Disclaimer: I do not own Narnia, Peter, Edmund, Orieus or anything from the movie or that's C.S. Lewis's except Rufus.
The Calormen ambassador is a young man almost 17 His name is Rolland and he is not as arrogant like his brothers.
Edmund was sitting at the desk in his room (having not being able to go into the study with Peter's death and their capture still too fresh in his mind) working on some of the paperwork Peter had left behind. He hadn't heard the clip-clop of Orieus coming up the hall, so involved in was he in his memories and the details of running a country that had so recently been at war.
"Your Majesty..." Orieus said but was cut off as Edmund in one fluid motion whipped around, drawing his sword and forcing the general to take a step back.
Sheathing his sword as he saw it was only Orieus, Edmund said
" My apologies Orieus, but Peter was the one with all the majesty, not me."
"Your are majestic in other ways, King Edmund, ways that not many people see. an ambassador from the Tisroc is here to see you."
"Thank you Orieus. Please have the guard on my sisters doubled. I will go meet them."
Your most generous Highness King Edmund. Knight of the Order of the Table, Duke of the Lantern Waste, Count of the Western March." says the Calormin ambassador bowing to the floor.
"Our most benevolent Tisroc, may he live forever, wishes that Narnia send his contemptible worthless dog of a son to back to his home, so that He may administer proper chastisement to his son for his disgraceful actions and the murder of your beloved and magnificent and brother. He also wishes that these atrocities will not be a cause great enough for war against Calormin," rambles Rolland bowing once more and scraping the floor.
"Tumnus, take his lordship to Prince Rufus's quarters and make sure His highness is ready for his trip home. Orieus, see his lordship party to the guest quarters and that the other prisoners are ready to be sent home. Court adjourned." Edmund said and with he left the room.
As Edmund passed the room where Rufus laid in state, waiting for His final voyage to his last resting place, Edmund heard from the room.
"NO! No No He was my brother! How could you be so cruel, King Edmund? Didn't you think of his family? "
"Sir, let me show you something that will answer your questions." Edmund said stepping into the room and putting an arm around the weeping boy. Then he led the ambassador out to the beach. They stopped a ways away from a statue of young warrior about that looked around 20, standing in front of three younger children and defending them. He had his sword out and pointed forward as if to protect the other siblings from harm. Just below the statue, a brown haired girl was kneeling placing flowers and weeping. She didn't see Edmund watching.
"The foremost one in that statue is my dear brother of which the statue is in memory. That girl kneeling over there is my little sister Lucy; she was always the closest to my brother and has taken our loss the hardest.
Let me ask you those same questions to you that you asked me. Sir, how could your brother be so cruel? Didn't he think of who it would affect, of their family? You have others brothers, ambassador, while I have none anymore. I only wish I could have killed your brother honorably in Battle, instead of cold blood. You would have done the same in your country; otherwise soon there would be no order or Justice, correct?"
"I see why they call you the Just King, for you certainly are. If ever I am Tisroc, I shall work towards peace between our two countries. I shall take my leave now, if it pleases your Majesty, and depart back home.
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