In The Horse and his Boy, when the Tisroc gives Rabadash permission to attack Anvard and try to abduct Susan, he warns him, "I will not avenge you if you are killed and I will not deliver you if the barbarians cast you into prison." But when he's captured, Rabadash threatens his captors. "Terrible shall the vengeance of the Tisroc be: even now. But kill me and the burnings and torturings in these northern lands shall become a tale to frighten the world a thousand years hence."
Is Rabadash forgetting what his father said? Or is he being wily and trying to preserve his life? After all, the Narnians and Archenlanders have no way of knowing the Tisroc's words. (Well, Aravis could tell them, but Rabadash doesn't know that.) What do you think?
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Posted : December 15, 2025 11:42 am
@col-klink It might be partly that Rabadash is trying to intimidate the Narnians and Archenlanders to save his own skin. But mainly I think he just didn't take his father's warning that seriously. It would be very typical of Rabadash to overestimate his own importance.
Posted : December 15, 2025 12:18 pm
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