AN: Based on the movie-version of the series. I had posted this story before, but took it down because I wasn't satisfied with it. After much tweaking, I feel like it's finally ready.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: All original Narnian characters belong to their respectful owners. All the rest are mine...all mine (mwah hah hah!)

Prologue

Days of war. All I had been seeing lately is war. I sat at my chamber window as if searching for any sign of peace or an end. Caspian was gone, Father as well. My life was an endless prayer circle for both men who held places in my heart.

Father blamed the Narnians for all of our troubles. Apparently, they had regrouped with four young people they claimed to be their monarchs and Father said that our entire race may be eliminated if they were not stopped. I spoke with Caspian's tutor, Dr Cornelius, to try and understand why the Narnians had waited until now to strike at us. Was it their new leaders that gave them confidence? I thought that the Narnians had been taken care of but it seemed that Father may have overlooked one or two things. Dr Cornelius simply patted my head when I told him my troubles and told me "not to worry" and "everything would eventually right itself over time". This bothered me even further; no one was telling me the situation about my own people and the state we were in and I could do nothing to help if I didn't know anything. The sound of my chamber door opening brought me out of my thoughts. My mother walked in, a purple shawl covering her head. I embraced her and raised my hand to her face. She looked as if she had been faced with death itself. When she spoke, her voice was so soft I had to lean forward to hear her.

"Caspian was here last night."I widened my eyes in shock.

"He was? For how long? Why didn't you wake me so I could see him?" I asked impatiently.

"He has united with the Narnians and he led an attack on the castle. He…he tried to kill Miraz," she said, her hands shaking.

"What?" My cousin never hurt a single creature in his life! He even refused to let the captured mice be given to the cats and insisted on them being freed. "Mother, this is impossible. Maybe you were dreaming." She shook her head violently.

"No! Caspian held a sword to Miraz' neck and demanded to know the truth about…" She hesitated.

"The truth about what?"

"Asha, Miraz killed Caspian's father. He lied to Caspian and me for all these years!" I stood, immobile. Father killed is own brother and now he was trying to take the throne! That's why Caspian left; it all made so much sense now!

"Mother, do you realize what this means? What Father has been doing all this time?"

"I know, my child. I'm just ashamed that it took this long for me to realize it. I just wish there was something I could do to right the wrongs I have done. I know I didn't do anything directly, but just standing by and watching as Miraz became consumed by power was not the right thing to do." She stroked my face as she spoke to me, and her eyes dimmed and her face went into shock. "I shot him."

"Who, Miraz? Good."

"No, Caspian." I looked at her with accusing eyes and my face grew red. I was about to leave when she grabbed my arm with a force that I didn't know she possessed in her small body and she refused to let go until I sat back down. "I accidentally pushed the trigger on the crossbow. There was so much arguing and seeing the other two there made me nervous. A young man and a young woman," she answered my unsaid question. "I don't know anything about them, but they must be Narnians. Asha, it is no longer safe for you here; I want you to escape. Go to the next kingdom until word is sent to you that the war is over. I already made plans for you to stay there, and you will be treated well." She took my hand in hers and pulled me to her. "I have a dreadful feeling that we will never see each other again." My eyes spilled over with tears as I clung to her, refusing to let go. I cried and sobbed that she could not leave me, that I couldn't live if I knew she wasn't here anymore. But I had to be brave; she was doing this for me, and also putting her own life in danger.

"Go, now," she whispered. With one last hug from her, I ran to my room and collected my most valuable things. Then I ran to the stables and saddled any horse I could find and rode like the wind into the foggy, misty day.