Chapter 66- the Exodus to Archenland continues
Meanwhile
The largest crowd continued their migration south to Archenland, flowing like a highly viscous fluid through snowy terrain. Kids stuck with the adults and Pyros were carried in the special lanterns. Babies and unhatched eggs were also carried in the special baskets and pregnant mothers were carried by some of the stronger creatures such as the Centaurs, Unicorns, Horses, and some of the Dinosaurs for they would be unable to walk very far unaided, and the permanently disabled individuals, such as Ena, Troodon's mother, were also carried by some of the stronger Talking Beasts and Magical Creatures, and the aquatic creatures who could not walk on land at all, such as the Dolphins, Seals, Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and some of the Merfolk, were transported in the special transport tanks, the water's temperature kept constant and protected from dropping by specialised heating elements built into them and thus protecting the occupants from the freezing air outside similar to how the lanterns protected the Pyros. This was especially important to the Ichthyosaurs for they were mostly ectothermic (cold-blooded) creatures. Some of the individuals who were expert warriors who had been Gandalf's helpers but had opted to leave with the Archenland-bound crowd, were on the lookout around and above the crowd, hands held close to their swords and other weapons should trouble be spotted. Warrior Centaurs such as Colress and the other creatures trained in sword-fighting and weapon-less combat kept a watch at the front, sides and back while the flying creatures, such as the Phoenixes, Rocs, Thunderbirds, Sphinxes, Eagles, Griffins, Hippogriffs and Passiflora and her small band of Cherubs, kept a watch from the air, their eyes constantly scanning the surrounds for ANY sign of trouble. If that trouble arose, the flyers will alert the ground escorts and action will be taken to deal with that threat and escort the more vulnerable members of the crowd to safety. However, as long as they stuck to Aslan's guidance, that will not be necessary.
The crowd and their escorts kept to Gandalf's advice and commands to remain together and not to wander off as well as follow Aslan's guidance in which Aslan formed a golden fireball shaped like a Lion's face with a flaming mane around it. The flaming Lion fireball was brighter at night and in fog than it was during the day and in clearings where no or fewer trees grew, but bright enough for the crowd to see and follow. However, the trek was not at all easy. The crowd had to walk through rough, snowy terrain, up and down slippery hills and across frozen rivers and streams which before the Witch had usurped the throne and locked Narnia in the Eternal Winter, had been flowing with water. Beavers used to build dams in these meandering snakes of water, while Otters, Curupira, Tengu and other creatures that had fish in their diets used to fish along these streams and rivers. Furthermore, Water Nymphs, also called Naiads (their saltwater counterparts were called Nereids and they lived in the Narnian Oceans and seas), used to frolic on the surfaces of these freshwater streams, especially during the spring, and as the crowd walked across the now-frozen snakes of water ice, some of them felt a wave of nostalgia wash over them as they gazed at the frozen streams. Some of the Unicorns who Tesseract travelled with, together with some of the Kitsune, Sauropods and Curupira (who were part of Cedrus's tribe and whom Troodon travelled with), gazed at the gleaming surface of the grey-white ice and took a moment to mourn before resuming their journey. They had known the clan of Water Nymphs that used to live here but now they were frozen solid, trapped in the constant ice as a result of the Witch's curse.
Tesseract gazed at a Stegasaur as he gazed down at the ice's surface with a young sail-backed Lizard called a Dimetrodon, who wore a perplexed look when he saw the Stegasaur gaze at the ice.
"This stream used to be home to the clan of Naiads we used to have fun talking with when we came here for a drink," the large plate-backed Beast said with a thick and mournful voice.
"I reckon they're frozen in that ice and will likely remain that way until the Dawn of Spring comes, I guess?" said Tesseract.
"I'm afraid so," said an adult Unicorn, a female or mare, "That tyrannical White Witch has not just devastated us flesh-and-blood creatures with the food shortage and the sickening Massacre Events, you know. The Nature Spirits not fallen for her side have also been badly affected."
Tesseract continued to gaze at the ice under his hooves and then at the Dimetrodon and the Stegasaur before resuming his walk with the other Horned Horses.
