A/N So here is the update! I hope you like it! I also kind of put some American History in there. It's some fun fact type thing for those who didn't know it. In the original writing of this (because I actually hand write everything) it was completely different. I actually enjoyed writing Maligra. I'm also going to try and put more of Zane, Adam, and Elizabeth in here. Please tell me if you want those three to be a certain way because I have no idea what I'm going to do with them.
Genny
Chapter 8
Once we reached the garden we started to talk. It was just small talk for a while. Things such as the ball coming up the Narnians, the weather and things like that.
"What's it like where you're from?" Peter asked after a pause of silence. We were walking hand in hand through the grounds.
"Um-futuristic I suppose," I said "We have many technologies and people are-different." It was hard to explain. Peter thought about it for a minute.
"Different, how?" was his response a few minutes later.
"Well people are a lot less formal, they talk in slang, and they don't treat themselves or others with respect. They swear a lot and don't really care about anything but themselves." I told him honestly. We walked in silence for a while as Peter processed what I told him.
"Did you have a hero or someone you looked up to in your world? What were they like?" He asked. I had to really think about that.
"I would have to say Gerard Way and he's amazing! He is very inspirational." I said.
"What does he do? Why is he your hero?"
"Well, he's a musician and he's my hero because he always says to be yourself and to stand up for what you believe."
"That's a good reason," He said smiling. I nodded in response. "What kind of music?"
"Nothing you would know. Music has become a lot different from when you were back on earth." I said grimly. I was surprised at everything I remembered. It was all fading away but I still remembered some stuff. After a few minutes of just walking and Peter asking random questions that popped into his head we ran into Princess Maligra.
"High King Peter," She said nervously. She curtsied before looking around nervously for, what I assumed an escape.
""Hello Princess Maligra, This is Lady Gennivieve," He said introducing me. I curtsied at the princess and she did the same back.
"Peter!" Someone called. We all turned to see Lucy on a balcony near by. "The Narnian council needs to see you for a meeting." She then walked back inside giving no time for Peter to agree or refuse to go.
"It seems that I am needed elsewhere. Why don't you two ladies get to know each other?" Peter asked giving me a pleading look. I smiled and nodded.
"I would love to. But it's all up to you, Princess." I said turning to Maligra.
"U-um I g-guess so," She stuttered nervously.
"Well, then I'll so you two later." He bowed to us and walked towards the entrance of the castle. As Princess Maligra and I started to walk I noticed her visibly relax.
"C-can I a-ask you a q-question?" She asked. I smiled warmly at her.
"Of course," I told her encouragingly.
"How are you so comfortable around people? How can you know the right thing to say? How can you be so comfortable around The High King and the other rulers? Even when my family and I came in you seemed calm." She started to ramble.
"Those are good questions. I wasn't always this confidant. I was just as shy as you are when I was around your age. I was especially nervous around boys. I guess I just learned that no one is perfect and everyone is going to make mistakes and have embarrassing moments. Now I'm not afraid to let people see the real me. I know my friends will still be there no matter what." I told her. She sighed and looked down at her feet.
"I wish I could show the real me." She said sadly. I looked over at her.
"Around me you can be." She looked up at me with wide eyes.
"You will not approve of my nature. It is not proper for a princess." She said looking anywhere but at me.
"Trust me, I come from a place that is very different form here and difference is a good thing there. Don't worry about it. You can be yourself around me and I can teach you how to be more confident if you want." I told her. She smiled.
"I'd like that." She said happily.
"Lady Gennivieve, The kings have requested an audience with you. From my understanding it is urgent and must take your immediate attention." Mr. Tumnus said running over to us. I nodded my head.
"Princess, I'm going to have to continue this conversation at a later time" I said smiling warmly at her. She smiled back.
"Please call me Maligra or even Mal if you wish." She said I nodded. I curtsied and followed Mr. Tumnus back towards the castle doors. I was led down a long hallway. We stopped at a pair of doors. I opened the doors and stepped inside. The room was huge. It was a circular room. Seats and desks were lined up. They all faced towards the back of the room. They were separated into two sections, one side on the left, one on the right and a path through the middle. The room was filled with Narnians. The three kings sat in front of the Narnians. Next to the three kings were Zane, Adam, Elizabeth, and Hayley-ann. The kings sat in thrones on a platform while Hayley-ann also sat in a throne, though slightly smaller, next to Edmund and Zane, Adam, and Elizabeth sat in chairs just below the platform. I noticed a seat similar to Hayley-ann's next to Peter.
