"Aye," he agrees, and nudges Duncan back into that slow walk, tipping his head to Cuthbert in indication they should move on. "And I know it will be broken – eventually. What I don't know is if it can – or even should – be broken before it's meant to be."

He takes a deep breath and forces himself back at the matter at hand. "So, you see, I was relieved when Aslan's name had some effect on Susan. It had none at all on Rilian, save to confuse and dismay him."

Caspian gives Cuthbert a wry glance. "I was talking to her, you know, the night Rilian – the Knight – came in. She saw it all."