Caspian, who is now king, is listening to Aslan describe the not-always-noble history of the Telmarines, of whom Caspian is one. He laments, "I was wishing that I came of a more honourable lineage." Aslan replies:
You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,
and that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar,
and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor in earth.
