Disclaimer: all the following characters and places is not mine except the stories.
Author's note: First of all, I'm so sorry about the long update, it wasn't because of anything, I was just so busy with my college and I got sick.. hiks.. T_T believe me, I actually get almost all this fanfic prepare until chapter 6. But then again, I was college in some sort of country, so there are rarely internet connection or hotspot. Poor me.. But I'll always keep writing. So wait for my update, and I'm sorry….!! (ToT)
Chapter three:
~The next big plan~
Susan was finally awaken. She opened her eyes slowly. She realized that she was lying in a small chamber, the walls are asimetris and looked like it made from dirt, it's ceiling are so low until she felt like she's going to bump her head if she's fully stand. The blanket and the bed doesn't felt like one in her royal chamber, but it's still comfy.
"Ah, you were wake!" suddenly, a beaver with huge size and seems as tall as her waist, popped out above her. It talked, it voice are so soft and motherly, and Susan felt she was very confused. How could a beaver talked? Am I dreaming? She thought. "Ah, you were confused because a talking beaver right? Dont worry, dont faint, I'll call Lucy. She was worry to death," the beaver laughed a little. "But you are a really a pretty kid, especially when you awake," then she turned and left Susan alone.
Susan are still in shock, and she still lying on the bed. Her thoughts are flying everywhere. She try to recalled her memory, about what happen before, why would she here? Then she remembered that painful failed. Her fiance death, her father murdered, and the most important thing was, there are no Dalmasca anymore, her kingdom was fall. She closed her eyes again in sorrow to prevent the tears from falling.
"Thank God, I thought you were really sick," suddenly, Lucy appear in the chamber. She has to bow or she'll bumped her head. The beaver followed behind her. "That beautiful face were so pale," then Lucy sat in her bed and hold one of Susan's hand.
"What happen Luce?" asked Susan in weak voice, this is the first time she speak after fainted for hours.
"Dont you remember?" Lucy asked worriedly.
"I remembered until every last detail. I mean what happen after that? After I loose myself in the meeting room," Susan explained. She glanced at the beaver.
"Oh," Lucy understood. "Well, fortunately we managed to safe ourself here. You fainted more than a day," she answered. "This is Mrs. Beaver, she and her husband Mr. Beaver are the one who take care of you while you were crisis. Mr. Beaver are a very good doctor, while Mrs. Beaver are very nurturing," then she introduced the beaver next to her.
"Nice to meet you, your highness," Mrs. Beaver smiled at Susan.
"Nice to meet you to," Susan weakly smiled at her to. "Where's Cor and Corin? They were safe, right Lucy?" asked Susan worriedly, she tried to sit on her bed. Lucy helped her while Mrs. Beaver put a pillow behind her.
"They're fine," Lucy caress her hair. "While you slept here in order to recovery, the three of us slept at Mr. Tumnus house, his house was next to the beavers dam, he was one of my friends too, and he's a faun, a very smarted one actually," she explained.
"I'll go get water," said Mrs. Beaver, she just remembered that Susan haven't drink after she was awake.
"Lucy, where the hell we were exactly? And how come you have all your friends?" Susan whispered impatiently.
"Well, they're my old friends. When I was little and I haven't met you, I actually played here. It was the first time I flew with Valefor, we both lost and—ugh.. dont mind. We were in Narnia woods, the outside border. Archadia wont know and follow us here. It's also quite far and exile from the main city, so there should be no problem," Lucy explained brightly.
"Narnia.. Oh, I almost forgot about that kingdom, it's the only land in distant earth which still maintain they're good relationship with the talking animals and mitology creatures.." Susan touched her own forehead, she felt somewhat dizzy.
"Here you go," Mrs. Beaver are came with a wooden glass of water. She handed it to Susan. "I'm sorry about what happen. But I'm sure everything is going to be alright. Maybe it's time for you to meet and ask the faun idea. And if he doesn't have any plans which genius enough, you could always live peacefully with us here," she said softly while watching Susan drink very quick and thirsty.
"Thank you for your kindness. But I hope that faun has a plan for us, for me. Because Archadia wont stop until they found and kill me, and I promised to my father to rebuild our kingdom," Susan softly denied. "This water are so good. I felt somewhat refresh, my light headache slowly gone. Can I have some more?" then she asked while looking the wooden glass.
"Of course. It's refreshing right? It's the water from our dam, Mr. Beaver work realy hard to made it. You want a glass to Lucy? I'm sure that there's no water like these in Tumnus house. You seems need it, you were also looked very tired," Mrs. Beaver nodded happily, she also caress one of Lucy arms and looked at her worriedly.
"Sure," Lucy nodded. Mrs. Beaver gone again.
"I'm sorry if I caused you so much trouble.." Susan said sadly. She was older than Lucy, but it was always Lucy who take care of her. She realized what Mrs. Beaver talked was true. Lucy does looked a bit pale, her expression are tired although she tried to hide it.
