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In this chapter I have the pleasure to introduce you to a new OC. This time, we are talking about a centaur of 9 years old named Adrien.
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Chapter 10. Stand Your Ground And Fight.
"Hermione, when do our plans ever actually work? We plan, we get there, all hell breaks lose"- Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Dearest Brother:
How are you kiddo? How old are you? where are you studying? school? highschool? already working? I know I shouldn't be afraid of this since the time in England should have stopped when I came here but...if the accident didn't kill me, I'm afraid the war may.
I guess I should explain myself better, tough choir but here we go. Remember that in my last letter, written two weeks ago, I explained you Narnia's situation? I tried to convince my father and...brother to help Narnia but they refused and that pissed me off since Narnia came always in our help, even when they were in a worse situation than us.
Anyways, I...kind of escaped and came to Narnia, where I ran into a few centaurs who lead me to one of the revolution's leaders and my oldest brother: Prince Caspian the X. I believe I have already talked to you about him.
I am mostly certain that what waits for him in the future if we win-of course we will win- is very good. He will be the King of Narnians and Telmarines, he will be respected and loved by everyone here, he will be called the Telmarine who saved Narnia...I almost can't believe something like that would happen; I mean, telmarines and Narnians have despised each other for 1300 years, the idea of a telmarine saving the Narnians...its almost impossible...but then again, why don't believe in the impossible after all what has happened during this last two years?.
Remember when I told to you about the Narnian Kings and Queens of Old? They are back and helping us Robin!.
I won't tell you how we met for that is a story to you to hear personally but I'll describe them gladly.
High King Peter the Magnificent is the most stubborn person I have ever met. He is also one of the bravest, hot-headed, loyal and overprotective young man ever seen. Only now, I'm realizing that not matter how much you read about a famous King, you only get to know him in person. I am positively sure that not a single book- from neither Narnia, Archenland, Carlomen or any other country- explains about Pete's tantrums when his younger brother defeats him with the sword, or how he and Queen Susan argue about who should read a story to Queen Lucy (both of them want to do it) or how he takes care of his youngest sister. I admire him for that. Since they came to Narnia for the first time, Peter had to become an adult to take care of his younger siblings. He was only fifteen, Robin. I am mostly certain that he is almost a father to them...and I havent seen any father better than Pete.
Pete and I get along very well. In fact, he considers me his hero since he learned about my escape towards here. I do not know if that is a wise choice when I have left my country to do what I felt was correct. He is my older brother...two much siblings, don't you think? I'm glad that I'm not the oldest!. On the other hand, he and Caspian dont get along very well, not well at all in fact. Both of them are the most important leaders here but they both want to do everything in a complete different way...and two pain in the neck like Peter Pevensie and Caspian the X simply can't stand it.
Queen Susan the Gentle was not what I imagined. Not in a bad sense, of course. I had read about how she was protective of her siblings but what I have seen has really impressed me. How she comforts Pete when he is troubled or guilty or sad or whatever, how she and King Edmund know each others thoughts by only a look, how she plays and tickles Lucy when she is sad. Another fact about her that I am impressed of how fierce she is. She isnt called the Gentle One for no reason but she is also a warrior, fighting for her country, her people, her loved ones.
Susan and I treat each other politely but I'm afraid I dont get along with her as well as with her siblings. Hope that changes though. It is totally worth meeting Susan the Gentle. About her and Caspian...they are...interested in each other.
Queen Lucy the Valiant has always been my favorite Queen of Old. Her bravery and strengh are legendary but the stories do not tell all about Lucy. She is obviously the sunshine of her family, of the entire Narnia. I admire her for her faith, she always believes that Aslan will help us no matter the situation or how desperate she is. She is a fighter, not only because her outstanding perfomances in battles but also how she fights for what she believes and thinks, every single day. I truly find amusing the way she gets everything she wants from her siblings. Overprotective Pete is not immune of her sister's puppy eyes; Motherly Susan has never been immune of Lucy's sweet smile and Cunning Edmund is not the intelligent enough to avoid being enchated by her younger sister's pouts.
Lucy is my best friend and sister. Being both passionate about teasing people (trait that Lu inherited from Edmund) we first started getting along well when we tease Susan and Caspian...Lu also teases Edmund and me but anyways, I can always get revenge later. She and Caspian also see each other as family but Caspian will never get over the fact that a 13 year old girl is better than him with the daggers. It was pretty amusing watching his tantrums about the subject.
