CHAPTERTHREETHEAPEINITSGLORY
“MASTERHorse，MasterHorse，”saidTiriailycutitstraethesealienstoenslaveyou?IsNarniaquered?Hastherebeenabattle?”
“edthehorse，“Aslaisallbyhisorders。Hehasanded—”
“&#er，King，”saidJewel。TirianlookedupandsawthatixedwithafewTalkis）werebeginningtoruntowardthemfromeverydire。Thetwodeadmeadsoithadtakebeforetherestoftheeenowtheydid。Mostofthemhadarsintheirhands。
“Quiyback，”saidJewel。
TheKingflurideofhisoldfriendwhallopedaway。Hegeddiretwiceorthriastheywereoutofsightoftheirenemies，crossedastream，aslaghispace，“Whitheraway，Sire?ToCairParavel?”
“Holdhard，friend，”saidTiriameoff。”HeslidofftheUni'sbadfacedhim。
“Jewel，”saidtheKing。“Wehavedoneadreadfuldeed。”
“Weweresorelyprovoked，”saidJewel。
“Buttoleaponthemudefyiheywereunarmed—faugh!Wearetwomurderers，Jewel。Iamdishonouredforever。”
Jeweldroopedhishead。Hetoo>
“Andthen，”saidtheKing，“theHorsesaiditwasbyAslan'sorders。TheRatsaidthesame。TheyallsayAslanishere。Howifitweretrue?”
“But，Sire，howcouldAslanbeandingsuchdreadfulthings?”
&atamelion，”saidTirian。“Hohathewoulddo?We，whoaremurderers。Jewel，Iwillgoback。IwillgiveupmysutmyselfinthehandsoftheseenesandaskthattheybringmebeforeAslahimdojustie。”
“Youwillgotoyourdeath，then，”saidJewel。
“DoyouthinkIcareifAslah?”saidtheKing。“Thatwouldbenothing，nothingatall。WoulditobedeadthahishorriblefearthatAslanhaseandisheAslanwehavebelievedinaisasifthesunroseonedayandwereabla。”
“Iknow，”saidJewel。“Orasifyoudraweredrywater。Youarei，Sire。Thisistheendofallthiusgoandgiveourselvesup。”
“Thereishofustogo。”
“Ifeverwelovedomegowithyounow，”saidtheUni。“IfyouaredeadandifAslanisnotAslan，whatlifeisleftforme?”
&urnedaogether，sheddiears。
Assoootheplacewherethewoingontheenesraisedadwiththeironsinhand。ButtheKihisswordwiththehilttowardthemandsaid:“IwhowasKingofNarniaandamnowadishhtgivemyselfuptothejusticeofAslan。Bringmebeforehim。”
“AndIgivemyselfuptoo，”saidJewel。
&hedarkmeheminathiellingofgarliioeeyesflashingdreadfullyintheirbrowheyputaropehalterroundJewel'sheKing'sswordawayandtiedhishandsbehindhisbaeoftheenes，whohadahelmetiurbaobeinand，shegoldcircletoffTirian'sheadandhastilyputitawayshisclothes。Theyledthetwoprisonersuphilltoaplacewheretherewasabigg。Andthisrisonerssaw。
Attheteroftheg，whichwasalsothehighestpoiherewasalittlehutlikeastable，withathatchedroof。Itsdoorwasshut。OnthegrassinfroheresatairianandJewel，whohadbeeoseeAslanahingabouta，wereverybewilderedwhe。TheApewasofcourseShifthimself，buthelookedtentimesuglierthanwhenhelivedbyPool，forhewasnowdress—edup。Hewaswearingascarletjacketwhiverywell，havingbeenmadeforad>
HehadJewelledslippersonhishindpaouldnotstayonproperlybecause，asyouknow，thehindpaearereallylikehands。Heworewhatseemedtobeapaperhishead。Thereileofnutsbesidehimautswithhisjaittingouttheshells。Andhealsokeptonpullijackettoscratchhimself。Agreatalkioodfaghim，andnearlyeveryfathatiserablyworriedandbewildered。Whentheysawwhotheprisoheyallgroanedandwhimpered。
“OLordShift，mouthpieceofAslan，”saidtheene。“Webringyouprisoners。ByourskillahepermissiogodTashwehavetakewodesperatemurderers。”
&man'sse。SotheytooktheKing'sswordahthesword-beltandall，tothemonkey。Aroundhisownneditmadehimlooksillierthanever。
“We'llseeaboutthosetwolater，”saidtheApe，spittingoutashelliiowotsomeotherbusi。Theywait。ome，everyohingIwanttosayisaboutnuts。Where'sthatHeadSquirrelgotto?”
“Here，Sir，”saidaredsquirrel，ingforwardandmakitlebow。
“Ohyouare，areyou?”saidtheApewithanastylook。“ome。Iwant—Imean，Aslanwas。Theseyou&#htaren'tanythinglikeenough。Ysomemore，doyouhear?Twiy。Andthey'vegottobeherebysuomorrow，an'tbeanybadonesoranysmallohem。”
Amurmurofdismayranthroughtheothersquirrels，andtheHeadSquirrelpluckedupcetosay:“Please，wouldAslanhimselfspeaktousaboutit?Ifwemightbeallowedtoseehim—”
“Wellyouwon't，”saidtheApe。“Hemaybeverykind（thoughit'salotmorethanmostofyoudeserve）aforafewmi。Thenyouallhavealookathim。Buthewillnothaveyroundhimaeringhimwithquestions。Anythingyouwanttosaytohimwillbepassedhme:ifIthinkit'sworthbhimabout。Iimeallyousquirrelshadbettergoahenuts。Aheyareherebytomorroweveningor，myword!you'llcatchit。”