&ch，”saidgforthefirsttimearatherlordlytoamomentlaterheburstoutlaughingandsaid，“Ifyouwanttokh，itisn'taproperwoundatall。Ionlytooktheskinoffmykasanyightdowithoutgoile。”
“Stillyouwereile，”saidAravis。“Itmusthavebeenwonderful。”
“Itwasn'tatalllikewhatIthought，”saidCor。
“ButSha—eatoldmeaKingLuneandhowhefoundoutwhoyouwere。”
&'ssitdown，”saidCor。“Forit'sratheralongstory。Aher'sanabsolutebrick。I'dbejustaspleased—orveryfindinghe'smyfatherevenifhewasn'takihoughEdudallsortsofhorriblethiohappeyouwaory。Well，dIweretwins。AndaboutaweekafterwewerebothborheytookustoawiseoldNarniatobeblessedorsomething。Nowthistaurhetasagoodmaaursare。Perhapsyouhaven'tseeaursyet?Thereweresomeileyesterday。Mostremarkablepeople，butI'tsayIfeelquiteathomewiththemyet。Isay，Aravis，therearegoiofthioiherntries。”
&hereare，”saidAravis。“Butgetoory。”
“Well，assoonashesawe，itseemsthiseandsaid，AdaywillewhenthatboywillsaveArdfromthedeadliestdangerinwhichevershelay。SoofyFatherandMotherwereverypleased。Buttherewassomeowhowasn't。ThiscalledtheLordBarwhohadbeenFather'sLorddapparentlyhe'ddohingwrong—bezzlingorsomewordlikethat—Ididn'tuhatpartverywell—andFatherhadhadtodismisshim。ButnothingelsewasdoohimandhewasallowedtogoonlivinginArd。Buthemusthavebeenasbadashecouldbe，foritcameoutafterwardhehadbeeheTisrodhadsentalotofseationtoTashbaan。SoassoonasheheardIwasgoingtosaveArdfrerhedecidedImustbeputoutoftheway。Well，hesukidnappingme（Idolyknowhow）androdeaindingArrowtothecoast。He'dhadeverythiheremahhisownfreadyforhimatoseawithmeonboard。ButFathergotwindofit，thoughime，andwasafterhimasquicklyashecould。TheLordBarwasalreadyatseawhenFatherreachedthecoast，butnotoutofsight。AndFatherwasembarkedinoneofhisoithies。
“Itmusthavebeenawonderfulchase。Theyweresixdaysfollallehthertobattleowasagreatsea-fight（Iheardalotaboutityesterdayevening）fromteno'themtillsu。OurpeopletooktheshipiIwasn'tthere。TheLordBarhimselfhadbeehebattle。Butoneofhismensaidthat，earlythatm，assoonashesawhewastobeoverhauled，Barhadgiveooneofhisknightsahawayintheship'sboat。Andthatboatwasneverseenagain。ButofcoursethatwasthesameboatthatAslaobeatthebackofallthestories）pushedashoreattherightplaceforArsheeshtopickmeup。IwishIkknight'sname，forhemusthavekeptmealiveandstarvedhimselftodoit。”
“IsupposeAslanwouldsaythatartofsomeoneelse'sstory，”saidAravis。
“Iwasfthat，”saidCor。
“Aheprophecywillworkout，”saidAravis，“andwhatthegreatdayou'retosaveArdfrom。”
“Well，”saidCorratherawkwardly，“theyseemtothinkI'vedoalready。”
Aravisclappedherhands。“Why，ofcourse!”shesaid。“HowstupidIam。Andhowwonderful!ArdeverbeierdawaswhenRabadashhadcrossedtheArrowwithhistwohundredhorseandyouhadn'tyetghwithye。Don'tyoufeelproud?”
“Ithiscared，”saidCor。
“Andyou'llbelivingatAnvardnow，”saidAravisratherwistfully。
“Oh!”saidCor，“I&#ottenwhatIcameabout。Fatherwantsyoutoeahus。Hesaysthere'sbeennoladyiheycallitthecourt，Idon'tknowwhy）siherdied。Do，Aravis。You'lllikeFather—and。They'rehey'vebeenprhtup。Youbeafraidthat—”
“Ohstopit，”saidAravis，“orwe'llhavearealfight。OfcourseI'lle。”
“'sgoaheHorses，”saidCor。
TherewasagreatandjoyousmeetiweenBreeanddBree，whowasstillinarathersubduedframeofmioutforAnvardatondHwinwouldtoNarniaonthefollowingday。AllfourbadeaefarewelltotheHermitaheywouldsoonvisithimagain。ByaboutthemiddletheywereoheHorseshadexpectedthatAravisandCorwouldride，butCorexplaiinwar，whereeveryodowhathedobest，nooneinNarniaorArdeverdreamedofmountingaTalkingHorse。
ThisremindedpainofhowlittlehekNarniansandwhatdreadfulmistakeshemightmake。SowhileHwinstrolledalonginahappydream，Breegotmorenervousandmoreself-sciouswitheverystephetook。
“Buckup，Bree，”saidCor。“It'sfarworseformethanforyou。Youaren'tgoied。Ishallbelearningreadingandwritingandheraldryanddandhistoryandmusicwhileyou'llbegallopingandrollingonthehillsofNarniatoyourheart'st。”
“Butthat'sjustthepoint，”groaalkingHorsesroll?Supposingtheydon't?I&#iveitup。Whatdoyouthink，Hwin?”
“I'mgoingtorollanyway，”saidHwin。“Idon'tsupposeanyofthemwillpsofsugarwhetheryourollornot。”
“Arewecastle?”saidBreetoCor。
“Roubend，”saidthePrince。
“Well，”saidBree，“I'mgoingtohaveagoodomaybethelast。Waitformeaminute。”
Itwasfiveminutesbefain，blowinghardahbitsofbra。
“NowI'mready，”hesaidinavloom。“Leadon，Prinarniaah。”
Buthelookedmorelikeahtoafuhanalong-lostcaptivereturningtohomeandfreedom。