Disclaimer: I do not own the Narnia series. I only own Camila and the plot that comes with her.
Note: Please review, I need advice on where to take the plot from here! If you are wondering about the part at the end of this chapter, Camila did NOT plan it. Lucy and Edmund are GOOD characters, Peter and Susan are STUCK UP, and Caspian is undecided. Just to inform you.
Chapter 3
I ran through the corridors, since the courtyard was currently occupied with soldiers. I was running in the direction of the astronomy tower to find Edmund. Out of the three Pevensie children I had met, I had liked him the best. Susan nearly killed me, and Peter was stuck up. I ran up the stairs to the tower, and burst through the door.
"Bloody hell, Camila! You scared me half to death!" he said, his sword raised.
"Sorry."
"What's going on? Where is everybody?" he asked me.
"Caspian didn't go to his post like he was supposed to. I think it was your brother who got mad at him. They're opening the gates now." I said, and pointed to the gates. Edmund looked down at the scene as if it happened every day.
Let me describe it for you with gruesome details.
The moment that our soldiers collided with the creatures coming through the gates, a loud, continuous clanging began. I covered my ears. I could see that for right now, the fight was pretty equal. The Telmarines had far more soldiers, but the others fought with skills that were unknown to us. I saw heads being chopped off, blood spattering everywhere, and other gruesome things that weren't needed. Edmund looked to a balcony below him, and saw a line of soldiers holding crossbows, aiming for the creatures. He took the chance, and pushed one of them off the balcony. He retreated from the rest.
When I turned back to the battle, it seemed as if the Telmarines had already won the battle. Half of the creatures were dead, and the other half were retreating. I was proud of my kingdom, and smiled.
"Camila, do you want to come back with us? My sister can heal your shoulder." Edmund said to me. I nodded. He whistled, and a giant creature with wings, like the ones I had seen earlier, appeared.
"Can you carry both of us?" Edmund asked it. It shook its head, and Edmund whistled again. Another winged creature appeared. The creatures picked us up, and flew us over the battlefield. I saw a few soldiers still in the courtyard, and before I could say anything to Edmund, I screamed out in pain.
Now my side was shooting arrows at me. Great.
The arrow had hit me on the right side of my stomach. I took the arrow out (which really hurt), and tried to stop the wound from bleeding.
I saw Edmund's brother, as well as my brother, across the drawbridge. Edmund told the creatures to land there.
"Peter!" he shouted to his brother. Peter turned, and my brother did as well.
We landed, and I stood for only a split second before I collapsed. I could hear voices from around me, and I saw the swirled image of people's faces.
"Who's this, Edmund?" Susan asked in a tone that made her sound much meaner than she already was.
"Camila, Caspian's sister." Edmund replied. Caspian knelt down to me, and helped me sit up.
"You have a sister?" Peter and Susan asked him. He nodded. I saw Peter roll his eyes.
"Let's get her to Lucy, and quickly. She's losing blood." Peter said. Edmund and Caspian helped me stand up, and my vision became a little clearer. I hugged my brother, but he pulled away, like he had earlier.
"Not now, Camila. You need to get to Lucy." He said. I sighed, and let the creature pick me up again.
Edmund and I rode in silence for a long time. After a while, I began to fall asleep. I had the weirdest dreams, where there was a battle of sorts, and creatures, and mystic lands and…
Right. That wasn't a dream.
When I opened my eyes again, it was broad daylight. We were approaching a temple looking thing, and flying lower to the ground. I saw a small group of people below us, and another small group at the entrance of the temple.
After a couple minutes, we landed. Peter and Caspian were arguing, Susan was trying to stop the two from doing so, and Edmund helped me walk towards the entrance of the temple. I saw a girl my age run forward to Peter, Caspian, and Susan, give them each a drop of something. She ran over to Edmund and I, and stopped short.
"Who are you?" she asked in a very kind tone.
"I'm Camila, Caspian's sister." I said hoarsely. I collapsed, but Edmund stopped me from falling hard on the ground. He lowered me down gently, and the girl knelt next to me.
