Nextdaymessengers (whowerechieflysquirrelsandbirds) weresentalloverthecountrywithaproclamationtothescatteredTelmarines—including, ofcourse, ; butforthosewhodidnotliketheidea, , chieflytheyoungones, had, likeCaspian, , especiallythosewhohadbeenimportantunderMiraz, weresulkyandhadnowishtoliveinacountrywheretheycouldnotruletheroost.“Liveherewithalotofbloomingperforminganimals! Nofear,” theysaid.“Andghoststoo,” someaddedwithashudder.“That''snotcanny.” Theywerealsosuspicious.“Idon'ttrust 'em,” theysaid.“'tkeephisclawsoffuslong, you'llsee.” Butthentheywereequallysuspiciousofhisoffertogivethemanewhome.“Takeusofftohisdenandeatusonebyonemostlikely,” .
AtoneendofthegladeAslanhadcausedtobesetuptwostakesofwood, higherthanaman', andlighter, pieceofwoodwasboundacrossthematthetop, unitingthem, , TrumpkinandTrufflehunter, theLordCornelius, Glenstorm, Reepicheep, , andwhatwithsilkandclothofgold, withsnowylinenglancingthroughslashedsleeves, withsilvermailshirtsandjewelledsword-hilts, withgilthelmetsandfeatheredbonnets, ''.
“MenofTelmar,” saidAslan, “youwhoseekanewland, , whichIknowandyoudonot.”
“Wedon'''tknowwhatitislike,” grumbledtheTelmarines.
“YoucameintoNarniaoutofTelmar,” saidAslan.“, certaingenerationsago, outofthatsameworldtowhichtheHighKingPeterbelongs.”