Last but most certainly not least, King Edmund the Just. This is the one that it will cost me the most to describe, not because of his personality but because of my relationship with him...and those are feelings that though you will feel utterly uncomfortable when reading them, I need to tell them to my youngest brother in order to ask you a favor later. I have always read in the chronicles that Edmund had been one of the best monarchs and diplomats ever known in this world but, like with the others Monarchs of Old, not even a single legend described him. He was the one I befriended first. He...is scary what I feel for him since we only know each other for two weeks! He is the one who knows me he most, even better than Caspian. He makes me happy, just for being here and...I think I'm falling in love with him. Is scary you know? running into him and his siblings and one moment after, the old Beth had disappeared and was replaced by this young girl who blushes every time he looks at her and its hanging on every word he speaks but at the same time, I have never more comfortable with a person than how I am with him. It's scary but on the other hand, I have never been happier in my life. I only wish you were here, I am certain that you would like Ed, as well as the others.
Now, what I needed to ask you. You see , it is tradition here than when two people start courting (don't laugh at this Robin), the guy has to ask the girl's father or brother for their permission (i know, it seems like if we were going to marry or something). We decided to ask Caspian but I also wanted to ask you since you are my only brother by blood. We are going to do this anyways but I have the feelin that someday, you will receive this letters.
Lu is waking up, I need to go to her. I will write to you soon.
I love you brother, never forget that. Stay strong.
Beth
"Lu, you alright?" Beth asked as she folded the letter.
"yeah" Lu sighed as she sat up, facing her best friend "it just that it seems that I will only be able to sleep for a few hours...what are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm 'writting' to my brother Robin" Beth grimaced as she made air quotes.
"Can I write him too? It'd be fun" Lu made puppy eyes to Beth and smiled sweetly.
"Alright kiddo...it seems that I am not immune of your tricks, Valiant Queen" Beth laughed as she remebered all the times Lu got what she wanted from her siblings by doing those tiny things.
"Yay! can I read your letter?" Lu asked as she took the empty piece of paper Beth was giving her.
"No!" Beth blushed as she remembered what she had written about Edmund.
"Ah C'mon!" Lu exclaimed as she did puppy eyes and smiled her sweetest smile ever.
"Alright" Beth gave up "just...dont tell anyone about what I wrote...especially Ed"
Lu gasped "Oh gosh! did you write Robin about Ed!? As your sister and best friend, I should totally have the right to read that!"
"Aslan, help me" Beth mumbled as Lu eagerly started reading the letter.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Edmund straightened and forgot for a moment what he was doing when he heard his brother's battle cry.
"For Narnia!" Peter yelled as he bravely turned to face the telmarine army, Susan and Caspian at his sides.
Edmund was the only one who could witness the first moments of the battle.
He saw how every Narnian bravely entered the castle and desperately slashed their swords, axes, daggers and arrows against the telmarines.
He stared in awe at the outstanding performance of Susan as she released an arrow at a telmarine, immediately after, she took another arrow from her ivory quiver and stabbed a telmarine with it, immediately taking it out and throwing it at another enemy who was running towards her.
He gazed at Peter and Caspian for a short while, admiring how they blocked, sparred, jumped and slashed with their swords making it seem more a dance than a fight.
Edmund straightened in pride as he glanced at the Narnians. Glenstorm and the centaurs throwing telmarines away like if they barely weighed. Reepicheep and his mice slashing the telmarine's legs and throwing themselves at their faces. The fauns jumping from balcony to balcony and killing every enemy they founded.
But he also saw how when a Narnian killed a telmarine, three more appeared. He sighed at the masses of telmarines that rushed down the stairs.
"Archers!" a deep voice screamed and Edmund's eyes widened at the new telmarine reinforcement "pick yor target!"
Dozens of telmarines stood in the higher balconies, their crossbows and bows aiming at the narnians.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on Susan. She was gazing at the archers, her eyes wide in fear. She then gazed at him and they both became concerned at each other's situation.
"take your aim!" the voice roared and Susan and Edmund exchanged at silent conversation.
"we are surrounded! get your ass down here and try to leave!" Susan's eyes screamed.
"If we leave, we are doing it together. I'll go to you. Don't let the gate to be closed but don't risk your life doing it!" Edmund's posture screamed back.
Then, he started climbing down.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Susan gasped for air as she rested momentarily. Ten minutes had passed and she was already exhausted.
'Oh, c'mon!' she lectured herself 'you are a Queen! how can you be already tired!"
She shook her thoughts when she saw a satyr being pushed to the ground, dying immediately.
That's why she hated of people being killed just because of an argument. Their lifes, sparred, without a good reason. Sons, dauhters, wives, siblings, husbands, all receiving the news that their loved ones died because of a fight, a fight that could be solved without battles.
If that wasn't unfair, she was a flying bunny.
Susan blinked away her tears when a loud noise snapped her back to reality.
Trumpkin fell.
