The Rescue and the Return

The Silver Chair

The discovery of Rilian transforms a hidden rescue into a dangerous escape and finally a reunion with his father.

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Beneath the Ruins Beneath the Ruins from "The Silver Chair". The Descent Under the City Escape becomes a fall Pursued by giants and hounds, the travelers hide in a crevice beneath the ruined city.

Beneath the Ruins from "The Silver Chair". The Descent Under the City Escape becomes a fall Pursued by giants and hounds, the travelers hide in a crevice beneath the ruined city.

The Descent Under the City Escape becomes a fall Pursued by giants and hounds, the travelers hide in a crevice beneath the ruined city. Loose earth carries them deep underground, beyond any easy return. A new captor The Warden’s armed Earthmen find the party and take them toward the Queen of Underland. The route beneath the city fulfills the instruction literally while increasing the peril.

The Captive Prince The Captive Prince from "The Silver Chair". The Stranger in the Chair An altered identity The travelers meet a courteous young man who denies knowledge of Rilian and Narnia.

The Captive Prince from "The Silver Chair". The Stranger in the Chair An altered identity The travelers meet a courteous young man who denies knowledge of Rilian and Narnia.

The Stranger in the Chair An altered identity The travelers meet a courteous young man who denies knowledge of Rilian and Narnia. His account of a promised kingdom repeats the Queen’s political scheme. The nightly binding When his fit approaches, he is secured to the Silver Chair. The visitors discover that the apparent courtly figure is also a prisoner of enchantment.

Breaking the Chair Breaking the Chair from "The Silver Chair". The Prisoner Released The sign becomes decisive Rilian invokes Aslan as the witch’s spell takes hold of him.

Breaking the Chair from "The Silver Chair". The Prisoner Released The sign becomes decisive Rilian invokes Aslan as the witch’s spell takes hold of him.

The Prisoner Released The sign becomes decisive Rilian invokes Aslan as the witch’s spell takes hold of him. The children and Puddleglum cut the cords and Rilian destroys the Silver Chair with his sword. The truth restored He recognizes himself as Caspian X’s son and learns that his captivity has lasted over ten years. The rescue shifts the mission from finding him to getting him home.

The Witch Defeated The Witch Defeated from "The Silver Chair". The Last Confrontation Refusal of conquest The Lady of the Green Kirtle tries to reclaim Rilian and denies the reality of Narnia.

The Witch Defeated from "The Silver Chair". The Last Confrontation Refusal of conquest The Lady of the Green Kirtle tries to reclaim Rilian and denies the reality of Narnia.

The Last Confrontation Refusal of conquest The Lady of the Green Kirtle tries to reclaim Rilian and denies the reality of Narnia. Puddleglum resists her enchantment, helping the others recover their conviction. Violence ends the spell The witch becomes the serpent that killed Rilian’s mother. Rilian, Eustace, and Puddleglum kill her, ending her control and unleashing the collapse of Underland.

Homecoming at the River Homecoming at the River from "The Silver Chair". Return to Narnia A country recovered Narnian creatures dig the travelers out of the hillside beneath the Great Snow Dance.

Homecoming at the River from "The Silver Chair". Return to Narnia A country recovered Narnian creatures dig the travelers out of the hillside beneath the Great Snow Dance.

Return to Narnia A country recovered Narnian creatures dig the travelers out of the hillside beneath the Great Snow Dance. Rilian is recognized immediately and welcomed by the people he was meant to inherit. Father and son reunited Caspian X returns from his voyage and sees Rilian again before dying. The rescued heir returns to the kingdom, though the reunion comes at the cost of farewell.

After fleeing Harfang

After the party reaches the Queen’s underground court

During the first night in Rilian’s chamber

Minutes after Rilian is freed

After the party escapes the flooding tunnels