Miraz Now, Prince Ed–
Edmund King. It's King Edmund, actually. Just "king" though– Peter's the High King. [pauses] I know, it's confusing.
Susan I don't remember this way.
Peter That's the problem with girls - you can't carry a map in your heads.
L Lucy
That's because our heads have something in them.
Miraz Maybe I was wrong, maybe you do have the makings of a Telmarine king after all.
Caspian Ahh! [stabs sword into the ground] Not one like you. Keep your life, but I am giving the Narnians back their kingdom.
Trumpkin [after being saved by Peter]
Drop him?! That's the best you can come up with?
Susan A simple "thank you" would suffice.
Trumpkin They were doing fine drowning me without your help.
Peter Maybe we should have let them!
L Lucy
Why were they trying to kill you anyway?
Trumpkin They're Telmarines. That's what they do.
Edmund Telmarines? In Narnia?
Trumpkin Where have you been for the last few hundred years?
L Lucy
It's a bit of a long story, actually.
Trumpkin Oh, you have got to be kidding me... You're it? You're the kings and queens of old?
Peter Pevensie High King Peter. The Magnificent.
Susan Pevensie You probably could have left off that last bit.
Trumpkin Probably.
Caspian What are you?
T Trufflehunter
You know, it's funny that you would ask that. You think most people would know a badger when they see one.
Caspian No, no I mean... You are Narnians. You are supposed to be extinct.
Nikabrik Sorry to disappoint you.
T Trufflehunter
Here you go, still hot.
Nikabrik Since when did we open a boarding house for Telmarine soldiers?
Caspian I'm not a soldier. I am Prince Caspian, the tenth.
Nikabrik What are you doing here?
Caspian Running away. My uncle has always wanted my throne. I suppose I have only lived this long because he did not have an heir of his own.
T Trufflehunter
Well that changes things.
Nikabrik Yeah. It means we don't have to kill you ourselves.
Caspian You're right.
T Trufflehunter
Where are you going?
Caspian My uncle won't stop until I'm dead.
T Trufflehunter
But you can't leave! You're meant to save us.
L Lucy
[Peter is fighting a group of boys as Susan and Lucy watch on. Edmund pushes past Susan to join in the fight.] [Seeing Edmund going to help Peter fight the boys]
Edmund!
S Soldier
[Peter and Edmund fight the boys. Two soldiers arrive and break up the fight.] [To Peter]
Act your age!
Peter It's only a matter of time. Miraz's men and war machines are on their way. That means those same men aren't protecting his castle.
Reepicheep What do you propose we do, Your Majesty?
Peter We need to get ready for it.
Caspian To start planning for–
Peter Our only hope is to strike them before they strike us.
Caspian But that's crazy. No one has ever taken that castle.
Peter There's always a first time.
Trumpkin We'll have the element of surprise.
Caspian But we have the advantage here!
Susan If we dig in, we could probably hold them off indefinitely. [Peter looks at her disappointedly]
T Trufflehunter
I, for one, feel safer underground.
Peter Look, I appreciate what you've done here, but this isn't a fortress, it's a tomb.
Edmund Yes, and if they're smart, the Telmarines will just wait and starve us out.
Squirrel We could collect nuts. [Reepicheep looks at him and raises an eyebrow]
Reepicheep Yes– [Everyone looks at him; the squirrel looks happy, until Reepicheep speaks, gesturing his arms on the words throw and Telmarines] –and throw them at the Telmarines. Shut up! I think you know where I stand, sire.
Peter [To Glenstorm]
If I can get your troops in, can you handle the guards?
Glenstorm Or die trying, my liege.
L Lucy
That's what I'm worried about.
Peter Sorry?
L Lucy
Well, you're all acting like there's only two options: dying here or dying there.
Peter I'm not sure you've really been listening, Lu.
L Lucy
No, you're not listening. Or have you forgotten who really defeated the White Witch, Peter?
Peter I think we've waited for Aslan long enough.
Reepicheep Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
Caspian You are a mouse.
Reepicheep [Sighs]
I was hoping for something a little more original. Pick up your sword.
Caspian Uhh... no, thanks.
Reepicheep Pick it up! I will not fight an unarmed man.
Caspian Which is why I might live longer if I choose not to cross blades with you, noble mouse.
Reepicheep I said I would not fight you. I didn't say I'd let you live!
L Lucy
Why didn't you jump in and save us, like last time?
Aslan Things never happen the same way twice, dear one.
Peter What is it?
Edmund [staring upwards]
Where do you suppose we are?
Peter Where do you think?!
Edmund Well, I don't remember any ruins in Narnia. [they all stare up at the ruins on the cliff]
L Lucy
[wandering around the ruins]
Wonder who lived here?
Susan [she picks up an old chess piece made of gold]
I think we did.
Edmund Hey, that's mine - from my chess set!
Peter Which chess set?
Edmund Well, I didn't exactly have a solid gold chess set in Finchley, did I?
Lucy Pevensie It's so still.
Trumpkin They're trees. What do you expect?
Lucy Pevensie They used to dance.
Trumpkin Wasn't long after you left that the Telmarines invaded. Those that survived retreated to the woods. And the trees... they retreat so deep into themselves that they haven't been heard from since.
Caspian I wish we had more time together.
Susan Pevensie We never would have worked, anyway.
Caspian Why not?
Susan Pevensie Well, I am 1300 years older than you.
Lucy Pevensie I wish you'd all stop trying to act like grown-ups. I didn't think I saw him, I did see him.
Trumpkin I am a grown-up.
Peter Pevensie Prince Caspian?
PC Prince Caspian
Yes. And who are you?
Susan Pevensie Peter!
PC Prince Caspian
High King Peter?
Peter Pevensie I believe you called.
PC Prince Caspian
Well, yes. But I thought you'd be... older.
Peter Pevensie Well if you like, we can come back in a few years.
PC Prince Caspian
No! No, it's alright! You're just not exactly what I expected.
Edmund Pevensie Neither are you...
TS Telmarine Soldier
You're a... mouse.
Reepicheep [annoyed and bored]
You people have NO imagination! [He attacks the Telmarine Soldier]
Edmund Pevensie [looking down a cliff over the water]
Is there a way down?
Trumpkin Yes. Falling.
PC Prince Caspian
You could have called it off, there was still time.
Peter Pevensie No, there wasn't, thanks to you. If you had kept to the plan those soldiers might be alive now.
PC Prince Caspian
And if you had just stayed here as I suggested, they definitely would be!
Peter Pevensie You called us, remember?
PC Prince Caspian
My first mistake.
Peter Pevensie No. Your first mistake was thinking you could lead these people.
PC Prince Caspian
HEY! I am not the one who abandoned Narnia.
Peter Pevensie You invaded Narnia. You have no more right to lead than Miraz does! You, him, your father! Narnia's better off without the lot of you!
