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The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

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it. When the flame rose clear, several people scrambled to their feet. Six faces bl<strong>in</strong>ked at<br />

one another <strong>in</strong> the candlelight.<br />

"We don't seem to have any enemies left," said Peter. "<strong>The</strong>re's the Hag, dead." (He turned<br />

his eyes quickly away from her.) "And Nikabrik, dead too. And I suppose this th<strong>in</strong>g is a<br />

Werewolf. It's so long s<strong>in</strong>ce I've seen one. Wolf's head and man's body. That means he<br />

was just turn<strong>in</strong>g from man <strong>in</strong>to wolf at the moment he was killed. And you, I suppose, are<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g Caspian?"<br />

"Yes," said the other boy. "But I've no idea who you are."<br />

"It's the High K<strong>in</strong>g, K<strong>in</strong>g Peter," said Trumpk<strong>in</strong>.<br />

"Your Majesty is very welcome," said Caspian.<br />

"And so is your Majesty," said Peter. "I haven't come to take your place, you know, but to<br />

put you <strong>in</strong>to it." ,<br />

"Your Majesty," said another voice at Peter's elbow. He turned and found himself face to<br />

face with the Badger.<br />

Peter leaned forward, put his arms round the beast and kissed the furry head: it wasn't a<br />

girlish th<strong>in</strong>g for him to do, because he was the High K<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

"Best <strong>of</strong> badgers," he said. "You never doubted us all through."<br />

"No credit to me, your Majesty," said Trufflehunter. "1'm a beast and we don't change.<br />

I'm a badger, what's more, and we hold on."<br />

"I am sorry for Nikabrik," said Caspian, "though he hated me from the first moment he<br />

saw me. He had gone sour <strong>in</strong>side from long suffer<strong>in</strong>g and hat<strong>in</strong>g. If we had won quickly<br />

he might have become a good Dwarf <strong>in</strong> the days <strong>of</strong> peace. I don't know which <strong>of</strong> us killed<br />

him. I'm glad <strong>of</strong> that."<br />

"You're bleed<strong>in</strong>g," said Peter.<br />

"Yes, I'm bitten," said Caspian. "It was that - that wolf th<strong>in</strong>g." Clean<strong>in</strong>g and bandag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the wound took a long time, and when it was done Trumpk<strong>in</strong> said, "Now. Before<br />

everyth<strong>in</strong>g else we want some breakfast."<br />

"But not here," said Peter.<br />

"No," said Caspian with a shudder. "And we must send someone to take away the<br />

bodies."

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