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They turned and had gone a few paces when Eustace said, “Where are you,Pole ? ”There was no answer.“Is Jill on the other side of you,Sire ? ”he asked.
“What ?”said Tirian.“Is she not on the other side of your”
It was a terrible moment. They dared not shout but they whispered her name in the loudest whisper they could manage. There was no reply.
“Did she go from you while I was away ?”asked Tirian.
“I didn’t see or hear her go,”said Eustace.“But she could have gone without my knowing. She can be as quiet as a cat; you’ve seen for yourself.”
At that moment a far off drum beat was heard. Jewel moved his ears forward.“Dwarfs,”he said.
“And treacherous Dwarfs,enemies,as likely as not,”muttered Tirian.
“And here comes something on hoofs,much nearer,”said Jewel.
The two humans and the Unicorn stood dead still. There were now so many different things to worry about that they didn’t know what to do. The noise of hoofs came steadily nearer. And then, quite close to them,a voice whispered: