King Tillian fell down in a daze from the beating, and he was almost unconscious, until the Calmen loosened his wrists, let his arms hang straight at his sides, and leaned his back against a eucalyptus tree.Then they took ropes and made a circle around his ankles, knees, waist, and chest, and tied him firmly, and then left him there alone.At this time, what made him anxious and depressed, feeling the worst was that it was like this, and it was often the most unbearable little things that would make people like this, they hit him in the lip, and his lips were bleeding, and he couldn't wipe the blood away, and it made him feel itchy.From where the king was, he could still see the small stables on the top of the hill and the strange ape sitting in front of him.He could just hear the voice of the treacherous man continuing to speak, the occasional echo from the herd, but he couldn't hear exactly what they were talking."
I'm so worried, I don't know what they're going to do with the treasures."
King Tillian thought to herself.It didn't take long for the herd to disperse, and they began to leave in different directions one after another.Some passed by King Tilian.Seeing him tied to a tree, they looked at him as if they were scared and sorry, but they didn't say a word.Soon they were all gone.At this moment, the woods fell silent.Hour after hour passed, and King Tillian felt very thirsty and then very hungry.As he dragged on from the afternoon to the late afternoon, he began to feel the cold hit him.The pain in his back was unbearable.The sun went down and twilight began to fall.When it was almost dark, King Tillian heard a faint clatter of footsteps, and saw some small animals approaching him.The three on the left are rats, in the middle is a hare, and on the right are two moles.These little creatures all carry a small bag on their backs, which makes people look at them curiously at night, so at first glance, King Tillian does not recognize them at all, and wonders what kind of animals they are.Soon they all stood up on their hind legs, pressed their little cold paws against King Tillen's knees, and kissed them with olfactory animal kisses.They were able to touch King Tilian's knees because in Narnia, the talking rodents were much taller than their non-talking counterparts in England."
Your Majesty, dear Your Majesty," they said in a high-pitched voice, "we are all deeply sorry for you.We don't dare to let you go, as it might provoke Aslan's wrath, but we've brought you dinner. ”The first mouse immediately climbed up with agility, its paws resting on the rope that bound King Tilian's chest, and flicking its sluggish nose at King Tilian's face.Then a second mouse climbed up and hung underneath the first one.The other critters stood on the ground and began to hand over the food one by one."
Your Majesty, please drink, after drinking you will find that you can eat."
The mouse standing at the top said.King Tillian saw that a small wooden cup had been raised to his lips.The little wooden cup was the size of an egg, so it was empty before he could taste the wine.But the mouse then passed the empty cup down, and the other animals filled it again and handed it over, and King Tillian drank it a second time.And so they continued to be passed on until King Tillian had actually drunk enough.In fact, it's much better to do it little by little, because it's more thirst-quenching than having a good drink in one gulp."
It's cheese, your majesty," said the first mouse, "but not too much, for fear that you will be thirsty if you eat too much." ”After eating the cheese, they fed King Tillian oatcakes and fresh butter, and then gave him some wine."
Now, hand me the water," said the first mouse, "and I will wash the king's face, which is stained with blood." ”King Tillian felt something like a little sponge constantly rubbing his face, and it was the most refreshing and refreshing thing ever."
My dear children," said King Tilian, "how can I thank you for all that you have done for me?"
”The little voice said, "What else can we do, we don't want any other king."
We are your people.If it's just the ape and the Calemens who are against you, then we're going to fight, and they're going to want to tie you up unless they cut us to pieces first.We're going to do that, we're really going to do that.But we can't rebel against Aslan," "Do you think that's the real Aslan," King Tillian asked."
Oh, yes, that's right," said the rabbit, "it came out of the stable last night, and we all saw it." ”"What does it look like?"
asked King Tilian."
Like a terrible, great lion, it's safe to say."
A little mouse said."
Do you all think that is the real Aslan, the Aslan who killed the fairy of the forest and made you a slave of King Calmen" "Ah, that's a terrible thing, isn't it," said the second mouse, "It would be nice if we died before it all began."
