Who would ever thought of how valuable deep friendship could be?
There must be quite a few examples in Narnia. There’s a couple I can think of it-
King Caspian and Lord Drinian- I would think that not only Drinian was the captain of the Dawn Treader but also a close friend and confidant to Caspian. It especially essential in The Silver Chair, where Drinian informs Caspian of Rilian’s disappearance, “It’s my fault that your son is gone, so go ahead and kill me.” Caspian even says that he already lost his wife and son, so he didn’t want to risk losing his close friend. What a deep friendship!
King Tirian and Jewel- This is probably the most obvious. The book mentions that they loved each other like brothers and have saved one another’s lives in the wars. And when things seemed to get out of hand, Jewel stuck by Tirian through and through. Who knew that there could be such a deep friendship?
Can you think of any other examples of a deep friendship in Narnia?
"And this is the marvel of marvels, that he called me beloved."
(Emeth, The Last Battle)
I think you could make a good case for Digory and Polly. Polly wants to go along the ride, and refuses to use the ring to go back home to get food. And Digory reacts emotionally when the Witch suggests leaving Polly behind. And of course, we find out that they end up being close lifelong friends.