e room next to Caspian, she found herself surrounded by an infinite number of bookshelves full of books. Lifting her gaze, she saw

e room, where he unrolled a huge magical map of all Narn

on himself the surprised look of all. "I mean, for a make-b

lightly, before turni

ce where evil lurks. It can take any form. It can make your darkest dreams come true. It seeks to corrupt all goodness, to steal the light from this world," he

e turned his face to Elizabeth, whose eyes were already staring at him. Their exchange of glances lasted only for a m

op it?" Lucy

her. "That sword you carry," he said, turn

boy immediately inquired,

passed through here

the magici

headed?" the man

amandu's Island. There, the seven swords must be laid at Aslan's table. Only then can their true

you mean?" Eliz

o tempt you," he responded, starting again to approach each of them. "Be strong. Don't fall to tempt

✵

hat followed. Nevertheless, on the morning of the fifth day after they left Coriakin Island, land was sighted. This appeared very

nt from the one where they had been a few days before. Inst

or of the island, which resembled a tropical

izabeth murmured, wa

d smiling, "I wonder why it w

ts to arrive here," Edmu

, in a sarcastic way, receiving some glares from his compan

yone attention, "what's that?" she asked,

y found a stone arch carved by numerous runes, whi

e?" the gir

but how do we get..." he couldn't continue the sent

th hastened to circle her waist t

he voice of the boy. "I'm all right!" he shouted. The girls, Caspian and Eusta

down there?" th

lot. And wet." he responded.

's happening?" Lucy i

!" he answered, "Come

d in a thin mirror of water and, once they were back on their feet, the sight that appeared to their eyes was truly stunning.

t wasn't here before," Edmund

olemnly, calling their attention, "I am

t. They were all amazed at the sight of the sp

place?" Lucy g

lows it shows events that were, that are, or that are yet to occur. Beware, for the crystals show only the truth, but

tinued to dance in the center o

asked, "What

lied Edmund, appro

the landscape around them changed totally. A glade had taken the place of the cavern, dark and damp grass now reached thei

" Lucy asked,

ike..." Cas

izabeth in a serious voice

nyone would have expected to find in Narnia. The air was heavy, almost unbreathable, a

with a broken voice, "there are n

will be," replied Edmund, reme

e love that made Narnia special would have disappeared, replaced by an endless sadness and pain. Anyone would have lived in darkness and fear, victim of the

ed, almost whispering

ument a few steps away from them. It was a large marble sarcophagus, with the body of a young king carved on the lid

an X, King of Nar

t there, before their eyes, the proof that a ho

," Eustace said sarcastically, e

rother's arms, in search of comfort. Elizabeth, i

o die," she said in

t," he sighed, look

ed, throwing a last glance at the grave, before this

spered, relieved to be b

from the others, "what? Did you prefer to stay among th

th asserted seriously, moving away from Caspian'

she didn't want to lose anyone else?" Lucy asked,

er brother, a sincere sorrow

yone so far, have we?"

tone, implying that there was much of the w

here," Elizabeth told her companions,

ropes or picks, there were no holds o

here?" she suggested, pointing to a lateral opening that s

Edmund said, surprised and

d his sister, heading towards i

outside the cave and again among the green trees of the forest. The f

e to the cavern, they opted to return to the longboats: ce

saw Captain Drinian, Reepicheep and the other sailors

against them, "Your Majesties! Mis

relief to see you

," it politely replied, "we were beg

, addressing Caspian, "we have been looking fo

" he asked,

ay that long," Edmund immedia

gh day when we entered the cave, while now the sun is setting,

e ship then, I don't intend to spend the night on this i

, she wouldn't have waited to discover other bad surprises. The image of the cold