"Throw your party if you must," says Aslan, "for I see your intention is good. But I cannot be there."

"What?" Lucy gasps. "Why? You're the main event!"

The Lion narrows his eyes. "You confuse me for a party clown."

"No, no, we'll get a separate clown!" Lucy insists. "I mean, unless you think that detracts from Your presence."

"It could," Susan muses. "The destruction of bridges signify His power and the wine signifies His generosity, but what would a clown represent?"