I have time, because I'm not going to youth group tonight, so here's the next chapter! Smiley face stickers go to (looks up the names) CrazyDyslexicNerd, pulchra fabula, GemmaUzumaki, and ArodieltheElfofRohan-and anyone else who happened to notice my rabid marshmellow squirrels! ;) Um, hopefully this chapter will give a tiny bit of an answer to one of the mysteries mentioned in the last chapter. Weird... Susan, the character I find the hardest to write about, has had the longest chapters in this story. Goes to show how much I know! Anyway, enjoy!

Susan's POV

Less than an hour later I had walked down many hallways, lost count of the number of flights of stairs I had climbed up and down, walked in on two fauns and a dwarf who were in a lengthy debate about whether the sky was sky blue, light blue, or light grey ('sky blue and light blue are the same!' 'No, Light blue is darker than sky blue!' 'You're wrong, sky blue is darker, and light blue is only the color of some bird's eggs! There isn't even any blue in the sky today! It's gray!' 'Do you even know what a sky is?' 'Sure I do! It's the large expanse that hovers over us day and night! And its light blue!'...) and locked myself into a small closet that had no purpose at all but to confuse anyone and anything that was... well, confused. Finally, I did what I should have done a long time ago: I stopped a nearby faun for directions to the Dinning Hall.

"Your Highness," the faun bowed, then gave me extensive directions to where I was to eat our last meal in Enron. I thanked the faun and hurried down the hall he had directed me to.

I entered the Dinning Hall only minutes later, not getting lost anywhere, and was met at the entrance by Chalmers, Lord Berthold's son. He bowed and kissed my hand. "Your Majesty."

I smiled, allowing Chalmers to lead me toward the table and waited while he pulled out my chair. Once I was seated, Chalmers sat down next to me, to my right. Peter sat to my left, at the head of the table, while Lord Berthold sat across from me. The rest of Lord Berthold's family also sat at the table, along with several noblemen and ladies.

After Peter had said a blessing over the food fauns and talking animals alike served our food: a wonderful marlin roasted and spiced, along with some local Enron vegetables I didn't recognize. Even though the meal was delicious my mind kept wandering to Edmund and Lucy. Where could they be?

Peter also seemed distracted, joining in the conversation only to fall silent minutes later, starring into the distance with his fork held up to his mouth, food still waiting on it's prongs.

Half-way during the meal a silver fox named Valda delivered an elegant piece of parchment, sealed with a dark red insignia of two swords clashing in front of a giant, open book. I quickly read the message and gave it back to Valda, whispering some instructions before she left. She nodded and started on her way. Peter shot me a quick, questioning look, but I just smiled and waved him off, joining back into the small talk, hiding my worried thoughts about my younger siblings.

I excused myself early and worked my way to the palace library to learn what Bellona Belenus wanted to talk to me about. I felt honored that one of the wisest men in Narnia was asking me to visit him, and also curious to what the purpose was. It isn't every day that Bellona desides to ask someone to visit him, as he's usually pondering about many different topics, trying to unravel little mysteries and problems Narnians have. If he ever does make a big discovery- once or twice a month- he sends a letter to Cair Paravel, never asked to see us in person. Then again, it isn't often that Peter and I happen to be in the same castle as he is.

The heavy oak doors were open a crack and I knocked as I stepped in. Tall bookshelves surrounded the room and stood firm in long rows down the room, with some wooden tables in the middle for people to use while they studied. Bellona was sitting at a table far into the room, various scrolls and parchments settled around him, along with tall, bright candles. He looked up and smiled when I came in.

"Please, have a seat!" he said in a welcoming voice. I smiled and obeyed, instantly interested in all of the scrolls he was currently studying. It was hard to see exactly they were, but they looked like normal maps of Narnia.

I raised an eyebrow at him. "Maps?" Bellona chuckled.

"I asked you to join me, dear Queen Susan, because I believe I have some news of interest to you and your brother concerning young King Edmund and Queen Lucy."

Bellona knew something about their disappearance? I sat forward; he had earned my total interest.

Bellona nodded. "While I was doing some research on trading routes for a panther who is interested in going into business and asked for some advice on- but you don't want to hear about this, you want to know what I've found, don't you?" I smiled in return, thankful I wouldn't have to listen to long, off-topic explanations. "I discovered an island."

I blinked. "You discovered an island? What do you mean?

"Here." Bellona passed me a giant piece of parchment that threatened to crumble under my gentle fingures. "This is a picture of it, though I'm afraid I am unable to decipher the name of this island, and I have yet to find more information on it, despite searching for the last couple of days."

Now I sat back tapping my fingers thoughtfully. Bellona pulled out several pieces of parchment and presented them to me. "I took the liberty to draw several detailed copies for your Highnesses. I'm sure, at the very least, that you'll be interested in looking into this island after you have found King Edmund and Queen Lucy. However, there is the smallestpossibility that the inhibitors of this island have something to do with their disappearances, and I won't be the one to hide anything from my Kings and Queens."

"You really believe Edmund and Lucy were kidnapped by these people?" I asked.

"To charge these people with a crime, only knowing that they exist and my King and my Queen are missing, would surely be against everything Aslan has taught us. I was planning to present this map to you even before I heard of the disappearance of Narnia's youngest monarchs. Though this place may very well not have anything to do with Queen Lucy and King Edmund's disappearance, it is better to have a warning than to run into things blindly.

"I won't fall into a pit if I had seen the pit in the first place." I nodded, slowly understanding.

Bellona smiled. "You understand. Also, a warning: if indeed this island is the cause of this unfortunate occurrence, then you must remember that Narnians have not contacted these people in years and years, and even if they have heard of us, it is doubtful that they follow our laws. If they find out who your siblings are... I fear things would not be good." He didn't finish his sentence, but I could guess some of the things that might happen.

I thanked him and stood to leave. "Know that all of Enron will be praying for your brother and sister's safe return home, Aslan willing." finished as I walked toward the doorway with the maps clutched tightly in my hands.

I turned to look back at Bellona when I had reached the door"Aslan willing. Thank you, Bellona." Bellona nodded. I stood and left with uncertain thoughts, thankful for Bellona and his truly considerate work and encouragement.

Oh, new characters! As always, their names, Bellona Belenus, Chalmers, and Valda have a special meaning to them (trust me, I looked them up!) As the story says, Bellona means to fight, Belenus means bright and brilliant, Chalmers means Son of the Lord (Convenient, huh?) and Valda means spirited warrioress. And, besides the fact that it sounds good, let me know if you want a story about Bellona, because I'm kind of interested myself on what I meant by 'there was a time when Bellona's life was completely dedicated to fighting...' (different form of words there, but whatever). If you want one, note it in the review you are going to send in three... two... one! (no one sends review) 'Ack! My worst nightmare ever!'