对日寇的最后一战 《最后一战》第8期:无尾猿煊赫一时(1)

《最后一战》第8期:无尾猿煊赫一时(1)  

Chapter 3 The Ape in its Glory
"MASTER Horse
Master Horse
" said Tirian as he hastily cut its traces
"how came thesealiens to enslave you? Is Narnia conquered? Has there been a battle?"
"No
Sire
" panted the horse
"Aslan is here. It is all by his orders. He has manded-"
"'Ware danger
King
" said Jewel. Tirian looked up and saw that Calormenes (mixed with afew Talking Beasts) were beginning to run towards them from every direction. The o deadmen had died without a cry and so it had taken a moment before the rest of the crowd knewwhat had happened. But now they did. Most of them had naked scimitars in their hands.
"Quick. On my back
" said Jewel.
The King flung himself astride of his old friend who turned and galloped away. Hechanged direction ice or thrice as soon as they were out of sight of their enemies
crossed a stream
and shouted without slackening his pace
"Whither away
Sire? To CairParavel?"
"Hold hard
friend
" said Tirian. "Let me off." He slid off the Unicorn's back and facedhim.
"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! Weare o 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 Aslan's orders. The Rat said thesame. They all say Aslan is here. How if it were true?"
"But
Sire
how could Aslan be manding such dreadful things?"
"He is not a tame lion
" said Tirian. "How should we know what he would do? We
who aremurderers. Jewel
I will go back. I will give up my sword and put myself in the hands ofthese Calormenes and ask that they bring me before Aslan. Let him do justice on me."
"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 Aslanhas e and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for? It is as if the sunrose one day and were a black sun."