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saidHwin.“JustwhatIwasafraidof.Quick!WemustgettoA.”
Andwithoutanotherwordshewhiskedroundandbegangallopingossedhisheadanddidthesame.
“eon,Bree,eon,”
yelledAravisoverhershoulder.
TheracewasverygruellingfortheHorses.Astheytoppedeachridgetheyfoundanothervalleyandanebeyondit;andthoughtheykheyweregoinginmoreorlesstherightdireoonekneastoAnvard.FromthetopofthesedridgeShastalookedba.Insteadofadust-cloudwelloutihenowsawablaass,ratherlikeants,onthefarbankoftheWindingArrow.Theyweredoubtlesslookingforaford.
“They'reontheriver!”
heyelledwildly.
“Quick!Quick!”
shoutedAravis.“Wemightaswellallifwedon'treavardintime.Gallallop.Rememberyou'reawar-horse.”
ItwasallShastacoulddotopreventhimselffromshoutingoutsimilarinstrus;buthethought,“Thepoorchap'sdoingallhealready,”
aongue.AainlybothH,ifnotalltheycould,alltheythoughttheycould;whiotquitethesamething.BreehadcaughtupwithHwihunderedsidebysideovertheturf.Itdidn'tlookasifHwincouldpossiblykeepitupmuger.
Atthatmomenteveryone'sfeelielyalteredbyasouwasheyhadbeeohear—thenoiseofhoofsandjinglingarmor,mixed,perhaps,withele-cries.YetShastakowasthesamesnarlingroarhehadheardthatmoonlitheyfirstmetAravisandHwitoo.Hiseyesgleamedredandhisearslayflatbahisskull.AndBreenowdiscoveredthathehadnotreallybeengoingasfast——ashecould.Shastafeltthegeatoheywerereallygoingallout.IheywerewellaheadofHwin.
“It'snhtShasta.“Ididthinkwe'dbesafefromlionshere!”
Helookedoverhisshoulder.EverythingwasonlytetawsbodylowtothegroureakingacrossthelawntoatreewhenastrangedoghasgotintothegardeheAnditwasnearereverysedhalfsed.
Helainandsawsomethingwhichhedidnottakeihinkabout.Theirwaywasbarredbyasmoothgreenwallabouttehigh.Inthemiddleofthatwallthereen.Inthemiddleofthegatewaystoodatallmaohisbarefeet,inarobecoloredlikeautumnleaves,leaninghtstaff.Hisbeardfellalmosttohisknees.
Shastasawallthisinaglandlookedba.ThelionhadalmostgotHasmakingsnapsatherhihereenowinherfoamflecked,wide-eyedface.
“Stop,”
bellowedShastainBreeoback.Musthelp!”
Breealwayssaidafterwardthatheneverheard,orhis;andashewasingehfulhorsethisword.
Shastaslippedhisfeetoutofthestirrups,slidbothhislegsovertheleftside,hesitatedforonehideoushuhofasedjumped.Ithurthorriblyandnearlywindedhim;butbeforehekhurthimhewasstaggeringbacktohelpAravis.Hehadhihisinhislifebeforeandhardlykneasdoingitnow.
&hemostterribleheworld,ahorse'ssHwin'slips.AravisinglowoverHwin'snedseemedttodrawhersword.Andnowallthree—Aravis,Hwin,andthelioontopofShasta.Beforetheyreachedhimthelioshindlegs,largerthanyouwouldhavebelievedalioncouldbe,aAraviswithitsrightpaw.Shastacouldseealltheterribleclawsextended.Aravissdreeledinthesaddle.Thelionwastearinghershoulders.Shasta,halfmadwithhedtolurchtowardthebrute.Hehadevenastickorastoedout,idiotically,atthelioadog.“Gohome!Gohome!”
Forafraofasedhewasstaringrightintoitswidemouth.Then,tohisutterastohelion,stillonitshindlegs,checkeditselfsuddenly,turnedheadoverheels,pickeditselfup,andrusheda>
Shastadidnotforamomehadgood.Heturnedahegateinthegreenforthefirsttime,herememberedseeing.Hwin,stumblingandnearlyfainting,wasjustehegate:Aravisstillkeptherseatbutherbackwascoveredwithblood.
“ydaughter,ein,”
therobedandbeardedmanwassaying,andthen“yson”
asShastapaohiHeheardthegateclosedbehindhim;arangeringAravisoffherhorse.
Theywereinaerfectlycirclosure,protectedbyahighwallofgreenturf.Apoolofperfectlystillwater,sofullthatthewaterwasalmostexactlylevelwiththeground,laybeforehiAtohepool,pletelyitwithitsbrahehugestareethatShastahadeverseehepoolwasalittlelowhouseofstohdeepach.Therewasasouihefarsideoftheehereweresomegoats.Thelevelgroundletelycoveredwiththefigrass.
“Are—are—areyou,”
paa.“AreyouKingLuneofArd?”
Theoldmanshookhishead.“No,”
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