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“Hoofs，Sire，”said Jewel.“A galloping horse. A very heavy horse. It must be one of the Centaurs. And look，there he is.”

A great，golden bearded Centaur，with man’s sweat on his forehead and horse’s sweat on his chestnut flanks，dashed up to the King，stopped，and bowed low.“Hail，King，”it cried in a voice as deep as a bull’s．

“Ho，there!”said the King，looking over his shoulder towards the door of the hunting lodge.“A bowl of wine for the noble Centaur. Welcome，Roonwit. When you have found your breath you shall tell us your errand.”

A page came out of the house carrying a great wooden bowl， curiously carved，and handed it to the Centaur. The Centaur raised the bowl and said，

“I drink first to Aslan and truth，Sire，and secondly to your Majesty.”

He finished the wine enough for six strong men at one draught and handed the empty bowl back to the page．

“Now，Roonwit，”said the King.“Do you bring us more news of Aslan ？”

Roonwit looked very grave，frowning a little．

“Sire，”he said.“You know how long I have lived and studied the stars; for we Centaurs live longer than you Men，and even longer than your kind，Unicorn. Never in all my days have I seen such terrible things written in the skies as there have been nightly since this year began. The stars say nothing of the coming of Aslan，nor of peace，nor of joy. I know by my art that there have not been such disastrous conjunctions of the planets for five hundred years. It was already in my mind to come and warn your Majesty that some great evil hangs over Narnia. But last night the rumour reached me that Aslan is abroad in Narnia. Sire，do not believe this tale. It cannot be. The stars never lie，but Men and Beasts do. If Aslan were really coming to Narnia the sky would have foretold it. If he were really come，all the most gracious stars would be assembled in his honour. It is all a lie.”