After a few hours of galloping along the valley, their eyes suddenly widened and they could see what was in front of them.The river they had followed all the way was joined here into a great river that was wide and rough, flowing from their left to their right, all the way to the east.Beyond this great river, it is a beautiful country with rolling terrain and spectacular scenery, with low mountains and hills rising gently, and ridges beyond the ridges, all the way to the high mountains of the north.To their right are a number of rock minarets, two or three of which are still covered with snow in their protrusions.On the left were pine-covered slopes, frowning cliffs, narrow valleys, blue peaks, cascading and uninterrupted, stretching to the farthest reaches as far as they could see.At this point, they could no longer recognize Peel Peak.Straight ahead, the mountain concave inwards to form a wooded saddle shape, which must of course be the pass into Narnia from Achingland."
Brue, North, Green North," Brie hissed in joy.Both Alaves and Shasta grew up in the south, so the low hills seemed greener and fresher than anything they had ever imagined.When they walked into the confluence of the two rivers, they were even more energetic.The great river flowing eastward was pouring down from the mountains to the west, rushing too fast, and there were so many places interrupted by the rapids that they did not dare to venture to swim over.However, after some thought, I searched up and down the shore repeatedly, and finally found a slightly shallow place where I could wade through the water.The sound of the water, a huge whirlpool rushing at the horseshoe festival, the cool and fresh air, and the dragonflies flying in the sky made Shasta feel new and excited."
Friends, we have arrived at Achinland," said Brie proudly, splashing and stirring the water, and crawling out of the water and up the north bank, "I think the river we have just crossed is called the Arrow River." ”"I hope we arrived in time."
Herwin muttered quietly.Then they started going up, zigzag, very slowly, which was a good decision because the hill was very steep.It's empty, park-like countryside, with neither the road nor the house in sight.Trees are everywhere, but they are not always dense enough to form a forest.Shasta had lived in a treeless meadow all his life, and had never seen such a large number and so many kinds of trees, and if you were there, you might know him, but he was constantly seeing oaks, beech, birch, rowan, and sweet chestnut trees.As they went, the frightened rabbits scurried in all directions, and soon they saw a large herd of scattered deer fleeing from among the trees."
It's just amazing," Alaves enthused.Walking on the first ridge, Shasta turned in the saddle and looked back, and the city of Tashban had disappeared without a trace; The vast desert stretched to the sky, except for the narrow green canyon they had just traversed."
Hey," he said suddenly, "What's that?"
Brie asked, then turned and looked in the direction Shasta was pointing.Herwin and Alaves also turned around."
That's it," Shasta said, gesturing, "it looks like a cloud of smoke, is it on fire?"
”Brie thought for a moment and said."
There's not that much wind to make the dust rise."
Alaves was skeptical."
Oh," Hewen cried out, "look there's something shiny in there."
Look, it's helmets and armor.And they're moving, moving this way. ”"O god Tash," cried Aaves, "this is the army."
It was the team of Prince Rabadash. ”"Of course this is Prince Rabadash's team," Herwin said anxiously, "and that's what I've been fearing to happen."
Hurry up, we must get to Anwad before they do. ”Without saying a word, Herwin turned around and began to gallop desperately towards the north.Brie shook his head and sped off toward the north.The race is quite onerous and exhausting for the horses.When they reached the top of a mountain, they always found a valley or a mountain in front of them, and although they knew that they were going in the right direction, none of them knew how far they were from Anwad.On the second ridge, Shasta looked back again, and instead of billowing smoke rising from the desert, he saw something black, much like an ant, moving on the banks of the Arrow River in the distance.They were undoubtedly looking for a place to wade through the water."
They're crossing the river."
He screamed like crazy."
Hurry, hurry," Aravis shouted, "if we don't get to Anwad in time, we're going to be in vain."
