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CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE FIGHT AT ANVARD（第1页）

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Byabouteleveno'clopanywasohemargiththemountai.dShastarhtattherearwiththeGiaelyinfrontofthem.LudEdmundandPeridahtheirplaleandthoughLucesaid，“Butwhereishisgooseess?”

Edmundoi，andthat'sgoodnewsenough.Leave>

Shastatoldostofhisadventuresandexplaihehadlearnedallhisridingfromahorseanddidn'treallyknowhowtousethereins.structedhimiellinghimallabouttheirsecretsailingfromTashbaan.

“AheQueenSusan?”

“AtCairParavel，”

said.“She'snotlikeLuow，who'sasgoodasaman，oratanyrateasgoodasaboy.QueenSusanismorelikeanrown-uplady.Shedoesn'tridethsheisaarcher.”

Thehillsidepathwhichtheywerefollowingbearrowerallthetimeandthedrophthaeeper.AtlasttheyweregoinginsiheedgeofapredShastashudderedtothinkthathehaddohesamelastnightwithoutknowingit.“Butofcourse，”

hethought，“Iwasquitesafe.ThatiswhytheLioo.Hewasbetweeheedgeallthetime.”

&hweandsouthawayfromthedtherewerethickwoodsonbothsidesofitaeeplyupandupiherewouldhavebeenasplehetopifitwereopengroundbutamongallthosetreesyoucouldseenothing—only，everynowandthen，somehugepinnacleofrockabovethetree-tops，awowheelinghighupintheblueair.

“Theysmellbattle，”

said，pointingatthebirds.“Theyknowwe&#afeedforthem.”

Shastadidn'tlikethisatall.

&heyhadcrossedthehepassandeagooddeallowertheyreachedmroundaacouldseeallArd，blueandhazy，spreadoutbelowhimahought）ahibeyondit.Butthesun，stwobeforeitset，wasinhiseyesandheakethingsoutdistinctly.

&hearmyhaltedaiherewasagreatdeal.Awholedetaterous-lookingTalkiswhomShastahadnotnoticedbeforealyofthed（leopards，pahelike）wentpaddingandgrowliheirpositiohegiantswereorderedtht，aheretheyalltookoffsomethingtheyhadbeengontheirbadsatdownforamomeasawthatwhattheyhadbeengaingonwerepairsofboots:horrid，heavy，spikedbootstotheirkheysleclubsovertheirshouldersaheirbattleposition.Thearchers，withQueeherearandyoucouldfirstseethembendingtheirbowsawangtwaedthestrings.Andwhereveryoulookedyoucouldseepeopletighteninggirths，puttis，drawingswords，andthrowingcloakstotheground.Therewashardlyanytalkingnow.Itwasverysolemnandverydreadful.“I'minforitnow—Ireallyaminforitnow，”

thoughtShasta.Thenthereoisesfarahead:thesoundofmaingahud-thud-thud

“Batteringram，”

whispered.“They'rebatterie.”

Evenlookedquiteseriousnow.

“Whydoesn'tKion?”

hesaid.“I'standthiswaitingabout.Chillytoo.”

Shastanodded:hopinghedidn'tlhte.

&atlast!Onthemoventhebaiheyhadtoppedlenow，ahemthewholesesudde;alittle，malewithitsgatetowardthem.Nomoat，uateshutacullisdowheycouldsee，likelittlewhitedots，thefacesofthedefenders.Downbelow，aboutfiftyoftheenes，dismoueadilyswingirunkagaie.Butatohesged.ThemainbulkofRabadash'smereadytoassaultthegate.ButnowhehadseentheNarnianssweepingdowhereisnodoubtthoseenesareworaioShastaonlyasedbeforeawholeliheenemywereain，wheelingrouhem，swingingtowardthem.

Andno.Thegrouwrewlesseverymomeer.Allswordsoutnow，allshieldsuptothenose，allprayerssaid，allteethched.Shastawasdreadfullyfrightesuddeohishead，“Ifyoufunkthis，you'llfuleallyourlife.Nowornever.”

Butwhenatlastthetwolihehadreallyverylittlerideaofeherewasafrightful';andanappallingnoise.Hisswordwaskofhishaysoon.Andhe'dgledsomehow.Thenhefoundhimselfslipping.Thenaspearcamestraightathimaoavoiditherhtoffhishorse，bashedhisleftkerriblyagainstsomeoneelse'sarmor，aisodescribethebattlefromShasta'spointofview;heuoolittleofthefightingeneralandevenofhisownpartiwayItellyoueakeyousomemilesawaytowheretheHermitoftheSouthernMarchsatgazingihpoolbehespreadihBreeandHwinandAravisbesidehim.

ForitwasinthispoolthattheHermitlookedwheoknoasgoingonintheworldoutsidethegreenwallse.There，asinamirror，hecouldsee，attimes，whatwasgoingosofcitiesfarfarthersouththanTashbaan，orswereputtingintoRedhaveeSevenIsles，orwhatrobbersorwildbeastsstirredierweeeandTelmar.Andallthisdayhehadhardlylefthispool，eveordrihatgreateveinArd.AravisandtheHazedintoittoo.Theycouldseeitool:insteadthetreearevealeddcoloredshapesmoving，alwaysmoving，itheycouldseenothiheHermitdfromtimetotimehetoldthemwhathesaw.AlittlewhilebeforeShastarodeintohisfirstbattle，theHermithadbegunspeakihis:

&wleswheelinginthegapbyStormnessHead.Oofalltheeagles.Hewouldulewasathand.IseehimeeringdowAnvardaotheeast，behindStormness.Ah—IseenowwhatRabadashandhismenhavebeensobusyatallday.Theyhavefelledatreeandtheyarenowingoutofthewitasaram.Theyhavelearhingfromthefailureoflastnight'sassult.Hewouldhavebeenwiserifhehadsethismentomakiittakestooloient.Foolthatheis!HeoughttohaveriddenbacktoTashbaanassootackfailed，forhisendedonspeedandsurprise.Ningtheirramintoposition.KingLune'smeinghardfromthewalls.Fiveeneshavefallen:butnotmanywill.Theyhavetheirshieldsabovetheirheads.Rabadashisgivinghisordersnow.Withhimarehismosttrustedlords，fiersfromtheeasternprovinseetheirfaces.Thereisofunt，andAzrooh，andChlamash，andIlgamuthofthetwistedlip，andatallTarkaanwithabeard—”

“BytheMane，myoldmasterAnradin!”

saidBree.

“S-s-sly”

saidAravis.

“Nowtheramhasstarted.IfIcouldhearaswellassee，whatawouldmake!Strokeafterstroke:aanditforever.Butwait!SomethingupbyStormnesshasscaredthebirds.They&#outinmasses.Andwaitagain...I'tseeyet...ah!NowI.Thewhe，upo，isblaen.Ifonlythewindwouldcatchthatstandarda.They'reeheyare.Aha!I'veseenthebannernow.Narnia，Narnia!It'stheredlion.They'reinfullcareerdownthehillnow.IseeKihere'sawomanbehindamongthearchers.Oh!—”

“Whatisit?”

askedHwihlessly.