She quickly ran to him as she noticed that a barrel was sharply following him. She pushed him and herself away as it fell, covering everyone near with dust.
Trumpkin shortly gazed at her, silently thanking her, before he closed his eyes. He was still breathing but was more dead than alive. Susan, however, had to take care on other things.
An archer was aiming his bow directly at her.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Peter easily killed five soldiers that were quickly reaching him before checking on his siblings and reluctantly, on Caspian.
Eventually he founded Susan, only to realize that an archer was pointing his crossbow directly at her. As he opened his mouth to yell at her, the archer fell, only to be replace by Edmund...who was standing next to 30 archers.
"Ed!" Peter yelled, his eyes wide in desesperation.
Edmund quickly gazed at him and then at the army next to him, his eyes widening in fear before running towards the door, the archers' arrows following him.
Peter breathed in relief before attacking again, wanting this war to end.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
"Prunaprisma, go with our son" Miraz barked before going to his own balcony to contemplate the battle.
He quickly exchanged a glance with King Peter, smirking when the young boy ran towards the stairs, obviously wanting to end with his life.
Suddenly, a minotaur appeared next to him, his axe aiming at him.
But he never got to kill Miraz.
"Careful!" Glozelle yelled as he shoot the minotaur with his crossbow. The minotaur threw his axe but he still stayed there, clutching the wall firmly.
A smirk slowly appeared on Miraz's face as he slowly walked towards the injured minotaur. He leaned closer and finally pushed him, killing the minotaur easily.
"Get that gate closed!" he screamed at Glozelle. Glozelle nodded at the guards beside him. They nodded and left towards the battle.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Susan wiped the blood and sweat of her face before gazing at four guards that were running towards the gate.
Her eyebrows narrowed as she reached for an arrow, only to find that her quiver was empty. Sighing, she unsheated her sword and made her way towards the telmarines.
She easily killed two but the remaining two plus another five uickly surrounded her, smirking at her scared face.
Suddenly, Fabros stood at her side and they both attacked the telmarines, winning easily.
"Thanks" she breathed, smiling at the Narnian.
He nodded, bowing before running towards the gate. He stopped it from closing with his own body before roaring at the Narnians alive.
"Peter!" Susan screamed at her brother who was petrified.
"Fall back!" was his reply.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
"Let me go!" a voice screamed, waking Beth up.
"What the fu-" she mumbled before standing and going to find the voice's owner.
"Enough!" she screamed at the yelling Narnians "what on Earth is going on here?"
"Your Highness!" a young centaur ran to her "please listen to me!"
"young friend" she knelt before him "what's your name?"
"Adrian, your Highness" he breathed "please, we need to talk alone, I have a message from Aslan!"
The Narnians snorted.
"Follow my lead, Adrien" she smiled at the centaur an the stood again, facing the Narnians with fire in her eyes "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Why would I answer to you?" a black dwarf hissed, walking to stand at the front of the line "you are not our Queen nor is Aslan. If he cared about us, he should have helped us"
"You are right, I'm not your Queen" Beth calmly replied as she sadly stared at the dwarf "but I still feel disappointed when I hear those kind of things. Aslan helped us everytime, but first, we need to prove ourselves worthy to be helped. 1300 years ago, the Narnians waited for 100 before the Kings and Queens appeared and we all know that it is far better to bear the Telmarines for 1300 than the White Witch for 100" she then glanced at everyone "We are Narnians for god's sake! we are supposed to never be afraid, to always fight for our freedom without sulking at the lack of help! I surely hope that instead of seeing a little group of faithless Narnians, the Telmarines will see brave Narnians ready to fight for their freedom and for their land!" she lowered her voice as she stared at the dwarf again "is only up to you gentleman. Choose to be worthy or being called a Narnian...or not. Let's go Adrien"
She turned around from the speechless Narnians, only to find Lucy staring proudly at her. She opened her mouth to speak when she was cut off.
"FOR NARNIA!" the Narnians roared as they unsheated their swords and axes or took their bows out of their quivers. Then, they bowed.
"Nice to hear that, my friends" Beth smiled "Please raise and retake your duties. Dawn is almost coming, the others will come soon"
The Narnians nodded and left and Bth and Adrien faced Lu once again.
"That was impressive, Beth" Lu smiled "Aslan would be proud of you".
"That was nothing, Lu, I only pissed off" Beth shrugged "now we got more important business in hand. Adrien?"
Beth motioned Adrien to speak and after nodding, the young centaur bowed at Lu "Your Majesty, I have a message from Aslan"
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Peter quickly started climbing down the stairs, telling every Narnian to leave.
"We need to leave!" Peter yelled to a cheetah that still wanted to continue fighting "Ashtorn, Now!"
