"Ah! Then I am doubly glad to meet you," Reepicheep says. "This lady here was just speaking of the gunslingers and I admit a feel a sort of professional curiosity, or perhaps a kinship."

For his part, Caspian relaxes when Cuthbert returns the greeting as politely as can be and manages – mostly – to mask his surprise. "Reepicheep was one of my captains during the rebellion," he tells Cuthbert. "And a good friend from that day onward."

"The honor was always mine, Sire," says Reepicheep. "I regret only that I could not have stayed longer by your side."