The journey continued for hours on end, the crowd only stopping to rest or eat the food Gandalf's helpers had packed for the mighty journey. Many of the members were groaning and whining about their aching feet, the freezing cold and the roughness of the journey (especially Dashiell and Amberpaw who were especially sour and kept whining). During one rest stop near the face of a small cliff and surrounded by trees, Cedrus, with his staff on one hand, examined the massive crowd while lookouts continued to examine the surroundings for any suspicious activity from Jadis's patrol groups for there were likely to be many of them wandering about the frozen land. While they did that, some of the other lookouts also examined the trees to check if the Dryads dwelling within them were on the Witch's side or not. If there were any Dryads on the Witch's side, the Phoenixes, Dragons and Kitsune (some Kitsune can breathe fire besides casting foxfire) would burn their tree to the ground to protect the crowd and to prevent them from alerting any of the Witch's patrol groups of their location. Obviously they did NOT want any sly spies posing as creatures in need being taken in by the crowd similar to how Kushanku's group had taken in Belladonna resulting in the serious mess at Gandalf's base, and the crowd's revelation to the Witch and her followers including Jack Frost, Krampus and his toy minions and Yuki-onna, was the last thing that was needed. Nearby, Troodon was eating some of the fruit and meat given to him by his adoptive Curupira family, as well as a few insects. Troodon screwed his face when he ate some of the food due to its sourness and not-so-pleasant tastes, such as some vegetables, but he was scolded by Cedrus's wife, Deodara, to stop making faces as he ate the food. Troodon flinched and tried to obey as he ate another piece of rather foul-tasting vegetable. The Theropods of Narnia were omnivorous. They mostly ate meat but also dined on fruit, vegetables, insects and fungi such as mushrooms (of which there were very few due to the Eternal Winter), but Troodon had rarely eaten a vegetable or any other healthy food as he was growing up. The food he mostly ate was the Theropods' equivalent to our junk food such as crisps (also called potato chips to those living in the Americas), chocolate and fast foods, but as with our junk food, that food barely had any nutritional value or none at all. Now Troodon was being trained by his new Humanoid family to get used to this new and improved diet, and he was not finding it easy to accept. Another routine Cedrus and his family and tribe had in mind was getting him to exercise more, knowing Theropods to be highly active little Dinosaurs even though they were Reptiles. Their larger counterparts, the T-Rexes, also required regular exercise, but these exercise routines will have to wait until the crowd makes it to the safety of Archenland… and out of the Witch's tyrannical reach.
"When we get to Archenland and settle there," said Deodara firmly as Troodon uneasily swallowed another piece of raw vegetable, a piece of broccoli for Deodara believed that vegetables eaten washed and raw was healthier than eating them cooked or steamed. Despite there being nowhere to set up and start a fire due to the freezing conditions, the Talking Dragons, Phoenixes and the Kitsune were lending their fire abilities to help boil some of the meat, fish and potatoes placed in water taken from the snow and held in special mini-cauldrons. Deodara continued, "You are going to be given a strict exercise and working routine and schedule that you WILL obey and stick to WITHOUT question."
Troodon shot the Curupira tribe matriarch a sour look but Deodara hardened her authoritative glare, "AND without childish faces, young Theropod."
Troodon breathed a disgruntled sigh and resumed eating his vegetables reluctantly. Nearby, Kushanku looked on as he ate some boiled potatoes and fish with his siblings Nyarth, Satoshi, Akira and adopted Cheetah brother Sandstorm and then turned his gaze to Ena, with her crutches, and the other members of Troodon's biological family including Ena's brother, Troodon's uncle, Dromaeo. When he saw the cold glares on the faces of the Theropods and that they were directed at Troodon as if to say, 'He'll NEVER become well-disciplined', he frowned, especially when he saw thew fierce, unforgiving hatred boiling within the glares of Troodon's siblings and cousins. Nearby Kushanku's little group, Alexandrite, Padparadchsa, Crystal, Snowwing, Dahlia, Alexandrite, Paddy, Link, Cyril, Desdemona, Nanu and Molayne ate a stew cooked from one of the cauldrons, and some fruit while Trotterhoof, Obsidian, Milky Way and Thundersparx helped with the cooking with Blaze the Phoenix using his fire to provide the heat to boil the pot.
"I still cannot believe the disownment Mrs Ena and her family brought upon poor Troodon over there," said Kushanku to the others, "It's just like what Dashiell and Amberpaw had done to us since we left Green Leaf Village."
"That's the least of the disbelieving things in those Theropods' disownment of Troodon," said Guinan nearby as she sat with her Impudulu friend, eating some cooked fish, "To hear that Mrs Ena would NEVER bother if Troodon strayed from the group and end up trapped with fatal results is beyond shocking. No wonder Mr Cedrus decided to take him in."
