Edmund’s siblings are miles away enjoying the newly blossoming spring and the rest of their journey to meet Aslan. As evening falls, the children arrive at the Stone Table—an ancient table inscribed with unintelligible symbols. All the good inhabitants of Narnia have gathered at the Table and surround Aslan, whom the children can’t bring themselves to look at because they are equally awed and frightened by him. In the end, Peter steps forward, and Aslan greets him and the others. Aslan questions Edmund’s whereabouts, and Mr. Beaver explains that he has betrayed them. Peter blames himself for being angry with Edmund and driving him away, although Aslan makes no judgment. Lucy pleads with Aslan to save Edmund, and Aslan replies that he will do everything he can.

Aslan shows Peter Cair Paravel, the castle from where the children will govern Narnia, with Peter as high king. Suddenly, they hear the sound of Susan blowing the horn that Father Christmas gave her to signal if she was in danger. The creatures run to help Susan, but Aslan holds them back, saying, “let the Prince win his spurs” (142).

Sprinting to find Susan, Peter sees her scrabbling into a tree while being chased by the wolf Maugrim—the Witch’s chief of secret police.