CHAPTERFOURTEENHOWALLWEREVERYBUSY
Alittlebeforetwoo'pkinandtheBadgersatwiththerestofthecreaturesatthewood'sedgelookingacrossatthegleaminglineofMiraz'sarmywhichwasabouttay。Iween，asquarespaceoflevelgrasshadbeehebat。AtthetwofarersstoodGlozelleahdrawnswords。AtthenearerswereGiaherandtheBulgyBear，whoiheirwarningswassughispawsandlookiruth，unonlysilly。Tomakeupflenstormhtofthelists，stock-stillexhestampedahindhoofoallyourf，lookedmuposingthaelmarinebaronwhofatheleft。PeterhadjustshakenhandswithEdmuor，andalkingdow。Itwaslikethemomeolgoesatanimportaverymuchworse。
“IwishAslanhadturcametothis，”saidTrumpkin。
“SodoI，”saidTrufflehulookbehindyou。”
“dutteredtheDwarfassoonashehaddoneso。“Whatarethey?Hugepeople—beautifulpeople—likegodsandgoddessesandgiants。Huhousandsofthem，behindus。Whatarethey?”
“It'stheDryadsandHamadryadsandSilvans，”saidTrufflehunter。“Aslahem。”
“Humph!”saidtheDwarf。“That'llbeveryusefuliftheeryaitwon'thelptheHighKingverymuchifMirazproveshahhissword。”
TheBadgersaidnothing，forerandMirazwereehelistsfromoppositeends，bothonfoot，bothinshirts，withhelmetsaheyadvaheywereclosetogether。Bothbowedaospeak，，butitossibletohearwhattheysaid。woswordsflashedi。Forasedtheclashcouldbeheardbutitwasimmediatelydrowharmiesbeganshoutinglikecrowdsatafootballmatch。
“Welldoer，oh，welldoedEdmundashesawMirazreelbackawholepadahalf。“Followitup，quidPeterdid，andforafewsedsitlookedasifthefightmightbewon。ButthenMirazpulledhimselftantomakerealuseofhisheighta“Miraz!Miraz!TheKing!TheKiheroaroftheTelmarines。dEdmuewithsixiety。
&akingsomedreadfulknocks，”saidEdmund。
“Hullo!”said。“What'shappeningnow?”
“Bothfallingapart，”saidEdmund。“Abitblowowthey&#inningagaiificallythistime。groundandround，feeliher'sdefences。”
“I'mafraidthisMirazknowshiswork，”mutteredtheDoctor。ButhardlyhadhesaidthiswhenthereingandbayingandthrowingupofhoodsamongtheOldNarniansthatitwasnearlydeafening。
“hatwasit?”askedtheDoyoldeyesmissedit。”
“TheHighKinghasprickedhimi，”said，stillg。“Justwherethearm-holeofthehauberklettheph。Firstblood。’
“It'slookinguglyagainnow，though，”saidEdmuer'snotusinghisshieldproperly。Hemustbehurtiarm。”
Itwasonlytootrue。EveryonecouldseethatPeter'sshieldhunglimp。Theshoutielmarinesredoubled。
“You'veseelesthanI，”said。“Isthereanyow?”
&tle，”saidEdmund。“Isupposehemightjustdoit。Withluck。”
“Oh，whydidweletithappenatall?”said。
&heshoutingonbothsidesdieddown。Edmunduzzledforamoment。Thenhesaid，“Oh，Isee。They'vebothagreedtoarest。eon，DoaybeabletodosomethingfhKing。'Theyrandowsaercameoutsidetheropestomeetthem，hisfadsweaty，hischestheaving。
“Isyourleftarmwounded?”askedEdmund。
“It'slyawouersaid。“Igottheweightofhisshoulderonmyshield—likealoadofbridtherimoftheshielddroveintomywrist。Idon'tthinkit'sbroken，butitmightbeasprain。IfyoucouldtieitupverytightIthinkIanage。”
&heyweredoingthis，Edmundaskedanxiously。“Whatdoyouthinkofhim，Peter?”
“Tough，”saidPeter。“Verytough。Ihaveakeephimoillhisweightandshortwihim—inthishotsuntoo。Totellthetruth，Ihaven'tmuceelse。Givemyloveto—toeveryohome，Ed，ifhegetsme。HereheesisagainSolong，oldchap。Good-bye，DodIsay，Ed，saysomethingspeipkin。He'sbeenabrick。”
Edmund'tspeak。HewalkedbackwiththeDoctortohisowhasiginhisstomach。
Buttheweerobeabletomakesomeuseofhisshield，aainlymadegooduseofhisfeet。HelayingTigwithMiraze，shiftinghisground，makingtheenemywork。
“Coward!”booedtheTelmarines。“Whydon'tyoustanduptohim?Don'tyoulikeit，eh?Thoughtyou'detofight，notdance。Yah!”
“Oh，Idohopehewon'tlistentothem，”said。
“Nothe，”saidEdmund。“Youdon'tknowhim—Oh!”fotinabloeter'shelmet。Peterstaggered，slippedsideways，andfelloheroaroftheTelmarihehesea。“Now，Miraz，”theyyelled。“Now。Quick!Quick!Killhim。”ButiherewasoeggtheusurperoopofPeteralready。Edmundbithislipstillthebloodcame，astheswordflasheddowlookedasifitwouldslashoffhishead。Thahadglanhisrightshoulder。TheDwarf-wroughtmailwassoundanddidnotbreak。
&!”criedEdmund。“He'supagai，Peter。”
“I'tseeened，”saidtheDoctor。“Howdidhedoit?”
“GrabbedMiraz'sarmasit，”saidTrumpkin，dangwithdelight。“There'samanforyou!Useshisenemy'sarmasaladder。TheHighKing!TheHighKing!Up，OldNarnia!”
“Look，”saidTrufflehunter。“Mirazisangry。Itisgood。”Theywerelyatithammerandtongsnow:suchaflurryofblowsthatitseemedimpossibleforeithernottobekilled。Astheextgrew，theshoutingalmostdiedaectattheirbreath。Itwasmosthorribleandmostmag。
&arosefromtheOldNarnians。Mirazwasadown—notstruckbyPeter，butfapedonatussock。Petersteppedbagforhimtorise。
“Ohbother，bother，bother，”saidEdmundtohimself。“lemanlyasallthat?Isupposehemust。esofbeingaKnightandaHighKing。IsupposeitiswhatAslanwouldlike。Butthatbrutewillbeupagainihen—”
But“thatbrute”heLlozelleandSopespianhadtheirownplansready。AssooheirKingdowothelistsg，“Treachery!Treachery!TheNarniantraitorhasstabbedhiminthebackwhilehelayhelpless。Toarms!Toarms，Telmar!”
&erhardlyuoodewobigmenrunningtonswords。Theelmarinehadleapedovertheropesooarms，Narnia!Treachery!”Petershouted。Ifallthreehadsetuponhimatoncehewouldneverhavespokenagain。ButGlozellestoppedtostabhisownKingdeadwherehelay:“That'sforyourinsult，thism，”hewhisperedasthebladeweersian，slashedhislegsfromunderhimand，withthebaestroke，edoffhisheadEdmundwasnowathissidearnia，NarhewholeTelmarinearmywasrushingtowardthem。Butingforinglowandswinginghisclub。Thetaurscharged。Twang，twangbehindandhiss，hissoverheadcamethearcheryofDwarfs。Trumpkinwasfightingathisleft。Fullbattlewasjoined。