Three weeks later the King of Narnia, Tirian, is sitting outside of his hunting lodge to escape the formality of Cair Paravel. Puzzle would pretend to be Aslan and Shift would tell him what to say. Both agree that it is a sign, but it is Shift who has his way in the end. Suddenly a great thunderclap knocks both animals to the ground. Puzzle dons the skin and, though not completely convincing in daylight, he does present a satisfactory illusion in dim firelight or moonlight. Again, Puzzle protests, feeling that Aslan would be quite upset to see him dressed in a lion's skin, but he is powerless to deny the ape his will. Shift hides his work from prying eyes (birds overhead) and presents his work to Puzzle when the donkey returns. Shift sends Puzzle to town for food and commences working on the skin.Īfter minor alterations the skin is ready. Puzzle does not like the idea but is convinced that he is not clever enough to see the benefit of such an idea. Narnians would believe that Puzzle is Aslan and would obey his every command (as Shift gave them). Immediately, Shift states that Aslan has sent this skin and that Puzzle should wear it.
Puzzles struggles to bring the object back and delivers a lion skin (a remnant from a hunting excursion beyond the edge of Narnia) to Shift.
Using guilt tactics, Shift manipulates Puzzle into jumping into the pool and retrieving the item. As the two sit, a strange object rolls over the falls falling into Caldron Pool. Puzzle has been convinced that he is not a clever donkey and that Shift should make all decisions in every matter of life. The story of The Last Battle begins with a donkey, Puzzle, and an old ape, Shift, sitting on the banks of Caldron Pool on the Western Edge of Narnia beyond Lantern Waste.
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