She flashed the Curupira tribe patriarch as she said this as he spoke with a Sphinx who was named Ptériga who had helped count the crowd with some Rocs, Phoenixes, Thunderbirds and the other flying creatures who had also been up and down the crowd and counting them.
"So far, so good, Cedrus," Ptériga said, her feathered wings flapping slightly and her Humanoid Woman's hair flapping briefly in the icy breeze, "Everyone's here and no-one's wandered off."
"Brilliant, Ptériga," said Cedrus firmly and with gladness, "That's great news. Let's hope that number is kept the same until we get to Archenland. Now you go and have your meal and then we'll move out."
Ptériga nodded, turned and walked towards the crowd, her Lioness-like tail sweeping at the air as she went. Guinan watched on as Ptériga left to get her meal which was currently boiling in one of the cauldrons. As she passed by Troodon as he continued wincing at the vegetable tastes, she flashed the young Theropod a firm glare before walking on into the crowd, before shooting Ena and her family an especially hard glare as she passed by them as well, making the Theropod family flinch. Sighing, Guinan resumed her meal. However, as she did that, one of the brothers of Troodon left Ena's side and crept towards Troodon as he continued reluctantly devouring the vegetables under the strict eyes of Deodara and Keteleeria and their rebukes. Clutched in one of his three-fingered hands was a stone and then making sure that no-one was looking, especially the surrounding Curupira who were busily eating their food, checking the presence of the non-talking beasts such as sheep (which were used as food), and the other members of the crowd, Troodon's brother slowly crept behind Troodon and quickly flung the stone from his hand directly at one of the taller Curupira as he stood to prepare to pack the plates. At the same time, Troodon's brother darted from his spot and quickly returned to Ena's group but his intended target had moved aside, causing the stone to miss and continue flying… right towards Ptériga's face to the horror of Troodon's brother and his mouth dropped open. However, Ptériga had seen the stone and had flashed her eyes blue to catch the stone with her telekinesis with a short startled gasp drawn through her mouth. The stone stopped dead just centimetres from the Sphinx's face and hovered there, enclosed in an aqua blue aura projected from the startled Ptériga's eyes which continued to glow in the blue colour. Then the Humanoid-faced creature released the stone from her mental grasp and caught in her paw before turning in the direction in which the stone came from.
"WHO THREW THIS STONE that NEARLY struck me IN THE FACE!?" the Sphinx furiously barked, her fierce and accusing glare raking the small crowd of Curupira, much to the reverse-footed Humanoids' confused gazes and the exchanges of them. Cedrus also looked on in confusion as did Guinan, Kushanku, and the others within earshot of Ptériga's shouts, their faces converging on the scene. Then the sibling of Troodon who had tossed the stone with the intention of hitting one of the taller Curupira, who was just as confused as the rest of the Curupira around him, rushed forward and screeched, "TROODON!"
The moment his name flew from his brother's mouth to his ears, Troodon stopped munching on the broccoli and shot his brother a confused look, his cheeks stuffed with the broccoli like a Chipmunk's cheeks with nuts. Then he found himself confronted by a vivid red-haired Curupira with a stick, his face laced with outrage as he stormed over to the young Theropod. The other Curupira also converged their outraged glares on Troodon while Kushanku and company watched on nearby. Ptériga also flapped over to Troodon with the stone in her paw.
"Troodon, did you throw that stone at Ptériga?" demanded Cedrus angrily. Troodon, at this, swallowed his broccoli and began to protest in denial, especially as the furious Sphinx showed him the stone. However, his tongue struck in his throat, retendering him unable to speak.
"Don't play games with us, young Theropod," growled Deodara nearby, her face laced with thunder which was replicated on the faces of Tsuga, Keteleeria, and the other Curupira, "Answer my husband's question, NOW!"
Still Troodon continued to shudder and struggle to from words. But when he finally plucked up the courage to overcome his confusion, he fought past the obstruction.
"I…" he began but his brother, the real culprit who had thrown the stone, darted in.
"Threw the stone at Miss Ptériga, yes you did, I saw it," he said, to which Troodon shot him a flabbergasted look. Then a furious look of outrage formed on Troodon's face.
