Back at the battlefield Peter and Miraz's duel continued on in a brutal fight, both kings getting in damaging blows. Edmund watched from the sidelines as the young king barely dodged a swipe to his neck and swung his own weapon low, cutting across Miraz's thigh. The man grunted in pain, giving Peter a second to collect his breath. Miraz frantically looked to his advisors behind Peter, urging them to take action. However, none of them moved. Peter growled before lunging at the wounded man. Miraz skillfully swept Peter's feet out from under him, causing him to flip over and land on his back painfully before scrambling back up to his feet. The two lunged at each other once more, blocking the blows with their shields until Miraz knocked him down again. Taking in a moment of weakness, he harshly stepped down on the edge of Peter's shield which was buckled to his arm. Peter shouted out in pain as his shoulder twisted backwards painfully. Edmund grimaced, unable to do anything. Still wincing in pain Peter swung his good arm up at Miraz to get him to step back off his arm. Once he was free Peter rolled out of the way while Miraz attempted to stab him. With series of rolls Peter skillfully deflected the blows until he was against another fallen pillar. Thinking quickly, he knocked Miraz's shield as the man ran towards him knocking him off balance and sending him to the ground instead. Peter quickly scrambled up. The sound of a horse caught his attention and Peter glanced up to see Susan and Caspian heading back towards them but no Lucy or Raelyn. Noticing his curious glance Miraz spoke up.

"Does his highness need a respite?" he spat, trying to act like he didn't need one himself.

"5 minutes?" Peter suggested with a grunt.

"Three." Miraz countered stubbornly. The two of them painfully stood up straight and struggled to keep their breathing even in an attempt to save their pride. Once they were out of view, each proceeded to limp to their designated side.

"Lucy? Ray?" Peter asked worriedly as he walked over to Susan and Caspian who had approached.

"They got through." Susan assured, shooting a meaningful look towards Edmund. The boy sighed in relief.

"With a little help." She added, glancing up at Caspian.

"Thanks." Peter told him, relief evident in his eyes.

"Well you were busy." Caspian quipped.

"You better get up there, just in case. I don't expect the Telmarines will keep to their word." Peter suggested to Susan. Edmund was quiet as he glanced back towards the woods. He was sure Raelyn was going to be just fine, but he was still nervous for her. Susan nodded before reaching up to hug Peter, accidently causing him to gasp in pain.

"Sorry." She muttered.

"It's alright." He assured with a pained smile.

"Be careful." She warned, looking to both of her brothers. Meanwhile Edmund had been glancing around and spotted some wary expressions from the Narnians.

"Keep smiling." Ed urged as he glanced between the Narnians and his brother. Taking his advice Peter looked over at his army and beamed proudly, holding up his sword. It worked as they had hoped; the Narnians cheering triumphantly. Peter quickly sat down while Caspian helped to pull off his shield. Peter still yelped in pain as it was pried off his shoulder.

"I think it's dislocated." He told them, clutching at his arm. Edmund quickly rushed over and started prodding the joint.

"What do you think happens back home….. if you die here?" Peter suddenly asked, throwing Ed off guard for a moment. He paused as Peter turned to glance back at him. Edmund didn't know how to respond to that.

"You know you've always been there and I've never really…" Peter cried out in pain as Edmund quickly popped his shoulder back into socket, ending the heartfelt speech. He gasped out in pain as the throbbing began to lessen.

"Just save it for later." Edmund told him sternly as he scurried to grab his brother's sword. Taking the hint Peter reached over and took it from him, but dismissed his helmet. Seeing this Miraz also refused his helmet and the two began walking back to the middle once more.

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Lucy and Raelyn powered through the forest looking for the ever-elusive lion. Raelyn continued to let Lucy take the lead as she would have no idea what to look for. Was there just one lion or a whole bunch and this one stood out. Edmund did say he talked, but so did a lot of other animals in Narnia apparently. As her mind ran ramped with these thoughts her eye caught movement off to the side. Taking a better look she frowned, seeing a blur of yellowish white running parallel to them across the gorge. Raelyn didn't want to be overly paranoid so she continued watching in curiosity. Suddenly a patch between the trees revealed the form of a huge lion.

"Lu!" Raelyn warned in alarm, not used to seeing such a creature. At her shout the lion looked their way and decided to make his way over. Both girls stopped their horses as the lion crossed the gorge in a single bound, landing in front of their path. At the sudden appearance both horses were started and Raelyn, not having any reigns or saddle slipped off her stallion. Lucy quickly got control of Destrier and gracefully hopped down, rushing towards the lion.

"Aslan!" she cheered in delight, reaching her arms around his neck and nuzzling into his mane. Raelyn's eyes widened curiously as the lion chuckled with a deep, booming voice and seemed to wrap his paw around her in a hug. Unsure of how to handle the situation Raelyn hid behind her unicorn, peering around the horse curiously. Lucy broke away from the hug and looked around for her friend, eventually spotting the head of red hair behind the stallion.

"Raelyn this is Aslan, come on there's nothing to worry about." Lucy assured, waving the girl to come closer. Raelyn nervously bit her lip but made her way towards the two, eyeing the giant lion warily.

"Don't be afraid child, I don't bite." Aslan assured her, his deep voice creating a wave of calm. She couldn't quite explain how it did but it was nice, getting a rush of care and protection just from the sound of his voice.

"It's nice to finally meet you…um sir?...I've heard a lot about you from the others." Raelyn greeted quietly. How do you acknowledge an all powerful lion? His name, sir, your lion-kinglyness?

"I have been awaiting your arrival for some time now young one. But I'm afraid our introduction must be cut short. There is still much for you to learn and little time to do so. The others need your assistance." Aslan told Raelyn seriously. The girl's eyes widened in alarm.

"Me?! Aslan I can hardly manage any powers I seem to have, and I don't even know the full scope of them yet. I can't help." She rambled worriedly. Aslan smiled knowingly at her.

"I know child, that is part of why I am here." He assured her. Raelyn looked over to Lucy who was just as confused as she was. However she could see that Lucy had full faith in the lion, so she guessed it wouldn't hurt for her to have some faith too.

"Ok, what do I do?" Raelyn asked, building up some determination.

"Trust me." He told her calmly before breathing onto her face. Raelyn flinched at the feel but it was cast aside as a powerful feeling surged through her body. Her mind went blank and her vision black as the feeling intensified.