"It's a place she knows, where she feels safe."

His glance flicks up to find Susan, where she's chatting with Eddie, Reepicheep up on the bar beside her. "That's where I found her this morning. Nothing can get into that garden that the tree-sisters don't wish to be there. And the seasons are slower there. It's still warm as early summer."

He looks from Cuthbert to Alain and back again. "The tree-sisters understand grief, and loss. They know what's required for healing. They'd take you in. All of you."

Caspian takes a quick breath. "All of us."