"No you're not," Lucy smiled. "I'm okay, Corin and Cor was to, so dont worry," she squezed Susan hand in her palm.
Susan responsed to her smiled. "When can I see the faun?" she asked hopefully.
"Of course after you have your meal, regain your strength, and have a nice bath," Lucy laughed lightly. Susan was actually a very magnificent woman for her, the princess won't stop trying and always ready to make sacrifice for her people if she had to, and she always strugle until the end. And knowing that spirit never left the princess at all, it gave Lucy the whole new energy.
Now, we'll be back to Prince Peter. Peter was standing with Edmund in that magnificent hall. All people seems to joy the music, the food, and the ball. A lot of them were dancing in the middle of the hall, while the rest are eating, drinking, or chattering. All race who attended the previous ceremony were in this ball to, but only the dark elf and the kamael who separated themself from other guests. The ruler or the ambassador of each race and kingdom are wearing their crown or bring their greatness wand.
Peter haven't dance at all, while Edmund already danced with four girls. They were both good looking, it just Peter sight are now only fall to this one woman, so he rejected the rest before this. It was Princess Ramandu, she even more beautiful than what Edmund told. Her silk golden hair, her diferent colored eyes, the right was bright blue while the left was bright green, her pink tiny lip, they're all pretty. And she has that small golden glow all over her body. Peter was recalled the moment before this, the earlier ceremony, how Ramandu danced on the water while waving her wand, how she sent that rainbow spirit to the sky, created a fountain bellow her which lifted her to the air, it was so beautiful, Peter saliva almost droped.
Ramandu are now dancing with Aragorn, and Peter somewhat felt upset like he was stabbing from behind with his own friend. He was burn because Aragorn who already married are dancing so close with Ramandu, while he let his wife dancing with another male elf. The music stopped, so Aragorn and Ramandu quit the danced and bow to each other. Then Aragorn walked to Peter.
"Jealous?" he grinned.
"Someday you'll see, if you have the most beautiful elf as your wife, I have the most brightful star as my wife," Peter said while point his glass of wine to Ramandu whose now dancing with the ruler of the dark elf.
"And this future husband of the most brightful star are scared enough to asked her dance," Aragorn mocked.
"She'll come to me," Peter joked and make his face become cocky. They're both laugh.
"Come on, Pete. It's not because of what, but if she remember you, she'll bring you in her prayer when she was in Valhalla, and believe me, you need it for the sake and the safety of your kingdom. The dark elf and kamael even put their ego, only to danced with her," Aragorn convinced him.
"Nah, I dont need that to get luck! I think I'm bless enough just for attending the ceremony, and my name are already on the guests list," Peter shooked his head with relax. Edmund hold his laughter when he heard this, now Aragorn know the true being of Peter.
Aragorn smiled at Edmund. "And how she'll be your queen if she doesn't even know your existance?" then he mocked Peter again. They're all now laughed.
"At least I'm not the one who let my wife danced with another elf who more handsome than I am," Peter repplied of his mocked.
"I believe it's Lord Emeth, the ruler of the south elf's, Lady Arwen's father, and King Aragorn father in law," it was Edmund who answered him. Aragorn almost burst out laughed when he saw Peter face dumbfounded. It was a new experienced for him to have a friend that a lot younger than him, and it's actually fun for him. Compared by him (though one of them a prince) they were all still very innocent.
"Prince Peter from Narnia?" luckily, a woman voice saved Peter from this humiliation from his new friend and his bloody guardian.
"Yes?" Peter turned.
"I'm Jillian, Princess of Archadia empire," it was Jillian. She reached one of her hands out. Eustace was followed her from behind, aware of Peter, Edmund, and Aragorn's Presence. Aragorn too, and especially Edmund are also aware of him and his Princess.
"It's an honor to meet you," Peter kissed Jillian hand in instant and quickly get himself straight back.
"There's no need to be so tense. We're not going to kill anyone right now," Jillian probably try to joked, but her face are still so gloomy, so the king, the prince and his guardian doesn't know her true intend.
"We're apologize.. It just, your kingdom fierceness are so well known," Aragorn give her that almost unseen smile.
"It's my kingdom fierceness, or my father tirany? It's alright, he'll be happy if you saw him that way, King Aragorn," asked Jillian, she looked straight to Aragorn eyes.
"My lady.." Eustace whispered and remind her.
"You read me well," Aragorn are now really smiled.
"Would you like to dance?" asked Peter, he was now reaching one of his hand out. He was worried, though Jillian said that, what if she actually feel a tense inside her. And, he want's to see Ramandu from closer, it's possible they will meet when their dance.
Jillian stopped looking Aragorn and looked to Peter's hand. She welcome it and they're both are walking to the middle of the hall, join with another dancers. Eustace are separate himself from Edmund and Aragorn, watched Jillian and Peter carefully.