"Open your mouth, Camila." She said. I did as she told me, and she gave me a drop of the most wonderful juice I had ever tasted. Suddenly, my shoulder and my stomach healed remarkably, and left only the stains on my clothes. I sat up, and hugged the girl. She hugged back, and let out a small giggle.
We stood up, and I heard the arguing louder than before. Lucy and I looked at our brothers, and ran towards them. They had drawn their swords.
"Stop it!" Lucy shouted at Peter. He lowered his sword.
"This is pointless!" I shouted at Caspian. He did not lower his sword as Peter had.
"Shut up." He said in a soft, but harsh tone. I backed away from him. Lucy turned to face my brother.
"She's your sister!" she shouted in a shocked voice. Peter grabbed her by the shoulder, and brought her back towards him. Caspian sheathed his sword. I sighed in relief. Peter sheathed his sword as well.
"Now that that's done, why don't you all get some sleep?" Lucy suggested.
"Sure Lucy." Peter grumbled. Caspian followed him, along with a number of other soldiers. Susan went to talk to some of the women centaurs. Most of them had lost their partners, and cried.
"Are you okay, Camila?" Lucy asked me. I nodded. "You might want to get some sleep too, Camila. It'll be good for you." I followed her into the temple, and she brought me to the room where she and Susan were staying. Susan came in a moment after us. Lucy could tell I was upset at once.
"Is something wrong, Camila?" she asked me. I walked out of the room quickly, and Lucy followed.
"What's the matter?" Lucy asked. I pointed towards the room.
"She was the one who shot me in the shoulder." I stated. Lucy gasped.
"Susan!" she screamed at her sister.
"What is it now, Lucy? I'm not going to come anymore if you keep calling me for no reason!" Susan said as she came out of the bedroom. She stood right in front of Lucy. Lucy slapped her hard in the face.
"What was that for?" she screamed. Peter and Caspian came in.
"What's wrong, Susan?" my beloved brother asked the demon.
"Lucy slapped me." She said. Peter looked to his younger sister.
"You slapped Susan?" he asked in a shocked tone.
"She shot Camila in the shoulder during the attack. Do you even know how much pain that caused her? Camila is scared of Susan now, Peter. Camila is scared of Susan because she shot an arrow right into her shoulder." Lucy began.
She looked right at Caspian. "Why aren't you saying anything? She's your sister for crying out loud! I can heal her shoulder, but I can't heal her memory from what Susan's done, nor her heart for how you've treated her!" she screamed at my brother. She slapped him too.
Peter tried to grab her by the shoulders, but she knocked his hands off her. "Don't you touch me! You're all cruel people! You should all be ashamed of yourselves! Go to hell!"
She grabbed my hand, and ran out of the temple. The only one to follow us was Edmund. He put his hand on Lucy's shoulder, and she turned around to face him, her dagger in hand. He backed up.
"Good choice." She muttered. She began running again, and I followed her.
We ran into the forest, and stopped to catch our breath.
"You didn't need to do that Lucy." I began. She held up her hand.
"I've needed to do that for a long time." She said to me. I looked into her eyes. They were filled with tears, and disbelief. I hugged her.
"Peter has been acting like a spoiled child and Susan has been acting just plain selfish!" Lucy said. I nodded.
"Edmund has been nice, though. I think he just doesn't know what side to choose. Choosing between you and the others. I think he knows you're right, but the others won't be bothered to agree with you." I said. "My brother, on the other hand, has ignored me ever since I saw him again, and I don't know why." I said. She smiled a little bit.
"I think it's because he loves Susan. He probably can't see anything other than her now, since he's so in love with her." Lucy said with a mocking tone. I smiled weakly.
"I don't think I'd be able to stand her, Lucy. If they got, you know…"
"Married?"
"Yeah, married."
We sat there for a number of minutes, and looked at the temple. No one had come after us, or even tried.
Suddenly, I heard the cracking of a branch. Lucy heard it too, and stood up. A group of Telmarines grabbed her, and another group grabbed me. They put us in a large sack, taking Lucy's dagger before tying it up. Lucy and I cried out for help, but it was no use.
We were being kidnapped.
