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I'd thought he was a man. Is he—quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion."
Mr. Beaver's response captures the essence perfectly: "Safe? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you."
The most direct exchanges between Aslan and Susan often involve him addressing her as "Daughter of Eve" - moments of recognition, guidance, and the weight of choice that runs throughout Lewis's work.