They were on shore of the Magician's Island around sunset of the same day.

Gail immediately began to prance around upon the sandy beach with Lucy following close behind. Caspian kept his eye on his fiancée, making sure that she didn't go to far. He didn't want her to get lost.

"Come on Caspian," Edmund huffed, tossing Caspian a rope. "Help pull these rowboats ashore."

"Right," said Caspian, tearing his eyes away from where Lucy and Gail had joined arms and were skipping in a circle. Picking the rope up off the sand, he began to pull, relishing the immediate burn he felt in his biceps. He smiled at his strength. When he had still been at Cair, he did a vigorous three hour training session with every single weapon the Narnia armoury held. But his favourite had been with the sword, for one day, he hoped to beat Edmund in a sword fight. That and he hoped that he might have to protect some fair Lady one day. But now he had Lucy and he knew she could protect herself.

The rowboats were finally pulled ashore. Caspian and Edmund wiped their brows off with the back of their hands. They smiled at each other and looked at the rowboats proudly. Then Edmund chuckled with relief.

"Why couldn't the girls help?" he asked of Caspian.

"Because we're having fun, that's why," came a shout and then Lucy and Gail were jumping onto the backs of Caspian and Edmund. Caspian put his hands underneath the backs of Lucy's knees so that she wouldn't fall off and Edmund followed suit.

"Of course you were," said Edmund, as he let go of one of Gail's knees to tickle her. Gail gave a shriek of laughter and held on tighter to Edmund.

"Stop it! Stop it!" she cried through her giggles. "Edmund, stop!"

Lucy and Caspian watched as the little girl hopped down off of Edmund's back and ran off through the small meadow. Edmund chased after her.

"Shall we join them?" asked Lucy and Caspian felt his heart lift. He gave her a smirk.

"Of course we shall," responded he and then he was sprinting off after Gail and Edmund with Lucy still on his back.

"Wait for me," protested Eustace from one of the rowboats. He attempted to shakily get out of the dingy and ended up falling over into the shallow waters of the shore. Lucy and Caspian could hear Reepicheep's laughter as they crept up on Edmund. The Just King had his back turned to them and he was peering around a tree at Gail, who was attempting to hide from Edmund behind a huge bush.

Slowly, Caspian bent forward as if he was bowing and Lucy reached an arm out until her hand brushed against Edmund's back.

Edmund shrieked and whirled around, startled. When he realized it was Caspian and Lucy, he smiled and rolled his eyes at them before he ran to the other side of Caspian and pulled Lucy off of his back. Gail ran from her shelter of the bush and hopped onto Caspian's back and yelled "Giddy up, horsy!" Caspian gave a horse-like snort and then charged back down to the rowboats as Gail laughed like a lunatic with joy.

Edmund had gotten Lucy on the ground and was tickling her so ferociously that she was crying, laughing and smiling all in one.

"I surrender!" she finally cried. "Edmund, I surrender!"

"Finally," said Edmund and he stopped tickling her. He leant down and helped her sit up. Then he sat down beside her. Lucy began to play with the blades of grass as she watched Gail hop off of Caspian's back and run into the foam and surf of the Eastern Sea. Reepicheep began splashing her and Gail picked Reep up and cuddled him.

Edmund noticed where Lucy was looking and gently nudged his sister.

"You've wanted to do that with him for a long time, haven't you?" he asked of her. Lucy nodded.

"He's so adorable, you can't help but want to."

"Yes but Reep would get very offended," Edmund said. "He just won't let it show with Gail because she's so young."

"True," said Lucy as Caspian reached them. "Edmund, would you mind leaving us alone for a little while?"

Edmund looked from his sister's face to Caspian's.

"Again with the leaving alone," said Edmund. "You'd think you were already married." He ruffled Lucy's hair.

"Thanks Ed," said Caspian as he sat down and Edmund got up. "I think Gail wants you to be her pony again." He pointed to where Gail was waiting to catch Edmund's eye. When she did, she waved and called out "Edmund, come back!"

Edmund sighed and rolled his eyes. "Well I guess I must go help Gail stay amused." With that, he ran back down the hill to where Gail was standing.

"What did you want to talk about?" Lucy asked Caspian once she was sure that Edmund was out of earshot.

"Who said I wanted to talk?" said Caspian, his fingers lifting Lucy's chin so that her face was inches from his.

"Caspian," Lucy sighed and then their lips met. Softly. Sweetly. Passionately. One of Caspian's hands went to rest on Lucy's hip and the other at the nape of her neck.

"Lucy and Caspian, sitting by a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" shouted Gail and the King and Queen broke apart. Lucy tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as she pulled away from Caspian, who had shifted so that he sat about a foot away from Lucy. Gail giggled and then ran back to Edmund, who averted his eyes to make it look like he hadn't been staring at them. The two royals (Edmund and Lucy) smiled sheepishly at each other before Edmund took Gail's hand and began to lead her away.

"I tried to keep her away," he called over his shoulder.

"Of course you did," responded Caspian as he took hold of Lucy's hand. "Come on." He stood up, pulling her up with him and Lucy looked at him questioningly. "We're going further in."

