynothavebeehemtofeellikethis，buttheydid。
Theydroppedofftosleepoallprettyquickly。
Lucywokeoutofthedeepestsleepyoue，withthefeelingthatthevoiceshelikedbestintheworldhadbeengheratfirstitwasherfather'svoice，butthatdideright。Theiteter'svoice，butthatdideither。Shedidnotwabecauseshewasstilltired—oraryshewaswonderfullyrestedandalltheacheshadgonefromherbobecauseshefeltsoextremelyhappyandfortable。ShewaslhtupattheNarnianmoon，whichislargerthanours，aarrysky，fortheplacewheretheyhadbivouackedarativelyopen。
“Lucy，”camethe，her'svoiorPeter's。Shesatup，tremblibutnotwithfear。Themoonwasshtthatthewholeforestlandsdherwasalmostasclearasday，thoughitlookedwilder。Behihefirwood;awaythtthejaggedcliff-topsonthefarsidee;straightahead，opengrasstladeanaboutabow-shotaway。Lucylookedveryhardatthetreesofthatglade。
“Why，Idobelievethey&#，”shesaidtoherself。“They&#about。”
&up，herheartbeatingwildly，aowardthem。Therewaslyaheglade，anoisesuchastreesmakeinahighwind，thoughtherewasnowindtowaslyanordiher。Lucyfelttherewasatu，butsheotcateahanshehadbeechthewordswhereeshadsoalkedthtbefore。Buttherewas，atleast，alilt;shefeltherowingtodanearer。AndnowtherewasnodoubtthatthetreeswerereallymovingmovinginandhoherasifinaplitrydandIsuppose，”thoughtLutreesdabeavery，verytrydandeed。'）Shewasalmostamongthemnow。
&reeshelookedatseemedatfirstglareeatallbutahugemanwithashaggybeardabushesofhair。Shewasnhtened:shehadseensugsbefore。Butwhenshelookedagainhewashhewasstillmoving。You'tseewhetherhehadfeetorroots，ofcourse，betreesmovetheydon'twalkonthesurfaceoftheearth;theywadeinitaswedoihesamethiheverytreeshelookedat。Atoheyseemedtobethefrieandgiantessformswhichthetree-peopleputonwhensomegoodmagichascalledthemintofulllife:heyalllookedliketreesagaiheylookedliketrees，itwaslikestrangelyhumantrees，aheylookedlikepeople，itwaslikestrangelybrandleafypeople—ahatqueerlilting，rustling，errynoise。
“Theyarealmostawake，notquite，”saidLuewsheherselfake，widerthananyoneusuallyis。
&fearlesslyinamongthem，dangherselfassheleapedthiswayandthattoavoidbeingrunintobythesehugepartshewasonlyhalfihem。Shewabeyoosomethiwasfrombeyohedearvoicehadcalled。
&throughthem（halfwwhethershehadbeeopushbranchesaside，ortotakehandsiwithbigdaoopedtoreachher）fortheywerereallyaringoftreesrouralopeeppedtheirshiftingoflovelylightsandshadows。
Acircleofgrass，smoothasalawhereyes，withdarktreesdangallroundit。Andthen—ohjoy!Forhewasthere:thehugeLion，shihemoonlight，withhishugeblackshadowuhhim。
Butforthemovementofhistailhemighthavebeenastonelion，butLueverthoughtofthat。Sheoppedtothiherhewasafriendlylionorohim。Shefeltherheartwouldburstifshelostamoment。Ahihatshewaskissinghimandputtingherarmsasfarroundhisneckasshedburyingherfathebeautifulriessofhismane。
“Aslan，Aslan。DearAslan，”sobbedLucy。“Atlast。”
&beastrolledoveroLucyfell，halfsittingandhalflyiweenhisfrontpaws。Hebentforwardandjusttouosewithhistongue。Hiswarmbreathcameallrazedupinte>
“Wele，child，”hesaid。
“Aslan，”saidLucy，“yer。”
“Thatisbecauseyouareolder，littleone，”answeredhe。
“Notbecauseyouare?”
“Iamnot。Buteveryyearyougrow，youwillfindmebigger。”
Foratimesheythatshedidnoteak。ButAslanspoke。
“Lucy，”hesaid，“wemustnotlieheref。Youhaveworkinhand，andmuchtimehasbeenlosttoday。”
“Yes，wasn'titashame?”saidLucy。“Isawyht。Theywouldn'tbelieveme。They'reallso—”FromsomewheredeepinsideAslan'sbodytherecamethefaisuggestionofagrowl。
“I'msorry，”saidLuderstoodsomeofhismoods。“Ididn'tmeantihers。Butitwasn'tmyfaultany>
TheLioraightintohereyes。
“Oh，Aslan，”saidLucy。“Youdon'tmeanitwas?HowcouldI—I'thavelefttheothersaoyoualone，howcouldI?Don'tlookatmelikethat。。。ohwell，IsupposeIcould。Yes，anditwouldn'thavebeenalone，Iknow，notifIwaswithyou。Butwhatwouldhavebeenthegood?”
Aslansaidnothing。
“Youmean，”saidLucyratherfaintly，“thatitwouldhaveturallright—somehow?Buthow?Please，Aslan!AmInottoknow?”
“Toknoouldhavehappened，child?”saidAslan。“No。Nobodyisevertoldthat。”
“Ohdear，”saidLucy。
“Butanyonedoutwhaten，”saidAslan。“Ifyougobacktotheothersnow，ahemup;ahemyouhaveseenmeagain;andthatyoumustallgetupatone—whaten?Thereisonlyonewayoffindingout。”
“Doyoumeanthatiswhatyouwaodo?”gaspedLucy。