"What kind of attitude was that? Is he hoping my Prince will stab his Princess?" Edmund upsetly looked at Eustace.
"Probably," Aragorn drank his wine.
Peter and Jillian are dancing in silent. It wasn't actually fun for both of them. "Maybe sometimes we can meet again and doing peace talk," Peter started the conversation. Jillian didn't answer. She was just looking at him. Fool! She's probably think how dumb I am, I should've knew that there wont be a peace talk between Archadia with anyone. They solved it by strength, if they're losing in battle field then it's already been a peace talk for them, Peter think upsetly to Jillian no response.
"Do you think she can fight?" in a matter of fact, Jillian was actually looked through Peter shoulder, to Princess Ramandu who still busily dancing with the dark elf. Peter turned his head and realized to whom Jillian was refered to. Ramandu was actually looked very fragile, even Peter scared (though he only knew her for three hours) she's going to be a star dust if someone bumped her or touch her harshly.
"I wont let you touch her, my lady," then Peter back to Jilllian and smiled. Jillian looked at him with that cold expression. "It's because I need her to fly away, so my land will bless in peace. You expected the same for yours, right?" Peter tried to find a reason. It's also wasn't lie.
Jillian looked gloomy again. "I didn't find this entertain for both of us," she said, probably refering to the dancing.
"Ehh.." Peter doesn't know what to say.
"Maybe I'll see you again," then Jillian suddenly let Peter hands off her and walked away, dissapear in the middle of the crowed. It's a very odd girl for Peter.
"Why do you think she come?" asked Peter to Edmund a couple minutes later, Aragorn are now dancing with Arwen.
"She probably wanted to compare about the future ruler of the two largest kingdom in distant earth," Edmund answered.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" protested Peter in lower voice.
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"Princess Susan, thank lord you alright!" Corin are welcoming Susan when she arrived at Mr. Tumnus house with Lucy. "I wont forgive myself if something happen to you.."
Susan smiled softly at him. "It's alright Corin, it was a big relief that we were all alright," she's patting Corin shoulder. Then she glanced at Cor whom now standing from his seat and walked towards her. She throw herself into his arms, Cor was her general, her own family guardian and because of his brotherly attitude, Susan was very closed to him. "I'm sorry to scared you all," she whispered while letting her arms go. Cor only smiled at her.
"Princess Susan? Well, you were as beautiful as Lucy told me. Even more," suddenly, a faun walked out from one of the room. It was Mr. Tumnus, Lucy's best friends.
"And you looked as bright as she told me too," Susan gigle, they shake their hands.
"Well, well, the sleeping beauty has finally awaken," Mr. Beaver also came to Mr. Tumnus house.
"Here Tumnus, I bring you some fresh sardines for our dinner, and this fresh water for the two young man ," Mrs beaver who followed behind him are waving her big bag which made from the vine. After a small chit chat, they finally sat on their place, Susan and Lucy on the sofa infront of the fireplace, Cor and Corin pulled two chairs from the dinner table and sat behind the girls, Mr. Tumnus sat on the small sofa next to the fireplace, while Mr. and Mrs. Beaver sat on the carpet. Then, their started talking seriously. Lucy were explained all the details from the beginning, from the day where Susan engage and Nabradia was falling.
"Well, if that's the case, I only have one solution and one option, but it will takes a lot of courage and sacrifice, because it will be a very big step," said Mr. Tumnus who is now wearing his round glasses.
"Tell me Mr. Tumnus, if it'll work I'll do it," begged Susan. Cor and Lucy switched sight, they know that Susan will said that and she will do what ever it takes if it's possible.
Mr. Tumnus inhale. "You have to get married," he said short and clearly.
"Are you trying to tell me that my princess have to sacrifice her honor and dignity?" Corin stood, he pulled out his sword and pointed it to the faun.
"Corin!" Cor and Lucy gasped.
"Why.. Son of adam, that wasn't what I meant," Mr. Tumnus shaked a little and gaze to Corin sword.
"Well, well, easy young man, at least hear him until he finished, then if it's true like you think right now, you can kill him. Or I have to sit on your head?" said Mr. Beaver wisely. Tumnus glanced at him unbelievebly. "What?" Mr. Beaver lifted his shoulder.
"Put the sword down," Susan eyes get sharped, and her tone are getting cold, she looked at Corin's swords. Corin finally put his sword down and looked at her. "Thank you," Susan eyes and tone are getting softed again. That soft tone was the reason for Corin to lifted his sword previously.
"Please continue Mr. Tumnus," Lucy smiled calmly to Tumnus.
"Well, the most important thing for her first are to find protection, I mean, the real protection which you couldn't get anywhere else except from your future husband. And I suggest, you find a very strong one, the ruler or at least the future ruler of the land. So it also has military strength and you can use it in the future to claim back Dalmasca from Archadia," Tumnus are continued, but he still haven't off his sight from Corin's sword.
