accursed Charn and other matters

[Varnafindë]

Originally Posted by Midge

Also in the Last Battle, even though the Pevensies are trying to dig up the Rings to use to get to Narnia, Peter and Edmund go to dig them up, but they aren't planning on using them because they know that Aslan has already decreed that they will never go back to Narnia. I think they saw the dream that Tirian had as a calling, and while they trusted Aslan, they didn't want to just sit around if they could be doing something.

They aren't planning on using them themselves - but they are planning to put them to use: They are going to give them to Eustace and Jill, who haven't had any such decree against them yet.

EDIT: Actually, if you think about it, that's all they were doing: something to do. It had been YEARS since Digory and Polly were in the wood, and even if the puddle back to Earth was still marked, there was no way of knowing where the puddle to Narnia was. If they were to use the Rings, the entire premise behind the Rings would have had to change, or else they would have been blundering from pool to pool looking for the Narnia pool. [/EDIT]

Yes, this would be a problem. Eustace and Jill would have had problems in finding the Narnia pool.

Digory and Polly might have been able to give them some advice - the Narnia pool must be very close to the Earth pool, as it seems they just picked the nearest one.

But Eustace and Jill might still have had to test out two or three pools, and there's no saying how long they might need to be in a given world before they would be able to say whether this was Narnia or not.

The puddle back to Earth wouldn't have been the problem - they would be coming up through it, and would be able to mark it themselves.

[Midge]

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

They aren't planning on using them themselves - but they are planning to put them to use: They are going to give them to Eustace and Jill, who haven't had any such decree against them yet.

Yes, of course. That's what I meant.

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

Yes, this would be a problem. Eustace and Jill would have had problems in finding the Narnia pool.

Digory and Polly might have been able to give them some advice - the Narnia pool must be very close to the Earth pool, as it seems they just picked the nearest one.

But Eustace and Jill might still have had to test out two or three pools, and there's no saying how long they might need to be in a given world before they would be able to say whether this was Narnia or not.

The puddle back to Earth wouldn't have been the problem - they would be coming up through it, and would be able to mark it themselves.

Little is known about the WBTW. I wouldn't be surprised to know that the pools move around, though there isn't a whole lot of evidence to support that.

[Varnafindë]

Originally Posted by Midge

Little is known about the WBTW. I wouldn't be surprised to know that the pools move around, though there isn't a whole lot of evidence to support that.

That would be cheating, wouldn't it?