"To be safe from prying eyes?" Lucy prodded as she and Caspian began to weave through the trees.

"Exactly," said Caspian as they reached a small five foot wide clearing. Looking around to make sure no one was there, he backed Lucy up against a tree. He kissed her forehead and Lucy smiled. Her right hand went down to the side of his belt while her other stroked his beard.

"You've gotten so handsome," she said.

"Was I not handsome before?" he asked of her. The sun shone on them then, outlining them both in golden light.

"Of course you were. But now you're even more so," said Lucy and she kissed his cheek. She felt Caspian chuckle and his hands moved so that they were both on her lower back.

"I love you," he whispered into her neck when he kissed her there. Lucy's breath caught.

"I love you too," she was able to reply before Caspian kissed her again. This time, there was nothing hidden in the kiss, for no one was there. She felt the tip of Caspian's tongue trace her lower lip.

"I dreamed of this," said Lucy.

"So did I," said Caspian. His left hand was now going up her shirt, gently massaging her back. She trembled.

"Lucy, where are you?" someone called. The Queen recognized it to be Reepicheep's.

"Caspian, where'd you go?" Edmund bellowed. Caspian rolled his eyes and lowered his hands from Lucy's back and waist.

"It was good while it lasted," he said which made Lucy giggle. "Come on, we have to go."

When they came back into the clearing, they realized that the crew of the Dawntreader had set up camp for the night. Now, Eustace, the miserable lout, was attempting to start a fire in order to prove himself. And he was doing rather well for he was producing sparks with the two rocks he was clashing together.

However, this was where his usefulness for the day stopped because a spark flew onto his shirt. And instead of simply blowing it out, Eustace abandoned the rocks and ran, screaming, into the surf yelling "I'm on fire!"

"It's a spark, Eustace," called Tavros. "You'll be fine." Eustace spun around in an almost-pirouette to stare at the great Minotaur.

"You stupid bull! Do you not understand that I could have gotten third degree burns?" roared Eustace at Tavros.

"Did you just call me a stupid bull?" asked Tavros menacingly, unsheathing a very long and wide sword that gleamed in the setting sunlight.

"Tavros, stay your blade!" cried Lucy as she sprinted down to rest in between Eustace and Tavros, arms outstretched. Caspian caught up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Tavros, sheath your sword now. And you," said Caspian, turning to face Eustace. "Learn some manners. Next time, I will not spare you from the wrath of a Minotaur." Then he helped Eustace out of the surf and taking the blanket that Lucy presented him with, he wrapped it around Eustace's shoulders. The boy smiled gratefully. Caspian then left his side and walked back over to Lucy.

"And you are positively, absolutely, 100% sure he is related by blood?" asked he. Lucy nodded. Caspian sighed.

"I'll go light the fire," offered Lucy and giving Caspian another kiss on the cheek, she walked over to the pile of sticks and the two rocks in the middle of the small clearing. Gail ran to her side and together, the two girls made the fire big and bright. For dinner that night, they had a small deer that they had hunted upon the island and some fruit that they had found in the bushes. The sun had set and now the constellations were beginning to come out.

"I'm going to bed," yawned Lucy and Gail at the same time. They giggled sleepily. Gail got up from where she sat to kiss Edmund and Caspian on the cheek in a goodnight gesture. She then walked over to her father, who stood up and walked her over to her sleeping mat to tuck her in. Lucy rose as well and hugged her brother.

"How much farther must we go?" asked she of her brother as she let go of him.

"Hang in there, Lucy. We can't have that much more," said High King to High Queen and he kissed his sister's cheek. "Night."

"Night, Ed." She then walked over to Caspian, who stood up at her approach. He wrapped his arms around her.

"Goodnight, Lucy," he said. "You're sleeping area is near mine and Edmund's, so if you need us…"

"I'll be fine," said Lucy. "I can take care of my bad dreams by myself."

"Or if you need to get warm?" implied Caspian, raising his eyebrows. Edmund coughed loudly then.

"Right here! Again!" he said before he chucked a small twig at Caspian's head. The King ducked and looked back into the face of his fiancée.

"My sleeping mat will be warm enough," said Lucy. "I'm sure."

"Well just in case you do get cold," said Caspian before he bent down and picked up a traveller's cloak off the ground which Lucy knew to be his. "Wrap this around you."

"Thank you," said Lucy, taking it from him. She then kissed him. "Good night."

"Sweet dreams, Lucy," said Caspian and then he let her step out of his arms. He watched her lay down on her sleeping mat and pull the cloak about her. Within minutes, he could hear her soft snores. It was then that he realized that only he and Edmund were still awake.

"We should turn in too," suggested one King to the other. Edmund nodded. He scooped up some sand in his hands and poured it on the fire, instantly dousing it. The two Kings walked over to their sleeping mats and lay down.

"You really love my sister, don't you?" asked Edmund of Caspian once they were looking up at the constellations.

"I truly do," said Caspian with a yawn. "That's why I proposed."

"You know if anything happens to her, I am holding you responsible," said Edmund with a yawn. Both Kings were falling fast into Dreamland.

"Understood, Edmund. Now go to sleep."

With that order, both Kings drifted off and dreamt of nothing.