The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

When she stepped ashore she found herself in darkness for the rise of the ground, and the
trees, cut off the moonlight. But she managed to find the same road that Shasta had
found, and came just as he had done to the end of. the grass and the beginning of the
sand, and looked (like him) to her left and saw the big, black Tombs. And now at last,
brave girl though she was, her heart quailed. Supposing the others weren't there!
Supposing the ghouls were! But she stuck out her chin (and a little bit of her tongue too)
and went straight towards them.
But before she had reached them she saw Bree and Hwin and the groom.
"You can go back to your mistress now," said Aravis (quite forgetting that he couldn't,
until the city gates opened next morning). "Here is money for your pains."
"To hear is to obey," said the groom, and at once set off at a remarkable speed in the
direction of the city. There was no need to tell him to make haste: he also had been
thinking a good deal about ghouls.
For the next few seconds Aravis was busy kissing the noses and patting the necks of
Hwin and Bree just as if they were quite ordinary horses.
"And here comes Shasta! Thanks be to the Lion!" said Bree.
Aravis looked round, and there, right enough, was Shasta who had come out of hiding the
moment he saw the groom going away.
"And now," said Aravis. "There's not a moment to lose." And in hasty words she told
them about Rabadash's expedition.
"Treacherous hounds!" said Bree, shaking his mane and stamping with his hoof. "An
attack in time of peace, without defiance sent! But we'll grease his oats for him. We'll be
there before he is."
"Can we?" said Aravis, swinging herself into Hwin's saddle. Shasta wished he could
mount like that.
"Brooh-hoo!" snorted Bree. "Up you get, Shasta. Can we! And with a good start too!"
"He said he was going to start at once," said Aravis.
"That's how humans talk," said Bree. "But you don't get a company of two hundred horse
and horsemen watered and victualled and armed and saddled and started all in a minute.
Now: what's our direction? Due North?
"No," said Shasta. "I know about that. I've drawn a line. I'll explain later. Bear a bit to our
left, both you horses. Ah here it is!"