Just a reminder that I DO NOT own Narnia (books or movies). I only own Aleisa and select scenes that don't show up in the franchise.
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Down in the river two Telmarine guards were rowing a boat. One was watching the scenery for any threats while the other kept glancing down at the prisoner below them.
"He won't stop staring." The man told his companion nervously. The other man rolled his eyes.
"So don't look."' He answered with a 'duh' tone. However the man looked back down at the dwarf who was glaring at him. He whipped his eyes back up and continued rowing with a nervous expression. Finally the man was done with all the glaring and stopped rowing.
"Here's far enough." He informed and stood up. The dwarf's eyes widened in alarm as the two men leaned down to pick him up out of the boat and throw him overboard. Suddenly they froze as an arrow lodged itself into the side of the boat.
Up on the bank Susan reached back to retrieve another arrow. The other four raced up to stand beside her. The older three drew their swords while Lucy stood off to the side.
"Drop him." Susan ordered, her arrow pointed at them threateningly. The dwarf's eyes furrowed and he mumbled in what seemed to be an argument. The men looked at each other and did just that. They dropped the dwarf into the river below. The boys immediately dropped their swords and raced towards the water. One of the soldiers picked up a crossbow but Susan was quicker. She loosed her arrow, hitting one in the shoulder and sending him off the edge. The last soldier jumped in after him, out of fear of getting shot.
Below the water the dwarf was frantically trying to swim with his arms and legs bound. Peter dove into the water after him. He quickly grabbed the small man and pushed off the bottom of the river, back to the surface.
While Edmund was pulling the boat back to shore, Peter dragged the nearly drowned dwarf up onto the bank. They all gathered around while Lucy took her knife and cut the man free. Once his hands were out he rolled onto his side, took off the mouth gag, and started sputtering out water. They all waited while the man composed himself. Once he was able to stand back up he shot a glare up at Susan.
"Drop him?!" he asked incredulously. Aleisa and Susan shared a confused look.
"That's the best you could come up with?" he continued.
"A simple thank you would suffice." Aleisa countered sassily.
"They were doing fine drowning me without your help." The man argued back.
"Maybe we should have let them." Peter replied, looking down at the dwarf in slight shock. Aleisa shot him a 'not funny' look.
"Why were they trying to kill you anyway?" Lucy gently asked, alleviating the tension between them. The dwarf gave her a look before answering.
"They're Telmarines. It's what they do." The dwarf told them with a sigh.
"Telmarines in Narnia?" Edmund asked in confusion. The dwarf looked at him questioningly.
"Where have you been the few hundred years?" he drawled out.
"It's a bit of a long story." Lucy told him with slight humor. Aleisa smiled at the inside joke and handed Peter back the sword he had dropped. The dwarf stared at the weapon as it changed hands. His face dropped in recognition when he saw the lion on the hilt of it and he looked up at Peter. The man then looked around and got a better look at the five teens standing before him.
"Oh you've got to be kidding me…" he groaned. The five looked at each other in confusion.
"You're it? You're the kings and queens of old?" the dwarf asked them. Peter straightened up at hearing this.
"High King Peter…..the Magnificent." He introduced himself, sticking a hand out towards the dwarf. The man jerked is head back a little in surprise.
"You probably could have left off the last bit." Aleisa muttered, not looking at him. She and Edmund were facing each other trying not to laugh. However the dwarf did laugh out loud.
"Probably." He muttered in agreement. Aleisa smiled down at him. She was starting to like this guy. Peter however cleared his throat in slight embarrassment and straightened back up.
"You might be surprised." He told the man and drew his sword.
"Oh you don't want to do that boy." The dwarf warned.
"Not me….her." Peter clarified glancing over at his wife. Aleisa smiled as she drew one of her swords, while Peter handed the dwarf his. It had been a while since she got any practice in and she was looking forward to some action. The dwarf looked a bit flustered and hesitantly took the sword. When Peter let go the dwarf's arm dropped at the weight of it. Edmund smirked over at his sister- in-law. This would be easy…or so they thought. In a flash the dwarf lifted up the sword and skillfully swung it at the girl, catching her slightly off guard. Nevertheless Aleisa easily countered and ducked as the sword was swung at her head. The dwarf used this to his advantage and elbowed her in the nose.
"Aleisa!" Lucy shouted in worry. Peter clenched his jaw. He knew she would be fine but he still didn't like seeing her hurt. Aleisa grabbed her nose in pain and glared at the dwarf.
"Oh are you alright?" the dwarf sarcastically asked before swinging at her again. This time Aleisa dodged and got behind the dwarf. She swiftly hit the dwarf on the backside with the flat end of the sword. The siblings giggled. The man glared at the dark haired girl and turned to face her. He growled and before swinging again at the girl which Aleisa parried before swinging at his head. The dwarf ducked and swung low. Aleisa leaped over the sword before deflecting another hit. The two parried viscously back and forth until Aleisa swiftly knocked the sword away from the man and pointed her own down at the dwarf's nose. The dwarf looked up at the girl in shock, his eyes wide and mouth hanging open. The dwarf fell backwards into the sand.
"Beards and Beadsteads….maybe that horn worked after all." He commented while looked at them. The five of them shared confused looks.
"What horn?" Lucy asked.