But there is no doubt about it, everyone says it was Aslan's order, and we have seen it with our own eyes, although we don't think Aslan will be like that.Heck, we've always wanted Aslan to get Aslan back to Narnia. ”"Aslan seems to be unusually angry when he comes back this time," said the first mouse, "we must have done some terrible wrong thing without knowing it, and it must have punished us for some reason."
But I think it should tell us why" "I think what we're doing right now is probably wrong." ”Rabbit said."
I don't care if it's right or wrong," said one of the moles, "I'll do it again." ”The other animals quickly said, "Oh, be quiet," and "Be careful," and then they said to King Tilian, "We are sorry, dear king, for now we must go back."
If we get caught here, it's troublesome, and we definitely can't get caught here. ”"Get out of me, dear animals," said King Tillian, "for the sake of all of Narnia, I am not willing to put any of you in danger. ”"Good night, good night."
The animals said, rubbing their noses against the king's lap, "If we can, we will definitely come back." ”Then, they all snapped away.The woods seemed darker, colder, and lonelier than they had been.The stars came out and time passed slowly, as you can imagine how slow it was, because during this time, the last king of the kingdom of Narnia was always tied straight to a tree, standing stiff and with sore limbs.But then something happened.A bright red light appeared in the distance.The red light disappeared for a moment, but then it lit up again, becoming larger and more intense.He saw many black figures coming and going on the other side of the light, carrying bundles of things on their backs, and people threw them on the ground.Now he knew what he was seeing.It was a freshly lit bonfire, and people were throwing bundles of firewood on it.Soon, the bonfire was burning violently.That's when Tillian could see that the campfire was on top of that hill.He could clearly see the stables behind the campfire, and in the red light of the fire, everything around the campfire lit up, and a large crowd of beasts and men stood between the campfire and him.There was a hunched figure beside the fire, and it must be an ape.It was speaking to the crowd, but he couldn't make out what it was saying.Then the ape sinisterly walked to the stable door, and bowed deeply to the stable three times in succession, almost touching the ground with his head.Then it stood up and opened the door to the stable.At this moment, a four-legged animal with rather stiff steps stepped out of the stable and stood facing the crowd.A wail and howl rang out at once, so loud that even King Tillian could hear some of the words clearly."
Ah, AslanAslanAslan," shouted the beasts, "talk to us.Reassure us and stop being angry with us. ”From the position of King Tilian, he couldn't see exactly what it was, but he could see that it was covered in yellow hair.He had never seen a great lion king, and he had never seen an ordinary lion.He wasn't sure if what he saw Aslan was real.He had never expected Aslan to be like a stiff brute standing without saying a word.But how to be sure, for a moment, a terrible thought came to his mind.Then, he remembered the fallacy that Tash and Aslan were one, which made him realize that the whole thing must be a hoax.Treacherous brought its head close to the head of the yellow beast, as if it were listening to Aslan's whispers to it.Immediately, it turned to speak to the herd, and the beasts let out another wail.Then the yellow beast waddled around and walked away, you might even say, staggering back to the stable.As soon as it entered, the treacherous door closed tightly behind it.Later, because the fire suddenly disappeared, it can be seen that the bonfire must have been extinguished.Once again, Tillian was alone in the endless cold and darkness.He remembered the other kings who had lived and died in Narnia in those ancient years.It seemed to him that none of those kings could be as unfortunate as he was.He remembered his great-grandfather's great-grandfather, King Ruilian, who, when he was just a young prince, was stolen by a witch and hidden for many years in a dark cavern located beneath the land of the northern giants.But at the end of the day, two mysterious children who had come to Narnia from the lands beyond the end of the world suddenly appeared and tried to rescue him, and since then, he has returned to his native Narnia, where he has entered a period of prosperity and long-term rule."
I'm not in the same situation as he is."
King Tillian muttered to himself.Then he thought further, and remembered King Ruilian's father, the navigator Caspian, whose wicked uncle Miruz had tried to murder him, so Caspian fled into the forest and lived among the dwarfs.But the story also ended happily in the end, because Caspian was also helped by the children, but that time there were four children, all of whom were from somewhere outside of this world.After a great war, they assisted Caspian in ascending to his father's throne."
