The Return
Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia.
Chapter 3: Rescuing Lecia
Julia and Peter were hurrying out of the city, but something compelled Julia to slow herself and Peter down after leaving the city. Adrian soon caught up with them. "Hello, Adrian!" Peter said upon seeing him.
"Hello, Peter. Who is this?" The last part was accompanied by a nod toward Julia.
Peter had to suppress a laugh. "Do you remember the girl that saved me and my siblings?"
"How could I forget her? She was the instrument that Aslan used to turn me into a donkey!"
"Well, this is her cousin Julia."
Julia gaped. "Are you talking about Lecia? I can't believe she would do something like that!"
"Well, she did. Believe you me, she did!" Adrian said emphatically. "I'm Adrian."
"Yeah, I kinda figured that out. Who was that kid yelling for you?"
"My little brother who my father prefers over me to be king just because I worship Aslan instead of the gods of Telmar."
"That was a very long introduction."
"I know."
"Say, weren't we trying to get back to Narnia?" Peter reminded them.
"Oh, yeah. Let's go." Julia said, and the three resumed their journey.
Before long, they had arrived at Cair Paravel. The bad guys were leaving and taking the younger three Pevensies with them. But one soldier was ordered to stay behind and do something. He raised his sword after the others had gone over a thing on the ground. "Julia, can I borrow your bow?" Peter asked in a whisper.
"Sure." she said, handing it to him. He raised it, loaded, aimed, and fired. The Calormene fell dead. "Thanks." he said, returning it to her.
The three hurried down the rise the woods were on and into the yard. Julia went to retrieve her arrow while Peter and Adrian went to free the girl on the ground. "Thanks, Pete. I hate Calormenes, don't you?"
He rolled his eyes. "Did you forget who you're talking to, Lece? Of course I do!"
Julia heard that voice, but it couldn't be, could it? Could Peter's Lecia be hers, too? She slowly turned around. As soon as she saw the girl, the arrow in her hand clattered to the ground. She covered her mouth with her hand. "Lecia!" she cried.
Her cousin's eyes went wide. "Julia! How did you get here? Oh, never mind now, give me a hug!" Julia quickly complied. "Now, how did you get here?"
"Aslan." Julia said with her face still buried in Lecia's chest.
"You sound like your cousin." Adrian laughed.
Lecia looked at him. "Where do you think she got it?" They all laughed until it registered with Lecia who she was talking to. "Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you would stay in Telmar a little longer."
"I would have, if I would have been welcomed."
"What did your father say?" Lecia sighed.
"Only that I was no longer his son and that my little brother is now the heir."
"I'm sorry." she said sincerely.
He looked at her like he still thought she was crazy. "For what?" They all laughed together.
