Here I am back with another chapter. I for some reason have gotten a huge burst of inspiration and so this is my second chapter in as many days. I really hope you guys enjoy and PLEASE review it means the world to me when you do!

Ta Ta For Now See you at the end and enjoy!

Lucy's P.O.V

This is it! In less than five minutes I will be announced and will be able to court again. I am so excited! My brothers…not so much, they look so distracted. Strange?

But who cares less than a minute now. I can hear everyone in the ballroom quieting down. The guards shuffling around and then finally the door handles of the magnificent double gold doors turn slightly, than opening fully as the head guard announces my family and me.

I enter and…wow! The ballroom is just absolutely amazing. Everything I could ever imagine and more.

As I admire the decorations I feel someone gently grab my and lead me to the empty dance floor. When we stop I look up and see the smiling face of my oldest brother Peter looking down at me.

As the music of the first dance begins Peter leans down and whispers into my ear "Happy Birthday Lu! Hope it will be as magical as you have imagined it as. I love you!" he finished his statement as he twirled me into Edmund's waiting arms.

"Oh! Ed, where did you come from?"

"Why Pete and I thought you might like to have the first dance with both of your brothers. And since he started I get to finish the dance. Oh! Happy Birthday Lu."

We finish the dance and then I was passed on to the next young man and then the next one. This went on for almost three hours before I finally was in the arms of someone I knew.

"Ty! Hi, how have you been? I am so glad that it is you that I'm dancing with. This whole evening I have been dancing with strangers…."

"Hi Lu, I have missed you. I have been well thanks. And might I add you look stunning this evening….not that you don't always look stunning but you know what I mean." He cut off my rambling with some of his own.

We ended up dancing together for three songs. And those were some of my favourite dances that evening. We caught up with each other's lives and talk of everything from food to peace treaties. It was glorious, that is until Hunter cut in at the beginning of the fourth song. Being the Queen that I was I could not refuse his politely asked question, So the second last song of the night was with Hunter.

"Good evening Lu. I wanted to apologise for last just looked so grown up and I know that is not an excuse I am truly sorry." He apologised as any well-bred male should. Now in my heart I could not bring myself to forgive him…but aloud that was a different story.

"Of course I forgive you Hunter. I must admit I was a little upset that you did not recognise me. But that is all in the past. Now let us dance!"

We finished the rest of the dance in a strained silence not quite awkward but also not quite comfortable. As the music ended I excused myself from Hunter. Since I had already promised the last dance to….

"You're Majesties! Come quick! A messenger from Calormen has ridden up with a letter sealed by the Tisroc." One of the human guards called out as he entered the ballroom. His face flustered from the run from the gates to the ballroom.

Between my siblings and Caspian went the silent look that we all recognised as something that needed to be delt with quickly. My siblings rushed through the door in a flurry of skirts, tunics and murmured conversations. I noticed Caspian walking slowly towards me.

As he reached me he presented his arm, signaling to the band to begin the final dance of the night.

As we made our way to the middle of the now full dance floor he leaned down and whispered "Since you had promised this last dance to me, we thought it best not to alarm the guest's even more with the birthday girl running out before the end of the ball."

We dance in a strangely quiet ballroom. All eyes on the last two monarchs left in the ballroom. As the last notes ended everyone bowed to their partners than clapped for the band. The ballroom emptied out the quickest I have ever seen. When the last of our guest's had left Caspian and I hurried to Peter study where we had assumed my siblings had run off to.

(meanwhile in Peter's study)

Peter's P.O.V

"Calm down Daniel. Explain why you thought that this letter from the Tisroc so important that you had to interrupt Lucy's ball?" I asked a slightly less flustered guard. It had only been a couple of minutes since Susan, Ed and I left the ballroom. We had headed up to my study where we usually met.

"Well sire it was the messenger. He wanted to hand deliver the letter to you, so I assumed it was important." Daniel the guard answered my question looking quite nervous.

"Fine then, go fetch the messenger. And be quick!" Edmund shot out to the retreating figure of Daniel as he made his way back to the main gate of Cair Paravel.

"Boys please make this quick. We still have all the gifts to go through and all the thank you notes to write." Susan added when we were alone. She sounded as if this could just some simple letter of greeting, which I greatly hoped it was.

"Here he is you majesties." I was interrupted from my thoughts when Daniel brought in the messenger.

"Now I hate to be the guy who gives you bad news than runs but seeing as we are at war now I wouldn't like to be caught behind enemy lines. Have a nice evening, and wish Queen Lucy a Happy Birthday for me please." The messenger said all this while setting the letter on my desk and leaving the room, all in one swift motion I might add.

His words did not register until he was out of the room and down the hall.

"War!"

"Calm down Susan. We can deal with this. Let's look at the letter and see their reasoning behind declaring war on us." My ever-logical brother Edmund said as he grabbed the letter of my desk. "Now let's see what this blasted letter says, 'To, The Royal Family of Narnia, our barbarian neighbours. We, the Royal Family of glorious Calormen hereby declare war on your people and country for countless reasons. We expect a three-day peace period so that any Calormen's may leave your country and we will provide your countrymen the same amount of time before we begin taking prisoners.