Disclaimer: I am not C.S.Lewis, but I do own all of the character (except the White Witch) in this chapter.
Prologue
The sunlight played gently across the little girl's face as she crouched behind a forest green tent, panting. She was dressed in the same elegant color, embroidered in gold, and a gold crown was perched upon her yellow locks.
"Where are you?" asked a voice around the corner.
The little girl began to chuckle.
"I can hear you." Said the voice again.
Her chuckling stopped.
The little girl stood up and quietly tip toed around the tent. Suddenly, a pair of arms reached out from behind her and lifted her up into the air.
"Gotcha." Yelled what was clearly a woman's voice.
"Mother, how did you find me?"
" I have a very good sense of direction and you left a trail of raspberry jam."
The little girl giggled, looking up to the face of the one who was holding her. She had curly light brown hair and green eyes. She was considered to be the most beautiful women in all of the lands and her kind and gentleness was spoken of everywhere.
"Your father's back." She said smiling.
"Really?" asked the little girl, " where is he now?"
"In his private tent with Lord Deberon."
"Oh..that stuffy, little, old man." She said, receiving a very stern look from her mother. "Sorry," she continued, " but it is true."
Her mother giggled.
"Now mother, can you put me down. I'm seven years old and I can walk perfectly by myself." Said the little girl matter-of-factly.
"Yes, I can put you down, but first I have to have a kiss."
The little girl pecked her mother before jumping out of her arms and running off towards another tent across the campsite. Her mother followed, smiling as she watched her weaved in and out of soldiers before she stormed into a far tent.
"Papa!" she screamed, running over and hoping onto her father's lap.
"Oh, my beautiful little sunflower. I've missed you so much." He exclaimed, wrapping his arms around his daughter and planting big kisses all over her face.
"What was it like?" she asked, pulling away from her father's grip.
"Green."
"Papa." She sighed, annoyed.
"I know, it was beautiful, just like you." The little girl beamed up at her father.
"How has my little princess been since I left?"
"I've been wonderful, Father, but I miss home. When will this tour of the country end?"
"When all of the people of Archenland know that we care and concerned about their problems, my little Princess."
"But when Papa," she wined, "will we be back before my birthday?"
"Yes my sunflower, within a month we should be back home. Now, let's go eat I'm starving. Lord Deberon," he turned to the man standing in front of his desk, " would you like to join us."
"No Sire, I must go, but thank you." He bowed deeply before beginning to leave the tent, stopping in front of the flap, "Remember what we talked about." He told the King.
"I will..but I will do what is best for the people of my country."
"Yes, Sire." He replied, bowing first to the King and Queen, who had just entered the tent, before leaving.
"What was he talking about dear?" The Queen asked her husband.
"Nothing important, my dear. Just politics. Now if you would excuse me, I think that I'm going to take a nap before lunch."
"I agree that you should too." Said his wife reaching out her hand towards her daughter, "Let's go and let Father rest."
The little girl kissed the King on the cheek and jumped out of his lap.
"Come on Mummy, let's finished our game of hide and go seek." Begged the Princess.
"Alright, "smiled her mother, "One..two..three.."
The little girl ran from the ten as if she was on fire, leaving her mother and father alone.
"Now tell me what's really going on." said the Queen, turning back to her husband.
"Lord Deberon thinks that we ought to join the White Witch."
"Join the White Witch! Has Lord Deberon lost his marbles?"
"I don't know dear..but he may be right. "
"Bri..are you listening to what you are saying? Join the White Witch! She'll run Archenland like she runs Narnia…cold and cruel. And I will not stand by and watch my country be given to her."
"But Lily, it might be better."
"Better! How can it be better Brim?"
"Lord Deberon says the White Witch will stopped at nothing to control all of the lands. It will save many lives if we just give it to her now instead of her having to take it by force."
"Don't you hear what you are saying? Lord Deberon is poisoning your mind. You can't believe that it will be better for our people to have her rule. They would all eventually die. She will either kill them or they will freeze or starve. The White Witch cares only for herself and I will die before I bow to her!"
Angrily she left the tent in search of the daughter. She walked up into the forest, searching behind the trees for her. She could hear giggles from a nearby one.
"I know that you're near."
A few more giggles erupted. Her steps were growing closer to the tree. She was almost there..then…..
"MOTHER" the little girl screamed.
Lily dropped to her knees, her dress covered in blood. She gasped for air, collapsing to the ground. An arrow had struck her, piercing her heart. The small girl tried to stop her bleeding with her own hands, but she couldn't. Lily grabbed her crying daughters wrist and held her hands in hers.
"I love you …Aurora."
Her face went white.
Her skin went cold.
Queen Lily was dead.
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