Pattertwig

"Is this possible? Do you really think there could be peace? Do you? I mean, really?"

- Pattertwig

Pattertwig was a talking Red Squirrel, who aided Caspian X in the Narnian Revolution against his uncle, Miraz.

Biography
Like many others of the old Narnian animals, Pattertwig was much bigger and smarter than the dumb squirrels one would see on Earth. In fact, he was about the size of a terrier.

While he was a true Narnian, he was very chattery - just like all squirrels! As soon as he saw Prince Caspian, he accepted him as king and offered him a nut.

The cheeky creature was sent to invite the other Old Narnians to the Dancing Lawn, and was then sent to Lantern Waste to see if he could find the aid that was promised to whomever blew upon Queen Susan's horn.

Pattertwig was loyal to Narnia, and a loyal subject of Prince Caspian.

Adaptations
In the 2008 film adaption of Prince Caspian, Pattertwig made two appearances.

He was first seen at the Dancing Lawn, where he observed Caspian making his plea to the Narnians to help him in his war against Miraz, and listened to his promise to help restore their land to them.

Pattertwig was eager to believe in Caspian, in his promise that there could be peace between the Narnians and the Telmarines, and asked him insistently if it was really possible.

He was also seen at Aslan's How, where he took part in the discussion over the Narnian's plan to invade Miraz's Castle, though he didn't attribute much to it.

"We could collect nuts!" "Yes! And throw them at the Telmarines... Shut up!"

- Pattertwig and Reepicheep

Trivia

 * In the Prince Caspian film, Pattertwig was voiced by composer Harry Gregson-Williams.
 * Pattertwig was one of the characters conceived very early on by C.S. Lewis, and is included in the Lefay Fragment, the first attempt at a sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
 * Apparently, it's very bad manners among squirrels to watch anyone going to his store (place where he stores his food), or look as if you want to know where it is.
 * Pattertwig is a red squirrel, which were seen more in Lewis's day, although now the grey squirrels are more common. Grey squirrels were brought over from North America, but because of their larger size, they soon dominated the red squirrels, making them endangered.