This is hardly something he's ever expected to have to discuss, and Caspian finds himself somewhat at a loss.

Marian is...she's...Marian. His mirror. His friend. Aside from Amy, hers is the opinion he values most, the face he was most glad to see on his return.

But he doesn't understand why Kate looks so surprised.

"We're not -- courting," he says, carefully. "And Marian's affections are...otherwise engaged. But I count her among my closest and truest of friends."