“Well，” said Caspian， “that‘s rather a long story. Perhaps you remember that when I was a child my usurping uncleiraz got rid of seven friends of my father’s （who might ave taken my part） by sending them off to explore the nknown Eastern Seas beyond the Lone Islands.”
“Yes，” said Lucy， “and none of them ever came back.” “Right. Well， on， my coronation day， with Aslan‘s approval， swore an oath that， if once I established peace in Narnia， would sail east myself for a year and a day to find my ther’s friends or to learn of their deaths and avenge them I could. These were their names.the Lord Revilian， the ord Bern， the Lord Argoz， the Lord Mavramorn， the Lord ctesian， the Lord Restimar， and.oh， that other one who‘s o hard to remember.”
“The Lord Rhoop， Sire，” said Drinian.
“Rhoop， Rhoop， of course，” said Caspian. “That is my ain intention. But Reepicheep here has an even higher ope.” Everyone’s eyes turned to the Mouse.
“As high as my spirit，” he said. “Though perhaps as small s my stature. Why should we not come to the very eastern nd of the world？ And what might we find there？ I expect o find Aslan‘s own country. It is always from the east， cross the sea， that the great Lion comes to us.”
