“Oh.ah， yes， of course，” said Shasta. But he hadn’t been thinking of doing so at all， and began to get a most uncomfortable prickly feeling in his spine.
“That‘s right，” said Corin. “Over your head. Now the sword.belt. But we must ride near the tail of the column and keep as quiet as mice. Once the battle begins everyone will be far too busy to notice us.”
The Fight At Anvard
By about eleven o’clock the whole company was once more on the march， riding westward with the mountains on their left. Corin and Shasta rode right at the rear with the Giants immediately in front of them. Lucy and Edmund and Peridan were busy with their plans for the battle and though Lucy once said， “But where is his goosecap Highness？” Edmund only replied， “Not in the front， and that‘s good news enough. Leave well alone.”
Shasta told Corin most of his adventures and explained that he had learned all his riding from a horse and didn’t really know how to use the reins. Corin instructed him in this， besides telling him all about their secret sailing from Tashbaan.
“And where is the Queen Susan？”
