Intro..
Leo´s POV
After weeks of training, Amelia finally managed to pass the arrow through the ceremonial ring, indicating to everyone present that she ready to ascend the throne, and Queen Clarice she could step down from the throne because her time as monarch was over. She was so excited, everyone was there, watching, expecting her to screw up.. but no sir! She didnt!. Monarchs and embassadors of the neighboring countries were there, Calormen and Narnian.
And looking around the crowd i noticed that the Narnian Royal Four were here, i froze, remembering the last time we saw each other, it was so long ago, after my parents died..
After the ceremony, a pair of little girls, no older then 14 were sitting underneath the shadow of a pear tree,they were in the royal pantheon were their ancestors were placed after their time in Genovia came to an end. They were wearing black dresses, as the mourning genovian protocol indicated. They werent speaking to anyone, suddenly two young individuals dressed in royal mourning attire came close to the twins, one of them, the young girl with reddish hair and heart- shaped face, said to the older twin named Amelia: "Its time, we have to leave now". Amelia looked up to Queen Lucy and nodded.
Her sister, Leonora, still hadnt noticed the young King staring at her, finally after minutes passed, she saw him, extending his hand to her, she didnt even doubted, she grabed it, she trusted him that much. "Come on, dont cry, well see each other again, my lioness". She loved it when he called her by that nickname he gave her, he was the only one who called her that, not even her sister dared to do that. It all began when everyone start calling him "Black Lion", a name that suited him, because of his fierceness and bravery in battle, nobody could match him, not even his brother, the High King could. One day Amelia and her were training in the backyard, and of course Leonora bested her sister, they didnt even noticed they had an audience, their parents and the Royal Four were there, from that day on, King Edmund called Princess Leonora, his Lioness.
"Dont forget my doll,my lion" she said ,calling him by her nickname for him, remebering him of his promise of bringing her a narnian doll, famous because the queens loved them and because these toys were always made wearing a symil of the queens gowns. Giving a little chuckle because even though he was older than her by three years, she had him wrapt up in her little finger, he said "Of course not, my lioness, your wishes are my command!", they hugged and said goodbye until the next time their paths cross again.
That was seven years ago.
They look so different now, taller, the Queens looked so regal and gentle at the same time, the Kings looked so fierce and proud. Queen Susan was wearing a red gown embroided in gold with her matching parasol, looking like a fashion icon as always with her crown on, watching Amelia like a very proud parent. Queen Lucy, dressed simply and fashionably practical in her green gown and crown set in her perfect reddish head, her brown eyes fixed happily at Amelia. King Peter wearing blue satin trousers and a white silk shirt, golden crown in his head, and Rhindon, faithfully guarding his left side. King Edmund, being totally the opposite of her brother, wearing all black, he looked, exactly like all the rumors ive being hearing, just like the saying goes "tall, dark and mean" suited the Black Lion tremendously. Although, what the others didnt know, taking exception of a few, is that King Edmund, was nothing as depicted, he was caring, gentle and fiercely loyal and protective of his loved ones.
On the opposite side, the calormen were there, looking so agressive, vendictive, selfish and staring at us, like a famished child stares a piece of bread. Frankly they were scaring my wits out of me, like my father used to say. I knew they had spoken to my grandma but Josef, my grandpa, told me that it was nothing to worry about, yet. Now fixing my eyes on these two, my grandparents, they had this extremely funny faces on, they were openly gaping with a goofy face at Amelia, because she couldnt wait to be her self again, and fell face flat on the floor and everyone of our guests didnt know what to do...