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Chapter 6: Meeting Trumpkin and Caspian. Peter Pevensie.

It took me a moment to realize that I was holding Edmund's journal with my hands turned into fists. It was the anger at myself and Edmund. Why did I left him alone? And why did he wanted to die? He didn't need a plaque or a journal to tell that he often thought of death as a natural thing and didn't fear it. He didn't care if he could die, he cared about everyone except himself. And that scared me to death.

"Peter, are you coming? We need to find out what's going in here and where's Edmund", Susan said.

I turned around with the journal still in my hands. It scared me to think that Ed died in battle or that he was injured. I looked at the journal and knew that I couldn't bring it with me. As I sighed, Lucy spoke.

"I can carry it, Peter, don't worry"

I looked at her and saw she had a little bag to put her stuff on. I smiled and handed it to her. I looked at Susan who smiled and I took the lead again. If I ever saw Edmund again, I was going to show him that I was going to be both, even if he didn't want me to. I was going to be his brother and his king.

"Susan is right. We need to find out what's going on. We have stayed the night. Now it's time to find Edmund", I said and they nodded.

At first, I didn't want to leave Cair Paravel. Because it felt like I was going to leave my people again. But I just shot a quick glance and turned around and for some reason I had the feeling, that it would be the last time I would see my home.

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We had walked around forty minutes and there wasn't any sign of anyone. Felt like we were all alone in the woods. And then, we started to walk around the beach when I heard Lucy said.

"Look, someone is in of our help!"

I looked and saw a boat with two men, soldiers they seemed, going to throw a dwarf (who was all tied up) into the water. Susan shot an arrow to the boat. That took the attention of the men.

"Drop him!", She yelled

The two men were starled for a second. Then, they dropped him. I started running knowning that Susan had my back. They were about to shoot but Susan shot one of them making the other drop im the water. I ran for the dwarf. But then I heard Lucy yell.

"Peter, watch out!"

I looked at my right and saw a boy. He looked at me and kept running.

"You go for him and I'll take the boat!", He yelled and jumped on the water.

I didn't even answer but went in the water. If I wasn't quick, he could drown. And it wasn't so easy. I couldn't even see but I manged to grab him and pull him to the surface.

I took him to the beach were the boy was with the boat.

The dwarf took of the gag and the ropes and threw them in the floor.

"Drop him?! That's the best you can come up with?", He yelled angry.

Susan seemed hurt by it and said, "A simple thank you, would suffice".

"They were doing fine drowning me without your help."

"Maybe we should have let them". I said.

"Why were they trying to kill you, anyway?", Lucy asked.

"They're Telmarines. That's what they do.", He said glaring at the boy.

"Telmarines? In Narnia?", I asked confused.

"Where have you been for the last few hundred years?", He said.

"It's a bit of a long story.", Lucy smiled.

"How? You have a telmarine right here!", He said pointing at the boy.

I looked at him and his face lost all his color. By instinct, my right hand went to my sword. And the boy was starled but took his sword too. And before he could say something. I attacked him.

"Wait! I can explain!", He said between the clangs of the swords.

"Peter, let him!", Susan said.

But right before she said that. The boy took the handle of his sword and hit me in the face before dropping his sword.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me.", He said.

"You're it?" The dwarf said in shock.

"You're the King and Queens of old?", The boy said in awe and a bit of regret.

I lowered my sword and tend my hand to the dwarf.

"High King Peter The Magnificent", I said and looked at the boy who stood there.

The dwarf didn't do anything. In fact, he was looking me as if I was the enemy.

"You probably could've left off the last bit.", Susan said and the dwarf laughed.

"Probably", He said between chuckles.

"Oh, great! Now I'm in good luck and bad luck!", The boy exclaimed.

"And who are you?", Susan asked at the boy.

"My name is Prince Caspian, rightful heir to the throne, chased off by my uncle's army. I'm helping the Narnians reclaim their country.", He said proudly.

"Doesn't change the fact that you're a telmarine", The dwarf mumbled.

"You remind me of a dwarf named Nikabrik", He said coldy.

"My name is Trumpkin. And do not compare me to Nikabrik", He said and Caspian smirked.

"There are still Narnians?", Lucy asked faithfully.

"Of course! I was ordered to bring any Narnians I encounter, but I'm in good luck. I will bring you! The King and Queens of Old!", He said smiling.

"He will not be to happy, will he?", Trumpkin said.

"He will be. His anger has already lashed out. Nikabrik got the worst", Caspian laughed and I got confused.

"Who will be happy to see us? Where are you taking us?", I asked.

"To Aslan's How, of course", He said and took his sword.

"And who will be expecting us? Friend or foe?", I asked.

"Friend for you and foe for me", He joked.

"He will not be happy whe he finds out that I hit his brother in the face", He added.

"Brother? You're taking us to Edmund?", Susan said and Lucy smiled.

"Yeah, King Edmund has giving me the order to find you. Come on, it will get late, it's better to be going", He smiled.

"Are you coming, Trumpkin?", I asked and he sighed.

"Yeah, yeah", He mumbled.

"Let's see Ed", Lucy smiled at me.

"Yes, let's see Ed", I repeated.