Disclaimer: The characters and situations are not mine. I'm just providing another point of view of them.
Chapter 1
Be Not Afraid
~Be not afraid of greatness,~
Edmund
He had spent the last three years of his life forcing himself to never show fear. Not to the bullies at school; not during the air raids back home, and certainly not when it looked like he was facing death at the hands of the Witch. That part of his life was past him, though, and a new chapter was just beginning. One that named him no more as Edmund the Traitor, but King Edmund the Just. His hands trembled as he straightened his crown. Fear of wickedness was natural. Was it alright to feel afraid of something good?
Caspian
The blood in his veins was that of invaders and conquerors. Cold, cruel, calculating, and merciless, his ancestors had been to the people of this land. By force, they had assumed the rights to the throne of Narnia. It had made them powerful, he had been taught, but it had not made them great. Where greatness really came from, he still wasn't sure, though he knew enough that the size of one's kingdom did not follow the same measurements. The Crown of Narnia, previously stolen by his uncle, had been returned. Now, though, was he worthy of wearing it?
Cor
He had never dreamed he would one day live the life of an Archenland Royal. Raised in the hut of a poor Calormene fisherman, his hopes and dreams were merely limited to seeing the ever-evasive North. Now that he had accomplished that, he was scared stiff of what was facing him. He was the first-born son of King Lune; that put him first in line for the throne that his brother had never wanted. I don't want it, either, he wanted to cry. I've never been anyone special! But he was, now, the warm breath of air reminded him.
A/N: Hello, all! First story up in over six months, and I'm a little unsure of it. Parts of it I love, other parts less so, so let me know what you think! The whole will probably be up sooner on my livejournal, if you want to check it out there, and commentaries for each chapter should follow soon after that. There are three more chapters all typed up, so I will post them as soon as I can!
Cheers!
~Melpomene