Summary

Chapter 15, “Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time”

In the cold stillness after Aslan’s apparent death, Lucy and Susan cower in their hiding place as the Witch and her army disperse. After a few moments, they come out of hiding. As they weep heavily, they do their best to clean up Aslan’s mutilated body, but they are unable to untie the ropes by which he’s been bound. They rest in silence awhile. As dawn begins to break, they are at first shocked and disgusted to see that swarms of mice are crawling all over him. Soon, however, they realize that the mice are gnawing at the ropes to cut them apart. Susan and Lucy help. Eventually, the ropes fall off the body. By this point, the sun is starting to rise, and the land and sea are more visible...