"Ok, that probably went well, but probably not. Archadia was the strongest kingdom in distant earth, I'm not even sure about my future husband military forces, it probably just wiped out like Dalmasca's," Susan shooked her head.
"Is there anyone who good enough to become Susan future husband? And well enough to accept her and her situation?" Lucy added.
"That's why, because it was Archadia you were fighting to, I suggest it's rival. You probably forgot, but there are still one largest kingdom and I'm sure it's actually strong enough in distant earth. It just, it doesn't like Archadia which like to expose themself, they were choosing to stay low," Mr. Tumnus smiled in satisfy.
They were all silent now. "You mean here?" Mrs. Beaver broke the silentness.
"Narnia??" asked Susan shockly.
"Yes. Our king and queen are so humble and kind. They probably will accept you if you prove to them that you are worthy. And, who can't refused that very beautiful faces? Besides, King Diggory were actually a very care person, I'm sure he'll understand your situation and if we're lucky, he'll help you," Tumnus explained while he carefully glanced again to Corin's sword.
"You mean.. Susan will getting marry with the king?" asked Lucy with a bit worried. Corin are stood and pointed his sword again.
"Corin!!" yelled Susan, Lucy, and Cor. Corin has finally sat again.
"Of course not, you silly! Look what you've done, you almost get myself killed," Mr. Tumnus laughed nervously. "King Diggory has a son, Prince Peter. He was a fine young man, you'll be perfect with him. And his age are old enough to marry. I'm sure that the king and queen themself are looking a perfect couple for him right now," Tumnus continued. Lucy and Susan felt somewhat relief.
"And the sacrifice we'll have to make?" asked Corin coldly.
"You and your brother probably have to start your carrier from scratch, if you want to stick with the girls. There wont be problem for Lucy, King Diggory will kind enough to let Susan kept her guardian. But Princess Susan probably have to force herself to love another man," Tumnus saw them one by one. "But it's only an option. The suckest thing I could suggest is you live here with us," then he laughed lightly.
"It's up to you Sue," Lucy looked to Susan eyes.
"Corin and I dont mind if we have to start from scratch," Cor added. Corin nodded.
Susan was thinking seriously. It's probably a careless decision, but Tumnus plan will give everything she'll need if it really worked. "So be it," Susan said seriously.
"Fine, then we'll go to Cair Paravel in the next morning to talk to them," Tumnus smiled and nod.
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It was almost midnight, and everyone in star island were almost asleep when a dark aura was suddenly covered it's sky, created that evil creature. They were two meters tall, their body are rotten, covered in dirty bandage insect and worm, their eyes were red, and there was a katar in each one of their hands. They were a very good assasin, and they will murder without mercy to everyone who can't defend theirself from them.
The ruler of the north elves was awake, she was called the lady of the wood or Lady Abigail by her people, and she was the fairiest from all the female elves. "It started.." she opened her eyes shockly. Then she suddenly scream in pain, her head are burning.
"My lady!" Legolas broke to her chamber with two of her elves servant and a hobbit who was very handsome with his curly brown hair, his very beautiful blue eyes, it was Frodo, Abigail's husband. Both he and Legolas were disscussed about something outside when they heard Abigail scream, now they try to grabbed her who struggle in her bed.
Abigail has finally calmed down. "They here.." she whispered weakly, some of her curly golden hair are falls on her face.
"Who was here?" asked Frodo worriedly by helping her sit on her bed. She was now laying on his husband chest.
"Ra'zac," answered Abigail shortly. She almost fainted.
"Quick, get my orc slayer here!" Frodo ordered the servants.
"And get a water for our lady!" Legolas added.
"You go, find Prince Peter from Narnia and help him rescue Ramandu, the ra'zac intend to kill her," Abigail then ordered Legolas.
"I wont leave you and Frodo alone!" Legolas shooked.
"We wont be alone, the deep magic which covered this island was broke temporarily. If something summon the ra'zac here, I could also now summon the ten white tiger," Abigail calmed his down. The wind blowed behind Legolas, and when he turned his head, the ten finest general of the northern elves was there, already on arms. "Now go! Before the ra'zac reach her first!"
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"Go find Ramandu. And just drag her to the place where holy ceremony will held if you have to, and force her to fly now, just kidnapped her father and her family and kill one of them if she refused," Jillian said calmly in her night strapless dress.
"But my lady!" Eustace protested, worried about his Princess safetyness.
"If she die now, what Prince Peter said earlier will come true, and our excuse to came here are useless. I'll be fine, even our weakest servant are still very dangerous compared to those vermin," Jillian still ordered him while she's handing Eustace golden mask to him.
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"Ackh! What the heck is going on!?" yelled Peter in anger when his window turned onto a big hole on wall because of the explossion outside, he could also see that the rest of the explosed are cause fire now.
