Now that the Narnia books are gradually being made into movies, it's brought up some memories of reading them as a child. One scene that never sat quite right with me went like this: a prince (or someone, anyway) is tied to The Silver Chair for an hour every night. Before being tied down, he tells the children that they must not untie him, no matter what he says. He claims that during this time of the night he is overtaken by a madness, and will try to convince them to untie him. He may be persuasive or crafty in doing so, and they must not under any circumstances, approach or untie him.
The time ticks around and the prince, now tied to the chair, starts saying that, actually, this is the time of day when he is in his right mind, and would they untie him please so he can be free of the curse. So they untie him, taking his word for it after his previous word contradicted this and, in fact, prepared them for it. Now, keep in mind that this might be a bit hazy in my mind since it was many years ago that I read the books, but doesn't it seem a bit wrong?
Mokalus of Borg
PS - I saw Prince Caspian on the weekend.
PPS - I enjoyed it.
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