Hoff's POV

I tossed a bit in my sleep "I'll come back, I promise." he said and got up. Then thunder could be heard, and a huge Stag came and jumped on my mother killing her. I scream "MOTHER!" "Run, you are Narnia's hope. RUN!" I turned to run but couldn't.

Next morning I awoke and Lucy said I had talked in my sleep.

"You yelled 'Run'." she giggled. I tried to smile. I had had that dream many times. Chanson looked at me sympathetically.

Getting up I walk over to a plant I know is very nice to eat and get some ready. We ate that with some apples. Then Trumpkin spoke up.

"I suppose your Majesties know the way all right?"

"I don't. I've never seen these woods in my life before. In fact I thought all along that we ought to have gone by the river." answered Su. I rolled my eyes really, you say these things before. But oh well. I know the way.

They argued more and reached the conclusion that we should go by the Rush and cross it and go up hill till we reach Aslan's how.

"Um, guys. There is no crossing the Rush."

"Yes there is." Peter said crossly.

"No there isn't. There used to be, but not anymore . . ."

"Do shut your mouth." snapped Peter. I roll my eyes, lets hope this doesn't cost to much time.

We were walking for about an hour and the only thing that happened was a little meeting with a dumb bear. The others reacted way to much. I walked up to Lucy and struck up a conversation. Not long into it she spoke.

"Can you please tell me another story?"

"Sure, now which one?"

"How you got onto Cair Paraval."

"Okay. One night a while ago, I was slipping into a village were a dear half dwarf lived to visit him, his poor dear mother who was whole dwarf lived with him and was ill. I slipped in to help her. Then a telmarine who pretended to be a friend of the old Narnians betrayed me and turned me in. An old pompous fool was in charge of the area and had me be dumped into the sea by the island. I was able to cut the ropes (for you see I had a knife hidden on me) and swim to shore. And I've been living here ever since."

I heard Peter and Edmund trying to figure out where Rush had gone. I chuckle and speed up to catch up to the 'kings'.

"Sir? Peter, Edmund? Don't worry you're going the right way." I ensure them.

After a while we got to it. It was a huge gorge with a river at the bottom. I glance at Peter.

"It is just a lot different then it used to be." I spit. "If you had listened to me earlier we would have saved time."

"I'm sorry. It's my fault for coming this way. We're lost. I've never seen this place in my life before." Pet said to the others

"Yes you have. This is Rush, it's just changed a lot!" I say annoyed. We all argued a bit. I'm used to people listening to me 'cause all the Narnians know a bit about me and I've saved a lot of their lives. These 'great' kings and queens didn't.

"Look! Look! Look!" yelled Lucy.

"What? Where?" I cry. Everyone is letting out cries.

"The Lion. Aslan himself. Didn't you see?" Her face was glowing and her eyes sparkling. Could it be? This is great. If it is true . . . Lu doesn't seem like a lier. But still . . .

"Do you really mean . . ." started Peter

"Where did you think you saw him?" wondered Su. Do you know anything of talking to children?

"I didn't think I saw him. I did." Lu stated

"Where Lucy?" I asked

"Right up there between those mountain ashes. No, his side of the gorge. And up, not down. Just the opposite of the way you want to go. And he wanted us to go where he was - up there."

How could you know? Well if it was Aslan, and he wanted you to know something, he could get you to know.

I thought we should go and check it out, but the others didn't. I turned to Chanson.

"Hey Chanson, stick with the others will you? I'll go where Lu saw Aslan. Okay? Ciao y'all" And I turn away, I need to go where Aslan wants me. As I walked to the spot Lu had seen Aslan. There I saw a narrow pathway down the gorge. I walked down it. After that I couldn't see where I should go. I felt kind of guilty for leaving the others. I quieted my conscious because I was glad I had gotten away from Peter. I really dislike him. I WILL not forgive him. Hate filled my body. As I traveled on. I then had such a bad feeling that I decided to wait for them to come. Even if it meant having to see Peter again.