"No," Caspian tells him. "And I thank you for your gladness. But listen, Cuthbert – "

He turns to the gunslinger and fixes him with an intent glance. "All the rest has passed in my time already. But Rilian has come here. And not the Rilian I saw before my eyes closed their last."

He looks hard at Cuthbert, willing him to see. "This Rilian does not know me. He does not even know Aslan. He is the Knight of the Underworld, and loyal only to his lady, the Lady of the Green Kirtle."