THE APE IN ITS GLORY "MASTER Horse, Master Horse," said Tirian as he hastily cut its traces, "how came these aliens to enslave you? Is Narnia quered? Has there been a battle?」
"No, Sire," pahe horse, "Aslan is here. It is all by his orders. He has anded -」
"Ware danger, King," said Jewel. Tirian looked up and saw that enes (mixed with a few Talkis) were beginning to run towards them from every dire. The two dead men had died without a cry and so it had taken a moment before the rest of the crowd knew what had happened. But now they did. Most of them had naked scimitars in their hands.
"Quiy back," said Jewel.
The King flung himself astride of his old friend who turned and galloped away. He ged dire twice or thrice as soon as they were out of sight of their enemies, crossed a stream, and shouted without slaing his pace, "Whither away, Sire? To Cair Paravel?」
"Hold hard, friend," said Tirian. "Let me off." He slid off the Unis bad faced him.
"Jewel," said the King. "We have done a dreadful deed.」
"We were sorely provoked," said Jewel.
"But to leap on them unawares - without defying them while they were unarmed - faugh!
We are two murderers, Jewel. I am dishonoured forever.」
Jewel drooped his head. He too was ashamed.
"And then," said the King, "the Horse said it was by Aslans orders. The Rat said the same. They all say Aslan is here. How if it were true?」
"But, Sire, how could Aslan be anding such dreadful things?」
"He is not a tame lion," said Tirian. "How should we know what he would do? We, who are murderers. Jewel, I will go back. I will give up my sword and put myself in the hands of these enes and ask that they bring me before Asla him do justie.」
"You will go to your death, then," said Jewel.
"Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?" said the King. "That would be nothing, nothing at all. Would it not be better to be dead than to have this horrible fear that Aslan has e and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for? It is as if the sun rose one day and were a black sun.」
"I know," said Jewel. "Or as if you drank water and it were dry water. You are in the right, Sire. This is the end of all things. Let us go and give ourselves up.」
"There is no need for both of us to go.」
"If ever we loved one another, let me go with you now," said the Uni. "If you are dead and if Aslan is not Aslan, what life is left for me?」
They turned and walked back together, shedding bitter tears.
As soon as they came to the place where the work was going on the enes raised a cry and came towards them with their ons in hand. But the King held out his sword with the hilt towards them and said: "I who was King of Narnia and am now a dishonoured knight give myself up to the justice of Aslan. Bring me before him.」
"And I give myself up too," said Jewel.
Then the dark men came round them in a thick crowd, smelling of garlid onions, their white eyes flashing dreadfully in their brown faces. They put a rope halter round Jewels neck. They took the Kings sword away and tied his hands behind his back. One of the enes, who had a helmet instead of a turban and seemed to be in and, snatched the gold circlet off Tirians head and hastily put it away somewhere among his clothes. They led the two prisoners uphill to a place where there was a big clearing. And this was what the prisoners s