less looking for a ford.

    quot;t; he yelled wildly.

    quot;Quick! Quick!quot; sed Aravis. quot;e mig  all if   reacime. Gallop, Bree, gallop. Remember youre a war-horse.”

    It o prevent ing out similar  instructions; but , quot;t; and ongue. And certainly bot all t t quite t up urf. It didnt look as if  up much longer.

    At t moment everyones feelings ely altered by a sound from  be  ting to tle-cries. Yet Sa kne at  once. It  moonlit nig met  Aravis and  too.  back on

    really been going as fast - not quite  as fast - as a felt t once. No.  In a fehey were well ahead of hwin.

    quot;Its not fair,quot; t Sa. quot;I did think wed be safe from lions  here!”

    oo clear. A aure, its body loo t streaking across to a tree o t was nearer every second  and half second.

    take in, or even  t. t ten feet  e, open. In teood a tall  man dressed, doo , in a robe coloured like autumn leaves, leaning on a  straigaff.

    to his knees.

    Sa sa  got hwin now.

    It  here was no hope now in her  foamflecked, wide-eyed face.

    quot;Stop,quot; bello;Must go back. Must help!”

    Bree aler ood trut accept his word.

    Sa slipped  out of tirrups, slid bot side, ated for one

    before   aggering back to  now.

    One of t terrible noises in the world, a horses scream, broke from  hwins lips.

    Aravis ooping lorying to draw  her sword.

    And no on top of  Sa. Before ts  Aravis s riga could see all terrible claended. Ar