THETRIUMPHOFTHEWITCHAssoonastheWitchhadgoneAslansaid,"Wemustmovefromthisplaceatowillbewantedforotherpurposes.WeshallencamptonightattheFordsofBeruna.

    Ofcourseeveryonewasdyingtoaskhimhowhehadarraterswiththewitch;buthisfacewassternandeveryonesearswerestillringingwiththesoundofhisroarandsonobodydared.

    Afterameal,whichwastakenintheopenaironthehill-top(forthesunhadgbynowanddriedthegrass),theywerebusyforawhiletakingthepaviliondownand

    pagthingsup.Beforetwooclocktheywereonthemardsetoffinanortheasterlydire,walkingataneasypacefortheyhadno.

    DuringthefirstpartofthejourneyAslanexplaioPeterhisplanofcampaign."Assoonasshehasfinishedherbusinessintheseparts,"hesaid,"theWitdhercrewwillalmostcertainlyfallbacktoherHouseandprepareforasiege.Youmayormaynotbeabletocutheroffaherfromreagit."Hetheontooutliwoplansofbattle-onefhtidherpeopleinthewoodandanotherforassaultinghercastle.Andallthetimehewasadvisierhowtoducttheoperations,sayingthingslike,"Youmustputyourtaursinsudsuchaplace"or"Youmustpostscoutstoseethatshedoesntdoso-and-so,"tillatlastPetersaid,"Butyouwillbethereyourself,Aslan.”

    "Igiveyounopromiseofthat,"aheLion.Ainuedgivierhisinstrus.

    ForthelastpartofthejourwasSusanandLuostofhim.Hedidnottalkverymudseemedtothemtobesad.

    Itwasstillafternooheycamedolacewheretherivervalleyhadwideandtheriverwasbroadandshallow.ThiswastheFordsofBerunaandAslangaveorderstohaltonthissideofthewater.ButPetersaid,"