"And it was different when he had never done anything during our reign. Now he's done something, and it was big and splashy and scared a lot of creatures, and the situation is no longer 'Eternal Winter was a figure of terror during the reign of the White Witch, which is now over', it's 'Eternal Winter is a figure of terror who is locked safely away in the dungeons of Cair Paravel from which he can never escape so nobody has to worry'."

James sighs.

"I wish he'd just asked nicely. I mean - I think I understand what he means when he says there's no way he would ever have thought to do that. But I still wish he'd just asked nicely."