"A more despicable example of Manhood I have rarely known," Cornelius says, his eyes flaring with deep, old anger. "His disdain for the very country he illegally ruled – his treatment of you, Sire – "

"He wasn't much of an uncle, I'll grant you," Caspian says, wry. "Nor a king."

He runs his thumb over Susan's fingers and smiles down at her. "But, there now, there are better stories to tell. Let's not linger on him."