"Shasta!" Jade called running over.

Shasta spun around, "oh it's you, how was it?"

"Good, apparently it was Swift's birthday today," Jade said, "what's going on?"

"Narnia is preparing for battle," Shasta told her, "I've met Corin again. He is trying to persuade me to go into battle."

"What!" Jade said sharply, "by no means will you go into battle."

"Oh, come on," groaned boy who had just walked up to Shasta, "is this a family member?"

"No," Shasta said.

"Do you have to listen to her than?" Corin asked.

"I probably should," Shasta muttered.

"What's all the fuss about?" King Edmund stepped into the conversation.

"I told Shasta he isn't going into battle, Corin was planning to go to." Jade summed him up.

"Corin you aren't going into battle, your father put me in charge of you," King Edmund said firmly. "Shasta I think it's best that you don't go into battle, as your older sister instructed you."

"He is not my younger brother," Jade said.

"I don't have any family," Shasta said.

"Oh, well I'm terribly sorry," King Edmund said. "Corin!"

Corin had knocked down the dwarf who was supposed to watch him. The dwarf had strained his ankle therefore wouldn't be able to watch him.

"If only the High King would let me use my cordial I would have fixed this," Lucy sighed.

"Well, there is no going back, can someone escort Master Dwarf back to a healer?" King Edmund asked, as faun led the dwarf away. Corin grinned and turned to Shasta.

"There is extra armor now, strap it on."

Jade drifted away to listen to the plan for battle. Hearing what she needed to hear she slipped into her category. Jade checked the two knives she had. Strapped on a sword, a gift from her father, and pulled her hair out of her eyes.

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Jade was engaged in battle. Her knives flashing every which way. A few of her opponents just backed off. Jade flipped backwards, knocking down someone behind her, she knocked him out with the hilt of her knife. In a few moments, she found herself fighting side by side the Archenland King.

"King Lune, you got here in time."Jade gasped knocking down her opponent and gaining two more.

"Yeah, lady I never got your name?" The king said, his sword clashed against his opponent's.

"Wendell, Jade Wendell." Jade muttered, she kicked her next opponent in the ribs. She tripped a Calormen on her right, and stabbed someone in front of her.

The king faltered than continued fighting, "Jadis? Did you say?" His face had grown pale.

"NO! I mean no, Your Majesty, I said Jade." Jade, in her anger, drew her sword and began even combat between a Calormen.

"Sorry, why did your mother name you that?"

Jade shrugged and finished the combat between her opponent. The battle was over quickly.

"You're a good warrior for a girl, Jade," the king said, then left to find King Edmund. Jade began her walk home, it would take forever but she would be home, with her family.

"Jade!" Someone yelled.

Jade spun around, knives out ready to fight,

"Over here!"

"Shasta!" Jade ran up to him, "you don't yell like that."

Shasta smirked, "meet, Prince Corin, King Lune, Queen Lucy, and you've met Edmund."

"Good day, You're Majesties, Shasta how about you get acquainted with King Lune and your identical twin, while I go home. I haven't been home for-"

"Since this afternoon, your siblings can wait. Please stay, Please!" Shasta begged.

"No, I've got to go Shasta, family is important." Jade told him.

"Than could you adopt me?" Shasta said grinning.

"Of course not, visit with Prince Corin, I've got to go, bye Shasta, and say hello to Aravis for me."