"I DID NOT!" he retorted. In the background, Dromaeo, Ena and the others in Troodon's biological family looked on, furious looks on their faces while Kushanku and his group just looked on in confusion, fear and dismay at the unfolding argument being played out between Troodon and his brother.
"Yes you DID!" yelled Troodon's brother.
"DID NOT!" yelled Troodon in a louder voice.
"YOU DID!"
"I DID NOT! I would NEVER THROW a stone at a SPHINX! I RESPECT THEM TOO MUCH to EVEN THINK of hitting them with STONES!"
Cedrus and the others looked on as the argument between Troodon and his brother continued to escalate. However, things between the two screeching Theropods exploded like a sudden avalanche when a scathing comment exploded from one of them at the other.
"WELL, YOU have ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT for ANYONE, not even a SPHINX, A CHERUB, CENTAUR OR UNICORN, or even your OWN CURUPIRA FAMILY," screamed Troodon's brother who was pushing it now, "You… you FIENDISH FRIEND OF BELLADONNA!"
That did it. With an EXTREMELY loud screech of fury erupting from his mouth, Troodon lunged at his brother like a pouncing Tiger and the two began to violently brawl with each other in the snow.
"Troodon!" barked Cedrus as one of his brothers rushed in to try and break up the brawl only to be whacked in the face by a Lizard's tail and knocked over. Ptériga tried projecting her telekinetic grasp on the two brawling Theropods to stop the fight between them dead but because the pair were rolling about in the snow, Troodon's mouth latched onto his brother's throat while his brother's mouth was latched onto his arm and his other claw attempting to rake over his opponent's skin to inflict injury before the pair began to viciously chase each other on foot the moment they rolled onto their feet, the Sphinx could not use her telekinesis on the pair. Breathing a frustrated sigh, Ptériga spread her wings and lofted into flight just as the pair of brawling Theropods charged into Kushanku's group, causing the little crowd to panic and scatter like startled sheep. As Troodon's brother chased Troodon through that part of the crowd, he skidded in his attempt to corner sharply after his brother after he had cornered sharply near it and bashed right into the cooking cauldron full of boiling soup and food that was being tended to by Trotterhoof, Thundersparx, Milky Way and Obsidian, causing the quartet, and Blaze who was providing the fire to cook the pot, to panic, especially as Troodon's brother knocked the cauldron off its foundation of sticks. Ptériga inhaled a horrified gasp as the cauldron toppled towards Obsidian and a few of the other creatures nearby including Fluffy-Cotton, one of Faline's Rabbit kits, its scalding hot contents spilling towards them. Taking immediate action, the quick-thinking Sphinx projected her telekinesis onto Obsidian, Fluffy-Cotton and the others in the path of the toppling cauldron, her eyes flashing blue and the blue wrapping Obsidian and the others in an aqua blue aura. Then a split-second later, Ptériga telekinetically levitated Obsidian, Fluffy-Cotton and the others straight out of the path of the superheated cascade of soup, stew, fish and potatoes as they splashed onto the snow in the exact same spot where Obsidian's group had been. The other creatures had managed to flee out of the way while Thundersparx, Trotterhoof and Milky Way backed away from the small lake of scalding liquid and the knocked over cauldron as it quickly cooled in the snow. Ptériga then telekinetically moved Obsidian, Fluffy-Cotton and the other creatures with them which were two Dwarves, three Wolpertingers and part of Koga and Janine's family, three Dogs unrelated to Molayne, two Fairies and a Mole to a safe spot before resuming her attention to Troodon and his brother as they continued to viciously fight.
"PTÉRIGA!" yelled Cedrus as the Sphinx lunged towards the pair of brawling Theropods while a couple of Owls and a Centaur rushed in to help. If the brawl was not stopped, there was no doubt that it will escalate into the infliction of open wounds and blood flowing. However, before it could get that far, the brawl was halted as Ptériga seized Troodon with her telekinesis while an Owl swooped in and seized Troodon's brother but not before Troodon slashed his claws like a cat over his brother's cheek and carving a set of three claw marks, a split-second before Ptériga's telekinetic grasp in the form of an aqua blue aura enveloped him and pulled him away from his brother as he was seized by the Owl. Troodon's brother glared at Troodon as he was telekinetically pulled away from him by Ptériga while he was carried off in the Owl's talons.
