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The Valiant And The Just

Part 5. Looking Different

Chapter 4. Shining Again

I'm waking up, the world is turning, the sun is shining again
I'm holding on, to things I shouldn't, it's time to let them go
I've been on a losing striek, hit so hard I could speak
But when I hear your voice it fades away
And I can hear you say, it's a brand new day
-'Brand New Day' by Fireflight

"I never thought thumbs would be so important." Lucy said wiggling her fingers.

"You know what mum used to say. You don't know what you have until it's gone." Peter said.

"I don't know what's more shocking. The fact you remember that or the fact that Susan actually killed something." Edmund said.

"I only did what I had to." Susan said.

"I know but it was still shocking." Edmund replied.

Susan rolled her eyes.

"You three can be shocked all you want. I'm going to go take a bathe and then I am going to eat." Lucy said before walking from the room.

"Why don't you two go back to bed for a while? It's still really early." Peter said.

"I think I'll take that offer." Edmund yawned.

"Me too. I'm exhausted. I didn't sleep any last night. Mostly because Tumnus and I were scowering over books all night." Susan said.

"I may get a bit more rest as well. Orieus said no training this morning because of all the circumstances. He said it could wait until the afternoon. I think he just wants us to sweat more if you ask me." Peter said.

Edmund muttered something akin to "He makes us sweat enough as is."

"So go on and get a few more hours sleep. Everything's back to being normal again." Peter said "Edmund, tell Lucy when she gets out of the bathe that she can get a few more hous sleep as well. I'm fairly sure neither of you slept well."

"You would be right. About the time either of us got to sleep you were pounding on the door." Edmund said.

"Wait, Peter, we can't go back to bed. We have visiting royals remember." Susan sighed.

"Orieus said he would handle them." Peter replied.

"Thank Aslan for that centaur. I don't know what we would do without him." Edmund said.

Peter nodded. "Now go on." he said.

"No arguements here. Good night." Edmund yawned walking from the room.

"It's daylight." Susan said.

"Yeah yeah yeah." Edmund muttered.

When he got to his room he saw the divider doors were closed.

"Hey, Lu?" he called.

No reply. He waited a few moments until he heard the door to her bathroom open.

"Lucy." he called again.

"Yeah?" she called back.

"When you finish changing go haed and go back to bed for a while. Peter said that Orieus is holding off training until this afternoon. And since none of us got much sleep, he's giving us the chance to get a few more hours to rest." he said.

"Good. I'm exhausted."

"Susan said nearly the same thing."

"Oh well." was the only reply.

A few moments later she opened the doors. Not that they were angry at each other, but they didn't even achknowledge each other as they fought to get comfortable in their seperate beds.

"Oh this is impossible!" Lucy finally exclaimed sitting up.

"Wanna go riding?"

"You bet."

"Tell me why again we put off morning training?" Peter asked panting.

"Because we wanted to get the rest none of us but one, that one of which doesn't even come to training, got." Edmund replied wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"As if I'm not skinny enough. I think I've lost 30 pounds." Lucy said.

Peter snorted. "I doubt that."

"You could catch my sweat in a empty rivine and it would fill up a river!" Lucy said.

But this time she was only joking, trying to lift the spirits of her and her brothers. Edmund rolled his eyes, a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"I believe we should get back to training now." Orieus said.

"Might as well get it over with." Peter said standing back up. He reached his hand down to Edmund and pulled him up. Lucy quickly rebraided her hair and stuffed it down the back of her tunic before unsheathing her sword.

"Lady Lucy, face your brother." Orieus said.

"Which one?" Lucy asked.

"Sir Peter." he replied.

"Oh . . . this should be fun . . ." Lucy said.

"Just don't beat me to a pulp like last time, alright?" Peter said.

"Your fault. You made me mad." Lucy replied.

With a quick salute the fight was on.

"Well, Korkan? Place your bet." Edmund whispered to a centaur.

"I would place my money on King Peter." the centaur replied.

"Mmm, yes. He does seem to be fighting well. Not that Lucy isn't." Edmund said.

Finally it came down to Peter.

"Well done, your majesties. That is all for today. Meet the same time tomorrow. Training will be at this time for quite a while. It will help you to handle the heat when it comes to battle another time." Orieus said.

With bows, and a curtsey from Lucy, the three walked back into the castle.

"I think I'm going to stink for a week." Lucy said.

"Oh so getting dirty annoys you now?" Peter teased.

Lucy growled at him.

"Ok, let's hope we all get more sleep tonight . . ." Peter said.

And so the end of part 5. The next few parts will most likely be one-shots. But I'm running out of ideas and quick. So if you have any PM me please.