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"And what!? You thought I wouldn't discover that you all were sneaking around behind my back? Making Edmund dog me so that he'd guard your 'privacy'?" Susan asked angrily as she threw her hands up and began tapping her foot impatiently as the three shamed men in front of her kept their mouths shut. "Now. Now you have nothing to say?" She raised an eyebrow imperiously as Peter grimaced and stepped forward, embarrassment dancing on his features.

"Su, listen, we weren't sneaking-"

"Not sneaking? Oh, I'm sorry, but I would actually consider your not informing me of a council meeting to be a form of sneaking." She spat this as she began pacing, her carefully plaited hair falling out slightly. "As I recall, I myself am a member of the council, and to not have been given the slightest clue of a meeting…" She trailed off and shot everyone a withering look. "I am extremely insulted." She stated darkly, her chest heaving as she seemed to collect herself once more, a feline merely cleaning her claws before going in to attack once more.

"Oh, don't have a row Susan." Edmund tried good naturedly, only to be shrunk under his sister's glare. "There's a perfectly good explanation for all of this." He knew that she needed to be calmed somehow, just as Susan was the kindest and gentlest at her best, he knew she could be just the opposite at her worst. Floundering under Susan's stern stare he cast about wildly until his eyes landed upon Caspian who was watching Susan with a somewhat dazed look on his face. Smirking Edmund cleared his throat, "Yes, see here a suitable explanation…that Caspian will tell you about." He watched Peter double over in a smile before straightening and leaning against the wall, determined to see how the new king got himself out of this one.

"A good explanation? Well let's have it then." Susan stated clearly as she turned towards Caspian who had only just realized what had occurred. Blinking in surprise he almost felt the need to back up from the woman in front of him. Despite Susan's beautiful face he was quite intimidated as it displayed her fury.

"I-uh, what?" Caspian asked frantically as Susan took a step closer to him and crossed her arms over her chest. Caspian was mentally cursing Edmund as his mind worked quickly to find the best way in telling the queen of the matters at hand.

"Caspian, I am waiting." Susan said in a clipped tone as she shook her head and concentrated on making his dark eyes meet her own.

"Well…" Caspian was pausing far too long, and Edmund snorted, earning a hurried glare from the dark haired king. "I- Susan, listen, you must understand what has been going on." Susan looked as if she'd been slapped as she took a step backwards.

"What has been going on?" She whispered urgently, some color lost from her once reddened cheeks, her dedication to her people overtaking her anger and turning her once taught body to a loose knot of worry.

Caspian moved toward her, "It's-"

"It's the rebels Su." Peter cut in, realizing that Caspian was going to make this harder than ever to tell his sister.

"Rebels?" Susan questioned, furrowing her brow, I have heard nothing through the court, what are you speaking of?" She turned desperately toward each of the three solemn faces and whispered, "Narnian rebels?" She questioned softly, fear gripping at her expression and heart.

"Oh, rubbish Su, of course not Narnian ones, they're Telmarine, they've grown angry at the union between the two peoples. They're multiplying somewhere in the eastern woods and Caspian's only been discussing the best way to deal with the matter." He said this hurriedly as he felt Peter's glare begin to pierce him, perhaps he hadn't said that as gently as he should have.

Susan shuddered as she thought of rebels so soon after having had a wonderful victory, "How could this have happened?" She wondered aloud quietly as Caspian bowed his head and Peter took a hold of her shoulder.

"As I've told Caspian it's only to be expected…I know it's hard to hear about." Peter said quietly as Susan glanced away before turning her gaze on him, a slightly determined look on her face, and Peter dropped his hand from her shoulder as he realized that a flame of anger was now dancing in her eyes.

"So. Is this why you kept the matter from me? You feel I am to delicate to hear about such things?" She asked this testily as she saw Caspian shifting from foot to foot. "Is that really what it is Caspian?" He looked up at her cold tone and he bit his lip, admiring her blazing eyes and yet fearing them as well.

"We did not want to upset you…"

"And look at what you've done by keeping this from me!" Susan practically hissed as Caspian shrank back from her, trying to keep up with her mood changes. Turning on her older brother she shook her finger at him clearly wounded. "I had better faith in you Peter, I thought you trusted my council on such matters, whoever had the idea to keep me out of this was clearly out of line, and you should have brought them back, I have the right to know." Her voice was calm once more, but it had lost all of its usual warmth, instead each word that dropped from her lips sliced at every single heart in the room. "I may be a woman, but I am not weak, Lucy is young, I am not, I agree that these matters be kept from her, but I cannot argue the same for myself." She shook her head as if completely disappointed in all of them. "Because I know what is occurring I suggest you enlighten me on what you plan to do about the situation, King Caspian?" She turned her smoldering eyes to meet his and Caspian flinched. The formality of their names hadn't been used since Caspian's coronation and he was deeply hurt that she had chosen now to use it, he didn't need someone as important to him as the young queen to be mad at him now. Taking a shaky breath he nodded his head in consent before inclining it towards Peter who had taken to leaning against the wall once more.

