Part 1, Chapter 11 Summary

The half-sisters look like enemies met for a battle to the death, nerves taught and watchful. Realizing this is the part of the story on which her charge against the gods chiefly rests, Orual is careful to overcome blurriness and write the whole truth. Fighting madness in them both, Orual insists they leave this terrible place. The gods of Glome are too close to the people to dismiss the reality of this invisible palace as Greeks would, particularly in the heart of the Mountain where even priests fear to go, but Orual cannot let reality slip away. When Psyche points out gates and walls, Orual lashes out in fury to deny anything is there. Psyche too is angry and guides Orual's hands in feel them. Orual pulls away and then shakes Psyche like a child to make her stop pretending. Much...