Хроники Нарнии
Deep magic from the down of time
"Oh,"saidMrBeaver."Sothat’showyoucametoimagineyourselfaqueen-becauseyouweretheEmperor’shangman.Isee."
"Peace,Beaver,"saidAslan,withaverylowgrowl."Andso,"continuedtheWitch,"thathumancreatureismine.Hislifeisforfeittome.Hisbloodismyproperty."
"Comeandtakeitthen,"saidtheBullwiththeman’sheadinagreatbellowingvoice.
"Fool,"saidtheWitchwithasavagesmilethatwasalmostasnarl,"doyoureallythinkyourmastercanrobmeofmyrightsbymereforce?HeknowstheDeepMagicbetterthanthat.HeknowsthatunlessIhavebloodastheLawsaysallNarniawillbeoverturnedandperishinfireandwater."
"Itisverytrue,"saidAslan,"Idonotdenyit."
"Oh,Aslan!"whisperedSusanintheLion’sear,"can’twe-Imean,youwon’t,willyou?Can’twedosomethingabouttheDeepMagic?Isn’ttheresomethingyoucanworkagainstit?"
"WorkagainsttheEmperor’sMagic?"saidAslan,turningtoherwithsomethinglikeafrownonhisface.Andnobodyevermadethatsuggestiontohimagain.
EdmundwasontheothersideofAslan,lookingallthetimeatAslan’sface.Hefeltachokingfeelingandwonderedifheoughttosaysomething;butamomentlaterhefeltthathewasnotexpectedtodoanythingexcepttowait,anddowhathewastold.
"Fallback,allofyou,"saidAslan,"andIwilltalktotheWitchalone."
