“I mean a power so much greater than Aslan‘s that it held Narnia spellbound for years and years， if the stories are true.”
“The White Witch！” cried three voices all at once， and from the noise Peter guessed that three people had leaped to their feet.
“Yes，” said Nikabrik very slowly and distinctly， “I mean the Witch. Sit down again. Don’t all take fright at a name as if you were children. We want power： and we want a power that will be on our side. As for power， do not the stories say that the Witch defeated Aslan， and bound him， and killed him on that very stone which is over there， just beyond the light？”
“But they also say that he came to life again，” said the Badger sharply.
“Yes， they say，” answered Nikabrik， “but you‘ll notice that we hear precious little about anything he did afterwards. He just fades out of the story. How do you explain that， if he really came to life？ Isn’t it much more likely that he didn‘t， and that the stories say nothing more about him because there was nothing more to say？”
“He established the Kings and Queens，” said Caspian.