"Your brother has suggested an ambush as the best form of handling the rebels." He said this quietly before adding a gentle, "my queen." Onto his sentence that tested Susan's confidence, but served as a distraction from the looks that the three kings were exchanging.

Quickly collecting herself she let her thoughts clear before realizing what Caspian had just said. Noting the king's questioning look towards her it was obvious that he was concerned about her reaction. A rush of anger rippled through her as she drew herself up, "An ambush?" She echoed dangerously as she turned to Peter, "How do you know that you will even find them?"

"We know approximately where they are." Peter returned defensively as he watched his sister's eyes flick towards Edmund.

"When do we leave?" She asked quickly as she spun to face Caspian. "I trust you had long enough to sort out those elements of the plan as well." She watched as Caspian's eyes twitched towards Edmund's who was obviously trying to relay a message to him, but as he couldn't decipher it he merely charged ahead with what his mind was begging him to say.

"You won't be accompanying us my lady, but we plan on an entourage of ten men including me and your brothers, and we have arranged our departure for two days-"

"What?" Susan's icy tone stopped the king short and his gaze shifted towards hers, had he forgotten a key detail? Acutely aware of Susan's narrowing eyes and Edmund's groan Caspian tried to figure out where his mistake had occurred, but he had not long before Susan let him know exactly why she was once again angered. "I'm not coming?" She questioned harshly, what do you speak of? This is preposterous, Peter tell him that I am accompanying you." She fixed her gaze on her older brother and found him bowing his head. Dropping her voice and losing her thunder she whispered his name softly, "Peter…what are you doing?" She glanced toward her other brother, "Edmund?" She watched in dismay as he too shook his head.

"Su- you can't go." Peter spoke gently as he saw tears spring towards his sister's eyes, he knew despite her gentle demeanor she was dedicated to protecting her people, and she would not willingly miss a battle to avenge them.

"Why not? It's not like I am needed to serve as regent, the Telmarines would not allow it. A woman ruling in an absence or not is thought absurd Peter, you know that." She looked searchingly at her brother, "I am useful in battle, and this is for my people…please understand my need to come with you all." She cast a glance at Caspian who had been watching her with an unreadable expression. "I hope you don't expect me to stay here when I'm perfectly capable of coming."

Caspian's accented voice cut through the sudden silence swiftly and everyone's eyes shifted to him. "It is in your best interest that you stay at the castle." He remarked softly as Susan frowned.

"And since when did you know what was in my best interest? I see it all now! You and my brothers 'deciding' what was best for me, keeping me out of the loop! How long until you were going to tell me? The minute before you left? Were you ever planning on telling me?" She countered as she shifted her skirts angrily, everyone flinching at her accusations and the truth that they held. "What are you worried of Caspian? I fought with you against Miraz, did you find my skills inadequate?" Edmund quietly groaned, he knew his sister was being testy and he could tell that Caspian was immediately offended by Susan's words.

"Inadequate my lady? Never. It's- it's for your safety." He finished quietly as Susan sighed audibly.

"My safety is less important than that of my people." Susan replied as she fixed her eyes on Caspian's. "And I am certainly coming."

Caspian could feel flames of anger and irritation licking at his mind and he quickly took a breath to soothe himself, but his response was a tad sharper than he intended. "You will be staying here Queen Susan and that is the end of it." Seeing Susan's hurt expression he opened his mouth to continue, "I would never be able to forgive myself if you came to harm." He amended softly as Susan seemed to fold within herself and she shut her mouth tightly not daring to speak for the amount of emotion she had heard in Caspian's voice. Caspian's face flushed noticeably as he turned to Peter and whispered something in his ear. Peter, uncomfortable as he was became even more so as he heard his friend's request and he shifted, but slowly nodded giving his consent. Having done what was needed Caspian turned towards Susan,"We leave in two days your majesty, I hope that you might have forgiven me enough to come see us off." He swept her a deep bow and she curtsied out of habit as he left the room, trying to settle his rapidly beating heart.

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