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Shasta has always ridden Bree. Although he could mount and sit properly, he did not know how to handle the reigns. King Lune gave him a regular horse to ride and the horse figures out real quickly that his rider is a novice and the creature takes full advantage of him. It’s like a class with a substitute teacher.

Conjunction: Earth. All elements from the three stages are brought together under the earth element.

There are twice as many flies. Where do flies fly? In the air! He hears a horn (hunting) and the sound of a horn travels in the hair and he hears a merry call. More air. He sees King Lune who thinks he is Corin. Shasta pants (for air) as he shares the news. King Lune sees truth in his face and Lord Darrin sees noble blood in the boy (Perdita vibes). Ahhh. “the air in his face was delicious.” He got back his breath!

Aravis is forced to be prostrate on a low bed, a posture of humility and worship. She has ten scratches (oooo). Separation is air and, at the end of the chapter, the hermit, who reminds me of Gandalf, but wearing Radagast’s clothes, predicts clouds and thick fogs (AIR). Bree and Aravis have a pity party, but the hermit gives them both sound advice.

Ch. 12 Shasta is running so he’s using up a lot of AIR.

If HP is a ring cycle following literary alchemy logic, then could it be HP1 red/fire/calcination, HP2 white/water/dissolution, HP3 black/air/separation. Is HP4 gold (all elements) followed by HP5 black, HP6 white, HP7 red?

Since the horses are winded and Aravis wounded, Shasta must be Pheidippides. This reminds me of Gimli/Aragorn/Legolas running in T2T. He has to show more courage in his flight.