Disclaimer: I do not own Narnia, Aslan, or the Pevensie's. I only own my original character Ellie and her family.

A/N: This is my first Narnia story so I hope I do the fantastic movies and books justice. I just have to thank my amazing boyfriend for helping me so much with this. I don't know what I would do without him.

As Edmund returned to Cair Paravel, he quickly dismounted his horse and gently removed the girl from the horse's saddle, carrying her through the large oak doors.

"Edmund!" The young man looked up to see his younger sister Lucy coming down the grand staircase. "Oh my god, Ed, what happened?" she asked staring young girl who lay in his arms.

"I found her in the woods. She was being attacked by minotaurs." He explained as he carried her up the staircase and into the spare bedroom that lay next to his own. "Lu, I need you to do me a huge favor. Go find Peter and Susan and ask them to come here." He said not taking his eyes off the girl as he lay her down on the bed. Lucy quickly nodded and was out the door in a flash. "And bring your cordial back with you." He called after her.

Bringing his attention back to the young girl on the bed, he saw her face was slightly bruised, as were her arms. The blood from her shoulder was not flowing as heavily, but it had yet to stop completely. Her face had grown slightly paler since he had found her in the woods. As he looked at her, he became so lost in his thoughts that he did not hear the door reopen and his two older siblings come in with Lucy at their heels with the cordial secured between her hands.

"Oh my word, Edmund, what happened to your shoulder?" Susan exclaimed as she ran over to her younger brother. It was then that Edmund noticed for the first time that he had blood on his shirt.

"It's not mine." He explained. "It's hers." He said, motioning to the girl who lay on the bed. "She was being attacked in the woods so I brought her here." Susan moved to stand by her side, along with her younger sister. Lucy unscrewed the top of her cordial and let a drop fall into the girls slightly open mouth.

As the four of them waited for the magic potion to take effect Edmund once again found himself staring at the girl who lay unconscious on the bed, her auburn hair lying limply on the pillow. Even with her beaten appearance, he could tell that she was very beautiful. He thought back to her eyes. He had only gotten a brief glimpse of them before she passed out, but they were two of the most beautiful emeralds he had ever seen in his life.

"Ed," Peter said breaking Edmund from his trance, "I need to speak to you outside?"

"But what about-"he said, looking back at the girl only to be cut off by Lucy.

"Don't worry Edmund, we'll stay with her and I promise to come and get you if there is any change." She said looking up at her older brother. Edmund nodded as he turned to follow his brother, but not before sending one last look to the frail girl on the bed. He followed Peter out into the hall. As soon as they were alone, Peter turned to look at the young man who stood in front of him.

"So Ed," he said as he leaned his back against the wall and crossed his arms over his chest, "what exactly happened out there?"

"Just as I already told you. I found her being attacked in the woods."

"By whom exactly?"

"Otmin and his chorines."

"Did you see what they actually did to her? Because as you obviously know, she looks very badly beaten." he said, eyeing the dried blood on Edmunds shirt.

"Somewhat. I was out with Oreius, just going on a ride through the western woods when I saw them chasing her. They shot an arrow at her horse and that caused her to fall off. They then continued to shoot arrows at her and eventually hit her in the shoulder."

"Do you know what else they did to her?" Peter asked

"I know that Otmin kicked her at least once and threw her to the ground." Just as the words left his mouth the door behind him opened and Susan poked her head out into the hall.

"Ed, she's awake." Edmund and Peter walked quickly back into the room to see her lying on the bed, looking around, unsure of what was going on.

"Where am I?" her eyes bounced around the room before focusing on the four siblings.

"Don't worry, your safe." Lucy said sitting down on the bed. "I'm Queen Lucy, and that is my sister, Queen Susan, and my brothers High King Peter and King Edmund, but you don't have to call any of us king or queen, just our names." She said quickly. The other three just nodded. "Edmund is the one who saved you in the woods and then brought you back to our home, Cair Paravel." The girl nodded, stunned.

"What's your name?" Susan asked gently as she sat down on the edge of the bed, next to her sister.

"Ellie Daygren."

"Where are you from?" asked Peter as he took a step forward, a kind look on his face.

"Archenland." She whispered, looking down at her hands.

"How old are you?" Lucy asked sweetly

"Sixteen."

"That's almost the same as Edmund. He is seventeen." Ellie just nodded. "So what are you doing in Narnia?" Lucy asked curiously. Ellie just continued to stare at her hands

"Lucy!" Susan scolded. "Don't be rude; What my sister meant to say is what brings you so far from home?" Susan asked gently. As Ellie sat quietly Edmund, the only one of the four who had not said a word to the young girl since she woke, continued to observe the girl, letting his eyes wander up and down her battered figure. He could feel that there was something deeply bothering her that she really did not want to talk about. As the young king looked at their guest, he could not help notice the fear that lay hidden behind her eyes. He let his eyes travel over to his older brother who caught his gaze. Edmund silently pleaded with him to end the interrogation, luckily the elder of the two understood.

"Um, girls, why don't we save some of these questions for another time. Ellie needs her rest after everything that she has been through." Peter said. Both girls nodded as Susan stood up and walked out of the room. Lucy gave Ellie a friendly hug that surprised the young girl at first but she returned it hesitantly. Once releasing her, Lucy walked out of the room, followed closely by Peter. Edmund then positioned himself next to her.

"You should probably get some sleep. You have been through quite an ordeal. If you need anything my room is right next door." He said gesturing towards the wall. As he turned to leave he felt a cold palm grasp his wrist.

"Thank you for saving my life." With that she let her eyes close as sleep came over her.

Ok that's it for the second chapter. I need to get some feed back before I will be able to continue the story. So please read and review.