Lyrics are from 'At the Beginning' by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx from the animated film Anastasia. I don't own the lyrics, Anastasia, or anything related to The Chronicles of Narnia. ~SG84

Things were different now, changing rapidly. The change was good. Time had passed since Lucy had first learned of Narnia, Aslan, magic and most of all Caspian. He may have come into her life last on the list, but he was no less important to her that any of the others. Aside from Aslan though, Caspian has the most influence over Lucy's life and journey through Narnia.

Peter, Susan and Edmund had all led and guided her in various ways, but they also treated her still like the baby of the family. They saw her more often than not as the one to be cherished and protected like some breakable object. Aslan, Lucy suspected, felt similar to her siblings even though he encouraged her to be braver and branch out more.

Only Caspian, dear Caspian, saw her as a woman warrior healer, able to be tender and softhearted as well as take a life to save those that she loved. He never tried to smother her, to wrap her in blankets and keep her locked away behind the gates of the new Cair Paravel. They had stood side by side and faced their battles head on, growing closer than most.

We were strangers
Starting out on a journey

Lucy and Caspian didn't start out close, far from it.

"How can he question Peter?" Lucy asked of Susan soon after they had first met the prince who would be king. The two young men butted heads at every turn, rubbing Lucy raw. She saw the dark haired Telmaraine prince as a boy playing at being a being a man. Little did she realize that both Peter and Edmund had started out in a similar fashion when they first reigned over Narnia.

"Lu, really." Susan chided her in hushed tones as she made doe eyes at the back of the princes head as they marched to what was called 'Aslan's Howe'. "We aren't the rulers of this land anymore."

"That may be, but we have more experience at situations like this than Caspian does." Lucy replied. "If only Aslan were here like last time."

Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through

He was king. Caspian was crowned as the Telmaraine who saved Narnia. Three years passed before Lucy returned to Narina, called not by Caspian, but by Aslan himself. Edmund and their cousin, Eustace were dropped into the sea beside the Dawn Treader. It was the first ship in hundreds of years to be built and sailed into the sea. Lucy was in heaven; she had always loved the sea, it reminded her of Aslan.

"Lucy! Look out!" Caspian shouted to her as they battled not only a storm, but a serpent as well. She was down on the main deck helping tie down gear when she heard the shout. Looking up, her vision was filled with razor sharp teeth, aiming for her. She screamed, but her cry was cut short when something heavy and warm slammed into her. Caspian had her pinned beneath him where they had managed to slide under one of the life boats.

"Are you okay?" His dark eyes were close to her own, bright with fear and concern. Something shifted in Lucy, and nothing would be the same. She had never been drawn to the opposite sex before, but in that moment Lucy knew she was drawn to the man above her.

"Yeah." She whispered. She would be, as soon as she understood the tingling in her stomach and skin.

Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

Spread out across the valley below were the subjects of Narnia. Centaurs, fawns, dwarves, and all other creatures as well as men and women were sheering and waving. They were celebrating a milestone in Narnian history. It was more amazing than the Kings and Queens of old retuning to aid Caspian and inspire him into restoring the old ways. A golden glow seemed to fill the air and trumpets sounded.

"This is paradise." Lucy rested her hands on the marble balcony railing, smile gracing her face as love and joy threatened to burst forth.

"Yes, it is." Caspian, her husband, hugged her from behind, placing a kiss on her exposed shoulder for all their subjects to see. Before them lay their future, and what a bright one it would be.