Whentheyaskedhimwherehehadbeenhesaidhehadcomeinatthedooralongwithalltheothercreaturesbuthehad—well, totellthetruth, hehadbeenkeepingoutoftheirwayasmuchashecould; andoutofAslan', andafterhehadhadamouthfulofgrass (“AndI'venevertastedsuchgoodgrassinmylife, ” saidPuzzle), hepluckeduphiscourageandfollowed.“ButwhatI'lldoifIreallyhavetomeetAslan, I'msureIdon'tknow, ” headded.
“You'llfinditwillbeallrightwhenyoureallydo, ” saidQueenLucy.
Thentheywentforwardtogether, alwaysWestward, forthatseemedtobethedirectionAslanhadmeantwhenhecriedout, “Furtherupandfutherin.” Manyothercreatureswereslowlymovingthesameway, butthatgrassycountrywasverywideandtherewasnocrowding.
Itstillseemedtobeearly, , partlybecauseitwassobeautifulbutpartlyalsobecausetherewassomethingaboutitwhichtheycouldnotunderstand.
“Peter, ” saidLucy, “whereisthis, doyousuppose? ”
“Idon'tknow, ” saidtheHighKing.“ItremindsmeofsomewherebutIcan', verysmall? ”
“Itwouldhavetohavebeenajollygoodholiday, ” saidEustace.“Ibetthereisn'!Youcouldn'tgetablueliketheblueonthosemountainsinourworld.”
“IsitnotAslan'scountry? ” saidTirian.
“NotlikeAslan'scountryontopofthatmountainbeyondtheEasternendoftheworld, ” saidJill.“I'vebeenthere.”
“Ifyouaskme, ” saidEdmund, “it'—'reratherlikethemountainsweusedtoseefromNarnia, theonesupWestwardbeyondtheWaterfall? ”
“Yes, sotheyare, ” saidPeter.“Onlythesearebigger.”
