Now we have to go back to Alaves and the horses.The hermit had observed his pool, and had told them that Shasta had not been killed, or even seriously harmed, for he had seen him stand up, and that he had been treated very lovingly by King Lun.But because he could only see, but not hear, he had no way of knowing what people were saying, and there was no need to keep staring into the pool once the battle was over and people were talking.The next morning, while the hermit was still in the house, the three of them began to get together to discuss what to do next."
I've had enough of this," said Herwin, "and Mr.
Hermit has been very kind to us, and I'm sure I'm very grateful to him."
But I am getting fatter and fatter every day like a little pet horse, and I don't do any exercise every day except eat and eat.Let's continue to Narnia. ”"Oh, you can't go today, ma'am.""
I don't want to rush and go, let's talk about it in a few days, what do you think?"
"We have to go see Shasta first, and then we have to say goodbye to him and apologize to him." ”Alaves said."
That's exactly right," Brie said enthusiastically, "that's exactly what I'm trying to say." ”"Ah, of course," said Herwin, "I think he's staying in Anwad, and we're going to go see him and say goodbye to him."
But that's something we can do on the go.So why don't we go right now, anyway, I think the place we want to go to in the end is Narnia, don't we?"
”Alaves said, thinking seriously about what she should do once she arrived in Narnia, and the thought of it made her feel a little lonely."
Of course, of course," said Brie hurriedly, "but it's not impatient, if you know what I mean. ”"No, I don't understand what you mean," Herwin said, "why don't you want to go" "Uh-uh, Bleu," Brie said vaguely, "Well, don't you understand, ma'am, this is a very important time to go back to your own country and enter the social world, and it is very necessary to create a good image in the best social world, maybe we don't look so much like ourselves now, right" Herwin immediately burst into a burst of laughter: "Brie, It turned out to be your tail, and now I know exactly how you plan to wait until your tail is fully grown, and we don't even know if Narnia's horses all have long tails.Really, O Brie, you love vanity as much as that Tekshina Ras Alarion in Tashban. ”"You're so foolish."
Alaves also said."
By the mane of a lion, I am definitely not of the same kind as that Texina Rasarien," said Brie indignantly, "I just have due respect for myself, for my companions, and that's all." ”"Brie," said Alaves, who was not at all interested in cutting her tail short, "I have had something to ask you for a long time.Why do you swear by the lion and by the lion's mane every time you swear, I always thought you hated lions. ”"I do hate lions," replied Brie, "but when I speak of lions, I am certainly referring to Aslan, the great deliverer of Narnia, who drove witches and winter away from Narnia, and all the creatures of Narnia swear in its name." ”"But is it a lion?"
Alaves continued."
No, no, of course it's not."
Brie said in a rather shocked voice."
In Tashban, all the stories about him say it is," Alaves said, "and if it's not a lion, then why do you call it a lion" "Well, for your age, it's hard to understand," Brie said, "I was just a foal when I left Narnia, so I don't know much about it myself." ”Its back was against the wall as Brie said this, and the other two were facing it.It half-squinted its eyes and spoke in an elder's tone, which is why it didn't see the expression on Herwin and Alaves' face begin to change.They had a valid reason to open their mouths and eyes wide open, because as Brie was talking there, they saw a huge lion leap up from outside the wall, and then landed smoothly on top of the green wall.It only had a brighter yellow mane than any lion they had ever seen, and its body was taller, more beautiful, and more terrifying.It immediately jumped into the wall and began to walk towards Brie from behind.It didn't make any sound at all.Herwin and Alaves were so frightened that they couldn't make a sound, as if they were frozen."
To be sure," continued Brie, "to call it a lion when they speak of it simply means that it is as strong as a lion, or of course it is as fierce as a lion to our enemies; Or something like that.Aravis, you have to figure out that if you think it's a real lion, it's ridiculous, it's even a very rude act.If it were a lion, he would be a beast like our horses."
If it were a lion, it would have to have four claws, a tail, and a beard, hey, ho, ho, help" because just as Brie said the word "beard", Aslan actually touched its ears with his own beard and tickled it.Brie sprang to the other side of the wall like an arrow, then spun around.But the wall was too high for it to jump out, and it couldn't get any farther.Both Alaves and Herwin were frightened and fell back.The silence caused by the nervousness lasted for about a second.Then, though trembling all over, Herwin let out a strange whisper of hiss, and then he walked briskly towards the lion."
Excuse me," said Herwin, "you are so beautiful.You can eat me if you want.I'd rather be eaten by you as soon as possible than be fed by someone else. ”"Dearest daughter," said Aslan, imprinting a lion's kiss on its trembling nose, "I know that you will soon come to me, and that happiness will be yours." ”Then it raised its head and spoke in a louder voice."
Now, O Brie," said it, "come close to me, you poor, proud, frightened horse.Come closer, my son.Don't be bold if you shouldn't be offended.You touch my mane and smell me.This is my claw, this is my tail, these are my whiskers.I am a true beast. ”"Aslan," said Brie in a trembling tone, "I'm afraid I must be a real fool. ”"It's nice to know this when a horse is young, even if it's a human being.Stay close to me, my daughter Aravis.Look, my claws are soft as velvet, and this time you won't get scratched again. ”"This time, sir," Alaves said."