"Hello, Gennivieve. Please come and sit up here." Peter said formally. I did as I was told. I frowned on the inside. I always hated doing what I was told. Peter got up and walked off the platform and to where the first line of Narnian representatives sat. "Everyone, this is Lady Gennivieve. Aslan brought her and Lady Gennivieve along with Zane, Adam, and Elizabeth to help us win this battle against the Tetians." Peter announced. After a short pause Peter led me up to the platform. Edmund stood up.
"Does anyone know anything about the Tetians? Or does anyone have a strategy?" He asked. A Faun stood up on the right side of the room about 4 rows back.
"I think we should just go in there and kill them all." He said.
"Annihilate the problem. That could work." Caspian said thoughtfully. I shook my head.
That would cause us to look like the bad guys. It could lead to your allies turning against you." I said.
"What do you mean?" Both Edmund and Hayley-ann asked at the same time.
"What I mean is that if you were to just go and attack Narnia would look like the bad guys and they might decide to side with the Tetians because they feel bad for them." I clarified.
"Then what should we do?" The faun asked as if I had no brain.
"Wait it out. If they so desperately want war they'll attack. But by making them attack us first you can secure support or neutrality from other countries. It would also give you the advantage of fighting on your own land instead of the Wildlands of the North." I said. I noticed that Peter looked thoughtful.
"So you expect us to just sit here and wait for them to attack? What happens if we are not ready?" A centaur asked.
"I'm not saying don't be ready. I'm saying stay ready and when they attack, they attack and we fight back. In the meantime, at the ball we should have guards at every door and all of the monarchs should have their weapons and a guard on them at all times. I have a feeling the Tetians will attack the day of the ball. It would be a perfect opportunity for them to get through." The room was silent.
"She has an excellent point." Peter said next to me.
"I agree. She has come up with a great plan. But what about while we are fighting, any plans for that?" Edmund asked the crowd.
"Total and complete war," Hayley-ann said under her breath.
"What?" Edmund, Peter, Caspian, and I all asked.
"Total and complete war," Hayley-ann said loud enough for the entire room to hear.
"Fighting Joe! Hayley-ann very good paying attention in history, I'm proud of you." I said with a smile.
"Would you like to explain what you are talking about?" A Narnian yelled from somewhere in the room.
"Back in our world, our country had a civil war. During the Civil War there was a man named Joseph Hooker. Joseph Hooker was nicknamed 'Fighting Joe'. His idea for war was that you beat them with numbers. You either make them surrender or kill them all. If I am correct we have a lot more soldiers then the Tetians." The room was silent again as everyone thought this plan through. Eventually Peter stood up.
"For the time we will do as Lady Gennivieve says. If circumstances change then we will come up with a new plan." Peter said. A Narnian stood up.
"I'm sorry but I do not believe that women should be in this war council." He said. Hayley-ann, Elizabeth, and I stood up angrily.
"What exactly are you saying?" Hayley-ann asked.
"I'm saying that war is no place for a woman and that women are not strong enough to fight in a war. Their emotions just get in the way of it all." Elizabeth was fuming. Hayley-ann looked calm but her eyes shown with fury. I looked at the Narnians.
"What is your name, sir?" I asked the tiger.
"Kosey, madam" He said.
"So Kosey you are saying that I would not be able to pick up a sword and defend myself?" I asked curiously. He had no idea what he was doing. I had studied fencing for the past six years. I was a pretty weird person. I had studied all kinds of fighting methods, as did Hayley-ann. We never knew if we would ever be sucked into Narnia and have to fight a war. Kosey nodded his head. "Who is your best sword fighter?" I asked
"King Edmund is, Lady Gennivieve." Kosey said. I turned to Edmund.
"What do you say? Would you be up for a challenge King Edmund?"
A/N I seem to make Tumnus run a lot in this story. Anyway, what did you think? Please tell me what you think. If you have any ideas about any of the characters or what should happen just let me know and I'll try to work it in if I like it.