Hey everybody! I've (finally) kept my promise that I would update more frequently. However, this still doesn't feel soon enough. I just needed sometime to brainstorm on where I should take this story. So, without further delay, here's Chapter 3!
Peter was just about to go after Edmund when one of the dryads came rushing into the room.
"High King Peter, I regret to inform you, but your brother has been found lying in a pool of his own blood…unconscious."
"Did anyone see what happened?" Peter asked with a look of anxiety in his eyes.
"I'm sorry my king, but King Edmund is lying in his room. He is still sleeping."
"Can we see him?" Peter said.
"Yes. I will take you there immediately." The dryad answered.
Peter, Susan, and Lucy walked as quickly as they could to Edmund's room. But, the sight that laid before them made the girls burst into tears and caused Peter to go silent with regret and rage. He knew that he should've gone with Edmund, instead of listening to Susan, then he could've been a help.
"This is all your fault." Peter said with venom towards Susan.
"What?" Susan choked out with tears in her eyes.
"I should've gone after Ed like I wanted to, but you insisted that I leave him alone." Peter spat out.
"It's not my fault!"
"Oh yes it is!"
"Stop it!"
All of the Pevensie siblings turned to see Edmund awake with a look of anger on his face.
"If it's anybody's fault it's mine. If I hadn't been a traitor, none of these events would've have happened." Edmund shouted as tears began to pour down his cheeks.
All Peter could think to do was walk over to Edmund's beside and hold him. He almost let out a gasp of shock at the realization of how thin Edmund had gotten. It gave him brief flashback to the time when they first found him in the depths of Jadis's castle. How were they ever going to beat this curse? But, that didn't matter now. All any of the Pevensie children wanted to do was hold Edmund, for there was a horrid feeling in the pit of their stomachs that this was one of the last times they would be able to do this.
That night Edmund had asked if Peter could sleep in his room. He had a feeling that another night terror was coming and he wanted Peter to be there to wake him up as soon as possible. Both of them had just begun to nod off, when Edmund felt himself being pulled into his mind!
"What do you want from me?" Edmund shouted into the darkness as he struggled against the ropes that inevitably bound him.
Edmund was beginning to brace himself for the torture that was coming. The room had begun to get cold. Then, all of a sudden, there was a flash of golden light; there was no more darkness only light. Edmund ran towards the light and found Aslan waiting for him.
"Aslan!"
"Hello my child. I sensed that something was wrong and I ran to you."
"Aslan, Jadis has placed a curse on me. She can pull me into my mind and she tortures me. Is there anything we can do to stop this curse?"
"My child, this is not a question of 'we' it is a question of you."
"I don't understand."
"Unfortunately, Jadis has put a failsafe into this curse. And that prevents me from using my power to stop this. Only you can stop Her."
"How?"
"You must stay within one of your dreams and fight back the darkness that is engulfing your mind. Once you defeat Jadis, your body and mind will be free. I will give you some of my light so that it may guide you. Now go, it is no longer safe for you to be here."
"Thank you Aslan."
Edmund woke with a start to find Peter asleep in a chair by his bedside.
"Peter…Peter wake up!" Edmund whispered at Peter.
"What? Is everything alright Edmund?"
"Peter I had another dream."
"What happened in the dream?" Peter questioned Edmund as he began to check him for any injuries.
"Yes! I saw Aslan. He told me what I need to do to get rid of Jadis's curse."
"What?"
Edmund suddenly hesitated. He knew that Peter barely wanted to leave him alone as it is. Much less leave him alone with Jadis. But, this appeared to be the only solution.
"Aslan told me that I need to go to sleep and stay asleep. Then, I can defeat Jadis and the curse will leave my body."
"No…no this can't be the only way."
"But, Peter…!"
"No buts Ed. I can't and I won't let you do this."
"Peter you have to…if I don't do this, it won't be long before Jadis kills me in my dream, or I simply waste away!"
Well, that was an eventful chapter. I was hoping that I could find some way to incorporate Aslan in this fanfic. And, I hope that you like it too. Once again (I can't say this enough), thank you for reading and reviewing all my fanfics. Don't be shy to tell me what you think because I love hearing all of your thoughts and ideas on how I could improve this story. Now, have a great rest of the summer! See you soon!
