Chapter 5

(Two Battles)

Fiona's eyes met Peter's for a split second and Peter was overwhelmed with fear. All he could think about was his family, he knew there was nothing he could do to stop the witch now. Just when Fiona was about to drive the sword into Peter she slumped over and fell to the ground. Peter was so relieved to see Lily standing over Fiona with a glass bottle. Lily had hit the witch with it and now Fiona was knocked out.

" Lily!" Peter breathed. She sat down next to him as he sat up.

" Are you okay?" Lily demanded. Peter took time to catch his breath and nodded. Everything had happened so fast, his mind was racing and he was breathless. Lily wrapped Peter in a hug, "That was so scary," She whispered.

" Peter! We need you! The Minotaurs, they're on her side, they're attacking our men!" Edmund yelled as he ran into the hut. Peter rose immediately and grabbed his sword.

" Stay in here!" Peter told Lily sternly as he followed Ed.

" Peter, no!" Lily protested, "I want to help!"

" Stay in here!" Peter yelled as he shut the door. Lily knew that Peter wouldn't understand why she wanted to fight. She had started this whole mess and now she wanted to help clean it up. As Lily turned around she saw Fiona beginning to wake up. Quickly, Lily grabbed a sword from the wall and pointed it at the witch.

" You won't do anything you pathetic little girl!" Fiona hissed as she rose up.

" Try me." Lily said under her breath.

" Until next time!" Fiona said as a harsh smile spread across her lips. She took her wand and touched it to her skin and disappeared. The worst feeling churned in Lily's stomach. She had just let go the thing that threatened the good of Narnia. Her eyes began to burn and a lump grew in her throat. An anger arose in Lily that she had never felt before, then she heard the sound of screams and swords outside, she knew what she had to do. Lily ran outside with the sword she had in her hand.

When she entered back into the woods she was horror struck. Minotaurs were fighting (more like slaughtering) centaurs and fawns. Peter and Edmund helped, but they looked exhausted. Peter's leg was sprouting blood from where Fiona had stuck him. Bodies of centaurs who Lily had gotten to know at her few short days at Cair Paravel were laying on the ground, dead.

" LILY! GET BACK IN THERE!" Peter screamed. He panicked seeing her out there with a minotaur charging toward her.

" Watch out, Lily!" Edmund shouted just after slaying a minotaur.

Lily turned around to see a minotaur swinging his sword at her. Lily panicked and decided she had no choice but to fight back. Lily defended herself with her sword and fought back really well. Peter saw her out of the corner out of his eye, he was in complete shock of how skilled she was. Lily had been fighting so well that she backed the minotaur into a corner. Then a centaur drove his sword through the minotaur, helping Lily out.

" Thanks." Lily breathed. Just as the centaur was about to reply to Lily another minotaur began attacking.

After about forty-five minutes, Peter and his warriors were victorious. Everyone was exhausted and a few warriors did not make it out alive. The blood from Peter's leg had stained his pants and he could barely walk on it. Lily and Edmund only had a few cuts and scratches. Once everyone calmed down a bit after the battle, they got ready to go back to the castle.

" Peter, I'm sorry! Fiona, she got away!" Lily breathed as she ran up to Peter.

" That's not what you should be sorry about!" Peter yelled, "You shouldn't have come out and fought! You could have been killed!"

" But, I didn't get killed, I'm perfectly fine!" She said with fear growing in her eyes. She did not want Peter to be mad at her, she cared about him to much. Lily had never seen Peter like his before in all the years that she's known him. The only time Peter had gotten mad was when Edmund was being stubborn and disobeying him, but he was never this mad.

" No Lily, but the chances of you getting killed were a lot. In order to save Narnia, you need to be alive." Peter said.

" Is that all I'm worth to you! Just some barging chip to save your throne!" Lily shouted completely offended. The other centaurs and fawns were pretending that they didn't hear the argument. But, Edmund was watching and trying to find where to jump in.

" Lily I–" Peter began trying to defend himself.

" Peter, just stop. We should head back." Ed said butting into the conversation.

" Fine." Peter grumbled. Peter hopped up on his horse. Lily rode on Phillip with Edmund and they headed back to Cair Paravel.

So, I know it's kind of short, but I sort of like this chapter! I hope you guys will send some reviews my way! And remember you can give constructive crit but, remember you have to say what is wrong with the story in order for me to improve, you can't just be like, 'Your story sucks!'