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“Give the password，”said the chief soldier．
“This is my password，”said the King as he drew his sword.“The light is dawning，the lie broken. Now guard thee， miscreant，for I am Tirian of Narnia.”
He flew upon the chief soldier like lightning. Eustace，who had drawn his sword when he saw the King draw his，rushed at the other one：his face was deadly pale，but I wouldn’t blame him for that. And he had the luck that beginners sometimes do have. He forgot all that Tirian had tried to teach him that afternoon， slashed wildly indeed I’m not sure his eyes weren’t shut and suddenly found，to his own great surprise，that the Calormene lay dead at his feet. And though that was a great relief，it was，at the moment，rather frightening. The King’s fight lasted a second or two longer：then he too had killed his man and shouted to Eustace，“‘Ware the other two.”
But the Dwarfs had settled the two remaining Calormenes. There was no enemy left．
“Well struck，Eustace!”cried Tirian，clapping him on the back.“Now，Dwarfs，you are free. Tomorrow I will lead you to free all Narnia. Three cheers for Aslan!”
But the result which followed was simply wretched. There was a feeble attempt from a few Dwarfs about five which died away all at once：from several others there were sulky growls. Many said nothing at all．
“Don’t they understand ？”said Jill impatiently.“What’s wrong with all you Dwarfs ？ Don’t you hear what the King says ？It’s all over. The Ape isn’t going to rule Narnia any longer. Everyone can go back to ordinary life. You can have fun again. Aren’t you glad ？”
After a pause of nearly a minute a not-very-nice-looking Dwarf with hair and beard as black as soot said：“And who might you be，Missie ？”
“I’m Jill，”she said.“The same Jill who rescued King Rilian from the enchantment-and this is Eustace who did it too-and we’ve come back from another world after hundreds of years. Aslan sent us.”
