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   Tim Bruening  wrote:   
      
      
      
   [Jadis and her ambitions]   
      
   > Why didn't she try to conquer Archenland and Calormen to make Narnia   
   > a World Empire?   
      
   [Magician's Nephew spoilers]   
      
   I would guess because something happened between her being a mighty   
   queen and evil power in Charn, and her being queen of a tiny little land   
   like Narnia. Maybe it was the fear and loathing she felt when she saw   
   Aslan sing Narnia (and its world) into existence. She fled from Aslan   
   that time, ate the apple to make her live forever, and (eventually -   
   when those trees fell down, I think) she came back and conquered Narnia.   
      
   I would guess it was the fear and hatred of Aslan driving her. She   
   conquered Narnia as a direct challenge to him, trying to destroy the   
   area that he held most dear. Maybe half-hoping that he wouldn't come   
   back, and maybe half-hoping that he would and she could kill him. And   
   maybe the fear of Aslan meant she feared to over-extend herself and   
   leave Narnia open to rebel in her absence.   
      
   Also, as the apple made her immortal (I think), she had plenty of time   
   to carry out her plans. Maybe conquering the rest of the world was on   
   her list for a few thousand years hence.   
      
   Her ultimate ambition would have been to find a way back to the Wood   
   between the Worlds (though all her magic seemed to drain away there), or   
   some other way of passing between the Worlds, and to conquer other   
   places as well, such as our world.   
      
   Christopher   
      
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