Run hard, Brie, run hard.Remember, you're an amazing horse. ”All Shasta could do now was to restrain himself from shouting orders like Alaves, but he thought to himself, "This poor fellow has done everything he can to rush forward."
But he kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything.Of course, both horses were running desperately, and even if they didn't do their best, they thought they had done their best, but the two were definitely not the same thing.Brie had caught up with Herwin, and the two of them galloped side by side across a meadow with the sound of horses' hooves.If he kept running like he was now, Herwin didn't look like he was going to be able to hold on for long.At this moment, an angry roar sounded from behind them, completely changing everyone's feelings.It wasn't the clatter of horses' hooves and the clanging of armor as they had expected, or the cries of battle from the Calmen.But Shasta immediately heard it.When they first met Alaves and Herwin, they heard the same roar on that moonlit night.Brie got it, too.Its eyes glowed red, and its ears were pressed back against its skull.That's when Brie realized that it wasn't running fast enough, not particularly fast, not doing the best it could.Shasta immediately felt the change in speed, and now they were really riveting and running at full strength.Within seconds, they were ahead of Herwin."
It's so unfair," Shasta thought to himself, "I thought we'd be in a safe zone and away from the lion's danger." ”He looked back.Everything couldn't be clearer.A huge tawny animal, its body low to the ground, followed closely behind a cat when it saw a strange dog leaping over the grass and into the trees as it saw it break into the garden.With each passing second and a half, the animal got closer.He looked ahead again, and saw something he hadn't noticed or even thought about.The road ahead of them was blocked by a smooth, smooth green wall ten feet high.There is a large door in the middle of the wall, which is open.In the middle of the gate stood a tall, barefoot man in an autumn leaf-colored robe, leaning on a straight cane.His beard was long, almost down to his knees.Shasta saw it all at a hurried glance, and then he turned his head to look behind him again.The lion was almost on the verge of catching Herwin by now.It was biting at Herwin's hind legs, a look of despair on its sweaty, frothing terrified face."
Stop," Shasta yelled in Brie's ear, "must go back and save them." ”Afterwards Brie kept saying that it had never heard the phrase, or had never understood what it meant; In general, it is a very honest horse, and we have to accept what it says.Shasta pulled his feet out of the stirrups, both on his left side, and after a terrible hundredth of a second of hesitation, he jumped straight off.He was so badly wounded that he almost flashed his waist, but before he could inspect his injuries, he stumbled back to save Alaves.He'd never done anything like this at this age, and it was hard to figure out why he was doing it now.One of the worst and most terrible sounds in the world, the screaming wail of a horse burst out of Herwin's mouth.Alaves bent down and lay on Herwin's neck, as if about to draw his knife.Now, Alaves, Herwin and the Lion are almost all on top of Shasta's head.Before they could get close to him, the lion stood up on its hind legs, making it hard to believe that a lion could be so big.At this moment, it slammed at Alaves with its right claw.Shasta watched as that terrible claw reached out.Alaves screamed and staggered in the saddle.The lion was tearing at her shoulders.Shasta was terrified, and lunged at the beast like mad.He had no weapons, not even a stick or a stone.He shouted at the lion like an idiot, like to a puppy, "Go home, go home, go home," and in less than a second, he glared at the brutal lion, who had opened its bloody mouth.To his astonishment, the lion, still standing on its hind legs, suddenly controlled its movements, became prostrate to the ground, and then straightened up and ran away as fast as it could.Shasta didn't expect it to be gone for a moment.He turned and ran towards the door in the green wall, and in the first moment he remembered seeing Herwin staggering and fainting as if he had just stepped through the door; Alaves was still in the saddle, but her entire back was red."
Come in, my daughter, come in."
