dTrufflehunter."Illtellyouwhy.BecauseitisnoisedamohatwehavecalledontheKingsofoldandtheKingsofoldhavenotanswered.ThelastwordsTrumpkinspokebeforehewent(a,mostlikely,tohisdeath)were,`IfyoumustblowtheHorn,dohearmyknowwhyyoublowitorwhatyouhopefromit.Butthatsameeveningeveryooknow.”

    "Youdbetterhaveshovedyreysnoutinahors,Badger,thansuggestthatIamtheblab,"saidNikabrik."Takeitback,or-”

    "Oh,stopit,bothofyou,"saidKingCaspian."IwanttoknowwhatitisthatNikabrikkeepsonhintingweshoulddo.Butbeforethat,Iwanttoknowwhothosetwers

    arewhomhehasbroughtintoourdwhostandtherewiththeirearsopenandtheirmouthsshut.”

    "Theyarefriendsofmine,"saidNikabrik."AndwhatbetterrighthaveyouyourselftobeherethanthatyouareafriendofTrumpkinsandtheBadgers?Andwhatrighthasthatolddotardintheblackgowntobehereexceptthatheisyourfriend?WhyamItobetheonlyonewhotbringinhisfriends?”

    "HisMajestyistheKingtowhomyouhaveswornallegiance,"saidTrufflehuernly.

    "anners,anners,"sneeredNikabrik."Butinthisholewemaytalkplainly.

    Youknow-andheknowsthatthisTelmarineboywillbekingofnowhereandnobodyinaweekunlesswehelphimoutofthetrapinwhichhesits.”

    "Perhaps,"saidelius,"yournewfriendswouldliketospeakforthemselves?Youthere,whoandwhatareyou?”

    "WorshipfulMasterDoctor,"cameathin,whiningvoice."Sopleaseyou,Imonlyapooroldwoman,Iam,andveryobligedtohisWorshipfulDwarfshipforhisfriendship,Imsure.HisMajes