"To Tash's Country with you, you (worst possible profane word in Narnia) and Belladonna's friend," he snarled; his three-clawed hand on the claw marks inflicted on him by Troodon. Troodon just replied with a tearfully outraged face and said nothing as Ptériga telekinetically moved him back to the Curupira tribe's spot with Cedrus while Troodon's brother was carried off by the Owl to be disciplined. After the storm had been quenched, Cedrus began to severely scold Troodon but the Theropod erupted into an uncontrollable sobbing fit, tears flying everywhere as genuine upset erupted within him. Ptériga touched down and looked on in confusion while Deodara, Tsuga, Keteleeria and a few of the other Curupira exchanged glances as Troodon continued to brawl like a baby Theropodling. Nearby, Kushanku looked on with Satoshi, Alexandrite, Padparadchsa, Akira, Sandstorm, Nyarth and some of the others including Dahlia and felt a flash of sympathy within them, especially as Ena, Dromaeo and the others nearby only glared at Troodon and left to tend to Troodon's brother and his face wound. However, they could do nothing and only stood there.
Then Ptériga went to harshly scold Troodon as he continued to wail and sob but Cedrus gently commanded her not to, before putting his hands onto Troodon and taking him aside. Then Thundersparx came in.
"Well, we've managed to salvage what was left of the food in that cauldron that was knocked over by the two Theropods, as well as clean the cauldron and pack it away once its contents had cooled down enough to a safe temperature," said the Raiju, his front paw behind his head. He then turned to Ptériga as she gazed sadly after Troodon as he continued to wail and sob, her feathered wings lowered to show her sadness and sympathy.
"Ptériga?" asked Thundersparx.
"That two-tailed virulent disease of a Fox certainly has caused a LOT of damage amongst us, with a few of us being severely affected by her deceptive appearance as an innocent and harmless microbe when on the inside, she was UTTERLY pathogenic and EXTREMELY toxic," said the Sphinx in a thick voice. Thundersparx just looked on as Troodon continued to wail and sob in Cedrus's arms as Cedrus tried to calm and comfort him.
"Shouldn't he and his brother be punished for the commotion they had stirred up almost resulting in some casualties from that cauldron's contents?" asked Kushanku behind the pair, a glance at Obsidian and the others with her as they were somewhat shaken from almost getting scalded by the cauldron's boiling water. At this, Thundersparx shot the Nekomata a glare, making Kushanku flinch and return to his group.
"I think what he's been through with one of Fluffy-Cotton's brothers when they were under the coercion of that two-tailed Fox leech and his own family's disownment is punishment enough. I think the stone incident is going to have to be put aside as it's not important anyway," said Ptériga, before her Humanoid's face turned to the crowd. "Anyway, if you don't mind, I'm gonna help with the packing of the cooking equipment and we're out of here. We've still got a LONG way to go."
With that, Ptériga turned and walked away, leaving Thundersparx to continue gazing at Troodon as he continued to wail and sob.
Soon, the journey had resumed. It continued even through the night, through blizzards and through clear but cold weather, all the while under the guidance of Aslan who continued to use his flaming Lion-faced ball to guide them like a compass. As the crowd continued to walk along with Troodon walking with his Curupira family well away from Ena and her family for Cedrus had deduced that many of them still bore grudges against the troubled young Theropod for his antics with Belladonna based on the trouble one of his brothers tried to bestow upon him with Ptériga (initially one of Cedrus's taller tribe members but he had moved out of the way resulting in the stone missing him and flying towards the Sphinx instead, and causing the Theropod to change his plan immediately and get Troodon into trouble with Ptériga as well as the Curupira), thoughts for Gandalf, Kyukon and the others with them flashed in the minds of Chicory, and Lana, Suiren, Hala, Morgana and their Harpy friends, and also Koga and Janine the Wolpertingers.
"I hope Mr Gandalf and the others are alright," said Lana as she walked along, a basket of Harpy eggs and young in her arm. However, those eggs and babies did not belong to her or Hala for they were the offspring of another, married Harpy couple.
"They have evacuated to separate places to us," said Alphard the Satyr nearby as he trudged through the snow, a stick in one hand to aid him along. Nearby, one of his Centaur friends was carrying a heavily pregnant Gorilla while a pregnant Badger rode on a T-Rex's back.
"How are they going to buy us enough time to put enough distance between us and the Witch and her cronies?" asked Koga as he walked with his family including his sister Janine. At this, Tuvok, a seven-tailed Kitsune and the same one who had given some of the crowd their first plant lesson, walked in, a cunning look on his face.
