And as usual: the story and its mistakes belong to me; but Narnia to C S Lewis. And thanks for reviews!

Now, let us see what a Narnian court makes out of visiting German children!

DEFENCE

Cair Paravel, summer, Narnian year 1002.

The head of the lawyers defending two of treason accused children stood up. Or, rather, being a tall centaur, he just straightened himself up to summarise all that had been said in his final address to all of the great hall in Cair Paravel.

-"My honourable Rulers, extinguished Bear judges, dear Cousins and fellow Narnians, guests from near and far – may I speak freely in favour of the name of Lady Ruth Zlobówinic?"

-"May I then begin to point out to all of you Narnians, including myself, how happy we are to be living here in our own country? Well, lady Ruth does not have that privilege! She lives in modern Germany, yes, but her descent is not from there; not even from neighbouring Poland, in spite of her name sounding very much like that. Instead she belongs to a foreign people, the people of Israel."

-"The people of Israel once had their own country, just like we, but it was occupied, just like ours, and many had to flee just like many of us. Unlike ours the occupation of their land has not yet come to an end; it has just changed lords, and the refugees have gone form land to another, staying as long as they were welcome, fleeing again when hatred and persecutions erupted."

-"Now, in Germany has been horrible upheavals. The Empire lost a great war and fell, the republic was struck by bad times and people starved; and then the grass roots decided that enough is enough and wanted their Great country back. They wanted to merge nationalism with solidarity and forged the great movement of National Socialism. When Ruth and Karl first came here, they have just had a land slide win in the parliament elections and formed a government."

-"Soon it was shown, however, that the solidarity was meant for only people of the right nation. When the children served us as smugglers, their own country had seen a Coup d'etate and become ruled by a dictator, aiming to root out all foreign. Ruth's people was in the centre of his target. She was put out of school, her father forbidden to work publishing Israel's own holy scriptures, and if any had enterprises or assets of large, it began to be confiscated."

-"Now, as we speak, the National Socialists are turning outwards, to add to their third Reich what belongs to others, and that world as far as we know, can do nothing – so evil and harsh is the power they have built, that even the great empire our Rulers come from is trembling and fighting for its very life."

-"Dear listeners, the war Germany fights with England is not Ruth's war. She is no German, she has no interest to spy on or hurt our Rulers because they are of English blood. Ruth was sent here to help us – and she has suffered cold and hardship and risked her life to do so."

-"Honoured Judges, I plead a full clearance of lady Ruth's name in that you declare her not only innocent of all charges, but proclaim her to be a true Friend of Narnia!"

This speech was met by such a shocked silence that Queen Susan stood up to order refreshments to be brought in. During fruit and cakes, wine and lemonade, the Narnians pondered on how Aslan sent one being persecuted at home to help them out at their time under occupation.

And that boy, they figured, crippled and weak, a real nobody in his own land, was it not a miracle of Aslan himself that he could walk and ride and fight and feed the hiding Narnians during his last stay here? Was it possible that he was a fraud from Telmar, making all this up?

The refreshment break was clearly too early interrupted by High king Peter himself."

-"Dear, dearest Cousins, I will now request all the Judges to convene to decide the outcome of this case. The rest of us may have more food and drink as of wish."

The Bear judges stood up and made ready to leave, but then one of them turned to king Peter and asked:

-"Would it be possible for king Edmund to join us, please?"

Neither king did mind, and so the buzzing throne room enjoyed more refreshments without four bear judges and the King who's coronation title is Just.

Before everyone had got too much, Mr. Tumnus, the master of ceremonies, hit the floor three times with his staff and announced the return of "His Majesty king Edmund the Just – together with the distinguished Bear judges of the Narnian high Court."

The audience silenced and all the five entering the throne room went to their seats and sat down. At once the silence got deafening and expectation higher than the ceiling.

Then, with great dignity, king Edmund stood up to tell the legal outcome.

-"In this ever first High court case since the return of Aslan, henceforth designated 1002:1, where at the bar was the royal crown of Narnia versus lord Karl and lady Ruth, the Court decides as follows:

1) The defendants are cleared of all charges, being not guilty of treason and malicious intents.

2) The royal crown of Narnia is ordered to pay a fine, yet to be negotiated, to the defendants.

3) The kings and queens of Narnia are encouraged to bestow on the former defendants the titles and honours that is proper for heroes in war."

-"And speaking for me myself and my siblings: we fully accept this legal defeat, and will obey the court with all haste and joy! Please Karl and Ruth, come forward to me!"

As they came he took one hand of each, dearly kissed them and asked forgiveness.

Most naturally the thunder of Narnian joy would now had blew the precious windows out and very gravely damaged the ceiling and the roof; had not the throne room been filled with golden light and Aslan himself came to stand before them. That made all still, quiesced and seemingly rooted to the spot.

Aslan first went to Edmund, licked his face and made him stand up. Then he kissed the children from Stuttgart and proceeded proudly to the remaining three kings and queens, who knelt before him and kissed his mane as he blow his love on them.

-"Very well done! Extremely well done, all of you! You have really proven yourself worthy of my trust, worthy of serving me and worshipping my Father – and yes, I must now speak personally to you all!"

How Aslan's logistics works can not be told, more that it is as miraculous as all else He does. So no one was surprised He managed to meet all, no one left out and no one being bored from waiting. That night all went to bed very happy, but most of all the waiters and the cooks, having not had to from nothing, in no time, concoct at festival dinner for a ball. Aslan's presence had made all forget the pending celebration of the human visitors once again.