TRUMPKIN is the brave Red Dwarf who remains steadfastly loyal throughout Prince Caspian, the The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair. To begin with, however, he refuses to believe in the great Kings and Queens of the past that Caspian tells him about, thinking it all "eggs in moonshine", but something happens to change his mind!
Like most Dwarfs, he was very stocky and deep-chested. He would have been about three feet high if he had been standing up, and an immense beard and whiskers of coarse red hair left little of his face to be seen except a beak-like nose and twinkling black eyes. "Anyway," he continued, "ghosts or not, you've saved my life and I'm extremely obliged to you." "What were they going to drown you for?" asked Peter. "Oh, I'm a dangerous criminal, I am," said the Dwarf cheerfully. "But that's a long story. Meantime, I was wondering if perhaps you were going to ask me to breakfast? You've no idea what an appetite it gives one, being executed."
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