Chapter Seventy-Eight: Arrest
"And what about you?" Tumnath turned his head to Al and Hermione after bidding farewell to Lucy, and asked, "How do you get back?"
"You don't need to worry about that, you better mind yourself. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Hermione said, "You're in a more dangerous situation than we are. ”
"I'll be more careful. "You may not care, but I want to say thank you for forgiving me. ”
"You are not to blame for this, you are a good person. "You have merely obeyed the White Witch's orders, and I can see that you must have suffered a great deal of condemnation of your own conscience in this matter." ”
It was almost dark by this time, and after saying goodbye to Tumnath, Al and Hermione followed the mark they left when they came, and quickly found the Magic Gate.
The Might and Magic Gate was still there, neither disappeared nor touched by anyone, standing alone in the snow.
Hermione trotted a few steps and opened the magic door, and was about to step inside, only to find Al standing in the distance, frowning and preoccupied.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Hermione, confused, "Let's hurry inside, it's already dark." ”
Al looked back into the distance and muttered, "Is it really okay for us to leave like this?"
For him, this is probably the best solution. Hermione knew what Al was referring to, and she sighed and said, "As soon as we leave, Tumnath can be treated as if he hasn't seen us, and the White Witch won't do anything to him without proof." ”
"I know. Al took a few steps forward, but stopped again, "But if the White Witch is a brutal person, as he says, then she will not give Tumnas a chance to defend herself, she will definitely assume that Tumnas let us go." ”
Hermione thought for a moment and felt that what Al said made a lot of sense, a brutal ruler would not talk to the people under her rule about laws and human rights.
"And what do you mean?" asked Hermione.
"That's what I thought...... Al came to Hermione and said what he thought, "Tumnath isn't safe here anymore, since the forest is full of the eyes and ears of the White Witch, let's just bring him to our world, let him avoid the limelight, and after a while the White Witch forgets about it, we'll send him back." ”
"I'm not overflowing with compassion or whatever. Al continued, "Whatever Tumnath had in mind about us, since we've known each other and he's entertained us, we're going to have to think about his safety. ”
"At least, from our point of view, we shouldn't cause trouble to others!"
Hermione sighed again, and she said, "Okay, okay, you've convinced me with this tirade, so what are we going to do next?
"That's right. Al nodded, "Although it stands to reason that our wizards' identities and magic doors should be kept secret from Muggles, this matter is related to us after all......"
"Stop!" Hermione hurriedly made a stop gesture as she said, "Please, you don't have to say that anymore, I completely agree with you." ”
Al touched his nose a little embarrassed, he still had a long paragraph to finish, and when Hermione interrupted him like this, Al always felt that the next words were in his throat, very uncomfortable.
"Okay...... Let's go, then. ”
Al and Hermione returned the same way again, for fear of being discovered by others, they did not dare to light their wands, so they could only use the moonlight to move forward in the dark.
After struggling to the street lamp, they followed the previous footprints, stepped on the snow, and walked step by step to the cave of Tumnas according to their vague memories.
A lot of time was wasted back and forth, and after these long journeys, the night sky was already full of stars.
When Al and Hermione found the cave again, they were shocked by what they saw.
The wooden door of the cave fell to the ground as if it had been violently slammed open, and it was empty and pitch black.
Al lit his wand and walked cautiously into the cave with Hermione, where they found a mess of broken signs everywhere, with scattered tables and chairs, broken bottles and cans, and books scattered everywhere.
Even the portrait of Tumnas's father was scratched by something resembling a claw.
"What the hell is here...... What happened?" Hermione said in disbelief, covering her mouth in shock.
Al looked around, and on a pillar, he noticed a sign that had been nailed to it.
Al took it down and put it in front of his eyes, and by the light of his wand he saw a few lines written on it:
At the behest of Queen Narnia, the sheep monster Tumnath is arrested on the spot for violating the laws of Narnia, sheltering Her Majesty's enemies, and colluding with humanity, and will be put on trial!
Long live the Queen!
The head of the secret police - Mauglin.
"Damn, we're too late!" Al crumpled the notice and threw it to the ground, "The White Witch's minions have come here before us!"
Hermione bent down to pick up the notice, then smoothed it out and read it carefully. In the place where she signed, she found a paw print that resembled that of a dog.
"It seems that the White Witch did know about it. Hermione said with a frown, "That's why she sent someone to take Tumnath away." ”
"The more I worry about something, the more I get something. Al sighed and said, "This is because of us, and we are the ones who have caused him!"
"What do you think the White Witch will do to Tumnath?" asked Hermione.
"I remember Tumnas once said that the White Witch was most fond of turning people who disobeyed her into stone statues and placing them in the courtyard. Al thought for a moment and said, "I think this time should be no exception. ”
"That's not too bad. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, and she said, "If it's just a stone statue, then there is still salvation, I am really afraid that the White Witch will put Tumnath to death!"
"Probably not. Al touched his chin and analyzed, "The purpose of the White Witch turning people into stone statues is to deter other people with different intentions more than killing them. ”
Hermione nodded, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "But the question is how do we save Tumnath now? We don't even know where the White Witch is!"
"yes. Al said wistfully, "It's easier said than done to rescue a person from the ruler of a country, not to mention that she's also a witch!"