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Chapter 4

Ash looked down at her bandaged hand. I hate that witch…. Why would she want me? And why did she call me her child?

"Milady?"

Ash turned around to see Caspian in the doorway. "Yes?"

"Are you feeling okay?" he asks.

She nodded. He walked into the room. "Are you sure?"

She nodded again. "A little wierded out, but I'm fine. Why would the witch want me?"

"She wants to come back. And in order to do that, she needs either a drop of blood from a son of Adam or a drop of blood from a daughter of Eve." He explained. "It's a good thing I got there in time."

Just like in the second movie….Ash thought.

All of a sudden, Ash began to see images in her head. She held her head in pain and groaned. "What's wrong?"

Caspian's voice was drowned out as voices took over.

Image 1:

Ash glanced over at Caspian, who did the same thing. "No matter what happens, don't give up the throne."

He nodded. "I promise."

Image 2:

The White Witch thrust her broken staff through Ash's abdomen. She gasped, a trickle of blood flowing down her chin.

"ASH!!!!"

Every scream, yell and voice died out as Ash collapsed to the ground. She held the place where she was stabbed and retreated her hand to see blood on it. Her head hit the ground as her eyes closed slowly.

The White Witch laughed evilly. "Victory is mine now!!!"

"Ash?"

"Ash?"

Ash opened her eyes, blinking a few times to see Caspian hovering over her. She realized she was on the ground on her back with a couple centaurs in the room.

Ash held her head. "What happened?"

"We're guessing you fainted." The male centaur replied. "You've been out for at least 15 minutes milady."

"Can you stand?" Caspian asks. He offered her his hand.

"I think so." she took it and he helped her up. A wave of dizziness hit her and she staggered a bit. He held onto her arm so that she didn't fall.

"I think you should get some rest." He suggested.

She sighed. "Right…." She slowly walked over to the bed and sat down.

"Rest well." he and the centaurs left the room.

She lay down and some minutes later, she fell asleep.

………

Ash rolled to the edge of the bed and fell off with a yelp. "Ow……" she moaned and stood up, cracking her spine. She sighed in relief.

Suddenly, she heard the flap of wings and went out onto the balcony to see Damien with Caspian on his back. She laughed. "What are you doing?"

"Would you like to go for a ride?"

"It'll be fun." Damien said.

Ash smiled. "Oh, what the heck?" she climbed onto Damien's back and sat behind Caspian.

"Hold on tight." He said. She nodded and loosely wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Let's go!"

"Yes milady." Damien roared as he took off into the night sky.

Ash looked down to see how high they were up. She moaned and dug her face into his back. "What's the matter?"

"I just remembered I'm not good with heights." She said muffled.

Damien went upside down a few times and they both laughed. "Heights aren't so bad once you get used to them." He said.

"Yep."

Damien went upside down a few more times and suddenly, he groaned loudly in pain. "What's wrong?" Ash asks.

"Something struck my side." Damien said.

Ash looked over at Damien's right side and saw an arrow. She carefully reached down and yanked it out. "It's an arrow."

"Where did it come from?"

"More importantly, who shot it?" Ash heard a whistling noise and looked above to see more arrows coming. "There's more coming!! You have to get out of the way Damien!"

Damien got out of the way just as the arrows whizzed past them. "They're coming from over there!" Ash pointed to a part in the woods as more arrows were shot at them.

"Hold on!!"

Damien got out of the way, but two arrows pierced his right wing. He growled in pain. "I'm hit." His wing went limp and they began to fall into the woods.

"This is gonna be a rough landing!!"

Ash held on tight as they went down. They finally hit the ground. Ash and Caspian fell off onto the ground.

"Damien!" Ash got up and ran over to him, with Caspian behind her. She grasped one of the arrows and slowly pulled it out. She grasped the other and pulled it out too. "Who would shoot at us?"

"Halt!!" they heard a voice from behind them.

They turned around to see a group of Minotaurs. "You will come with us." One of them said.

Caspian and Ash exchanged looks. We're in trouble………

……….

"Ow! Quit pushing!"

The Minotaur ignored Ash's complaining and pushed her roughly again. She glared at him. They were led to an ice chamber.

"Not again…."

The White Witch appeared. "Slash her palm."

The Minotaur held Ash so she wouldn't run away and slashed the same palm that was slashed before. The witch's hand came out of the chamber. "Just one drop dear."

Ash felt like she was being controlled again and slowly walked towards the witch, her arm stretched out. "Yes…"

"Don't do it Ash! Don't let her control you!"

The witch ignored him as Ash's hand came over hers and she turned it over so that a drop of blood fell into the witch's hand. "Thank you my dear, you are free now."

Ash's eyes closed and she collapsed onto the ground. The White Witch laughed as she came out of the chamber, her staff in her hand. She looked at the king. "Oh don't worry, she'll be fine. Your time will come." She chuckled and snapped her fingers. The Minotaurs let Caspian go and they disappeared into the woods.

He rushed over to her and gently shook her, trying to wake her. Damien landed on the ground. "What happened?"

"The witch… she's back." Caspian replied. He picked up Ash bridal-style and put her on Damien's back. He also got on and they flew off back to the castle.