"Don't get to close to outside you chicken headed!" Edmund pulled him from the big hole. "Ah!" then he suddenly turned and lifted his sword. One of the ra'zac has got in and crossed it's katar with him. "Carefull Pete, there's also one behind you!" he yelled, the ra'zac strength are quite big, make him couldn't turn and protect his prince.
"What!?" Peter turned. "Whoa!" one ra'zac already stood behind him and swung his katar to him. Fortunately, Peter managed to avoiding it by rolled back to his bed and reached his sword. "Aaa!" but the ra'zac suddenly shriek, bumped him, and they were fall outside from the second floor.
"Peter!!" Edmund yelled his name.
"Die! You fucking bitch!" all Peter body was hurt, but he can still stand and fight. He was draw his sword and went into battle with his ra'zac. Star island drive into chaos. People are running around Peter, some of them were also fight with the ra'zac. These ra'zac are good, but Peter was about one or two level above them, so he striked his ra'zac with his combo, and the next thing he know is he cut down the ra'zac throat. The rotten body are falling, it even broke into million peaces of worms and insects which still alive and now crawling beneath Peter's boot. "Yaiks! What are this creature!?" he disgustly stepped the worms.
"Sssshhaaa!!" suddenly another ra'zac appeared, shriek at him and prepare to attack.
"Not again.." Peter moaned, he lift his sword again. But suddenly, and arrow was passed through the ra'zac left chest, and when that creature turned to worms again, Legolas was already stood behind it, his bow are lift steadily, he's the one who helped Peter earlier.
"I believe it was called ra'zac," said Legolas while down his bow.
Edmund are suddenly landed behind Peter. "Are you alright?" he asked.
Peter nodded at him. "What are you doing here?" then he turned to Legolas.
"My lady sent me here to help you, she said you will protect Princess Ramandu. The ra'zac were intend to kill her," answered Legolas.
"Where is she?" asked Peter directly.
"She supposed in her tower right now," said Legolas surely.
"Come on! We must hurry then!" Peter started running, Legolas and Edmund are followed him.
"Peter, come to your senses! Ramandu has their own guardian, we should've worry about our own condition!" Edmund reminded him.
"What if she's not!? Star island was the most peaceful place on Ivalice because of it's deep magic which prevented anyone with bad intend from get inside the island! What if her guardian doesn't good as us because of that fact?!" Peter yelled at him. One of his bright side was, no matter he bored or didn't care about something, on the end he always learned about them.
"Look, I didn't mean to interupted, but as far as I know, what my lady predicted was so much right. Ramandu probably in danger now, that's why my lady sent me here because she knew that I can't safe her alone, that both of you will help!" Legolas interupted them. "If you worried about your prince safety, dont worry, I promise nothing bad were gonna happen to him as long as he keep Princess Ramandu safe! And I know that you a very well trained fighter, while your prince can defend himself," then he turned and calmed Edmund.
They dont have a time to speak again, because the ra'zac suddenly popped infront of them and attacked them until they finally arrived at the tower. They managed to slayed all the ra'zac who get's in their way, but ra'zac in the large amount were enough to made them bit exhausted. They continue their journey to the fifth floor where Ramandu room was. The dead body of the star lies everywhere.
"The ra'zac was already here," Edmund mumbled while he stare to one star whose now are dead and loosing his glow.
"Yes. But someone or something are here too and killed them all," said Legolas to while his checking some worms on the floor.
"At least we gotta check her chamber!" Peter told them and hurriedly ran upstairs.
"Peter, wait for me! Not again!" Edmund yelled at him and hurriedly follow him with Legolas.
Peter were almost reached Ramandu chamber doors, when suddenly the door was opened. Eustace was walked out from it, he grabbed hard one of Ramandu arms. "Let her go!" Peter pointed his sword at him.
"Prince Peter, wait!" Legolas shouted at him.
"Why, it's the valiant prince," Eustace smirked at him.
"Wait! He said he wants to save me, he also rescued me earlier! Put your sword down my lord!" Ramandu asked Peter in her innocence voice.
Peter looked sharply at Eustace eyes, while Eustace titled his head boredly and finally let Ramandu arms go, then he walked to one of the window to see the situation outside. "We were also here to save you," Peter down his sword. "Are you alright?" then he ran at Ramandu and asked her worriedly.
"I'm alright, I just feel a bit scared and shocked," Ramandu nodded, she does look pale, and her eyes looked that she was in shocked.
"Do you have a plan?" asked Legolas to Eustace.
"Hey!" Edmund shouted at him, he doesn't believe at Eustace.
"I actually got one, and if you all want to come, you have to get rid all that suspicous feeling from me," Eustace turned and looked at them. Edmund are about to yelled at him when Peter ordered him to calm down. "We have to get the princess to beach, and like it or not, she had to held the ceremony right there, right now. It's the only way she can get safe. I think that creature were targeted her, and they wont stop until they got what their want. Now, you have three seconds to follow my plan or not. We were almost surrounded. One, two.." Eustace explained cockily.
