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Fearing the Woods.
Peter stood on his balcony and looked at the horizon. Within a few minutes the Prince of Telmar would be arriving and all hell would break loose. Edmund was nowhere to be found, Lucy was gone and Susan was going mad. Peter had gone over the story of why Lucy was not there so many times he thought his head would explode. He had sent Susan to change into something a bit more formal and this led to him standing on his balcony. He could see the rough outline of the Prince and his entourage entering the city gates and sighed. Time to face the music.
'Susan! The Prince is here!' Peter called when he was outside her room. There was rustling and Susan opened the door. Peter looked at his sister and his mouth hung open. Her dress showed off her figure beautifully and was made of the finest material.
'Er, Peter what are you doing?' Susan asked. Peter was shaken out of his thoughts and turned red.
'Nothing. Come on we had better go and meet the Prince.' Peter quickly said. Susan giggled. 'What?' He asked, irritated.
'Oh, nothing' Susan said innocently. Peter rolled his eyes. They walked down to the courtyard where their servants fussed over them. Both of them had their crowns on and Peter had his sword. He had even slept with it the past few days. As the Prince rounded the corner, several servants stared.
The Prince was very slim and muscular. He had dark hair and blue eyes. On his head was his crown and by his side, his sword. His clothes were silver and had the Telmarine crest on them. He was riding a horse and behind him were his servants. Once off his horse, he went to Susan and bowed before her and kissed her hand. Next he went to Peter.
'Prince of Telmar, welcome to Cair Paravel and Narnia.' Peter said.
'I would greatly appreciate it if your servants didn't stare.'
'You are dismissed' Peter told the servants.
'I have travelled far and I only have one reason for it. So where is the girl I am supposed to marry?'
'The girl is your Queen. You will do well to remember it' Peter hissed.
'So where is she?'
'We will discuss matters inside' Peter said. The Prince walked ahead and Susan whispered to Peter,
'He's a charmer isn't he?
'Su, this is no time for jokes. Lucy is not marrying him. I do not know what I was thinking'
'Jut as long as we keep to the plan, everything will be ok.' Susan reassured him.
One inside the throne room, the Prince looked greatly bored.
'Prince of Telmar-' Peter began.
'I do have a name' The Prince snapped. Susan snorted. 'In Telmar, if Ladies snort or do inappropriate things, they are not listened to. Even if they are Queen.' He added loudly.
'I do not care what Ladies do in your country because right now you are not in your country so your traditions are not relevant here.' Susan shot back at him.
'In Narnia, if any one insults a Queen they are punished. Even if they are a Prince' Peter added childishly. Susan rolled her eyes.
'Peter, you are a king, not an idiot' She whispered.
'So, tell me what is you name?' Peter asked.
'I am Prince Rolden of Telmar.'
'Prince Rolden. Ok.'
'Could I please see my bride?' Rolden asked.
'The thing about that is, she is off riding with King Edmund and there is no knowing when they will be back. We were not expecting you until next week.' Peter told him.
'I know. I am sorry about that. But it was necessary.' Rolden replied. 'Could I please be shown my room?' He added.
'Yes, certainly.' Susan grimaced. She really hated this Prince.
Just then, Edmund burst into the room, panting.
Half an Hour earlier…..
Edmund was walking. He didn't care where he went, as long as it was away from the castle. He was fed up of Susan mothering him and Peter ignoring him. Walking was the only thing he wanted to do now but he felt guilty for not taking Phillip.
He had been gone a few hours, and that he knew. He had stopped off for nearly two hours at a pub just outside of the castle walls. He went in disguise of course. Now he was just walking for the sake of it. When he looked up from staring at the ground, he realised that it was getting late. The Prince of Telmar was sure to be at the castle now and Susan and Peter were bound to be worrying. He was just about to turn around to head for home when a large black thing in the fields caught his eye. As he looked closer he realised what it was.
A whole army.
And by the looks of it, a Telmarine one.
'That little…' Edmund had to restrain himself from saying the last word. He ducked down behind some bushes. They were marching at an alarming pace and they were heading towards Cair Paravel. Edmund knew what to do and that was to warn Peter.
Edmund ran with all his might back through the forest. He could make the run within half an hour. It was at this point when he wished he had bought Phillip. He carried on running though and just when he thought he wasn't going to make it in time; he could see the towers of Cair Paravel. Forcing himself to go quicker, he reached the doors of the castle within minutes. He burst into the throne room, panting heavily. When he looked up he saw the shocked faces of Peter and Susan and the smirking face of a man he assumed to be the Prince of Telmar. In a split second Edmund forgot why he had just run miles. When he saw that face laughing at him, his angered boiled inside him until he could take it no more.
'What are you laughing at?' He asked.
'Well, you are King Edmund aren't you? Aren't you meant to act like a king?' Rolden replied. At this Edmund almost flung himself at the Prince.
'How dare you speak to your King like that!' Susan shouted at Rolden, who seemed taken aback.
'Lets just calm down here.' Peter tried to say.
'So you're just going to let him talk to me like that?' Edmund asked.
'No I'm just saying we all have to get along. Edmund why don't you tell us about your ride?'
'Oh yes. Well I was just in the woods and do you know what I saw? I saw an army of hundreds of Telmarines, marching for Cair Paravel. From where they were marching, they didn't just get here. They've been hiding out a while and I think our lovely guest here knew this!' Edmund roared. Rolden looked uneasy. Susan looked shocked. Peter was red in the face.
'GUARDS! SEIZE HIM!' Peter yelled whilst pointing at Rolden.
'This us unacceptable!' Rolden shouted as he was lead away.
'Prepare the men for battle.' Peter told Edmund. Then he turned to Susan.
'Susan I know you want to lead the archers but if Ed and I don't come back from this then we need someone to rule Narnia. You can't do that if you are hurt.' He told her. To his surprise, she nodded.
'I never did like battles.' She whispered. Peter kissed her forehead and ran off to the battle room.
They had been marching for hours. Lucy was growing tired of sitting on her horse but they showed no signs of stopping for a break. A few hours ago they had received the word that the Prince had arrived in Telmar and was making a bad impression on the monarchs. They had also been joined by the rest of the Telmarine army. Now Lucy could see the towers of Cair Paravel and knew that in a few hours time she would be dead.
'We'll make camp here and wait until midnight.' Driand told the others.
'Now as this is your last night alive, you can have the posh bed, my sweet' He said. Lucy shivered.
This was going to be a long night.
And there is the end of the chapter!
Right, I know the Lucy bit in this chapter is VERY short but the next chapter will be mainly Lucy.
Next, the Prince of Telmar is in on the plan of taking Cair Paravel but is acting like he isn't.
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