Peter got rid off a telmarine that was blocking his path and screamed to Glenstorm "Go! Get the Queen out of here!"
Susan managed to give a thankful at the racing centaur as he lifted her "Caspian!" she screamed to her brother.
"I'll find him!" Peter screamed before rolling his eyes and focusing on the rest of the army.
And Edmund, he told me he was going to come down Susan thought as she closed her eyes to not to let the tears to fall.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Cries of Go! and Get out! or fall back! were heard and Miraz glared in annoyance at his general, who still wasn't giving the signal.
"Glozelle" Miraz hissed "Give the order"
"But sir, my men are still down there!" Glozelled exclaimed, obviously bewildered.
Miraz rolled his eyes and took the crossbow out Glozelle's eyes before shooting at the minotaur who was holding the gate and yelling a death warrant for every single man or creature reamining in the courtyard.
"Fire!"
Im a break line, dont mind me!
"Get the hell out of here!" Peter yelled at a dwarf that still wanted to fight.
"Peter!" Caspian yelled as he approached Peter, Dr Cornelius on a horse, Caspian on another and a reamining horse for the High King.
Peter nodded and ran towards them, ducking the arrows that the telmarine archers started to fire.
Fabros put the gate higher, allowing Peter, Caspian, Cornelius an a few Narnians more before falling dead.
Reepicheep and his mice passed through the bars of the gate, and gazed sadly at the Narnians who were trapped.
"Run for your life! Save yourself!" the Narnians yelled as one by one, they were slaughtered.
The mice bowed at them before Reepicheep spoke "Let's follow their adivce gentlemen, and win the war for them".
"Peter! The bridge!" Caspian yelled.
They nodded and left, following their High King to the How.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
Edmund quickly opened the first door he saw and hastily closed it behind him and locked it with his torch, only to find that he was in a tower without escape...unless, obviously, falling.
As he heard the noises the guards made to open the door, he retreated towards the edge of the tower and looked down, smiling when he saw that Dramos was waiting for him.
Suddenly, with a loud thud, the door opened and two telmarines faced the Just King with their swords drawn.
Edmund took a deep breath and stepped back, falling and being caught by Dramos.
"Thanks" Edmund breathed relieved.
"No problem, your Majesty...Princess Elizabeth would have killed me if I didn't brought you safe back to her" Dramos chuckled before they both stared speechless at the sight below.
Hundreds of Narnians were laying dead on the courtyard of the Telmarine Castle.
"Try- try to sleep your Majesty" Dramos finally spoke, his voice hoarse "you will need it".
Edmund nodded, unable to speak and gulped in a poor attempt of making disappear the huge desesperation in his heart before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Im a break line, dont mind me!
"Ed? Su?" Lucy asked as she focused on the figures walking towards her.
"Lucy!" they screamed and soon enough, the three were laughing and hugging each other.
"Where are we?" Lu narrowed her eyes as she and her siblings pulled back.
"You are in my country, dear one, but that doesn't mean that you are to stay here" a voice came from behind them and the three hastily turned around.
"Aslan!" Ed exclaimed as the three bowed.
"Rise King Edmund the Just, Queen Susan the Gentle, Queen Lucy the Valiant" Aslan spoke and the three of them raised, smiling and hugging him "we must talk quickly for we don't have much time"
"Is it about your child Aslan?" Lucy asked, ignoring the looks Susan and Edmund were giving her.
"WHAT?!" Su and Ed yelled but Lu only chuckled.
"Yes, Lucy. My daughter is already with you but she has no idea of who her real parents are" Aslan ignored the oldest two "As Adrien told you, she will make you faithful again when you most need it. However, your victory against the telmarines does not depend only in her, but in all of you"
"Can we help her in any way?" Susan asked, her eyes focused on the people back at the How, wondering who was the one.
"Gentle one, you and your family will be able to comfort her when she finds out. She will be mostly confused about this" the Great Lion answered, his eyes smiling at the gentleness of the oldest Queen.
"How do we find her?" Ed spoke as he grew concerned at the fact that the Narnians may be losing their faith.
"She will have gold eyes" Aslan answered and suddenly, everything grew blurry as Su, Ed and Lu heard the last thing Aslan told them.
"Farewell, Queens and King of Old, we will see each other soon. Good luck, keep your faith"
"Lu! Kiddo!"
"Beth, what the fu-" Lucy started to mumble when a finger was pressed against her lips.
"If you speak like that again, Susan will kill you, Lu" Beth smirked and then added more seriously "the army was spotted, they are arriving in a while"
Chapters 11 and 12 will be up tomorrow! Stay tuned! Cheers for reading!