"Papa Gandalf and we have set up decoys modelled and built after us to distract them long enough while we escape," he said, "Furthermore; the Fairies had been commanded to use their magic to erase our tracks leading from the base to further conceal our escape."
A smile of fascination formed on Koga and Janine's faces, and Lana and company were equally fascinated.
"That certainly is a cunning strategy to deploy," said Chicory, "I doubt I'd have thought of that."
A proud smile formed on Tuvok's muzzle. "Wisdom and careful planning of a pair of 900-year-old, nine-tailed Kitsune," he said in a whisper.
"I reckon the complexity and the careful design of Mr Gandalf and Mrs Kyukon's underground base is also the result of their centuries of knowledge, am I right?" asked Suiren as she walked with Lana and Hala. Tuvok, a smile on his muzzle and his seven tails waving behind him, nodded.
"But it is also combined with our planning and implementing as well," he added, "Without our help, Papa Gandalf and Mama Kyukon wouldn't have got the base finished in time if they had built the complex underground network themselves by the time the White Witch made her quote-unquote magnificent appearance and took Narnia's thrown for herself at the start of the Eternal Winter."
Then Chicory turned her gaze ahead and eyed the golden Lion fireball hovering before those at the front of the crowd. The fireball was indeed the shape of a Lion's face, and it had a radiant golden gleam to it that was far more magnificent than even the sheen of a nine-tailed Kitsune's ivory gold and metallic yellow fur, and CERTAINLY far more radiant than the overwhelmingly alluring beauty of the wicked and devilish White Witch. Around the Lion's face radiated gleaming gold flames, giving the Lion's face the appearance of a flaming golden sun.
"I hope to see Aslan in the flesh anytime soon," said the young Sauropod, "I wonder when he's gonna appear to thaw out this frozen land the White Witch has locked it in?"
"In his timing, Chicory," said Tuvok, "It's not up to us to decide when the Winter Revolution and the Dawn of Spring will come, neither is it up to us to force Aslan into appearing and dispelling the Eternal Winter…"
Chicory tipped her head to one side.
"Aslan is NOT a tame Lion, Chicory," replied Tuvok when he saw the Sauropod's cocked head of confusion, "He never was, never is, and never will be. He is our Creator, and we should never attempt to attach strings onto him and make him do as we ourselves please."
"So sometimes his will for us may follow a different path than what we expect?" asked Lana.
"Yes," said Tuvok, "Being omniscient, Aslan knows best. All we need to do is trust in him. Even a 900-year-old nine-tailed Kitsune like Papa Gandalf and Mama Kyukon have to submit to him because he is Lord over all of Narnia, and absolutely NOTHING can overpower him. That is why we sometimes call Aslan the Lion above all other Lions. The Talking Sheep and Goats also sometimes refer to Aslan as the Good Shepherd…" Tuvok then breathed a sigh, "Mind you, having said that, it can be very hard to trust in him indeed for we so often want to do things our own way but if we tried to do that, things are bound to end up in a SERIOUS mess…"
Chicory, Lana, Suiren, Morgana, Hala and the other Harpies with them and Janine and Koga looked on and didn't reply at first.
"Well, if that is so," said Janine as she walked alongside her big brother, "I would rather trust in Aslan's wisdom in waiting for the Golden Age Prophecy to come true rather than take it into my own paws and make it come true by my own way…"
"But it's going to be very difficult," said Koga, "I just hope our stay in Archenland is not going to be too difficult…"
"I'm afraid it may have to be," said Tuvok sadly, "The reason why Aslan is sending most of us to there, is for our safety and to restrain the White Witch's bloodthirsty desire to invent games involving us, such as the Decadal Massacre Event…"
Janine and Koga sighed. It was indeed going to be a difficult time in Archenland for the crowd of Narnians were going to spend the rest of the Eternal Winter, however long the age may last, in the foreign country of Archenland. Sadly, the two Wolpertinger siblings walked on with Chicory, Lana and the Harpy group.
The crowd continued to walk on, only stopping to spend the night in a large cave before moving on. The Exodus was indeed proving to be a challenge and many of the crowd members were becoming more and more disgruntled, but it was vitally important that they stuck with the others in the crowd, as well as continue to follow Aslan's Lion fireball as it continued to move away and guide the crowd on their journey, and the Narnia-Archenland border was still a very good distance away from where the crowd currently was.