"Alright! We will follow your lead!" Peter shouted at him. "Can you do it?" then he looked Ramandu again. The woman was nodded surely.
"Good. Prince Peter, I leave Princess Ramandu guards to you, elf, guard all of us from behind, and you and I were going to sweap our way from any disturbance!" Eustace said their formation and hurriedly ran downstairs, the other were followed him. They finally managed outside and do what his told. Eustace and Edmund were cleared their way from any ra'zac, while Peter hold Ramandu and protected her, Legolas was behind him and killed the ra'zac which escaped from Eustace and Edmund sight. They're finally managed to the bridge where the earlier ceremony was held.
"Now I have to sing on the sea, and when Valhalla responsed, I will flew. But it will take sometimes," said Ramandu, she's almost out of breath, the other except Legolas were the same, even more worse.
"they're almost got here to. We'll change the plan. Prince Peter, you'll come with her until she pick up, while the others hold that creature from closing them," said Eustace. The other has no choice but to agree.
Peter looked the water beneath the bridge. It was deep, so he decided he have to swim, and he have stay aware of something which probably pulled him from there. "It's alright, I already put a spell on you, you can now also walk on the water," Ramandu softly smiled at him.
"They're coming!" Edmund yelled.
"Come on," Ramandu reached her hand out. Peter doubtfully welcome it and jumped to the water. Magicly, he doesn't drawn, it's even feel like he's walking on the glass. Now they were both running from the bridge and stopped quite far from it. Peter are looking for the rest of his companion whose now busy fighting against the ra'zac. He was very worried, especially to Edmund. While Ramandu started singing next to him.
It's already five minutes now, a short time, but a very long moment for the three who fighting. "They were to many!" Edmund yelled while he cut a ra'zac on his left side, and stabed another one infront of him.
"Uh!" Eustace just finished sliced and killed three ra'zac in one blow from his mysterious energy when he swung his blade. "Haven't Valhalla response already!?" using that blow many times in quite amount are absorbing his energy.
"Just hold a bit longer!" Legolas was also busily shot three arrows on a time to the ra'zac which still further from them and draw his twin thin light swords for those which already closed enough to him.
Peter looked at Ramandu impatiently (especially because Ramandu sing a song with fast tempo which made him tense), he knew that his comrade cant hold much longer from the ra'zac attacked. Suddenly, an ice blue light are down from a sky, it created a glowing tube for her, Peter reflectly jumped from it's line. Ramandu stopped singing and looked above with relief. Suddenly, there was a wave of light which created from that ice blue tube, it wiped them all. And when it touched the ra'zac, that creature were shrieked in pain, and they were all gone, all the worms even disappear. Peter felt a large amount of energy from there. He looked to his comrades, they were all collapsed and laying on the bridge.
"It was the holy power," except Legolas who just now are only out of breath.
"What's your name my lord?" Ramandu suddenly asked Peter. They were now looked each other eyes.
"I'm Prince Peter from Narnia," Peter answered nervously.
Ramandu smiled, she back to her normal beautiful self. "I haven't dance with you, am I, Prince Peter?" then she suddenly floated and finally fly to the sky. Peter amazed by that wonderful moment, so this is how they know each other and straightly separated from each other. But at least she knew my name, Peter thought happily, he watched until Ramandu disappeared in the middle of the cloud, and until that ice blue light gone. The sky becoming dark again.
"Thank you, for helping us," said Legolas to Eustace while they're all meet on the bridge and managed to stand on their knees again. Peter was checking Edmund, while Eustace cleaned his tunic.
"I'm helping nobody. I'm just followed orders, and my lady sent me only for our empire sake," Eustace said coldly, then he turned and walked away.
"That guy!" Edmund are looked at his back upsetly.
"But it was true thet he helped us so much. You even saw his power, it was great, it doesn't even belong to human, we really have to keep an eye on Archadia," Peter calmed him.
"You were both are going to be alright from here, I have to get back to my lady, and I'll inform or sent you news about what happened if I already knew," Legolas said and prepare for leave.
"Yes, thank you for helping us, please also tell that to your lady," Peter said his thanks.
"I hope we will able to work together again one day," Legolas smiled at him. "Till then," then he turned to Edmund and nodded. Edmund repplied to his nod, then the elf leave.
"I hope it's already quite an adventure for you," Edmund still feel somewhat upset.
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"It's alright Aragorn, they were already wiped out, and the deep magic now back to work properly," Arwen touched Aragorn shoulder.
"I'm just so worried about you and our future son safety," Aragorn walked from the window towards her, hugged and kiss her forehead deeply.
"Your new friends are doing the job well," Arwen kiss his lips lightly and then smiled.
"But where on earth that ra'zac come from?" Aragorn asked confusedly.
"I have some information about them, only a very strong and a darkest wizard who could summon them. But still, I have to meet my father and the lady of the woods first to gain more info," Arwen shooked her head slowly.
