Author's Note: I hope you all like this chapter, the problems really start to form here.
The Queen and Edmund sat on the sleigh. The Queen smiled at Edmund, a smile that seemed cold and bitter. Edmund felt uneasy as she covered Edmund with the softest coat he had ever felt. The Queen stared at Edmund, as if the moment she looked away he would vanish.
"Would you like something to drink?" the Queen asked Edmund slowly.
Edmund glanced up at her and said, "Yes, please your majesty."
The Queen smiled and took her ring off that she had on her finger. Edmund noticed it for the first time and if you ask him that must have been the finest jewelry, he had ever seen. A drop fell from the sapphire stone that was on the ring. The moment the drop touched the snow, a cup formed. It was silver, covered with diamonds on the side of it. The dwarf, Ginnabrik handed the fine cup to Edmund. Edmund took the cup without hesitation. Hot chocolate touched his lips and he sighed with relief the moment he swallowed the liquid.
"Would you like something else?" the Queen asked generously. Edmund smiled.
"May I have Turkish Delight?"
The Queen once more let another drop fall from her ring, this time a beautiful box appeared on the snow covered ground. Ginnabrik handed the box to Edmund. Edmund quickly opened it up and smiled as he saw how organized the treats were. He quickly put a sweet treat in his mouth. The Queen watched as he devoured the Turkish Delight.
"Tell me Edmund," the Queen began, "Have you ever considered ruling anything, a land, perhaps? You are certainly the type of boy I see one becoming prince, or even king of Narnia."
"Really?"
"All you have to do is bring the other children with you. Tell me Edmund; are the others your family?"
"Well," Edmund said rolling his eyes, "Peter, Susan, and Lucy are my brother and sisters. Except Melanie, she is,"
The Queen once again interrupted Edmund, "Is this Melanie a young girl?"
Edmund seemed surprised to see the Queen so interested in Melanie. "Well, she is Peter's age, and Peter is a teenager, if that is what you mean by young girl."
The Queen smiled, "Does she have brown hair, and brown eyes?"
Edmund raised his eyebrow, why was she so interested in Melanie. "Yes, yes she does." Edmund murmured.
The Queen smiled, "Well Edmund, it was nice talking to you. Do you see those two hills right over there?" she said pointing up to some two small hills in the distance. "My house is just between those two hills; bring your family and Melanie, I'm dying to meet them."
Edmund slowly stepped out of the sleigh. "I'll remember to bring them, your majesty." Edmund said his voice sounding hoarse. The Queen smiled at Edmund.
"Don't forget. Bring the others, and you will become king, and will certainly get Turkish Delight. My castle has rooms stuffed with Turkish Delight. Well, run along now, go and find them." The Queen said with a smile.
Edmund nodded and walked away into the woods. The Queen's entire expression changed when Edmund was out of sight.
"We have found the four children that will sit in the throne." She told Ginnabrik. "And," she added, "I found Queen Lily's daughter." An evil grin crossed her face.
"Queen Lily?" Ginnabrik asked.
The Queen cast the dwarf a glance, "The real queen of Narnia, or so those Narnians call her. She is in hiding, meanwhile she is doing that I will take over Narnia, and then I will become the queen. Then maybe those Narniana will stop calling me the White Witch."
"What are you going to do about the princess?" Ginnabrik asked.
A cruel smile ran across the White Witch's face, "I have some plans for her."