"Edmund!" Peter yelled in sheer joy. It was Edmund; standing right before him. However something looked terribly wrong. Peter had never seen his little brother like this before. His eyes were dull and wild. He looked fearful, skittish—like a young deer. Peter though, with the flood of sheer relief going though his body, began to run once more, hoping to embrace Edmund in a hug.

He was nearly a stride away from his little brother before Edmund ran away. Peter stopped in shock for a moment before yelling at Philip, "Could you run up ahead and cut him off?"

Philip sprinted up ahead, but in the time it took for him to do so he had already lost track of the boy. So he continued to run up ahead hoping to find him again. Marri and Chansa finally caught up with Peter.

"No, just stay here."

Before the two could disagree Peter was already off and running. He took a turn; something Philip didn't do. The two who were left behind told each other not to take it personally and hoped at least one of them could find Edmund again. They hoped this would be their last day of searching, for Peter's sake.

Peter sprinted onward, and then he realized he was getting close again. It didn't take long at all for Peter to be directly behind Edmund. A memory entered his head. This wasn't the first time he remembered Edmund running away. It was just a few days after their father left for the war. They were coming home from the park and Peter began to talk about what their father said to him. He was supposed to look after everyone, but Edmund protested that. He remembered the argument on the sidewalk ended with Edmund running away. Peter was tempted to follow him; however, he ran back home himself and their mother brought Edmund back. Peter took the punishment, but he forgot why after that. Why did he blame Edmund for doing such a thing? It all came back to him; Edmund wanted their father back home. He missed him, and now his own brother was replacing him. All of that probably would have never happened if Peter didn't brag about now being the man of the house. If he actually stopped and realized that there was fear in his beast of a little brother this would have never happened.

"Edmund please!" Peter was jogging next to him trying to find a way to get his brother stopped. Edmund was only just hobbling along; sometimes letting out a sob. His little brother was crying—in fear. What did this witch do to him? Peter want to just tackle him and get the chase over with, but by what he was seeing it would be the last thing to do with Edmund. He just wanted to tell him everything was alright. The witch wasn't going to hurt him anymore. Everything was going to be put to right between them.

Then all of a sudden, almost random, Edmund fell. Peter heard a strangled cry as he stopped and crouched down next to Edmund.

It was then Peter realized how much damage was done to his brother—in every respect.

Tada! There you have it. Not much to say since I said it during the last chapter. However to everyone who is living in LA good luck with Carmageddon! I wouldn't last a minute if I had to go though that. Oh in the UK, how's this little newspaper/phone-hacking thing coming along? I'm quite confused. I just know the US better stay out of it until Parliament is done with the issue (since I heard the FBI is investigating because apparently they hacked into 9/11 victim's phones). Hmmm... speaking of our government if those people don't get their act together we're going to end up like Greece. The people should have their government back! It's out of our control.

Review question:

(US) What's your opinion on this debt problem? Should we take OUR government back so it's in OUR control?

(UK) What's your opinion of the phone-hacking scandal? I think it's terrible...

(Anywhere else) Your views on the above questions.

Next chapter should be up by Tuesday.