Caspian was put upon by the Beasts and his advisors even before he was crowned, that no decision was more critical in these early days with such lasting, personal and political repercussion than the paramount importance of choosing a Royal Guard – “your very best friend,” Queen Lucy said, “your helpmeet, advisor, and confidante,” Queen Susan had said (and both Queens had whispered, Wolves and he thought it had been settled until the High King had said, “Cheetahs, of course, should serve the King of Narnia,” except the Cheetahs declined, rather stuffily too, saying, “We Guard only the High King.”

Though Caspian pressed King Edmund for his opinion on Wolf versus Great Cat, long moments passed before the King finally said with an unexpected solemnity, “It is a very intimate matter, Caspian, to share your every moment with your Royal Guard, and you are right to enter it cautiously for the Guard’s oath will bind you both, until death, in this World and beyond to Aslan’s own Country. As to what Guard, Canine and Feline both served me well, and I loved them both, but, truly, for sheer, vicious ferocity, you really should consider a Goose.”