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Adian reared as the Witch's army pushed swords and axes at him.

"Hold on tight, your majesties," the horse called and with that he shot off into the crowd and trampled on most of then. Eventually they were free and Adian cantered hard out of the forest. Susan thought that they were finally safe, until an arrow was shot passed her left ear. Turning she saw about ten members of the Witch's army riding up behind them, awfully close. She saw one on each side of Adian through the trees.

"Adian," said called over the beating of hooves, "We have company."

"Indeed," replied Adian. At that moment they broke into a huge clearing, with the 12 riders of the Jadis' army behind them. They caught up and formed a line behind them. Susan turned and saw a dwarf point an arrow at her. It was probably her quick reflex that saved her life.

However it was a very dangerous reflex. Letting go of Edmund's waist she took her bow and an arrow and before the dwarf could release his and she shot him in the chest. He stumbled back and fall off the horse.

Adian quickened his pace and they entered more trees. It was rather hard to escape the riders in here. Every turn Adian went one of then cut him off, however Adian dodged them and tried another way. At long last they broke out of Radnast Forest, but the riders still followed. Susan then saw a flowing river she had seen in the previous night. She instantly recognized it.

It was the river that Lucy and she had been at the previous day, when they were attacked by the wolves. Adian cantered over it and he suddenly stopped and turned the riders. They too had stopped but on the other side of the river. A tall weird-looking creature with a high pitched voice said, "Hand over the traitor, Daughter of Eve."

Susan pointed an arrow threatenly at the band of riders and tried not to let any of the fear she felt inside show in her voice, "If you want him, come and claim him."

At Susan's offer the riders began to cross the river. Susan tightened her grip on her bow and pulled the arrow back a little further, just about to release the first shot when a deafening roar thundered through the land.

Edmund gasped when he looked around to see the golden form of Aslan next to the river, his teeth were barred and his claws were strung out, ready to strike.

"Susan," he whispered, "Maybe you should point the arrow in the lion's direction-"

Susan looked at her brother in surprise, before realizing that Edmund had no idea that Aslan was a lion.

She smiled and said, "No silly, that's Aslan."

Edmund's eyes widen and he whispered to nobody in particular, "That's Aslan."

As soon as the band of riders saw the Lion they turned and fled, scared out of their minds. Adian chuckled and said, "Cowards! They don't dare challenge Aslan."

When the riders were gone Aslan began to approach the middle brother and sister and Adian. Susan felt Edmund tense and go very stiff.

She put a gentle hand on her brother's shoulder and he looked up at her, "Susan, what if he's really mad…"

Susan gave him a reassuring smile and said, "I think Aslan has already forgiven you. Come on."

She got off Adian and helped her brother off. She looked to the horizon and saw the tiniest colour of pink along it.

"Susan," said a deep voice. She looked around and saw the lion was standing in front of her.

"Susan I will not ask you where you have been for the answer is in front of my eyes," Aslan turned his great head to Edmund, who stood petrified. She wanted hold her little brother more then anything, to stop him being so frightened.

"You need not fear me child," Aslan told Edmund, "I am not angry with you."

Edmund relaxed slightly and Aslan turned to Susan.

"Daughter of Eve, that was a noble thing you did," he told her, his eyes on her face. Susan kept her's on the floor and hoped Aslan wouldn't turn this into a congregations speech. She hated them and thankful Aslan didn't.

"It was noble but very dangerous. You knew the risk of what this would be but yet I admire your bravery. But I do not think it was bravery that you and Edmund are alive," said Aslan, "It is love. It was love that drove your determination."

Susan smiled and he then turned to Adian, "You have also showed bravery beyond anything I would have expected of you Adian. You were able to deliver the siblings back to safety, even if your own life was at risk. For that I thank-you."

Adian mumbled a thank-you and bowed low to Aslan, who then turned to Edmund.

"Come Son of Adam; walk with me," Aslan began to move down the river. However Edmund didn't move.

"You need not fear me Edmund," said the lion, looking slightly over his shoulder, "Come, walk with me."

Edmund hesitated before looking at Susan, who nodded. He then began to follow the lion down the river and soon he fell into the step beside him.

Peter and Lucy never found out how Edmund was really saved by the Witch. As far as they know Aslan had sent a band of his soldiers in the middle of the night to search for Edmund and they succeed in finding him.

They never did understand why Susan had picked Adian as her horse. There had been plenty of others and Peter had always wondered why Susan was drawn to that horse. Edmund and Susan never spoke of how she saved him, for some reason Aslan thought it might be best for their eldest and youngest siblings didn't know of anything that had happened that night.

However, neither of the middle siblings forgot that night, nor when they in Narnia and not after they had fallen back through the wardrobe. Edmund had been angry at his older sister for forgetting Narnia. He had been angry at her because all she was interested in now was parties, make-up and boys. She had also turned bitter towards her brothers and sister.

But wasn't that me? Edmund had asked himself over and over again, wasn't it me who was once bitter? Why Su? Why'd did you have to turn bitter, while I turned into the caring brother? Why did you have to change of all people? Why did things have to change? Why can't everything go back to how it was? I miss how everything was; I just want to go back! Is that so how to ask for!

Edmund still had hundreds and hundreds of unanswered questions, every one of them were never answered.

But Susan didn't always think about parties, make-up and boys. Sometimes, just sometimes when she slept, her memory would go back to forgotten times and it was there that she was hunted by images of an 11 year old boy, strapped to a tree, covered in his own blood and his small, bruised, pale face would mark the one of her younger brother…

Fin.

I'm sorry I had to finish the story on a sad note, but all my other stories finish happily ever after and I was kinda bored of that ending so I changed it for this fic, but I hope you enjoyed the story anyways!

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