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Chapter 38: Talking Back and Evacuation
Later…
Sarah was bandaging the wound of a centaur, who had his face set. She had been a bit worried when she had approached the large animal she have never before helped, let alone talked to one of the great animals.
However the centaur had treated her kindly and Sarah was just about to tie the bandage when the sparrow shot through the open window.
It was late almost 2:30 in the morning but the castle was still up everyone rushing around.
The sparrow flew straight at Sarah as she was tying the last knot in the bandage.
"Lady Hailey!" The sparrow cried hovering right behind Sarah's shoulder "They are coming! The Telmarines are coming bringing more than our whole army, and they have huge wooden contraptions with them!"
Sarah turned looking incredulously at the creature. The sparrow dropped at little in the air realizing that his blonde haired girl was not the right one.
"Oh…" began the sparrow before turning to the centaur saying "Caption where is Lady Hailey?"
As though summoned by magic the doors to the Throne room where thrown open and a girl entered. Sarah was shocked by the state she was in. Her hair was a mess her face was covered in mud and... was that blood? Sarah felt sick. The girl was younger than her. She looked maybe twelve, maybe only ten. Bloody bandages covered her arm that where falling off and her skirt and shirt was frayed and ripped.
What was she doing here? She had to be much too young to have been in the battle and Sarah was sure that this young girl did not live in the castle. 'after all Lady Hailey most likely would not allow that…'
Sarah took a step forward wondering who this girl was and if she had somehow been injured when the Narnian's had been coming back to the castle. She was just about to ask the girl to take a seat so that she could help. But she stopped when the girl spoke.
"What is it Twitterfly?" The girls voice rang thought Sarah's head and she noticed that the girl had not moved her mouth. From behind the girl came a man, a dog, and a fox. The three Sarah had seen though the door.
The man began to speak addressing the girl "What do you think you are doing…?" but he stopped when the girl gave him a withering look.
The sparrow shot forward repeating her message. Sarah felt her mouth drop. This was not some girl. This was Lady Hailey! This was the ageless girl! This was the girl who had sent off these people to battle! Suddenly the girl in front of her didn't look so small and innocent. Sarah felt a wave of hate wash over her.
The sparrow having given his message landed on the shoulder of the girl. Everyone in the room had gone silent watching Lady Hailey and the three next to her.
Then the girl spoke she voice was steady and she looked at the man next to her as she spoke. "We need to get everyone out of here now."
Sarah after realized that what she did next made her probably one of the most hated people in the room, maybe even in most of Narnia. But she couldn't help it just kinda came out.
"Well that is the first bright idea you have had, Lady Hailey…"
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The room which had gone silent was now deadly silent. Hailey looked that this girl. She looked about sixteen maybe seventeen and she looked scared.
Hailey would have been scared to. The moment the girl had spoken every eye was locked on her and they where glaring.
Peridan took a step forward, Hailey put her hand out. She could handle this herself.
"What was that?" Hailey asked the girl trying to look genially curious. The girl eyes darted around the room and she muttered.
"Nothing…"
Hailey was not about to back down so she said "Really? I thought you said 'Well that is the first bright idea you have had…' Was I wrong?" once again Hailey was mad and upset which tended to make her sarcastic
Hailey could almost see the girl's brain spinning. For a moment Hailey thought she was going to lie but then she sighed and said quietly "Yes I did say that…"
Hailey looked the girl up and down. Then she said "Why?"
The girl looked at Hailey. Surprised, obviously she had been expecting to be yelled at or at lest scolded for her words.
The girl looked around at the room taking in all the injured then she straighten and looked Hailey in the eye and said "Because I think it was a mistake to go to war!"
Hailey looked at the girl like she had another head and let out a startled "What!?!"
"I mean look at how many people have gotten hurt and all the others that had gotten killed!"
Hailey took a step back, was she being blamed for all the death and destruction?
"You are the one who makes the choice to go off to war! So you let this happen!"
Hailey back into Peridan, who grabbed her shoulder to keep her from falling.
"Did you have to go to war? There are so many other ways to handle the situation! Negotiations…"
Hailey had had enough she drew herself up to her full high (all 5'3 of her) and looked the girl in the eyes.
"You are blaming me for all of this when you don't even know what happened do you?"
The girl opened her mouth to reply buy Hailey cut her off.
"You think we just decided 'oh these people came to our land so let's just kill them off?" Sarah had thought that exactly but she didn't say anything, Hailey seemed to know.
"I will have you know that they came to Narnia intent on making it there land! They wanted to kill us all!"
The girl, shocked, looked at Hailey not believing her, Hailey continued "Want proof? Go to the cells they came to the castle intent on killing us and making their King the new King of Narnia!"
"And as to blaming me for the deaths and injuries of these good people, they volunteers because they believe that they need to protect their country because they do not want to see it destroyed by the Temarries. I did not force anyone to fight! And even if I was the only one I would have gone to fight"
The girl looked like she wanted to speak but Hailey was still talking "I know what it is like to lose friends more that you will ever know!! I may not be right to run this land but I have had help! I have been to more battles than you can possibly imagine! And I have fought to keep Narnia safe! I have fought I keep you safe! I hate war! I hate what it brings and I hate what it does. But I know that sometimes if you want to keep yourself and everyone else safe you need to fight!"
Sixteen though she was the girl looked like a fish, opening and closing her mouth. Hailey continued "I am not a Queen I don't know how to run a country I don't know how to plan battle strategies and our general is dead so I am trying, I would like to see you try."
Hailey's eyes where flaming her hands shaking. "And I know that I do not have time for you, or anyone else. We need to get out of this castle now! They are coming and the will not spare us. They. Will. Kill. Us."
No one moved they where all looking at Hailey. Hailey looked around before yelling (well making the voice in their heads loader) "They are coming, out now!!"
Then there was panic everyone rushing around, people that couldn't walk being carried and over the mad rush Peridan's voice rang out "Anyone fit to fight for their land please stay, we need all the help we can get!"
Hailey's eyes locked with Sarah's. Sarah looked like she wanted to say something. But what could she say? Instead she broke eye contact and bowed her head. Hailey watched the girl start to walk away then walked towards her.
Sarah stopped when Hailey was in front of her. Bowing her head Sarah tried to look anywhere but at Hailey. Hailey looked at the girl, she spoke quietly. "I don't know why you felt so strongly about us going to war, but I will assume that you lost someone in one of the wars."
Sarah looked up at the girl shock clearly written on her face Hailey smiled sadly. "Don't look so shocked, you think I haven't met people like you before? Well I have and I just want to say that next time, try to get all the facts and understand that whoever it was that died, if he or she died in battle, that they did it because they believed in something."
Then before Sarah could speak Hailey was off, rushing around making plans. They had to evacuate the castle immediately.
1,278 years later Sarah's great great-great-great granddaughter told the most amazing stories to a young boy who later became one of the most loved Kings of Narnia…
Hmmmm short chapter, I was not sure if I wanted to do this but I thought I would anyway
Oh and if you did not catch that last part Sarah's great granddaughter was Caspian X nurse…
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