Хроники Нарнии
Deep magic from the down of time
ButbeforetheyhadtimetofeelreallyawkwardoneoftheleopardsapproachedAslanandsaid,
"Sire,thereisamessengerfromtheenemywhocravesaudience."
"Lethimapproach,"saidAslan.
TheleopardwentawayandsoonreturnedleadingtheWitch’sdwarf.
"Whatisyourmessage,SonofEarth?"askedAslan.
"TheQueenofNarniaandEmpressoftheLoneIslandsdesiresasafeconducttocomeandspeakwithyou,"saidthedwarf,"onamatterwhichisasmuchtoyouradvantageastohers."
"QueenofNarnia,indeed!"saidMrBeaver."Ofallthecheek-"
"Peace,Beaver,"saidAslan."Allnameswillsoonberestoredtotheirproperowners.Inthemeantimewewillnotdisputeaboutthem.Tellyourmistress,SonofEarth,thatIgranthersafeconductonconditionthatsheleavesherwandbehindheratthatgreatoak."
Thiswasagreedtoandtwoleopardswentbackwiththedwarftoseethattheconditionswereproperlycarriedout."Butsupposingsheturnsthetwoleopardsintostone?"whisperedLucytoPeter.Ithinkthesameideahadoccurredtotheleopardsthemselves;atanyrate,astheywalkedofftheirfurwasallstandingupontheirbacksandtheirtailswerebristling-likeacat’swhenitseesastrangedog.
"It’llbeallright,"whisperedPeterinreply."Hewouldn’tsendthemifitweren’t."