It was I who scratched you last time," Aslan said, "and I was the only lion you've met on your entire journey."
Do you know why I scratched you" "Sir, I don't know. ”Alaves replied."
The scratches on your back, wound to wound, pain to pain, bleeding to bleeding, are the same as the whip marks on the back of your stepmother's slave girl, because you made her sleep with sweat pills and caused her to be beaten, and you need to understand what it feels like.""
Yes, sir, please" "Go ahead and ask, my dear. ”Aslan said."
Because what I did to her, would it cause her more harm," Alaves asked."
Child," replied the lion, "I am telling you your own story, not hers.For everyone, I don't talk about anything other than her own story. ”Then it shook its head and said in a breezy voice."
Have fun, children," it said, "and we'll see you again soon."
But before that, you will have another visitor. ”With that, it leapt to its feet, jumped onto the wall, and disappeared from their sight.Strange to say, since Aslan was gone, they didn't have any thoughts of talking about it to each other.They all walked away slowly, to different corners of the quiet meadow, each pacing back and forth and thinking.About half an hour later, the two horses were summoned to the back of the house to eat some delicious food that the hermit had prepared for them, while Alaves was still walking and thinking, when she was startled by the sudden sound of a shrill horn outside the door."
Who's there," Alaves asked."
His Royal Highness Koo, Prince of Achinlan."
A voice outside replied.Alaves pulled the latch and opened the door, stepping back a little to let the stranger in.Two halberd-wielding soldiers walked in first, then stood on either side of the entrance, followed by a herald and a trumpeter."
His Royal Highness Koo, Prince of Achinran, wants to receive Lady Alavis."
The herald said.Then he and the trumpeter stepped aside, stooped and bowed, and the soldiers saluted, and then the prince himself entered.All his retinue withdrew, and closed the door behind them.The prince bent down and bowed, a bow that was very clumsy for a prince.Araves's curtsy in the Careman way is completely different from ours, and her manners are perfect, of course, because she has been taught about etiquette.Then she looked up to see what kind of person the prince was in front of her.She saw that he was just a little boy.He wore nothing on his head, and his pretty blonde hair was tied with a thin band of gold, not much thicker than a wire.The tunic on his upper body was made of white linen, and the smooth texture looked like a handkerchief, so it clearly reflected the bright red underwear worn under the tunics.His left hand rested on the enamelled hilt of the sword, which was wrapped in a bandage.Alaves stared at his face again, and then finally sighed in relief, and said, "Oh, it's Shasta" Shasta's face immediately flushed, and then quickly explained: "Alatis, listen to me, I really hope you don't think that my dress and trumpeter's pomp and circumstance are to impress you, or to show off my difference, or to show off in any way.For in fact I would rather have come here to see you in my old clothes, but they have now been burned, and my father said, "Your father," Alaves asked, surprised."
Apparently King Lunn is my father," replied Shasta, "and I should have guessed earlier."
Prince Colin looks so much like me.You see, we are twin brothers.Oh, by the way, my name is not Shasta, it's Koo. ”"The name Koo is much better than Shasta and suits you better."
Alaves said."
In Achinland, the names of the brothers are in this order," said Shasta or Prince Koo, as we must now call him, "like Dahl and Darlan, Cole and Korin, and so on." ”"Shasta, I mean, Coo," Alaves said, "no, don't talk yet.There are some things I have to say right away.I'm sorry, I used to be stupid as a pig.But before I knew you were a prince, I had made up my mind to change, and to be honest, it was just when you ran back and confronted the lion directly. ”"The lion, it has absolutely no real intention of killing you."
Prince Koo said."
I understand."
Alaves nodded.When both of them could see that the other knew about Aslan, for a long time, both of them stood there quietly, looking solemn.Suddenly, Alaves remembered Prince Koo's bandaged hand."
Ah," she cried, "I forgot you were in that battle."
Are you hurt there?"
"It's just a little scrape. ”Prince Koo said, using an aristocratic haughty tone for the first time.But after a while, he burst into laughter and said, "If you want to know the real situation, it's not really hurt at all."
I just wiped the skin off my knuckles, and like any other fool who hasn't been close to the battlefield, injuries are inevitable. ”"Anyway, you went to war," Alaves said, "and it must be a very remarkable thing." ”"It's not at all what I thought it would be."
Prince Koo said."
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But Sha, I want to say, Koo, you haven't told me anything about King Lunn and how he knew about your origins.""
Well, let's sit down and say," said Prince Coau, "because it's a long story."
