I walk out of the door and sprint down the main hall.
"Wait!" I turn around and find the king waving his arms in the air, standing halfway in his office. "Come back here! I want to give you something!"
A bit annoyed, I run all the way back and glide into his office. "Yes, Caspian?"
He shuffles to the elegant cabinet behind his dask and opens two big doors. My eyes fly open and I gasp. With the utmost care, he takes from a transparent, glass box an ivory horn and holds it towards me. "There's been something telling me that you should hold onto this."
I hold both my hands out and he passes it to me. I gaze at its beauty, tracing the complex designs and run my fingers up to the lion's head. "Are you sure?" I ask with my head down, completely flabbergasted.
"Of course," Caspian replies. "And this also." I look up and see his hands bearing Susan's legendary bow and arrows. I tie the horn around my waist and practically snatch them out of his hands. I admire the work and eye the initials on the quiver. "Do you know how to shoot? Perhaps later I could-"
"Don't insult me your majesty," I laugh. "I'm on the archery team back home. Scratch that, I was forced onto the archery team back home actually. Susan begged me all fifth year! Now I'm co-captain with her."
"Quite impressive," Caspians admits.
"Thank you. Now, I'm sorry to be rude but I must go talk to Liam."
"Of course, I'm sorry to hold you back."
"No problem," I say backing out. "Thank you Caspian, really! Please tell everyone I'm sorry for missing lunch!" I wave and bolt down the hall again, making my way to the stable.
"God, I'm so stupid! She must hate me now, Adrian! Every time I see her, she's always avoiding me!"
Liam brushes Adrian's mane as he goes back and forth with the horse.
"Liam, you and I both know you are not stupid. And I couldn't imagine Lady Evalynn hating you-she doesn't seem like that type of person!"
"I know, I know. But she ran away from me when I kissed her on the beach! What do you think that means, hmm?"
"You surprised the girl!"
I sneak through the door and hang the quiver, bow, and horn on a hook in the wall. Silently, I creep up behind Liam and tap on his shoulder. "You did surprise me."
The boy has a spasm and Adrian steps away a little, causing Liam to lose his balance and fall back into a pile of hay. "What the hell do you think you're doing, Keynes! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"I'm so sorry," I say as I help him up and brush the hay off.
"Forget it," he snaps. "Why are you here anyways?"
"Liam," Adrian quietly interjects.
"Sorry. So...what brings you here?"
I look down and poke the ground with my foot. "I wanted to come here and apologize. Ughh, you know how much I hate apologizing...Listen, I'm sorry I called you a brat. You've been the sweetest guy to me ever since you found me in the meadow. You and I both know you're far from a brat! And...Liam, I'm so sorry! You're right, I was taking my leaving pretty lightly and I feel really bad. Believe me, back home is absolutely nothing compared to Narnia but...I have to do something back there."
I look at him from under my eyelashes and quickly look away. He has his arms across his chest in a displeased manner and a cold expression upon his face.
"Liam!" Adrian hisses. "Accept the apology! For the sake of Aslan, answer the girl at least!"
He straightens up and puts his arms down. "Yeah I forgive you," He says in a ticked off way.
On impulse, I throw my arms around Liam and start to giggle like an idiot. "I'm gonna miss you to death!"
It takes him a while to respond but he slowly wraps his arms around me and returns my hug. "I'll miss you too, Lynn. Really, I will." He looks at me and tries to gather his words. "Lynn...I think I-" He pauses again and loosens his grip around me. Slowly, he starts to fall but he keeps his dark eyes glued to me.
"Liam, what are you-" Liam's knees hit the ground with a loud thump and his whole body shortly follows. The sound of feet shuffling is heard near the entrance as I eye a dagger in Liam's back.
"OH DEAR ASLAN!" Adrian screeches. He raises to his back legs and starts to wail as I fall to my knees beside Liam's body. "OH DEAR, HOLY ASLAN! LADY EVALYNN, IS HE DEAD?"
I check his pulse and shake my head toward the horse. "No, no. He's breathing. Oh God, Adrian! What do I do, what do I do? I'm so scared...what do I do?" I begin to choke back tears and I look up at the disturbed Adrian.
