The Silver Chair



'''Eustance Scrubb, who had entered Narnia before with his cousins Lucy and Edmund Pevensieve, returns to the mystical world with his friend Jill Pole. They are given a mission from the Great Lion in Aslan's country, and then are blown into Narnia itself.

NARNIA...where owls are wise, where some of the giants like to snack on humans, where a prince is put under an evil spell... and where the adventure begins.

Eustace and Jill escape from the bullies at school through a strange door in the wall, which, for once, is unlocked. It leads to the open moor... or does it? Once again Aslan has a task for the children, and Narnia needs them. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, they pursue the quest that brings them face-to-face with the evil Witch. She must be defeated if Prince Rilian is to be saved.

Enter this enchanted world countless times in The Chronicles of Narnia

-from opening page of The Silver Chair 50th year editition.

Plot
Eustace Scrubb in now at school. Seeing a girl being bullied he rans with her into the wood. There he reveals to Jill Pole his secret and his desire to return to Narnia. After falling from the cliff, Eustace is blown to Narnia by Aslan's breath. Meanwhile Jill stays behind and meets Aslan. He tells her that they were called into Narnia to find find the lost prince Rilian, Caspian X's only son. Aslan tels her four signs which she can go by to find him.

"These are the signs by which I will guide you in your quest. First; as soon as the boy Eustace sets foor in Narnia, he will meet and old and dear friend. He must greet that friend at once; if he does, you will both have good help. Second; you must journey out of Narnia to the North till you come to the ruined city of the ancient giants. Third; you shall find a writing on a stone in that ruined city, and you must do what the writing tells you. Fourth; you will know the lost prince (if you find him) by this, that he will be the first person you have met in your traves who will ask you to do something in my name, in the name of Aslan."

- Aslan

After this Jill is also blown into Narnia.

Jill asks Eustace if he recognises a former friend, as this is the first sign, but he fails to do so. After talking with Trumpkin the dwarf Eustace is shocked to hear that Caspian is now an old man, and is traveling to Aslan's country to seek help from the Great Lion as to who should king after him.

Jill and Eustace are wellcomed by the court but have to steal themselfes out at night on the order of Glimfeather, an owl. He tells them that no one is allowed to go looking for the prince now, because many brave and noble Narnians tryed to find him and none of them ever came back. One of the Owls tells them the story of Prince Rilian, after which they are carried by the owls to a Marshwiggle on the borders of Ettinsmoor. The Marshwiggle, named Puddleglum agrees to come and help. They continue to travel untill they meet a lady dressed in green, who tells them that Harfang would be a good place to go. Upon reaching it they enter the castle, but next day realise that the giants intend to cook them and eat them for their autumn feast. Before escaping they realise that Harfang is built upon an ancient city, which is the second sign. They also notice a large stone with the words "Under Me". They just manage to escape, but then they drop acidentaly down a large hole. This is, as Puddleglum points out, still following the signs as the third was they had to do what the writing said. Down this hole they find a huge world, called Underland. They are taken by about one hundred of the workers to see the Queen of Underland.