Note: Characters from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the Horse and His Boy appear in this story. A few minor characters and other things are borrowed from the movie. Some other minor characters are made up.
The books belong to C.S. Lewis and the movie to Walden.
Lord Dar of Archenland stood on a balcony gazing at the ocean below. He was a well traveled nobleman but he was still astonished by the beauty of Cair Paravel. He turned as he heard a knock on the door. Uilliam the faun stood there and cheerfully told him that breakfast was in the parlor for him and his brother. After breakfast, they would be escorted to their meeting with the kings and queens. Like all the Narnians that Dar had met, the faun spoke of the young kings and queens with awe and respect.
Dar proceeded into the parlor feeling a bit of relief that breakfast would be private. Dinner last night had been a bit chaotic. The hall had been beautiful and the food delicious but the Narnians did not have a lot of experience with formal banquets. Some of the talking birds kept flying around the hall throughout the meal. Several squirrels got into an argument over some nuts. A couple of dwarfs had been unhappy after being served dirt that was meant for dryads. Queen Susan left the table twice to solve problems in the kitchen. The young queen's gentle and sweet manner was also enough to quickly calm down the upset squirrels and dwarfs. She eventually managed to convince the birds to go outside if they want to fly around. Everyone wanted Queen Susan to be happy.
During breakfast, Dar and Darrin talked about their mission and their impressions of the Narnians. Last evening, they talked with the young kings and queens and learned some information about them. The siblings had been a bit vague about their first few days in Narnia and how King Edmund became a prisoner of the White Witch but the two kings were happy to tell the story of the Battle of Beruna. And Queen Lucy had been delighted to tell them about their coronation ceremony and how Aslan Himself crowned them. Queen Susan had confirmed that they had been summoned from another world – she was uncertain where the door was –somewhere near the Lantern Waste. She couldn't tell them much about that world.
"It feels like a dream, like a faint memory of a dream even though it was only a few weeks ago" said the lovely young queen.
As Dar and Darrin finished breakfast, a talking fox entered the parlor to escort them to the throne room. The fox politely told the two lords to take their time finishing breakfast and sat down on the floor. Darrin asked the fox when he had first met the young kings and queens.
The fox replied "Ah my good lords, I was one of the fortunate few to meet King Peter and his sisters while the beavers were helping them travel to meet Aslan. I was honored to help in a small way. They had only been in Narnia for less than a day and still did not fully understand the prophecy. Later, I was captured by the Witch's wolves. They brought me to the Witch. She had King Edmund captive and despite his own danger, he pleaded for me. The Witch, of course, was heartless and turned me to stone."
Lord Dar said "We had heard that Aslan was able to breathe on the stone statues and return them to living beings."
The fox replied "Yes, that is true. But I was in the woods hidden unlike the statues at the Witch's castle or the Battle of Burena. After Aslan breathed on me, I opened my eyes and saw King Edmund. He had remembered where I was and brought Aslan to free me. I know the kings and queens will be grateful to me and I will always be grateful to them especially to King Edmund."
The fox then led the two lords to the throne room. The room was magnificent with the large peacock windows, marble columns and high ceilings. The four white and gold thrones were at the front of the room. The four young sovereigns were seated and waiting for the ambassadors. Advisors including two beavers, several centaurs, a gryphon, and Mr Tumnus the faun were standing near the thrones. The Archenlanders bowed and the High King formally greeted them.
"As a sign of friendship, King Lune wished us to give you this gift which is an ancient book of Narnian history" said Lord Dar.
The book cover was colorfully illustrated with a picture of Aslan in a glade of trees. Her siblings glanced at the book and then looked at Susan to see her reaction. Queen Susan's eyes lit up as she looked at the large old book.
King Peter smiled and said "Please thank King Lune for his generous gift. Our sister Queen Susan will accept the gift on our behalf."
Lord Dar handed the ancient book to the young queen who gave him a dazzling smile.
Lord Darrin gave a short speech about the long history of friendship between Narnia and Archenland and how some Narnians had fled to Archenland at the coming of the White Witch. Archenlanders had helped smuggle food and medicine into Narnia during the long winter. King Lune was eager to re-establish formal ties between the two countries. The Archenland king and queen were eager to meet the royal siblings and regretted that the recent birth of their twins made travel difficult.
Peter replied that Narnians respected the history of this friendship and that it would be beneficial to re-establish it. Since their reign was only three weeks old, they did not want to rush into signing treaties but would welcome re-establishing trade.
Lord Darrin said "Other members of our court would also like to visit Narnia. Some are the grandchildren or greatchildren of human Narnians who fled the White Witch. They are eager to see the lands of their ancestors again. Some may want to return to live in Narnia."
Peter said that Narnia would welcome peaceful visitors. He noticed that Orieus looked worried.
Peter asked: "General Orieus, is there a concern?"
"Sire, there is a difference between visitors and humans who wish to re-settle in Narnia. These humans would have sword oaths of loyalty to King Lune. I would recommend that anyone who wishes to live in Narnia, would swear fealty to your Majesty and your royal siblings. Humans would also have to agree to live by our laws and respect the talking beasts and creatures native to Narnia. Sire, not all humans in this world are as good as the humans in this room right now" said the great centaur.
"You always have excellent advice, General Orieus" said Susan. "In the library, I found a scroll with ancient oaths, perhaps we can adapt one of those oaths for this purpose."
Later, Peter and Susan stood on a balcony looking at the ocean. Lucy and Edmund were playing in the waves. A few of the young merpeople had come to visit the young king and queen.
Susan asked: "What do you think Peter? It might be nice to have some humans around. I love the Narnians but it is strange being the only four humans in the whole county. I didn't realize that until Lord Dar and Lord Darrin arrived."
"It could be good. Lord Dar and Lord Darrin are experienced knights. I could learn a lot about fighting and horseback riding from them or other knights. Orieus is a great teacher but it would be different to learn from other humans" replied Peter.
"Do you think there could be problems? I mean we are just kids. The Narnians accept us as kings and queens but will adult humans listen to kids? What if they don't accept us?" asked Susan.
"I wondered that as well but I think that is what Orieus meant in the throne room. We have to be clear that they can only live here if they accept our authority. Remember, Su, we fulfilled the prophecy. Aslan chose us and crowned us" said Peter.