Battle plans at the How
"Our only hope is to strike them before they strike us." Peter said
"But that's crazy, no one has ever taken that castle." Caspian said
"Well there's always a first." Peter responded
"You're all acting like there's only two options, dying here or dying there." Lucy said
"I'm not really sure you've been listening, Lu." Peter said
"No, you're not listening!" She said "or have you forgotten who really defeated the white witch?"
"I think we've waited for Aslan long enough." Peter said
With his stern statement, we started preparing for war.
I walked up to Caspian.
"I'm ready, now what's the plan-" I started to say, but was interrupted by Caspian shushing me and taking my sword
"No, you are not coming with us." he said
"You're hilarious, brother. Now give me my sword back." I said
"No, no, no. You aren't going. You'll get hurt, or even killed! I won't let it happen." He said
"Caspian, you've taught me how to sword fight." I said "I've known how to fight since I was a little girl. Father didn't just teach you, he taught me as well, and the rest I've learned from you. I can handle myself."
He sighed.
"It's too dangerous, Y/N. What if something happens to you?" He said
"I'll protect her" A voice from behind me said, startling me
It was Edmund's voice. What was even more surprising than hearing him there was the sincerity in his voice. Caspian and I looked towards him. Edmund stepped closer to me.
"Caspian, if I may say, Y/N has killed a grown bear with her bare hands, and if she does need any help, I'll be of assistance, immediately." He said
Caspian didn't do or say anything for a moment. He looked between me and Edmund for a second and then sighed.
"Please Caspian, I can do this!" I pleaded
"I won't let anything happen to Y/N, I promise." Edmund said
I bit my lip, hoping that they didn't see me blush.
"Alright, but you must be careful." Caspian said
"I will!" I said, taking the sword back
I started to walk away with Edmund but was stopped by Caspian's voice.
"Y/N, wait. I need to talk to you." He said
I walked to Caspian while Edmund stood there and waited.
"Alone." He said, looking at Edmund
Edmund walked out the door of the room.
"Killed a bear with your bare hands?" Caspian said
"Caspian, it was when I helped Lucy, there was nothing else I could do and they were all standing there." I said
He groaned. "You… are just unbelievable." He said "Alright, go."
Edmund and I were carried by griffins up to the tallest tower of the Telmarine castle. Edmund quickly took out the guard while I checked the nearby corridor.
"Clear." I whispered
Then, Edmund pulled out a cylinder shaped object that shined. I was confused by the strange item.
"What is that?" I asked, reluctantly reaching out to touch it
The thing suddenly created some sort of strange light and I took a step backwards.
"Don't worry, it's just a torch, see." He said
The light immediately shut off. I stayed back. Heat doesn't mix well with ice.
"Come on, don't be scared." He said
Edmund gently grabbed my hand and put the torch in my palm.
"See, it's okay. It's just a torch." He said
"Well, that's… interesting, you can hold onto it." I said
Soon, Peter told us to send the signal at the Narnians and Edmund pointed it at them, shining it. An arrow whizzed past my shoulder and hit the stone wall behind me.
"We've got company." Edmund said
We pulled out our swords and ran towards the corridor, where three soldiers stood.
One of the soldiers rushed at me and I slashed at him, but he blocked with his own blade. We continued to fight when two soldiers came rushing up the steps. Edmund grabbed my arm and we darted down another stairway, but more guards came running after us. We had nowhere to go.
"What now?" I asked
Edmund glanced at me, then put his arm around my waist and pulled us towards the tower's edge.
"Do you trust me?" He asked
"No" I answered, aware of what he had planned
He chuckled.
"Y/N, I won't ever let you fall. I'll catch you." He said
Then, he pulled us both off the ledge, holding onto me tightly. After a moment, we landed on a griffin. I was still clinging to Edmund, finding his grip comforting.
"It looks bad down there." He said
The Narnians were putting up a great fight, but were still losing.
"Get us down. We have to help." I said
The griffin obeyed and took us down into the battle below. Somehow, we managed to split up, taking down soldiers after soldiers. We were still losing. I knew I had to do something about it. I sucked in a quick breath. Ice shot out of my hands and it killed about a third of the Telmarines, but it still wasn't enough. I looked ahead of me. Most of the Narnians and Telmarines were still fighting, but a few, including Caspian and the Pevensies, had seen me use my powers.
"Retreat!" Peter shouted
He repeated the word over and over until the Narnians got the message. When I had killed a soldier that had attacked me, someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me onto their horse. I found myself sitting in front of my brother.
"Child, what have you done?" He muttered
We rode his horse all the way back to the How.