A WARRIOR FOR THE JUST
Chapter 2:
Author's note:
Hey guys, I am back with another chapter and hopefully I have improved.
Chapter 2:
When Caspian woke up the next day, he thought he had gone mad. Anyone would if the suddenly happen to see a talking badger and a dwarf.
When he found Amaya with them, he quickly drew out his sword to defend her (though this is queer to me as she can very well defend herself. Anyway back to the story). Only after Amaya had explained about what had happened that he seemed to calm down. He was still a bit scared from the Narnians as they were new to him.
Next was the time for introduction. Caspian introduced himself. He got to know that the badger was named Trufflehunter (Truff, as Amaya liked to call him) and the dwarf was named Nibabrick.
Later that day, Trufflehunter took them to meet few other Narnians. And their numbers put Caspian in thought as to how they could have survived without being noticed.
For Amaya it was scary as well as it gave her hope that they could somehow throw away Miraz and win the throne that Caspian deserved to sit on.
Caspian had given a very long speech to convince the Narnians. Amaya was shocked but happy to see Caspian's oratory skills.
"Nice speech." Amaya had mocked her brother for which she got a friendly shove.
A few days passed. Caspian and Amaya were finally winning the trust of the narnians.
One fine day, some of the narnians, Caspian and Amaya were discussing some battle strategies. A few Minotaurs were on guard. Glenstorm, the centaur was debating with Nibabrick on some battle strategy. But Caspian wasn't paying attention to it.
He was busy in his own internal turmoil. Forget the army, he had never led a platoon to a hunting trip. He was scared for his life and the life of the creatures that had put their faith in him and were ready to sacrifice their lives for him, a prince who had never been in battle and didn't know how to lead. But most of all he was scared for Amaya. Though she was a warrior, Caspian wanted to protect her from any and every harm. He couldn't afford to lose her because she was the only one he loved and was not dead. He had already seen her almost die once. It had been too painful for him to watch her lie there in pain, fighting for her life. He didn't want to experience the pain of losing her. He would die of it.
Amaya watched the debate between Glenstorm and Nibabrik. She felt Caspian shift uncomfortably. She looked at him. She could see doubt and pain written on his face. She knew at once what he was thinking. He was doubting his abilities and hers. Amaya clutched caspian's hand and pulled him out of the heated argument. She took him out of the earshot of the Narnians but still in the perimeters guarded by the minotaurs. Amaya turned around and looked into Caspian's eyes. Worry and confusion were crystal clear in his eyes. Amaya hugged him and he hugged back.
"Don't doubt yourself", said Amaya once they had pulled out from the hug," I know you will do wonderfully. You will lead this army like a king and march victoriously from the battle. You can do it. And if you can't, I'll still trust you and love you the same."
"Thanks, but that's just one of my many worries."
"I know. But don't you dare doubt me. And I am not leaving you this soon. You've still gotta bear me for many years."
"I can't lose you. I had seen you almost die. I can't watch you die totally. I can't watch the light fade away from your eyes. I have no one else except you."
"I know. But trust me. I am much better a fighter than I was back then. And I am planning to annoy you for all the years to come. You can't get rid of Amaya so easily."
Caspian hugged her and she hugged back.
"By the way, you look good in a dress. More like a girl." Caspian told Amaya.
He was right. The peach colored dress she wore made her eyes stand out. It clashed with her hair making her look pretty. A few female centaurs had bathed her and braided her hair with flowers, despite her refusal. She still kept both her swords hung on the either side of her waist.
"Why thank you" Amaya said.
"We should head back to the meeting now." Caspian said, "they would have begun to notice our dissappearence."
And without another word, they treaded on to the meeting.
Author's note:
Don't worry. Next chapter, I will be bringing in the Pevensie kids and the love story between Edmund and Amaya would start. I wanted this chapter to show the relation between Amaya and Caspian.
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