"Please do as quickly as you can," Aragorn embrace her again. "I have a really bad feeling about this. The darkest era of this age has finally come again, and now even closer," he caress her hair, he could felt Arwen nod softly on his chest.
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Susan was now sitting in the waiting room infront of King Diggory work place, while Tumnus himself were facing the king. He said to them "Let me go there and talked with him. Believe me as your representative," when the king servant are halfly open the door and said that only one people who can first got in, then if the king think that it was necessary he'll call the rest.
Cair Paravel was so beautiful for Susan, there's a lot of garden in it, unlike in Dalamsca where she only had one garden which she worked so hard to grew because of the desert climate. It's architecture were also magnificent, there are so many glass wall and roof, golden pattern and texture. This waiting room are very comfy to. There's an old piano near the window, three large sofa, carpet with pretty color, and bookshelf. Susan stood and heading to one of the bookshelf near the door, she was interested to check what kind of books does the King Diggory put in his waiting room.
"Are you sure it was alright to let that faun in? Maybe it supposed to be Cor, or you Lucy," asked Corin unpatiently. It was almost an half an hour.
"Dont worry Corin, we can always believe in Mr. Tumnus, as long as I know him I could always count on him. He wont say anything bad or lie about us," Lucy shooked her head. Now she felt a bit upset to Corin.
"Besides, it was the faun who has the plan, Lucy feelings are never wrong, and as long as I know him, I think he was the best negotiator among us. Well, our princess are probably the best, but impossible for her to come in first now," Cor defended Lucy. The three of them were now looking to their Princess, and how shocked they are when they realized that a beautiful woman with royal dress are standing next to the door, watching for Susan, but their princess didn't feel her presence at all.
"You know all the books?" asked that woman suddenly, snap Susan of it. The woman seems to be in the middle of fourty, she has a honey colored wavy hair which falls until her knees, and some of them are already white, she also has a friendly green eyes, she was beautiful even when she's now quite old.
"Yes.." Susan nodded doubtfully, she's putting the book she held to the shelf. "I loved to read, I'm very into it, so I know about a lot of them. And it's very generous for the king to put all this greatest books here," Susan bashfully said while she was looking the books again happily.
"Really? Until now I didn't really know about all of them," the woman walked towards her, grab one book and pay the cover attention. "I mean, the dancing woods? What does that mean?" she reads the title.
Susan giggle. "It's one of the oldest collection poems in distant earth my lady. The oldest faun in Narnia are the one who wrote it. And this, this also a rare manuscript which turn into a book, it told us about Ivalice history. They were all are the precious treasure in this world, I wonder why the king put it here, it would be a big lost if it's gone," Susan told her.
"You knew about a lot of poems. You even knew about narnia books, eventhough you're not from here," the woman glanced to the Dalmasca outfit beneath Susan's travel robe.
"Well, one of the literature arts that I like the most are poems, I also like to made them. The dancing woods are one of the best, so I knew it, and my father used to tell a lot of things to me," Susan explained, her gaze are a bit softed when she pronounced my father.
"You knew about the poems, and you were well acknowledge. Tell me, what else did you do?"
"I'm also a politician, but I also love music. I can played some of the instruments," Susan answered. "But why are you asking this my lady? Who are you?" she finally realized that this conversatiton are a bit odd.
"Oh, I'm just one of the royal family here, dont worry about me. Just tell me again, what are you doing here?" the woman smiled.
"I'm.." Susan felt a bit confused to explain.
"Sue," Lucy suddenly called her. Susan and the woman turned at her. Lucy, Cor and Corin are already stood from their sofa. Lucy then looked to the King's door, a servant were opened the door from the inside and look at them.
"Your majesty asked you to come in," the servant said and smile at them.
"Excuse me my lady. But I'll be happy if we can discuss about that again, maybe you can tell me about what you like," Susan smiled humbly to the woman, then she was walking to her companions.
The woman watched them headed to King's Diggory work place. "And well mannered indeed," she smiled brightly.
King Diggory was standing infront of his tabble with Tumnus, both of them are welcoming Susan and her guardian with a very big smiled on their faces. Is something good happen? Susan, Lucy, Cor and Corin are finally bow down.
"Please raise, daughter of Lune and her guardian!" King Diggory lifted his hands. He looked so happy. "Please, sit down, sit down," then he walked towards Susan, grabbed one of her hand and pulled her to sit on the sofa infront of the work table. Susan confusedly followed him and worriedly glanced to her guardian. She finally sat on the sofa, while King Diggory circled the table and sit on his place.
"What happened?" Cor asked to Tumnus.
"Dont worry, it's a good thing. Come on, sit here, not you Lucy! You sit next to Susan," Tumnus pulled his and Corin hands, and forced them sit on the sofa near the door where the king usually relaxed.
"You were well raised," Diggory smiled at Susan. "Your father and I even planned to marry you and my son," he laughed.
