thournotrawaseverfoundinNarnianoranyneighbland,aherhishorsenorhishatnorhiscloaknoranythingelsewaseverfound.

    ThenDrinianiernessofhisheartwenttoCaspianandsaid,"LordKing,slaymespeedilyasagreattraitor:forbymysilenceIhavedestroyedyourson."Aoldhimthestory.ThenCaspiancaughtupabattle-axeandrushedupontheLordDriniantokillhim,andDrinianstoodstillasastockforthedeathblow.Butwhentheaxewasraised,Caspiansuddenlythrewitawayandcriedout,"Ihavelostmyqueenandmyson:shallIlosemyfriendalso?"AndhefellupontheLordDriniansnedembracedhimandbothwept,andtheirfriendshipwasnotbroken.

    SuchwasthestoryofRilian.Awasover,Jillsaid,"Ibetthatserpentandthatwomahesameperson.”

    "True,true,wethinkthesameasyou,"hootedtheowls.

    "ButwedontthinkshekilledthePrince,"saidGlimfeather,"becausenobones-”

    "Weknowshedidnt,"saidScrubb."AslantoldPolehewasstillalivesomewhere.”

    "Thatalmostmakesitworse,"saidtheoldestowl."Itmeansshehassomeuseforhim,andsomedeepschemeagainstNarnia.Long,longago,attheverybeginning,aWhiteWitchcameoutoftheNorthandboundourlandinsnowandiceforahundredyears.

    Ahinkthismaybesomeofthesamecrew.”

    "Verywell,then,"saidScrubb."PoleandIhavegotto`FindthisPrince.youhelpus?”

    "Haveyouanyclue,youtwo?"askedGlimfeather.

    "Yes,"saidScrubb."Weknowwevegottogonorth.Andweknowwevegottoreachtheruinsofagiantcity.”

    Atthistherewasagreatertu-whooingth