“Thenallyoulittleones, ” saidTirian, “younibblersandgnawersandnutcrackers, , getyourteethintotheropesandgnawtilltheHorsesarefreeandbringthemhither.”
“Withagoodwill, Sire, ” camethesmallvoices, .
“Forward, ” hesaid.“.”
“Ha! ” saidFarsighttohimself.“SothatishowhehopestowinTash'spardonforhisunbelief.”
Theenemyline—abouthalfofRishda'sforce—wasnowmovingforward, andTirianhadbarelytimetogivehisorders.
“Outontheleft, Jill, , , , Puzzle, , , ! ”
Eustacestoodwithhisheartbeatingterribly, (thoughhehadseenbothadragonandaseaserpent) , aTalkingBullofNarnia, SlinkeytheFox, -and-zipponhisleftandoneCalormenefell: thentwang-andzippagainandtheSatyrwasdown.“Oh, welldone, daughter! ” cameTirian'svoice; andthentheenemywereuponthem.
(thesortyouhavewhenyourtemperatureisover100) untilheheardRishdaTarkaan'svoicecallingoutfromthedistance: “-form.”
, piercedbyJewel'shorn, onebyTirian', , shotthroughtheeyebyanarrowfromJillandgashedinhissidebytheBoar', , bewilderedtothelast, “I—Idon'tunderstand, ” laiditsbigheaddownonthegrassasquietlyasachildgoingtosleep, andnevermovedagain.
Infact, 'tseemabletobegladaboutit: hewassoterriblythirstyandhisarmachedso.
AsthedefeatedCalormeneswentbacktotheircommander, theDwarfsbeganjeeringatthem.
“Hadenough, Darkies? ” theyyelled.“Don'tyoulikeit? Whydoesn'tyourgreatTarkaangoandfighthimselfinsteadofsendingyoutobekilled? PoorDarkies! ”
“Dwarfs, ” criedTirian.“Comehereanduseyourswords, ! Youcanfightwell, .”
“Yah! ” sneeredtheDwarfs.“''! ”
