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CHAPTER TWELVE PETERS FIRST BATTLE（第2页）

“Allshallbedone，”saidAslan。“Butitmaybeharderthanyouthink。”Andthenhewassilentagaiime。UptothatmomentLucyhadbeenthinkinghowroyalandstrongandpeacefulhisfacelooked;nowitsuddeoherheadthathelookedsadaswell。ButethatexpressionwasquitegoheLionshookhismaneandclappedhispawstogether（“Terriblepaws，”thoughtLucy，“ifhedidn'tknowhowtovelvetthem!”）andsaid，“Meahefeastbeprepared。Ladies，taketheseDaughtersofEvetothepavilionahem。”

&hegirlshadgoneAslanlaidhispaw—andthoughitwasvelveteditwasveryheavy—oer'sshoulderandsaid，“，andIwillshowyhtofthecastlewhereyouaretobeKing。”

AhhisswordstilldrawninhishaheLioerhehilltop。Thereabeautifulsightmettheireyes。Thesuiheirbacks。Thatmeantthatthewholetrybelowthemlayintheeveninglight—forestandhillsandvalleysand，windingawaylikeasilvershelowerpartofthegreatriver。Andbeyondallthis，milesaway，wasthesea，aheseathesky，fullofcloudswhichwerejustturningrosecolorwiththerefleofthesujustwherethelandofhesea—infact，atthemouthofthegreatriver—therewassomethingonalittlehill，shining。Itwasshiwasadofcoursethesunlightwasrefleallthehichlookedtoetera;buttoPeteritlookedlikeagreatstarrestingontheseashore。

“That，OMan，”saidAslan，“isCairParavelofthefourthrones，inoneofwhiustsitasKing。IshowittoyoubecauseyouarethefirstbornandyouwillbeHighKiherest。”

Aersaidnothing，foratthatmomentastrahesilewaslikeabugle，butricher。

“Itisyoursister'shorn，”saidAslaerinalowvoice;solowastobealmostapurr，ifitisfultothinkofaLi。

Foramomeuhen，whenhesawalltheothercreaturesstartforwardandheardAslansaywithawaveofhispaw，“Back!LetthePrinhisspurs，”hediduaashardashecouldtothepavilion。Andtherehesawadreadfulsight。

TheNaiadsandDryadsweresgiion。Luningtowardhimasfastashershswouldcarryherandherfacewasaser。ThenhesawSusanmakeadashforatree，andswingherselfup，followedbyahugegraybeast。AtfirstPeterthoughtitwasabear。TheitlookedlikeanAlsatian，thoughitwasfartoobigtobeadog。Thehatitolfstandingonitshihitsfrontpawsagairunk，snappingandsnarling。Allthehaironitsbackstooduponend。Susanhadogethigherthanthesedbigbraneshungdownsothatherfootwasonlyaninchortwoabovetheserwonderedwhyshedidhigheroratleasttakeabettergrip;thehatshewasjustgoingtofaintandthatifshefaintedshewouldfalloff。

&feelverybrave;ihewasgoingtobesick。Butthatmadeowhathehadtodo。Herushedstraightuptothemonsterandaimedaslashofhisswordatitsside。ThatstrokeheWolf。Quickaslightningitturnedround，itseyesflaming，anditsmouthwideopeninahowlofahadnotbeensoangrythatitsimplyhadtohowlitwouldhavegothimbythethroatatowas—thoughallthishappeooquicklyforPetertothinkatall—hehadjusttimetodudplungehissword，ashardashecould，betweee&#sihencameahorrible，omehinginanightmare。HewastuggingandpullingandtheWolfseemedheralivenordead，anditsbaredteethkhisforehead，ahingwasbloodaandhair。Amomentlaterhefoundthatthemonsterlaydeadandhehaddrawnhisswordoutofitandwasstraighteninghisbadrubbioffhisfadoutofhiseyes。Hefelttiredallover。

&erabit，Susahetree。SheaprettyshakywheandIwon'tsaytherewasn'tkissingandbothsides。ButinNarhinksanytheworseofyouforthat。

“Quick!Quick!”shoutedthevoiceofAslaaurs!Eagles!Iseeanotherwolfis。There—behidartedaway。Afterhim，allofyou。Hewillbegoingtohismistress。NowisyourdtheWitdrescuethefourthSonofAdam。”Andinstantlywithathunderofhoofsaingofwingsadozenorsooftheswiftestcreaturesdisappearediheringdarkness。

&illoutofbreath，turnedandsawAslahand。

“Youhavefottentoyoursword，”saidAslan。

IteterblushedwhehebrightbladeandsawitallsmearedwiththeWolf'shairandblood。Hestoopeddoeditquitethegrass，andtheedryonhiscoat。

“Handittomeandkneel，SonofAdam，”saidAslaerhaddoruckhimwiththeflatofthebladeandsaid，“Riseup，SirPeterWolf's-Bane。And，petowipeyoursword。”

baund。Whenhehadbeeowalkfarfurtherthanhehadeverknownthatanybodycouldwalk，theWitchatlasthaltedinadarkvalleyallovershadowedwithfirtreesarees。Edmundsimplysankdownandlayonhisfaothingatallandnotevengwhatwasgoingtohappeprovidedtheywouldlethimliestill。Hewastootiredeventonotigryandthirstyhewas。TheWitdthedwarfweretalkingclosebesidehiminlowtones。

“No，”saidthedwarf，“itisnouseheymusthavereachedtheStoablebynow。”

&heWolfwillsmellususnews，”saidtheWitch。

“Itotbegoodnewsifhedoes，”saidthed>

“FourthronesinCairParavel，”saidtheWitch。“Howifonlythreewerefilled?Thatwouldnotfulfiltheprophecy。”

“WhatdifferehatmakenowthatHeishere?”saidthedwarf。Hedidnotdare，evenhenameofAslantohismistress。“Hemaynotstaylong。Andthen—weoCair。Yetitmightbebetter，”saidthedwarf，“tokeepthisone”（herehekid）“fwith。”