And by the way, my father is an absolutely good-hearted person.I am very glad that he is my father, and even if he is not a king, I will be equally happy; Even education and all sorts of other nasty things are going to be forced on me.But what you want to hear is the story.Well, Colin and I were originally twin brothers.It seems that a week after we both were born, they took us to the home of an older, knowledgeable Rémy Martin in Narnia to receive blessings and things like that.Right now, this centaur is a prophet like many good Rémy Martins.Maybe you haven't seen the Rémy Martins yet, and some of them were in there yesterday's battle, and they were very good, but I can't say how comfortable I felt with them.Hey, I said, Araves, there are a lot of things in these northern countries that we need to understand and adapt to as soon as possible. ”"Yes, that's true," said Alaves, "but you go on telling your story." ”"Well, as soon as I saw Colin and me, the centaur seemed to look directly at me and say that one day, this kid would save Achin from a deadly crisis that he had never experienced before.So, of course, my father and mother were very happy.But there was one person on the scene who was not happy.This is a fellow called Lord Barr, who used to be my father's minister.Apparently he made some mistakes, embezzlement, or anything like that, but I don't understand what happened in between, but my father had to dismiss him from his duties, but he was not punished in any other way, and he was allowed to continue living in Achinland.But he must have done whatever he wanted, because it was later found out that he had been bribed by Tisrock, who sent many secret information from Achinlan to the city of Tashban.So, when he heard that I was going to save Achin Lan from a great crisis, he made up his mind that he must make me disappear from this world.Then he succeeded in kidnapping me, I don't know how, and rode along the Whirling Arrow River to the beach.He had everything ready, and a ship in the hands of his cronies was waiting for him, and he took me aboard and headed out to sea.But when my father heard the wind, it wasn't very timely, but he kept chasing it as fast as he could.By the time my father arrived at the beach, Lord Barr had already gone to sea, but had not yet disappeared from sight.Within twenty minutes, my father had jumped on one of his ships and set out in pursuit. ”"It must have been a thrilling pursuit.They pursued Baal's galleon for six days and six nights, and on the seventh day he was forced to engage.It was a great naval battle, and I heard many stories about it last night, and the battle lasted from ten o'clock in the morning until the sun set.Our fighters finally took the ship, but found that I was not on board.Lord Barr himself was killed in battle.But one of his men said that early that morning, when he found out that he would surely be overtaken, he handed me over to one of his knights, and sent us both away in a small boat.The boat was gone.But, of course, it was pushed to the right place on the beach by Aslan and it seemed as if Aslan was behind all the stories, the same boat that Asish picked me up.I wish I could know the name of this warrior, because he gave me everything to eat to save my life, and he died of hunger. ”"I guess Aslan would have said it was someone else's story."
Alaves said with a smile."
I forgot that."
Prince Koo said."
And I wonder how this prophecy will come true," said Alaves, curiously, "from what great danger will you save Achinlan" "Well," said Prince Koo rather embarrassed, "they seem to think I have done it." ”Alaves hurriedly clapped his hands."
Well, of course," she said, "I'm really stupid."
It's amazing, when Rabadash crossed the Whirling Arrow River with his two hundred men and your news before it arrived, Achinlan was in the midst of a crisis of unprecedented proportions.Don't you feel very proud of that?"
"I think I'm a little scared. ”Prince Koo said."
And you'll be living in Anwad from now on."
Alaves said wistfully."
Oh," said Prince Koo, "I almost forgot what I was here for.Father wants you to come and stay with us.He said that since my mother died, they called it the court in his court, and I don't know why there was never a lady there.Come on, Araves.You're going to love your father as well as Colin's.They are not like me, they are all raised according to etiquette.You don't have to worry about that," Alaves said, "or we're going to really get into a fight."
Of course I'd be happy to go. ”"Now, then, let's go see the horses together."
Keo said.The meeting between Brie and Prince Koo was very good and full of joy, and as for Brie, although his mind was still in a suppressed state, he agreed to go to Anwad at once.It and Herwin will enter Narnia via Anwad the next day.The two men and the two horses said goodbye to the hermit reluctantly, and promised to visit him again soon.About halfway through the morning, they were on their way.The horse had expected Alaves and Prince Koo to ride them, but Prince Koo explained that no one in Narnia or Achenland would ever dream of walking on a talking horse, unless there was a war that required everyone to do their best.This incident reminded poor Brie once again that it knew so little about the customs of Narnia that it was likely to make terrible mistakes.So, while Herwin walked briskly forward with joyful dreams, Brie became more nervous and cowardly with each step."
Bry, cheer up," said Prince Coau, "and my situation is far more difficult than yours.You don't need to get an education, I have to learn to read, to write, to crest, to dance, to history, to music, and so on, and you can run and roll around the hills of Narnia until you're content and have fun. ”"But that's the point," Brie muttered, "and if they don't, I can't stand it."
Herwin, what do you think?"
"Anyway, I'm going to have to roll around. ”Herwin replied, "Whether you roll or not, I don't think any of them will." ”"Are we almost at the castle?"
Brie asked Prince Coo."
One more turn and you're here."
Prince Koo replied."
Well," said Brie, "I'm going to roll around now, because there's a good chance it's the last time."
Wait a minute. ”Five minutes later, Brie finally got up again, panting vigorously and covered in European fern."
Now I'm ready," it said with a deep melancholy in its tone, "lead the way, Prince Koo, here we are, Narnia and the North." ”However, it does not look like a captive who has been exiled for a long time and has finally returned to his hometown and is free, but more like a horse walking towards its graveyard.t1706231537: