Lucy had no idea how, and suddenly it was morning. Without a word, she sat at the breakfast table.
" Lucy, aren't you hungry?" Susan asked. She focused on the plate in front of her. She had her favorite scrambled eggs, vegetables, and slices of salami loaded on it. She didn't feel like it at all. She didn't feel like anything.
" Not at all. I'm not well, "she lied. Physically, she was well, but she was mentally ruined.
Why me? The worst of all? Does Ramon know about this? What if she only dreamed it?
" Aren't you sick? You seemed weird to me yesterday. You left early and all the fauns and the forest fairies were unhappy. They had no one to dance with, "sister smiled at her. Lucy shrugged.
" I guess so," she nodded, then turned to Peter. "Dear brother, I ask you to allow me to spend the day in the room relaxing. I'm not feeling well. I want to go on the trip soon again so Idon want to be sick. "
She lied.
Peter looked at her inquisitively, then nodded.
" Of course, Lucy, you're excused today. If your illness persists, just let me know and we'll call a doctor. "
" Thank you," she smiled and stood from the table.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Lasalene running there.
" Your Majesty," she breathed as she noticed them.
" Lasalene, what's going on? " She asked, frowning.
" What's going on, Majesty? I should ask you that first! At first I dreamed, even Aslan himself, in a dream, visited me, an ordinary maid, and ordered me to watch out for you, supposedly you are in danger. And then, when I was trying to get to the castle at night, I met Ramon standing out at the gate, that he had to go urgently to the castle, so it is very important.
Lucy stared blankly at her maid for a moment.
Oh, dear Aslan, how many have you been involved in?
" All right, Lasalen, calm down. Come here, "Lucy said calmly, grabbing her arm and sitting her on the bed, then sat down next to her.
" Take a breath and explain to me again what happened. Slowly. "
Lasalene inhales and began again.
" I had a dream at night. I don't know if I just made it up or if it was a real Aslan, but I dreamed of him. He told me to keep an eye on you, to be with you all the time, and not to let you go into battle. It is said that it may endanger you. But I don't know how. "
Lasalene paused for a moment. Lucy examined every emotion that flashed across her face. Lasalene was confused. She didn't understand, she didn't feel nice for Aslan himself to appear to her.
" Go on," Lucy urged.
" So I immediately went to the castle. Right so I can see you. But I came in at the wrong time. Ramon was just shouting at one of the guards at the gate to let him in immediately, he said he had something important here. So I went closer. I asked what was going on. When the guard noticed me, he told us that the two of us were not allowed to enter the castle until dawn. "
She paused again. After a moment of silence, she realized that tears were streaming down her cheeks. Lucy looked at her in surprise.
" Lasalene, ..."
" Your Highness, I don't know what's going on, I don't know what I did wrong, maybe just because I fell in love. But understand, I'm not to blame! "She cried.
" Oh, Lasalen," Lucy sighed, taking her hand. "I know what you're talking about."
" And I'm afraid of you."
" Dear," Lucy laughed. "You don't have to worry about me! I have the best swordsman in all of Narnia as a brother, the perfect guard, and if you're close to me, I won't worry about myself either."
Lasalene smiled warmly at her.
" I will always be at your disposal."
If only I could tell you, she sighed inwardly.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
" Door´s open," Lucy exclaimed. Lasalene stood up quickly, wiped away her tears, and hurried to the corner of the room as quickly as she could.
Edmund walked through the door.
" Lucy, I thought you'd be in bed, you weren't feeling well," he said, frowning.
" Yes, I'm still not feeling well, but I had an important conversation with Lasalene."
Only then did Edmund realize that they were not alone in the room. As soon as he noticed Lasalene, he smiled broadly at first, but immediately frowned.
" What happened?"
He understood that Lasalene was crying.
" Lasalene will tell you then. But please, Lasalene, "she turned to the maid." Don't tell anyone but my brother. No one. "
Lasalene nodded. Then she turned to her brother. Still frowning, he watched the wounded Lasalene.
" Why did you come?"
" Apart from coming to check on you, I came to let you know that a nervous Ramon is crossing in my office and he says he needs to take over something very important with you."
" And why didn't he come right here?" She raised an eyebrow.
" You know how fast gossip spreads around the castle. As soon as he entered, he heard Queen Lucy leave breakfast for nausea. "
Of course , she rolled her eyes.
" If you came to ask if you could bring him here, yes, I need to talk to him too."
" All right, Lucy. But please be careful. You know what can happen if Peter finds you two. "
" Why is he so bitter? And why so suddenly? Out of nowhere?"
" You know, Lucy, his own pain can do things a man he's not been able to do before," he sighed, looking longingly at Lasalene.
Lucy jumped from Edmund to Lasalene. Then she smirked. She hid her face in her palms.
" I'm not here," she said, as if a small child was playing. Edmund and Lucy didn't understand for a moment, but then they understood that Lucy was giving them some freedom.
They hugged, kissed, said a few words in their ears.
Lucy heard them and smiled. Then she heard Edmund clear his throat.
" Oh, I'm already here," she exclaimed cheerfully. The two of them were even happier right away.
"I 'll bring Ramon," Edmund said, leaving the room.
Lucy changed for now. She didn't plan to leave the room today, so she dressed in a nightgown. Lasalene assisted her, but they were both silent.
Just as Lucy lay down in bed, there was a knock. Lasalene went to open the door.
" Her Majesty is resting," she announced the visit. Edmund walked through the door, followed by Ramon. As soon as she noticed him, she shivered. How would she tell him?
" Sister, should I stay here?" Edmund asked.
" No. Neither do Lasalene. "
" Let me point out, Your Majesty, it will not be appropriate for the King and Lasalene to leave now. If anyone sees us, King Peter will find out very quickly, "Ramon said quite aptly.
Edmund grinned.
" Come on, Ramon. Did you really think I was going through the door I came through? Look, dear sister. "
Edmund walked over to the wall and stared at it for a moment. Then he reached out and pulled one of the candlesticks together. Lucy frowned at him. The candlestick moved. The wall clicked and suddenly parted.
" There they are," she growled.
" Yes, there is a door," Edmund laughed. "But it's not a corridor. It's just a room. Each room has such a room in case of an attack on the castle."
" Good thing I knew about it," Lucy said ironically.
" You know that now. All right. When you stop talking, knock three times. The room is soundproofed enough not to hear the conversation. "
Edmund took one of the candlesticks with a candle from the locker and lit it with the last of the coals that had been burning in the fireplace the night before. Then he grabbed Lasalene's hand and the wall closed behind them for a moment. An untrained eye wouldn't recognize that there was a door there a moment ago.
" Why didn't I know about it?" She muttered. There was silence. After a moment, she turned to Ramon.
" You must have been sick. What happened to you? "He asked.
" Nothing. I just didn't feel like breakfast. I slept badly, I had very strange dreams. "
Lucy swallowed dry. She wondered how she would tell him. How to take the fact that he will become a father. And the mother will be the queen.
" You would not believe it, Majesty, I also have strange dreams. You were there, Aslan ... Felimath, ... "he paused. Lucy bowed her head.
" So you know," she sighed. Ramon nodded.
" Not just that. Aslan ... he also told me about what I did once, during one of the battles. He said I was drunk, so I don't remember it, "he said quietly. Then he walked over to the bed and knelt beside her.
" Forgive me, Your Majesty."
Lucy took a deep breath.
" First of all. Once we get into the situation we are in, you could start touching me. At least in private. And the second thing is that ... I forgave you a long time ago. Unfortunately, you couldn't blame yourself. "
" And who if not me?" He exclaimed.
" Lax."
He frowned at his name. He remembered well what he had learned about Felimath.
" Ramon. But now I need you to do what Aslan preached to you. We have to be careful to pretend that nothing is happening. No one should know about it. And then when the letter comes from the Lonely Islands, we have to go there. No one should know about her. "
" Of course, Your Majesty."
" Lucy," she corrected him. Ramon smiled. Then he looked at Lucy's abdomen, which showed no sign of pregnancy at all, and said in a low voice, "I don't know what your name is, dear. But you will be my daughter. And the daughter of the most wonderful queen under the sun. You will be a happy child, I promise.
Lucy laughed.
" And I promise you you'll never know about my past," she blinked at Ramon. Ramon suddenly sharpened.
" Someone's coming."
He jumped to his feet and ran to knock on the wall, almost immediately the door in the wall opened.
" They're coming," he told Edmund, frightened. He kept a cool head, returned the breathless Lasalene, checked his appearance, and before the door to the youngest queen's room opened, Edmund tossed the subject.
" Yes, that would be an interesting idea. But don't you think it would be a little dangerous? "
Lucy grabbed it right away.
" Please don't bother. According to the faunas, it's just a toy. The white deer is said to be a fiction. But if we found out that he was wandering here, maybe we could go hunting sometime. Maybe he would grant us a wish, "she smiled. Then the door opened. Without knocking. Susan came in, accompanied by her court lady.
Looking at the woman next to Susan, Lucy shuddered. The woman was at least as slimy as a snake. She used the power of the queen, let's be honest.
" I came to check on you. What are you talking about?"
" I was intrigued that Lucy was talking about the trip over breakfast. So I wanted to join her. I also invited Ramon into the interview because he´s Lucy´s bodyguard. To know what we're up to. Don't let them panic like the last time Lucy disappeared, "he laughed casually. As if they hadn't burned under their ass a moment ago.
" And where do you want to go?" Susan asked, sitting down at the end of Lucy's bed.
" In recent years, it has been said that the White Deer passes through the western forests in the autumn. "If anyone catches him, he will fulfill a wish," Lucy said.
" Yes, I heard something about it. But won't it be dangerous? "
" I think it's just a fiction. But who knows. We could try, "Lucy said, shrugging.
" You have to heal first," Susan laughed.
" You are right. "Actually, I'd like to ask you to let me rest," Lucy lied. She didn't really want to rest. She just needed to calm her wildly pounding heart.
How could he know?