"Lady Evalynn, go after the bastard who did this! You can still catch them-I can hear them making their way toward the Western Wild! Take Liam's sword and dagger on his belt! Don't worry, I'll stay with him."
I struggle a little as I tear Liam's leather belt off his waist and buckle it around my own. "Adrian, I don't even know how to use these weapons!...Oh Aslan, please help me!" I desperately sob into the air.
"C'mon, Lady Evalynn, hurry! Chase after him!"
I get to my feet and gather everything off the hook. I sling the bow and quiver over my shoulder and strap the horn on the belt beside the sword. I take one last look at Liam and storm out of the stable and run towards the Western Wild.
The trees make way as I run through the dark space. I gently brush them as I go by, remembering in the books that they are gentle.
"I know you're here, you son of a bitch." I taunt. A twig snaps and I load the arrow. "Why did you do it, huh?" There's an intense silence and my temper flares. "DON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY THE CONSEQUENCES, YOU COWARD!"
Leafs crunch and I turn around. A dwarf runs toward me with a knife and I release the arrow. I give a devious smile as I watch it make its home in his stomach, the knife flying out of his hands. He falls to the ground and I wait a few seconds to see if he's dead. A moan escapes his lips and I slowly shuffle to his body. The dwarf's small hands itch at the areas around the wound, he howls with pain and I tower over him in satisfaction.
"Why'd. You. Do. It?" I say through gritted teeth.
He stares at the sky above us and keeps clawing at his body. "He was in my way," he whimpers. I glare at him and begin to twist the arrow. He lets out a cry and I grip the arrow tighter in my hands.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN YOUR WAY?" I blare in his face. He closes his eyes and stops moving his hands. He mumbles something under his breath and I lean closer toward him. "What did you say?"
"I said," he begins. "HE WAS IN MY WAY!" His hands reach into his shirt and he pulls out another knife, quickly lodging it into my leg.
I scream and fall on to back, the quiver of arrows push against my spine. Automatically, I hug my leg and howl with shrieks. The dwarf gets up and pushes against the knife, making me scream even louder. He begins to walk away. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" I demand from behind, still lying on the ground. He turns back and crouches next to me.
"You should have listened to the queen."
"Wha-what," I begin as I shake my head. "Lilliandil would never-"
"Not that useless queen, you idiot! I meant her majesty, queen Jadis."
I glare at the dwarf and finger the handle of the knife in my leg. "She made you do this."
"She's capable of a lot of things, Missy. Like getting you to do things, getting in your head... Getting into your dreams."
Something inside me snaps and I heave the knife out of my leg and into his eye. He yelps in agony and tries to pull it out. I pull myself up and begin to limp away, looking back as he wedges it out-stuff disgustingly spraying out. He begins to race towards me and I try to quicken my pace. I stupidly trip over the skirt of my dress and curse at myself. The dwarf jumps in the air, the bloody knife over his head. I lift my good leg and kick him in defense, he lands a few feet away. My fingers stumble over the belt and I release the horn. "Please let this work." My hands shake as I bring the horn to my lips and I blow with all my might. An eerie yet comforting sound is let into the air and the dwarf's angered words follow.
I look around and wait for the Pevensies to come to my rescue. They don't. The dwarf dashes to me and once again raises the knife, stabbing me in the same place my arrow landed in him. I whimper and cough up a little blood. He raises it again and again and again, gashing my body every time in the exact same place. I'm on the edge of consciousness. I watch as the blood-drenched knife raises once more and I close my eyes. "Maybe Jadis was right...No...Maybe Aslan's finally letting me see Theo again..."
"Ooof!"
It takes all my strength to see why the dwarf hasn't thrust the knife back in my stomach. At the same time my eyes open, he falls beside me-his ugly green eyes stare back. I feel myself being lifted and someone keeps calling my name. My mouth opens to respond but no words come out. "Lynn, please stay with me! Please! Hurry Adrian, back to the castle!" My eyelids fall and I can only stare at the back of them.
Here's another chapter:3 Sorry for the wait and confusion! I'll try my best to update as much as I possibly can(but keep in mind it's Summer vacation!) and make things clearer:) Thanks so, so much for reading! What'd ya think of the chapter? Review suggestions, ideas, or just cause;D You know I love it when you guys review, they make my day! Update soon-
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