"I do not know how you got here," she says, laughing. "Her majesty told us that she grew old in other world, that she had children and life and lovers, and then she fell asleep. Imagine our surprise when she stepped out of the forest, young and unmarked by age or sorrow."

She laughs a little. "Why," she says. "I took the train, and woke on the beach. I have always been most drawn to the sea." She looks at him, and she thinks she sees-

-nevermind. "But you must not think so. You, instead, must get ready for a party. You may meet the High King, and all the friends of Narnia."