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Tirian
Rishda is a Calormene leader who takes advantage of others’ beliefs for his own ends. Rishda does not believe in any god or worship any deity. However, he convinces many Calormenes and Narnians that he is the mouthpiece for their respective god in a cynical move to consolidate power. Rishda is every bit as callous as he is cunning, and he thoroughly defeats the Narnians in the last battle of Narnia. However, Tirian grabs Rishda and takes him into the stable, where Rishda faces Tash’s wrath.
Rishda Quotes in The Last Battle
The The Last Battle quotes below are all either spoken by Rishda or refer to Rishda. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10 Quotes
“Nay, my Father,” answered Emeth. “Thou hast said that their Aslan and our Tash are all one. And if that is the truth, then Tash himself is in yonder. And how then sayest thou that I have nothing to do with him? For gladly would I die a thousand deaths if I might look once on the face of Tash.”
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Chapter 15 Quotes
“Therefore if any man swear by Tash and keep his oath for the oath’s sake, it is by me that he has truly sworn, though he know it not, and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then, though he says the name Aslan it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted. Dost thou understand, Child? I said, Lord, thou knowest how much I understand. But I said also (for the truth constrained me), Yet I have been seeking Tash all my days. Beloved, said the Glorious One, unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truly. For all find what they truly seek.”
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Rishda Character Timeline in The Last Battle
The timeline below shows where the character Rishda appears in The Last Battle. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7
...Poggin tells him that he believes a cat named Ginger and a Calormene captain named Rishda have overtaken Shift and are pulling the strings on the entire operation.
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Poggin overheard Rishda and Ginger talking about how they are getting sick of Shift and plan to dispose...
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Chapter 9
Rishda and Ginger, who are surrounded by a crowd of animals, bring Shift out next to...
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Chapter 10
...lie. Griffle tells everyone that Shift has been showing them a donkey rather than Tashlan. Rishda quickly talks over Griffle, reminding everyone that, although a donkey has been impersonating Aslan, Tashlan...
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Shift and Rishda try to get Ginger to tell the crowd what he saw. However, Ginger can no...
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Not wanting to admit the truth, Shift and Rishda allow Emeth into the stable. From the side, Tirian admires Emeth’s bravery, insisting that Emeth...
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Chapter 11
Tirian immediately targets Rishda, who scrambles away from him. Nearby, the rest of Tirian’s band leaps into action, including...
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Once everyone has taken a side, the battle properly begins. Rishda orders the Calormenes to drive the Narnians into the stable, hoping to offer them as...
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Chapter 12
...dwarven arrows are not as effective. Furthermore, because he has the numbers on his side, Rishda is able to order several of his men to advance on the dwarves. The Calormenes...
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...the Calormenes to drive him toward the stable. Then, when he gets close, Tirian grabs Rishda and pulls him into the stable. As they enter, the earth shakes and the same...
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Chapter 15
...around the bonfire each night was no god at all, and it infuriated him that Rishda had no faith in Tash. Emeth’s determination to see Tash himself pushed him to enter...
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