“Nay, fairfriend, ” saidJewel, nosinghergently.“ItmaybeforusthedoortoAslan'scountryandweshallsupathistabletonight.”
RishdaTarkaanturnedhisbackonthestableandwalkedslowlytoaplaceinfrontofthewhiterock.
“Hearken, ” hesaid.“IftheBoarandtheDogsandtheUnicornwillcomeovertomeandputthemselvesinmymercy, 'sgarden, theDogstoTheTisroc'skennels, andtheUnicorn, whenIhavesawnhishornoff,, thechildren, andhewhowastheKingshallbeofferedtoTashthisnight.”
Theonlyanswerwasgrowls.
“Geton, warriors, ” saidtheTarkaan.“Killthebeasts, buttakethetwo-leggedonesalive.”
AndthenthelastbattleofthelastKingofNarniabegan.
Whatmadeithopeless, evenapartfromthenumbersoftheenemy, : thatwasbecausetheyhadcomeintoNarniabyonesandtwos, pretendingtobepeacefulmerchants, , ; .
Inawayitwasn'tquitesobadasyoumightthink.
Whenyouareusingeverymuscletothefull—duckingunderaspear-pointhere, leapingoveritthere, lungingforward, drawingback, wheelinground—youhaven'; , , butonlyjustsaw, 'tkeeptothepositioninwhichhehadstarted, ; mustdartinwhereverheseesanenemy', ', hecouldn'thelpit.
(whatwasleftofit) , forithadbeenopenedandtwoCalormeneswereholdingthedoor, , .
AnewideacameintoTirian', dartedforward, inunderthesweepoftheTarkaan'sscimitar, seizedhisenemybythebeltwithbothhands, andjumpedbackintothestable, shouting:“ComeinandmeetTashyourself! ”
, theearthshookandtherewasablindinglight.
TheCalormenesoldiersoutsidescreamed.“Tash, Tash! ” , , atanyrate, didnotwanttomeetTash.
, blinked, , : thatwaswhyhewasblinking.
