Chapter 82: Whereabouts Leaked
"It wasn't a bandicoot. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Mrs. Beaver looked at Al and said incredulously, "Oh! I didn't expect that I would be able to wait until this day!
With that, the Beaver couple warmly welcomed Al and the others into the fence hut.
Unlike the caves of Tumnas, this hedged hut is very simple, with no bedrooms or kitchens, and two small dry caves where the beaver couple rest.
Mr. Beaver invited them to their seats, and Mrs. Beaver served them hot tea.
"Now, can you tell us why you brought us here?" Al took a sip of hot tea and asked Mister Beaver, "And do you know where Tumnath is being held?"
"As the arrest warrant says, they took Tumnath to the castle of the White Witch. "Whoever goes into it, none of them will come out alive." ”
The atmosphere became very dreary for a while, especially Lucy, who was obviously very sad.
Mrs. Beaver came to Lucy's side, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "But it's not entirely hopeless, be optimistic, my dear." ”
"That's right. Mister Beaver nodded, "As for the purpose of bringing you here, it's because Aslan needs you, and I've heard he's back. ”
"Who is Aslan?" Hermione wondered, "why does he need us?"
"He is the true ruler of Narnia and the king of the forest, but he is not often here, neither in my father's life, nor in my life, he never returns. ”
Mister Beaver suddenly lowered his voice and continued, "But there is definite news that he has returned and is gathering an army in order to destroy the White Witch and reorganize the mountains and rivers of Narnia. ”
"As it is recorded in an old hymn: Aslan appears before us, and the reversal of right and wrong is changed, and when people hear his roar, their sorrow immediately turns to smoke, when Aslan shows his teeth, the long winter disappears, and with a slight shake of his mane, we see spring again. ”
"It doesn't rhyme much. Al shrugged.
"It's not a rhyme. Mr. Beaver smiled, "But you are the children of the prophesied Adam and Eve, and since you have come and Aslan has returned, the reign of the White Witch will surely come to an end!"
"So you think we're the prophesied ones who want to take us to Aslan?" Al asked.
"That's right, it's rumored that Aslan is at the stone table, and I must bring you there......" Mr. Beaver said as he suddenly realized something.
"Wait...... The prophecy says that only four children will save Narnia, and why are there six of you now......"
Al and Hermione glanced at each other, they knew that the four children referred to in the prophecy should be the four Pevensey siblings, and they had only come here through the Magic Gate.
"It's a hassle to explain, the six of us don't ......" Al was about to find a reason to prevaricate, but suddenly found that one of them was missing, and he said to Peter in confusion, "What about your brother named Edmund?"
Everyone looked around, but they didn't find Edmund in the house.
El They initially thought that Edmund was just in a hurry, and it was convenient to run outside, but they waited left and right, and waited for a long time and did not see Edmund come back, so they had no choice but to go out and look around, but they had been looking for a long time, and they did not find any trace of Edmund.
"Damn, where the hell has this bastard gone!" Peter was very anxious, as the elder brother of the four Pevensy siblings, he felt that he had an obligation to take care of each of his younger siblings.
Al thought of a question, and he asked with a frown, "Has Edmund been to Narnia before?"
"Been here, what's wrong?" said Lucy, "I came back secretly after I left Narnia last time, and Edmund was right behind me. ”
"And have you been with Edmund all the time?"
Lucy shook her head, and she said, "I found out later, when I got lost in the forest, and when I saw Edmund, he was standing under that lamp. ”
"Is there anything wrong with that?" asked Hermione.
"Of course there is a problem. Al rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Since Edmund has been here before, we don't know who he has met and talked to, and it is very likely that he has already met the White Witch and taken refuge in her!"
Everyone was taken aback and thought it was impossible, but then they thought about what else Edmund would be away from them for this reason.
Peter wanted to open his mouth to retort, but he was speechless when he thought of what Edmund usually did.
"So, he has betrayed us!" said Mr. Beaver, his face was very unpleasant, "to say something you don't like to hear, in fact, I knew from the first sight that this brother of yours was unreliable. ”
"His eyes are different from yours, and before entering my house, I saw him look for a moment in the direction of the White Witch's castle. ”
"Damn, we need to get the White Witch back before she finds him!" Peter said anxiously.
Led by Mr. Beaver, they made their way downstream along the glacier, and after a short journey, they saw an eerie castle in a frozen lake between two hills.
The castle is built high into the sky, covered with a thick layer of ice, and from a distance, it looks like a spiky iceberg.
"That's the White Witch's Palace!" Mr. Beaver whispered to them, and Al saw a figure slowly walking in at the castle gate.
It was Edmund.
"Edmund !!" Lucy shouted at the castle to call Edmund back, but Mr. Beaver quickly covered her mouth.
"Don't shout, we'll be discovered. "And it's too late, only Aslan can save him!"
"It's too bad that Edmund has taken refuge in the White Witch, and the White Witch will know where we are in no time. Hermione shook her head and said, "We must move right now, and that includes you, Mr. Beaver, and you and your wife must come with us." ”
Beaver nodded and said, "Of course, I have to take you to Aslan!"
They returned to the hedged hut and told Mrs. Beaver about it, and just as they were helping the beaver couple to pack their bags and prepare to leave, a wolf howl came from outside the hut.
At this moment, everyone understood that the minions of the White Witch had arrived.