The long-bearded man in the robe said.When Shasta ran to him panting, he said, "Come in, my son." ”Shasta heard the door close behind him, and the bearded stranger had helped Alaves carefully dismount from his horse.They were in a large, perfect circular enclosure, protected by a high wall of green turf.An immaculate pool of calm clear water lay in front of him, so full that it was almost level with the ground.The other end of the pond was completely hidden by lush foliage.There were the tallest and most beautiful trees Shasta had ever seen, and on the other side of the pool was a small, low stone house with a roof of thick, old thatch.There was also the sound of bleating sheep, some of which were far away on the other side of the paddock.The entire flat ground is covered with green grass."
You are you you are you," Shasta breathless, "Are you King Lunn of Achinland" The old man shook his head."
No, I'm not."
He replied softly, "I am a hermit of the Southern Expedition.Now, my son, don't waste your time asking questions and follow my instructions.The young lady has already been injured.Your horses are also exhausted.By this time, Prince Rabadash had found a place to cross the Whirling Arrow River.If you run away now and don't rest for a moment, you'll still have time to call the police to King Lunn. ”When Shasta heard this, his heart tightened, for he felt that he had no strength at all to go on.His heart was churning up and down, deeply painfully tangled, and this request seemed too cruel and unfair to him.He has not yet understood that if you do a good deed, then you are usually rewarded with another harder and better thing.But Shasta just shouted, "Where is the king?"
and the hermit turned and pointed with his staff."
Look," he said, "there is another door over there, directly opposite the one in which you have entered.Turn it on and walk straight ahead.Keep facing straight ahead, past a flat river or a cliff, through a smooth or rough, dry or wet place.With my spells, I know that if you go straight, you'll find King Lunn.But run fast, run fast, run fast all the time. ”Shasta nodded, ran to the north door, and disappeared from the door.During this time, the hermit had been holding Alaves with his left hand, and now he carried her into the stone house, half-supporting and half-embracing.It was a long time before he came out again."
Well, folks," he said to the horse, "now it's your turn. ”Without waiting for them to reply, in fact, they were too tired to speak, he removed the reins and saddles from them, and then massaged the two horses so vigorously that not even the chamberlains in the king's stables could massage them better than he did."
Listen, folks," he said, "take everything out of your minds, and relax.There is sweet clear water here, and there is fresh grass over there.Once I've milked the rest of the guys, I'm talking about the goats, you'll have hot fodder to eat. ”"Sir," said Herwin, who was finally able to speak, "is Texina still alive, did the lion kill her?"
So I don't know if any man, woman, or animal in the whole world will continue to live when the sun goes down tonight.However, be sure to have good hopes.This girl seems to have a long life, and she will live in peace. ”When Alaves came to her senses, she found herself lying prone on a low, extraordinarily soft bed, feeling very cool.There was nothing in the empty room, only the rough stone walls that were unpainted all around.She didn't understand why she was put on her stomach in bed; But when she tried to flip her body, she felt her whole back burn, and the burning pain made her unable to move.That's when she remembered and understood why this was happening.She didn't know what such a comfortable and bouncy bed was made of, because it was made of heather which was the finest bedding, and she had never seen or heard of it."
My daughter, how are you feeling?"
asked the hermit with concern."
My back hurts, father."
Alaves replied, "Other than that, I don't have any physical problems. ”He knelt beside her bed, put his hand on her forehead to take her temperature, and then took her pulse again."
No fever," he said, "you'll be fine."
In fact, if there is no other special reason, you can get up tomorrow, but drink this first. ”He picked up the wooden bowl and brought it to her lips.She couldn't help but grimace when she tasted it, because if you haven't goat's milk yet, it's always scary.But she was so thirsty that she tried to drink all the goat's milk, but when she did, she felt better."
Now, my daughter, if you want to sleep," said the hermit, "your wound has been washed and bandaged, and though it hurts, it is no worse than a knife cut or a whip."
It must be a very strange lion that does not take you out of the saddle or bite you, but scratches you on the back with its paws.Ten scratches, painful, but neither deep nor life-threatening. ”"If you want me to say," said Alaves, "it's my luck." ”"Daughter," said the hermit, earnestly, "I have lived a hundred and nine years in this world up to now, but I have not encountered anything by luck, and there must be something in all these things that I do not know, but if there is a need for us to know, you may be sure that we will know the truth." ”"And what is going on with Prince Rabadash and his two hundred centaurs?"
said Aravis to the important question."
