“Allshallbedone，”saidAslan。“Butitmaybeharderthanyouthink。”Andthenhewassilentagaiime。UptothatmomentLucyhadbeenthinkinghowroyalandstrongandpeacefulhisfacelooked;nowitsuddeoherheadthathelookedsadaswell。ButethatexpressionwasquitegoheLionshookhismaneandclappedhispawstogether（“Terriblepaws，”thoughtLucy，“ifhedidn'tknowhowtovelvetthem!”）andsaid，“Meahefeastbeprepared。Ladies，taketheseDaughtersofEvetothepavilionahem。”
&hegirlshadgoneAslanlaidhispaw—andthoughitwasvelveteditwasveryheavy—oer'sshoulderandsaid，“，andIwillshowyhtofthecastlewhereyouaretobeKing。”
AhhisswordstilldrawninhishaheLioerhehilltop。Thereabeautifulsightmettheireyes。Thesuiheirbacks。Thatmeantthatthewholetrybelowthemlayintheeveninglight—forestandhillsandvalleysand，windingawaylikeasilvershelowerpartofthegreatriver。Andbeyondallthis，milesaway，wasthesea，aheseathesky，fullofcloudswhichwerejustturningrosecolorwiththerefleofthesujustwherethelandofhesea—infact，atthemouthofthegreatriver—therewassomethingonalittlehill，shining。Itwasshiwasadofcoursethesunlightwasrefleallthehichlookedtoetera;buttoPeteritlookedlikeagreatstarrestingontheseashore。
“That，OMan，”saidAslan，“isCairParavelofthefourthrones，inoneofwhiustsitasKing。IshowittoyoubecauseyouarethefirstbornandyouwillbeHighKiherest。”
Aersaidnothing，foratthatmomentastrahesilewaslikeabugle，butricher。
“Itisyoursister'shorn，”saidAslaerinalowvoice;solowastobealmostapurr，ifitisfultothinkofaLi。
Foramomeuhen，whenhesawalltheothercreaturesstartforwardandheardAslansaywithawaveofhispaw，“Back!LetthePrinhisspurs，”hediduaashardashecouldtothepavilion。Andtherehesawadreadfulsight。
TheNaiadsandDryadsweresgiion。Luningtowardhimasfastashershswouldcarryherandherfacewasaser。ThenhesawSusanmakeadashforatree，andswingherselfup，followedbyahugegraybeast。AtfirstPeterthoughtitwasabear。TheitlookedlikeanAlsatian，thoughitwasfartoobigtobeadog。Thehatitolfstandingonitshihitsfrontpawsagairunk，snappingandsnarling。Allthehaironitsbackstooduponend。Susanhadogethigherthanthesedbigbraneshungdownsothatherfootwasonlyaninchortwoabovetheserwonderedwhyshedidhigheroratleasttakeabettergrip;thehatshewasjustgoingtofaintandthatifshefaintedshewouldfalloff。
&feelverybrave;ihewasgoingtobesick。Butthatmadeowhathehadtodo。Herushedstraightuptothemonsterandaimedaslashofhisswordatitsside。ThatstrokeheWolf。Quickaslightningitturnedround，itseyesflaming，anditsmouthwideopeninahowlofahadnotbeensoangrythatitsimplyhadtohowlitwouldhavegothimbythethroatatowas—thoughallthishappeooquicklyforPetertothinkatall—hehadjusttimetodudplungehissword，ashardashecould，betweee&#sihencameahorrible，omehinginanightmare。HewastuggingandpullingandtheWolfseemedheralivenordead，anditsbaredteethkhisforehead，ahingwasbloodaandhair。Amomentlaterhefoundthatthemonsterlaydeadandhehaddrawnhisswordoutofitandwasstraighteninghisbadrubbioffhisfadoutofhiseyes。Hefelttiredallover。
&erabit，Susahetree。SheaprettyshakywheandIwon'tsaytherewasn'tkissingandbothsides。ButinNarhinksanytheworseofyouforthat。
“Quick!Quick!”shoutedthevoiceofAslaaurs!Eagles!Iseeanotherwolfis。There—behidartedaway。Afterhim，allofyou。Hewillbegoingtohismistress。NowisyourdtheWitdrescuethefourthSonofAdam。”Andinstantlywithathunderofhoofsaingofwingsadozenorsooftheswiftestcreaturesdisappearediheringdarkness。
&illoutofbreath，turnedandsawAslahand。
“Youhavefottentoyoursword，”saidAslan。
IteterblushedwhehebrightbladeandsawitallsmearedwiththeWolf'shairandblood。Hestoopeddoeditquitethegrass，andtheedryonhiscoat。
“Handittomeandkneel，SonofAdam，”saidAslaerhaddoruckhimwiththeflatofthebladeandsaid，“Riseup，SirPeterWolf's-Bane。And，petowipeyoursword。”
baund。Whenhehadbeeowalkfarfurtherthanhehadeverknownthatanybodycouldwalk，theWitchatlasthaltedinadarkvalleyallovershadowedwithfirtreesarees。Edmundsimplysankdownandlayonhisfaothingatallandnotevengwhatwasgoingtohappeprovidedtheywouldlethimliestill。Hewastootiredeventonotigryandthirstyhewas。TheWitdthedwarfweretalkingclosebesidehiminlowtones。
“No，”saidthedwarf，“itisnouseheymusthavereachedtheStoablebynow。”
&heWolfwillsmellususnews，”saidtheWitch。
“Itotbegoodnewsifhedoes，”saidthed>
“FourthronesinCairParavel，”saidtheWitch。“Howifonlythreewerefilled?Thatwouldnotfulfiltheprophecy。”
“WhatdifferehatmakenowthatHeishere?”saidthedwarf。Hedidnotdare，evenhenameofAslantohismistress。“Hemaynotstaylong。Andthen—weoCair。Yetitmightbebetter，”saidthedwarf，“tokeepthisone”（herehekid）“fwith。”