But this was all a long time ago," King Tillian said to himself, "and now it is impossible for such a thing to happen. ”He remembered that the four children who had helped Caspian were also in Narnia more than a thousand years ago, and that they had done the most famous and greatest thing at that time: they had defeated the terrible White Witch and ended the winter that had lasted for more than a hundred years.After that, they began their reign in Kyle Paravel and the four of them together until they were no longer children, but great kings and beautiful and lovely queens, and their reign became the golden age of Narnia.Aslan appears in that story several times.As King Tillian still remembers, Aslan appears in all the other stories."
Aslan, and the children from another world," King Tillian mused, "always show up when things get the worst.Oh, if only they could show up now. ”So, he shouted, "Aslan, Aslan, Aslan, please help us," but it was still dark, cold, and silent, no different from what it had been before."
Kill me," cried King Tillian, "I have nothing to ask for.But ask the Lion King to come and save all of Narnia" However, the night did not change, and the same was true in the woods.But for some reason, a change began to take place in the depths of King Tillian's heart, he began to feel a faint glimmer of hope, and he felt that this belief was getting stronger and stronger."
Oh, Aslan, Aslan," he whispered, "if you don't want to come in person, at least send me some helpers from out of this world."
Or let me call them out, let my voice reach another world. ”Then, barely aware of his actions, he suddenly shouted: "Children, children Friends of Narnia, please come to me quickly, I call you across the world, I am Tilian, it is the King of Narnia, the Monarch of Kelpalavi, the Emperor of the Lonely Isles, I ask for your help" As soon as the words fell, he suddenly fell into a dream, if it was a dream, this dream was more vivid and vivid than any dream he had ever had in his life.He seemed to be standing in a brightly lit room where seven people were sitting around a table.It looked as if they had just finished their meal.Two of them were very old, an old man with a white beard, and an old woman with wise, cheerful, bright eyes.The man seated at the old man's right hand was not yet a man, certainly younger than Tillian herself, but the majesty of the king and the warrior could already be seen on his face.The young man sitting to the right of the old woman can be described almost in the same way.On the other side of the table across from Tillian sat a blonde girl who was younger than the two first, and the man and woman sitting on either side of her looked equally young.They were all dressed in the most eccentric clothes in Tilian's opinion.But he didn't have time to dwell on the details, for the youngest boy and the two little girls jumped up at once, and one of them let out a slight scream.The old woman was taken aback and suddenly took a sharp breath.The old man must have made some hasty moves, too, for the glass to his right hand had been swept under the table.Tillian heard the cracking sound of the wine glass as it fell on the floor.At this point, Tillian realized that the men could see him, and they were staring at him as if they had seen a ghost.At the same time, he noticed that the king-like man sitting beside the old man did not move, although his face was already pale, but he clenched his hands tightly, and then he spoke, "If you are not a ghost or a dream, then speak."
We can tell from you that you have Narnia's ancestry and appearance, and we are none other than the seven friends of Narnia. ”Tillian was tempted to speak, and he tried to shout loudly that he was Tillian of the Kingdom of Narnia and desperately needed their help.But he found that as if we had found it in a dream, his voice could not make any sound at all.The man who spoke to him stood up."
Shadow or mind, whoever you are," he said, his eyes fixed on Tillian, "If you're from Narnia, I command you in Aslan's name to speak to me."
I am Peter the Supreme King. ”The room began to spin around in front of Tilian's eyes.He heard the voices of the seven men talking at the same time, and with each passing second, all of them were constantly muffled, and they said something like: "Behold, it's fading" and "It's beginning to melt." ”"It's slowly gone."
The next moment, he was fully awake and found himself still tied to a tree, colder and stiffer than before.The woods before sunrise were filled with pale and dim light, and he was drenched in dew, and dawn was approaching.The moment he came to his senses was the worst moment he had ever experienced in his life.t1706231537: