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Chapter 1

Slowly the sun rose, her first strays fell on the bushy landscape. The land awakened, trees stretched and warmed itself by the morning sun. The birds in the trees blinked with their eyes, spread their wings and flew into the bright clear sky. There was no cloud to see. The birds landed on the branches after a few wing beats and began elated at their morning song. The sweet-voiced songs soon could be heard all around the beautiful landscape of Narnia.

A few miles away the Narnian castle came to life, fireplaces were lit and behind the windows there was movement. The wooden bridge from the main entrance came down with a gentle thud, and the citizens left to tend their farmlands outside the castle.

An hour passed by and everything was restful, until a lion appeared on the wooden bridge. The lion set course to the forest a few miles away from the castle, his quiet footsteps blew the leaves two inches of the ground. The trees followed the lion with their invisible eyes, but the majestic lion did not care and walked further in a calmly tempo. Slowly he disappeared in the shadows of the forest and after a few seconds the forest became calm again and it was like nothing had happened at all.

"Your Highness?"

Somewhere in the distance Caspian noticed the high-pitched voice of his servant. He didn't want to wake up, it was such a nice dream but it was too late. He woke up. He sighed and opened his eyes.

"What is it, Will?"

Caspian sat up and looked straight in the eyes of Will.

"Thank Aslan! You're awake," said Will nervously.

Will clearly was upset about something and Caspian decided to get up. Before he could stand up, his servant ran away to the next room to come back as fast as he went but now with Caspian's clothes in his arms. Will respectfully held them up and fixated his look down. Caspian grabbed the clothes and put them on by his self. For a moment he could see how shocked Will looked before he put on his 'neutral'-face. Will was supposed to help Caspian with everything, at order of the First Councilor of Narnia but Caspian was getting sick of it. He was capable of dressing himself, he did not need any help with that, he wasn't a child.

"Your Highness, you're expected in the conference room," said Will but Caspian interrupted him.

"First, I would like to eat something."

Will swallowed before he continued. "They… They were very clear, Your Majesty. You must meet your council now," stuttered Will afraid to discuss with the King of Narnia.

Caspian shrugged and walked towards the dining room. Will followed him quickly with quiet passes.

"My King…"

Caspian sighed annoyed. What could be more important than he having his breakfast?

"Will, you have my permission to leave me and tell the councilors I will be having breakfast first. I may be King but that doesn't mean I am Almighty. A human needs food."

"But…"

"Now, Will!" commanded Caspian with a deep voice. His servant looked at him with big eyes but gave in.

"As you wish, Your Highness," said Will with a small voice. As quick as he could he turned around and ran in the direction of the conference room.

Caspian's footsteps echoed loudly trough the hall and every time his foot touched the stone floor a different thought of the same memory popped in his head.

Susan. Susan dressed in the most beautiful dress of Narnia. Susan saying farewell. Susan kissing me.

He shook his head to drive back the memories, why couldn't he forget about her? He knew she was never to come back but he still wished she could. He also hoped that one day Lucy and Edmund would come back and if that happens he hoped he would still be alive.

Caspian knew about the time difference between Narnia and their world which they called Earth. There could a week pass by at Earth which could be hundreds of years here in Narnia. He really hoped he would see the two youngest Pevensies again. Susan too of course but well, that was impossible. The two oldest would never come back.

Finally he reached the dining room and the guards opened the massive doors for him. Inside the room three servants came walking towards him and bowed deep. So deep that their noses almost touched the floor.

"What would Your Highness like to eat at this beautiful morning?" asked the servant in the middle.

"The same as always, Geoffrey," answered Caspian.

"Are you sure, Majesty? We have caught fish and…"

"The same, Geoffrey," interrupted Caspian him.

Geoffrey and the other two servants made another reverence and walked backwards to the room next to this one to get bread with ham and cheese.

Not long after that Geoffrey came back with a silver plate with two sandwiches on it. The ham and cheese lay beside it.

Geoffrey almost dropped everything when the doors swung open and hit the walls with a loud noise. Will ran inside and stopped slipping in front of Caspian.

What is it now,thought Caspian.

"Your Highness, the council is expecting you now! It is very, very important!"

Caspian took the two sandwiches which has finally reached him and put some cheese and ham on top of it.

"Tell me, Will. Every time it is the same: I am summoned and when I finally arrive there, it is not that important as the councilors have said. They act like everything is a matter of life or death but I can solve their problem within minutes?" Caspian took a bite of his sandwich and looked stern in the eyes of his personal servant.

"I… Well… I am sure that is not this time. I am really sure it is very important, Majesty," stuttered Will eventually.

"Alright then." Caspian laid back his sandwiches on the silver plate and turned around to follow Will towards the council.

After a few minutes they reached the conference room and Will opened the doors for him.

"Lords of the Council, I heard from my servant that this meeting is more important than I thought," said Caspian while he walked into the room and set course to his throne at the other side of the room.

"It sure is, my King," said Lord Santino when Caspian finally sat on his throne. Caspian leaned with his head on his hand and drummed his fingers of his other hand against the railing of the throne.

"Well… What is it then?" asked Caspian.

"We have heard from reliable sources that Aslan went to the encampments in the forest just a few miles away. We know that followers of Miraz are settled there. Aslan went to the enemy, my King!" answered Lord Santino.

Caspian stopped drumming his fingers and looked more and more angry while the words of Lord Santino penetrated him.

"So… Let me get this correctly: I am called here, haven't had breakfast because you listen to the gossip of 'reliable sources'?! May I ask who those reliable sources are? Bakers? Citizens who think that behind everything there is a secret?" he asked angry with a deep voice which echoed through the room. He looked at the councilors one by one and noticed that they were afraid to answer.

"But it is true, Your Highness! Aslan went to the forest. People have seen him!" said Lord Morton.

Caspian threw a stern look at the Lord. "Towards the forest doesn't mean towards the encampments of the enemy."

"But the encampments are in that forest, my King!"

"I am sure Aslan had a good reason to get to the forest."

"I sure did," came the majestically voice of Aslan from the doorway.

Caspian and the councilors jumped out of their chairs and bowed deeply.

"Aslan," they murmured at the same time while Aslan walked towards the midst of the room.

Caspian pointed his look off the floor and saw a figure in the doorway. He blinked a few times and before he knew it the figure was gone.

Aslan saw his surprised face and asked: "Is there something the matter?"

Caspian fixated his look at Aslan and looked in the golden-brown eyes of the lion.

"I thought… Never mind," answered Caspian confused.

Aslan looked for just a moment with a frown at Caspian but then turned towards the councilors.

"My lords, you were right about one thing: I was in the forest near the encampments. We must discuss a very important matter."