"You know my father?" asked Susan shockedly.
"He never mention me, I see.." Diggory nodded to his self. He has a brown hair which falls until his shoulder, same of his beard, it was also whiten a lot. He has blue sharped eyes like Peter. "We were a close friends, but since the incident twelve years ago, the bond was broken. It was the time where the distant earth was chaos and fought among each other, Dalmasca was attacked, your father asked for my help, but Narnia was also in crisis condition, we really defend ourselves half dead, I sent a messanger to informed him that I cant do much at that time. But the messanger was killed on his way, and Lune never knew about what happen. He lost your mother that day, and straightly cut his bond from me. It was a very big lost for him, because Dalmasca are the oldest kingdom in distant earth with it's increadible culture," then he explained.
"Oh, that dark time. Where we lost our twenty region," Susan tried to remember.
"So that's why King Lune married Susan to Caspian," think Lucy and the twin brother.
"Mr. Tumnus already told me about what happened, and I'm so sorry abbout what happen to your father and Dalmasca. It must've been very difficult for you, and It's also my fault. My son has already informed me that Archadia war machine was heading somewhere on Narnia border, and he said to me to sent a scout, But I didn't.. It was because I decided that I wont interfere another kingdom business anymore, and I didn't expect it will went to Dalmasca, to invade the oldest kingdom which supposed to be stayed on it's original condition," Diggory continued. "Perhaps I already slept for a along time, and it's time again for Narnia to awaken. That's why Susan, you'll get a full protection from me, you're now my responsibility. And we'll find a way to get Dalmasca back," then he Surely smiled at Susan.
Susan doesn't know what to say, it was very lucky for her, and the king gave her a straight help which she didn't even think about it. "I'm so grateful my liege. For now I cant offer you anything in return. Thank you, thank you so much!" she teared in happiness.
"Thank you your majesty," Lucy are now embracing her, she was also cried.
"We were so helped," Cor and Corin are know knees on the carpet.
"Please, my brother and sister, raised! I'm doing this with full heartdly and without asking anything from you, it's time for me to act like the real king," Diggory feel sorry for made the girls cried. Cor and Corin stood and sit again, while Susan and Lucy are holding back their tears. "The two young man has to do their trainee with the other army, if you'll do extra efforts, you probably could also become the general. But it's up to you both, and for the girl, you can stick with Susan, as for Susan," Diggory look at them one by one, told them what they're going to do.
"She will make a wonderfull bride for Peter," suddenly, the woman earlier are come in and smiled to all of them who gaze at her.
"What!" shouted Diggory.
"I heard everything from the outside. And based by the fact that she was once actually Peter future wife, and by the fact that we will have more military advantage to fight against Archadia, why not? But beside all of that, she was a very bright and beautiful woman, the most appropriate future bride for Peter," the woman walked towards him.
"Huh?? well, firstly, this is my wife Queen Polly, everyone," Diggory was dumbfounded, but he quickly snap of it and introduced Polly. Susan's and her companions mouth are wide opened.
"You were the queen?" Lucy asked.
Polly only laughed lightly. "What do you think my King?" then she looked at her husband.
"Well, Susan was very a fine beautiful woman, what parents doesn't want her as their daughter in law. But we can't force her. We have to give her time to think, it's up to her," Diggory looked to Susan eyes.
"You're a very talented and smart Princess Susan, and from that judgement, I didn't want you to have a some lousy future husband, and based by your condition now, you really need someone to protect you, and I assure you that my son will make a good king and husband for you," Polly looked at her softly. "But what my lord said was right, perhaps it doesn't had to be with that way, I'm sure you were very smart to pick your future husband. But you and my son will be perfect for each other," she added.
"Now, now, Polly," Diggory looked at her warnedly.
"It's alright my king," Susan shooked her head. "Then I have nothing to considerate. I also already heard about Prince Peter the Valiant greatness among his people and battle field, and I'm sure he was a wonderful man. I'll be honored to be his future wife," Susan looked at them surely and smiled.
The king and the queen are giving her the most grateful happiest smile they have. "We are the one who honored. Unfortunately Peter's not here right now, he was going to the star island as delegation from narnia to attend the holy ceremony," said Polly.
"But I'm sure he'll be happy if he know that Susan is his future wife. As far as I know he never had any attention to a woman before. He just like to play, so it's time for him to be serious," Diggory added. "That's why I'll arrange your engagement party one day after he arrived."
"But—aren't we supposed to ask him first??" asked Susan shockedly.
"He'll be agree Susan, dont worry. That's a very good idea my dear. Now we just have to wait twelve day from now," Polly calmed her.
-To be continued-
So that's for chapter three, I'll upload chapter four as soon as I can, I promise. May be two or three days from now. Or here's the deal, if I couldn't upload my story for two or three days after my last chapter, I'll update them at least once in a week. Thank you for reading, review please..