Here's new chapter and there will be some Edmund/Taylor moments in this one.
"He's the High King?" I asked incredulously and Trumpkin nodded gravely making me laugh in disbelief.
"I know it sounds strange, but it is the truth," Trumpkin stated cautiously and I shook my head in bitter amusement.
"No, what's strange is waking up after being asleep for over 1300 years. This is ridiculous," I snarled picking up my sword from the ground and sheathing it in its leather sheathe. Everyone became dead silent no one even breathed at that point the only sound and movement coming from me as I stalked passed the shocked Narnians making my way over to the small room that I managed to carve into a huge tree. When Aslan left us here, my siblings and I decided to explore the trees a bit only to discover these huge gaping holes in the trunks where we were protected from the cold and hot weathers of Narnia.
Furiously, I closed the heavy and thick red curtain keeping everyone else out of view, then the familiar loud noises of daily activity filled the air allowing me to let a few salty tears to slide down my pale cheeks. How could that arrogant and rude blonde haired boy be the handsome, brave and well...magnificent High King Peter the Magnificent? The king I'd always dreamed of one day meeting? Even worse, how dare he accuse me of not saving Narnia on the day she was attacked? As if it was my responsibility to always protect Narnia! He's the High King not me!
"Rose? Are you okay? I felt your distress all the way from my room," Aqua asked concerned pushing my curtain enough for only her head to show. Sniffling, I turned away from her in anger and shame, but I'm glad she came because even though we don't always see eye to eye she's always there to give comfort to those who need it.
"I just can't believe what I had just heard," I grumbled and she walked into my room with her light footsteps tapping on the bear skinned carpet on my floor. I do a lot of hunting in my spare time.
"What happened?" Aqua asked with wide and worried indigo eyes searching my troubled ones as she sat in my woolen hammock. I sighed sadly composing myself, and I explained to her the events that had occurred outside after she and the others had left. Her shocked expression morphed to one of anger with a wide gaping mouth from disbelief.
"How dare he say those things?" Aqua exclaimed furiously and I nodded in agreement wiping the tear marks on my face. I both loved and hated crying especially over stupid reasons such as this. "Not to mention the fact that he's the High King of Narnia," Aqua added in disbelief.
"Hey,Rose? Night time is almost falling, we should get a move on, now while we can," Taylor called from the other side of my curtain. No one is allowed inside my room besides me and Aqua mainly because I enjoy my privacy. I sighed tiredly telling her that I'd be out there soon.
"Come on, let's go see what Glenstorm's meeting is all about. You'll be fine as long as you stay away from that blonde boy," Aqua reassured me pushing herself to her feet and extending her hand out to help me up. Gladly, I took it giving her an appreciative smile bracing myself as we lifted my curtain up to leave my room to be greeted by my excited younger siblings.
"Is everyone ready to go?" I asked sternly and they nodded their heads eagerly making me chuckle slightly at their enthusiasm.
"Let's go retrieve our guests, then," Aqua exclaimed running off to their resting quarters with Taylor obviously in the lead since she's the fastest runner in our family.
Edmund's P.O.V.
I watched as both Susan and Lucy lectured at Peter for his rudeness towards Rose. I mean sure she was acting a little harsher than when we last saw her, but that's understandable after trying to keep Narnia safe since they apparently woke up. What puzzles me is what happened to the Blue Family in the first place and how are they here now?
"Time to go! We need to head off now if we want to get you four to the other Narnians by early morning," Taylor exclaimed barging into the room excitedly with a huge grin on her pale face. Taylor was dressed in her autumn yellow cloak with her blonde hair tied up in a messy fishtail braid probably done by one of the young girl centaurs judging by the few blue flowers in her braid. She's also wearing a thick deer skin dress reaching her ankles underneath her cloak, warm brown moccasins made by some of the female dwarves. She looked so beautiful and wild dressed like this as if she belonged with forest.
Immediately, Susan and Lucy smiled at Taylor both saying that they would be out in just a moment. Nodding in understanding, Taylor told them to hurry before she dashed out of the room flashing me a quick smile on her way out, and luckily no one seemed to notice.
"You better apologize to her Peter because I don't want to lose them again," Susan stated firmly and pushing her way past the curtain to follow Taylor. Lucy shook her head disappointedly at Peter and turned around following after our older sister.
"Are you going to yell at me, too?" Peter asked turning to look at me with shame and I sighed.
"No, the girls already did that, but I suggest you try to make amends with her before it's too late, Pete," I warned him walking out the curtain only to notice just how dark it was outside, which I could barely see five feet in front of me.
"Hey," a cheerful voice exclaimed making me jump in surprise at seeing Taylor appear right in front of me with a burning torch in her left hand and a brown bag on her right shoulder. She giggled in amusement at my shocked expression and I blushed a light shade of pink in embarrassment.
"Where did you get that torch?" I asked trying to fight down my blush and make small conversation.
"I made it," Taylor stated simply and she grabbed my hand leading me towards where my sisters and her siblings were waiting with Trumpkin and a few other Narnians. I blushed furiously glad that it was so dark that she probably couldn't see it or didn't notice.
"I'm sorry for how my sister...reacted towards your brother earlier," Taylor apologized shyly looking anywhere, but me. I raised an eyebrow up at her confused, why was she apologizing?
"Hey," I said and I stopped walking making her stop as well. "You don't need to apologize for how your sister reacted. My brother was being rude and unfair to her, I would've been surprised if she hadn't reacted in a violent way," I reassured her placing my hand on her shoulder and giving it a comforting pat making her smile.
"Thanks," Taylor said relieved, "how about we start over?" Taylor suggested smiling brightly making me raise an eyebrow up in confusion.
"But, we've already met before," I pointed out confused and she looked at the ground uncomfortably.
"Well, I don't remember you that well or much of anything from before last year," she explained nervously.
"Why don't you remember?" I asked her worriedly and she shakes her head sadly.
"I-I would rather not talk about it," she whispered quietly and I felt a pang in my heart for her.
"My name is King Edmund the Just, and who might you be fair maiden?" I introduced myself formally in my best civil voice making her giggle in amusement as I bowed courteously.
"I am called Taylor Thunder Lightning Blue or as most know me as the Golden Archer by the Telmarines, my good sir," she greeted curtsying and I took her hand in mine bringing her knuckles up to my lips giving them a soft kiss smirking as she blushed bright pink.
"Enchanting names for an enchanting maiden," I complimented letting her hand go inwardly grinning.