CHAPTERTHIRTEEANVARD
Byabouteleveno'clopanywasohemargiththemountai。dShastarhtattherearwiththeGiaelyinfrontofthem。LudEdmundandPeridahtheirplaleandthoughLucesaid，“Butwhereishisgooseess?”Edmundoi，andthat'sgoodnewsenough。Leave>
Shastatoldostofhisadventuresandexplaihehadlearnedallhisridingfromahorseanddidn'treallyknowhowtousethereins。structedhimiellinghimallabouttheirsecretsailingfromTashbaan。
“AheQueenSusan?”
“AtCairParavel，”said。“She'snotlikeLuow，who'sasgoodasaman，oratanyrateasgoodasaboy。QueenSusanismorelikeanrown-uplady。Shedoesn'tridethsheisaarcher。”
Thehillsidepathwhichtheywerefollowingbearrowerallthetimeandthedrophthaeeper。AtlasttheyweregoinginsiheedgeofapredShastashudderedtothinkthathehaddohesamelastnightwithoutknowingit。“Butofcourse，”hethought，“Iwasquitesafe。ThatiswhytheLioo。Hewasbetweeheedgeallthetime。”
&hweandsouthawayfromthedtherewerethickwoodsonbothsidesofitaeeplyupandupiherewouldhavebeenasplehetopifitwereopengroundbutamongallthosetreesyoucouldseenothing—only，everynowandthen，somehugepinnacleofrockabovethetree-tops，awowheelinghighupintheblueair。
“Theysmellbattle，”said，pointingatthebirds。“Theyknowwe&#afeedforthem。”
Shastadidn'tlikethisatall。
&heyhadcrossedthehepassandeagooddeallowertheyreachedmroundaacouldseeallArd，blueandhazy，spreadoutbelowhimahought）ahibeyondit。Butthesun，stwobeforeitset，wasinhiseyesandheakethingsoutdistinctly。
&hearmyhaltedaiherewasagreatdeal。Awholedetaterous-lookingTalkiswhomShastahadnotnoticedbeforealyofthed（leopards，pahelike）wentpaddingandgrowliheirpositiohegiantswereorderedtht，aheretheyalltookoffsomethingtheyhadbeengontheirbadsatdownforamomeasawthatwhattheyhadbeengaingonwerepairsofboots:horrid，heavy，spikedbootstotheirkheysleclubsovertheirshouldersaheirbattleposition。Thearchers，withQueeherearandyoucouldfirstseethembendingtheirbowsawangtwaedthestrings。Andwhereveryoulookedyoucouldseepeopletighteninggirths，puttis，drawingswords，andthrowingcloakstotheground。Therewashardlyanytalkingnow。Itwasverysolemnandverydreadful。“I'minforitnow—Ireallyaminforitnow，”thoughtShasta。Thenthereoisesfarahead:thesoundofmaingahud-thud-thud
“Batteringram，”whispered。“They'rebatterie。”
Evenlookedquiteseriousnow。
“Whydoesn'tKion?”hesaid。“I'standthiswaitingabout。Chillytoo。”
Shastanodded:hopinghedidn'tlhte。
&atlast!Onthemoventhebaiheyhadtoppedlenow，ahemthewholesesudde;alittle，malewithitsgatetowardthem。Nomoat，uateshutacullisdowheycouldsee，likelittlewhitedots，thefacesofthedefenders。Downbelow，aboutfiftyoftheenes，dismoueadilyswingirunkagaie。Butatohesged。ThemainbulkofRabadash'smereadytoassaultthegate。ButnowhehadseentheNarnianssweepingdowhereisnodoubtthoseenesareworaioShastaonlyasedbeforeawholeliheenemywereain，wheelingrouhem，swingingtowardthem。
Andno。Thegrouwrewlesseverymomeer。Allswordsoutnow，allshieldsuptothenose，allprayerssaid，allteethched。Shastawasdreadfullyfrightesuddeohishead，“Ifyoufunkthis，you'llfuleallyourlife。Nowornever。”
Butwhenatlastthetwolihehadreallyverylittlerideaofeherewasafrightful';andanappallingnoise。Hisswordwaskofhishaysoon。Andhe'dgledsomehow。Thenhefoundhimselfslipping。Thenaspearcamestraightathimaoavoiditherhtoffhishorse，bashedhisleftkerriblyagainstsomeoneelse'sarmor，aisodescribethebattlefromShasta'spointofview;heuoolittleofthefightingeneralandevenofhisownpartiwayItellyoueakeyousomemilesawaytowheretheHermitoftheSouthernMarchsatgazingihpoolbehespreadihBreeandHwinandAravisbesidehim。
ForitwasinthispoolthattheHermitlookedwheoknoasgoingonintheworldoutsidethegreenwallse。There，asinamirror，hecouldsee，attimes，whatwasgoingosofcitiesfarfarthersouththanTashbaan，orswereputtingintoRedhaveeSevenIsles，orwhatrobbersorwildbeastsstirredierweeeandTelmar。Andallthisdayhehadhardlylefthispool，eveordrihatgreateveinArd。AravisandtheHazedintoittoo。Theycouldseeitool:insteadthetreearevealeddcoloredshapesmoving，alwaysmoving，itheycouldseenothiheHermitdfromtimetotimehetoldthemwhathesaw。AlittlewhilebeforeShastarodeintohisfirstbattle，theHermithadbegunspeakihis:
&wleswheelinginthegapbyStormnessHead。Oofalltheeagles。Hewouldulewasathand。IseehimeeringdowAnvardaotheeast，behindStormness。Ah—IseenowwhatRabadashandhismenhavebeensobusyatallday。Theyhavefelledatreeandtheyarenowingoutofthewitasaram。Theyhavelearhingfromthefailureoflastnight'sassult。Hewouldhavebeenwiserifhehadsethismentomakiittakestooloient。Foolthatheis!HeoughttohaveriddenbacktoTashbaanassootackfailed，forhisendedonspeedandsurprise。Ningtheirramintoposition。KingLune'smeinghardfromthewalls。Fiveeneshavefallen:butnotmanywill。Theyhavetheirshieldsabovetheirheads。Rabadashisgivinghisordersnow。Withhimarehismosttrustedlords，fiersfromtheeasternprovinseetheirfaces。Thereisofunt，andAzrooh，andChlamash，andIlgamuthofthetwistedlip，andatallTarkaanwithabeard—”
“BytheMane，myoldmasterAnradin!”saidBree。
“S-s-sly”saidAravis。