第三小说网

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RishdaTarkaanturnedhisbackonthestableandwalkedslowlytoaplaceinfrontofthewhiterock．

“Hearken，”hesaid.“IftheBoarandtheDogsandtheUnicornwillcomeovertomeandputthemselvesinmymercy，theirlivesshallbespared.TheBoarshallgotoacageinTheTisroc’sgarden，theDogstoTheTisroc’skennels，andtheUnicorn，whenIhavesawnhishornoff，shalldrawacart.ButtheEagle，thechildren，andhewhowastheKingshallbeofferedtoTashthisnight.”

Theonlyanswerwasgrowls．

“Geton，warriors，”saidtheTarkaan.“Killthebeasts，buttakethetwo-leggedonesalive.”

AndthenthelastbattleofthelastKingofNarniabegan．

Whatmadeithopeless，evenapartfromthenumbersoftheenemy，wasthespears.TheCalormeneswhohadbeenwiththeApealmostfromthebeginninghadhadnospears：thatwasbecausetheyhadcomeintoNarniabyonesandtwos，pretendingtobepeacefulmerchants，andofcoursetheyhadcarriednospearsforaspearisnotathingyoucanhide.Thenewonesmusthavecomeinlater，aftertheApewasalreadystrongandtheycouldmarchopenly.Thespearsmadeallthedifference.Withalongspearyoucankillaboarbeforeyouareinreachofhistusksandaunicornbeforeyouareinreachofhishorn;ifyouareveryquickandkeepyourhead.AndnowthelevelledspearswereclosinginonTirianandhislastfriends.Nextminutetheywereallfightingfortheirlives．

Inawayitwasn’tquitesobadasyoumightthink．Whenyouareusingeverymuscletothefull-duckingunderaspear-pointhere，leapingoveritthere，lungingforward，drawingback，wheelinground-youhaven’tmuchtimetofeeleitherfrightenedorsad.Tirianknewhecoulddonothingfortheothersnow;theywerealldoomedtogether.HevaguelysawtheBoargodownononesideofhim，andJewelfightingfuriouslyontheother.Outofthecornerofoneeyehesaw，butonlyjustsaw，abigCalormenepullingJillawaysomewherebyherhair.Buthehardlythoughtaboutanyofthesethings.Hisonlythoughtnowwastosellhislifeasdearlyashecould.Theworstofitwasthathecouldn’tkeeptothepositioninwhichhehadstarted，underthewhiterock.Amanwhoisfightingadozenenemiesatoncemusttakehischanceswhereverhecan;mustdartinwhereverheseesanenemy’sbreastorneckunguarded.Inaveryfewstrokesthismaygetyouquiteadistancefromthespotwhereyoubegan.Tiriansoonfoundthathewasgettingfurtherandfurthertotheright，nearertothestable.Hehadavagueideainhismindthattherewassomegoodreasonforkeepingawayfromit.Buthecouldn’tnowrememberwhatthereasonwas.Andanyway，hecouldn’thelpit．

Allatonceeverythingcamequiteclear.HefoundhewasfightingtheTarkaanhimself.Thebonfire（whatwasleftofit）wasstraightinfront.Hewasinfactfightingintheverydoorwayofthestable，forithadbeenopenedandtwoCalormeneswereholdingthedoor，readytoslamitshutthemomenthewasinside.Herememberedeverythingnow，andherealizedthattheenemyhadbeenedginghimtothestableonpurposeeversincethefightbegan.AndwhilehewasthinkingthishewasstillfightingtheTarkaanashardashecould．

AnewideacameintoTirian’shead.Hedroppedhissword，dartedforward，inunderthesweepoftheTarkaan’sscimitar，seizedhisenemybythebeltwithbothhands，andjumpedbackintothestable，shouting：

“ComeinandmeetTashyourself!”

Therewasadeafeningnoise.AswhentheApehadbeenflungin，theearthshookandtherewasablindinglight．

TheCalormenesoldiersoutsidescreamed.“Tash，Tash!”andbangedthedoor.IfTashwantedtheirownCaptain，TashmusthavehiThey，atanyrate，didnotwanttomeetTash．

ForamomentortwoTiriandidnotknowwherehewasor

evenwhohewas.Thenhesteadiedhimself，blinked，andlookedaround.Itwasnotdarkinsidethestable，ashehadexpected.Hewasinstronglight：thatwaswhyhewasblinking．

HeturnedtolookatRishdaTarkaan，butRishdawasnotlookingathiRishdagaveagreatwailandpointed;thenheputhishandsbeforehisfaceandfellflat，facedownwards，ontheground.TirianlookedinthedirectionwheretheTarkaanhadpointed.Andthenheunderstood．

AterriblefigurewascomingtowardstheItwasfarsmallerthantheshapetheyhadseenfromtheTower，thoughstillmuchbiggerthanaman，anditwasthesame.Ithadavulture’sheadandfourarms.Itsbeakwasopenanditseyesblazed.Acroakingvoicecamefromitsbeak．

“ThouhastcalledmeintoNarnia，RishdaTarkaan.HereIaWhathastthoutosay？”

ButtheTarkaanneitherliftedhisfacefromthegroundnorsaidaword.Hewasshakinglikeamanwithabadhiccup.Hewasbraveenoughinbattle：buthalfhiscouragehadlefthimearlierthatnightwhenhefirstbegantosuspectthattheremightbearealTash.Therestofithadlefthimnow．

Withasuddenjerk-likeahenstoopingtopickupaworm-TashpouncedonthemiserableRishdaandtuckedhimundertheupperofhistworightarms.ThenTashturnedhisheadsidewisetofixTirianwithoneofhisterribleeyes：forofcourse，havingabird’shead，hecouldn’tlookatyoustraight．

Butimmediately，frombehindTash，strongandcalmasthesummersea，avoicesaid：

“Begone，Monster，andtakeyourlawfulpreytoyourownplace：inthenameofAslanandAslan’sgreatFathertheEmperor-over-the-Sea.”

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