“And the other sight， five leagues nearer than Cair Paravel， was Roonwit the Centaur lying dead with a Calormene arrow in his side. I was with him in his last hour and he gave me this message to your Majesty： to remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy.”
“So，” said the King， after a long silence， “Narnia is no more.”
The Great Meeting On Stable Hill
For a long time they could not speak nor even shed a tear. hen the Unicorn stamped the ground with his hoof， and hook his mane， and spoke.
“Sire，” he said， “there is now no need of counsel. We see hat the Ape‘s plans were laid deeper than we dreamed of. oubtless he has been long in secret traffic with The Tisroc， nd as soon as he had found the lion.skin he sent him word o make ready his navy for the taking of Cair Paravel and all arnia. Nothing now remains for us seven but to go back to table Hill， proclaim the truth， and take the adventure that slan sends us. And if， by a great marvel， we defeat those hirty Calormenes who are with the Ape， then to turn again nd die in battle with the far greater host of them that will oon march from Cair Paravel.”
