The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

THE next turn of the road- brought them out from among the trees and there, across
green lawns, sheltered from the north wind by the high wooded ridge at its back, they saw
the castle of Anvard. It was very old and built of a warm, reddish-brown stone.
Before they had reached the gate King Lune came out to meet them, not looking at all
like Aravis's idea of a king and wearing the oldest of old clothes; for he had just come
from making a round of the kennels with his Huntsman and had only stopped for a
moment to wash his doggy hands. But the bow with which he greeted Aravis as he took
her hand would have been stately enough for an Emperor.
"Little lady," he said, "we bid you very heartily welcome. If my dear wife were still alive
we could make you better cheer but could not do it with a better will. And I am sorry that
you have had misfortunes and been driven from your father's house, which cannot but be
a grief to you. My son Cor has told me about your adventures together and all your
valour."
"It was he who did all that, Sir," said Aravis. "Why, he rushed at a lion to save me."
"Eh, what's that?" said King Lune, his face brightening. "I haven't heard that part of the
story."
Then Aravis told it. And Cor, who had very much wanted the story to be known, though
he felt he couldn't tell it himself, didn't enjoy it so much as he had expected, and indeed
felt rather foolish. But his father enjoyed it very much indeed and in the course of the
next few weeks told it to so many people that Cor wished it had never happened.
Then the King turned to Hwin and Bree and was just as polite to them as to Aravis, and
asked them a lot of questions about their families and where they had lived in Narnia
before they had been captured. The Horses were rather tongue-tied for they weren't yet
used to being talked to as equals by Humans grown-up Humans, that is. They didn't mind
Aravis and Cor.
Presently Queen Lucy came out from the castle and joined them and King Lune said to
Aravis, "My dear, here is a loving friend of our house, and she has been seeing that your
apartments are put to rights for you better than I could have done it."
"You'd like to come and see them, wouldn't you?" said Lucy, kissing Aravis. They liked
each other at once and soon went away together to talk about Aravis's bedroom and
Aravis's boudoir and about getting clothes for her, and all the sort of things girls do talk
about on such an occasion.
After lunch, which they had on the terrace (it was cold birds and cold game pie and wine
and bread and cheese), King Lune ruffled up his brow and heaved a sigh and said,
"Heigh-ho! We have still that sorry creature Rabadash on our hands, my friends, and
must needs resolve what to do with him."