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Prologue

A/N: I do not own Caspian or any of the other Narnian characters or dialogue that may be mentioned later on!

This storyline is based off of the movie and most of its plot follows along with the movie as well, though there are some changes that can be found.

I hope you enjoy!

"My Lady, you must awaken!" A soft voice begins to say, pulling me out of my dream. "Haven, my Lady, wake up!" I feel fingers gently shaking me awake now, and I jump upright at the contact and see a dark figure hunched over my bed. Without thinking I whip out my dagger and peer into the darkness of my room. "My Lady, please; it is only me." Cornelius whispers.

"I'm sorry." I say, putting my dagger back in its home. I look at him curiously wondering why the old tutor is here at this hour. An enormous boom shakes the roof and I see sparks fluttering down to the ground outside my window. Fireworks?

My brain suddenly overcomes its sleepiness and puts the pieces together and my heart tightens. "Has it happened?" I ask fearfully, straining my ears to listen for anyone approaching.

Cornelius nods his head sadly. "Lord Miraz has a son." Another firework erupts above us, forcing him to pause. "I've already sent the prince into the forest and given him the horn, as per your instructions."

I leap into action at once, shoving clothes in a bag and withdrawing weapons from their secret locations. "Are you leaving with us?" I ask.

Cornelius shakes his head. "I'm going to stay here and see if I can glean any important information from Miraz."

I pull my old friend into a hug. "Thank you." I mumble into his ear.

He pulls back quickly. "You'd better hurry. I believe Miraz has sent out the riders after him." He grips my shoulder for a moment. "Stay safe, my Lady."

"And you, as well." I reply, but the old man is already gone. I hurriedly dress and slip out through the secret passage way behind my wardrobe, making my way silently to the stables.

Lyre is patiently waiting for me in her stall. "I say the prince leave. Are we leaving too?"

"Yes, but we've got to catch up." I tell the mare. She bobs her head in excitement, most likely from finally being able to talk to someone.

I unlock her stall door, then grab a fistful of her thick mane and swing up onto her back. There was no time for tack.

She leaps forward at a slight nudge from me and immediately heads for the gate and draw bridge at a gallop. Soldiers are diving out of her way as we race past. Only a handful attempt to stop us, but Lyre is too fast for them and within seconds we are crossing the cobblestone bridge and sprint for the forest.

"For Narnia!" Lyre whinnies, suddenly picking up speed and almost running out from underneath of me. I've never seen her go this fast before. Together, we dart through the stream and up into the valley's edge. I can see that the ground has been torn up by Caspian's pursuers and I pull back to slow her down.

We follow the trail for a few minutes at a brisk trot, but once we enter Shuttering Wood the trail is lost.

Lyre slows down, constantly swiveling her ears, listening for any sound that may lead us to Caspian's location, but the woods are dead silent. The black trees are dark and looming and there is almost no sense of direction whatsoever. Lyre stumbles over a twisted root once or twice as we venture deeper into the forest.

We both nearly jump out of our skins when the sound of a horn pierces through the silent air, echoing among the trees. My heart nearly stops in my chest at the sound, but Lyre heads in its direction at once. Caspian had blown Queen Susan's horn. I hoped he knew what the true meaning behind it was.

A/N: I hope you like it so far…. I know it may be a little slow at first, but it picks up later. :D Please review! Constructive criticism is much appreciated!