I don't think they're going to go down that path."
The hermit said, "They must have now found a place to the east of us where they could cross, and from there they tried to go straight to Anwad." ”"Oh, poor Shasta," asked Alaves anxiously, "is he going to go a long way, will he get there first?"
”The old man said slowly.Alaves lay down again, this time on the side of her body, and then said, "Did I sleep for a long time, it seems to be getting dark outside?"
”The hermit looked out through the only window facing north."
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It's not the darkness of the night," he replied quickly, "and these clouds are coming down from the Storm Peak, where our bad weather here starts.There will be a thick fog tonight. ”The next day, apart from the pain in her back, Alaves felt fine, and after breakfast she was served porridge and cream, and the hermit said she could get up.As a matter of course, she immediately ran out to talk to the two horses.The weather cleared, and the whole green paddock was like a giant green cup filled with sunshine.It's a very quiet place, remote and peaceful.Herwin immediately trotted towards Alaves and gave her a big horse-like kiss."
But where has Brie gone?"
asked Alaves with concern as they greeted each other about their health and sleep."
It's over there."
Herwin said, pointing his nose to the far other side of the enclosure, "I think you'd better go over and see it and have a good talk with it."
It seemed a little off, but I couldn't get a word out of its mouth. ”They strolled all the way to find Brie lying there facing the wall, and though it must have heard their footsteps, it didn't look back or say a word."
Good morning, Brie.""
How are you doing this morning?"
said in a cheerful tone, "How are you doing this morning?"
Brie muttered something, but no one heard it clearly."
The hermit says that Shasta may have arrived at King Lenn in time," continued Aaves, "so it seems that all our difficulties are over.It's finally time to go to Narnia, Brie" "I'll never see Narnia again. ”Brie said in a low, depressed voice."
Dear Brie, are you feeling unwell," Alaves asked worriedly.Brie finally turned, and it looked sad, a look that only a horse has."
I'm going back to Calgate."
It says."
What," Alaves was taken aback, "are you going back to being a slave?"
"Yes," said Brie, "I'm only fit to be a slave."
What shame did I have to appear among the free horses of Narnia, and I left a mare, a girl, and a boy to be eaten by lions, and ran away as fast as I could to save my own lowly life." ”Herwin said relieved."
Shasta didn't run away," Brie snorted, "at least, he ran in the right direction: back."
That's where I'm most ashamed.I, who have always claimed to be a war horse, boasted of being battle-hardened, were defeated by a boy of such age who had never held a sword, had never received any good education, had never seen any role model and was just a foal" "I understand your feelings," said Alaves, "I feel the same way.Shasta is an incredible guy.Brie, I'm as bad as you are.I've been snubbing him and looking down on him since you met us, but now he's the most amazing man among us.But I still think you should stay, and apologize to him, it's better than going back to Calgate. ”"My good horse," said the hermit, who had come to the side of them without being noticed, for he would not make a sound when he stepped on the fragrant dew-stained grass, "my good horse, you have nothing to lose but pretentiousness.Don't, don't, mate.Don't put your ears behind you, and don't shake your mane at me.If you are truly as humble as you said a minute ago, then you should learn to listen to the voice of reason.You've been living among those poor talking horses, so you think you're a pretty amazing horse, but you're not.Of course, you're definitely braver and smarter than they are.So naturally you're going to be a better horse than them.But that doesn't mean you're going to be a very special horse in Narnia.But as soon as you realize that you're not something out of the ordinary, then, by and large, you're going to be a pretty good horse.Now, if you and my other four-legged fellow are willing to go around to the kitchen door, we can see how the other half of the feed goes. ”t1706231537: