Susan opened her eyes and look on the bright sunlight. It was already morning and that she had fainted. From a distance, she saw Peter and the Narnians rushing towards her. But suddenly, she caught sight of a dark tall figure watching them. He was standing on top a tree, unnoticed by everyone. Caught by his deep brown eyes, something in them caused a shiver to flow through her. She recovered and he was gone. Almost as if he was never really there.
She looked slightly confused. Who was that person? Was he even really there?
"Susan, Lucy where have you been?" Peter questioned. "We are preparing for the battle against the army of the white witch." "I don't remember anything." She sighed in frustration. "It was almost as if my memory was sapped out of me!"
Peter looked amused. "If you got lost in the woods, you don't have to make up a fairytale." Susan felt bitter after hearing those words. Peter continued. "If you continue to be like this, you just might out do Lucy in creativity." She felt angry that her brother would not believe her, but she forgave him knowing that she might have done the same in his shoes.
The next morning Susan found Peter riding with his brother. Aslan had bluntly told all three of them to go outside and enjoy the beauty of nature before the battle. And who could refuse an offer like that? So they decided to go riding around the fields, as they have done when they were younger. And if Susan were honest with herself, she would admit that Peter and Edmund were not that bad. It was just difficult for her to see them as mounted knights battling against an army that far outnumbers them. Nevertheless, the three of them peacefully and uneventfully rode around the woods. They spoke of their feelings about Narnia.
When Edmund mentioned yesterday's incident, Susan expected Peter to question the truthfulness of her story again. So she was incredibly surprised to discover that he seemed to understand and believe her story after all. "One of the birds found something that is very strange on the treetop."
Susan didn't wait for a second for her brother to finish, and she quickly moved her head closer to him. "What was it that the bird found?" Peter and Edmund exchanged a curious look in response to her question. But they did not comment on it. Edmund laughed instead. "It is nothing a girl would be interested."
Peter allowed himself a tiny smile. "Yes, it is not the right time for you to know." The subject shifted then, to other matters, but it never completely left Susan's mind about what her siblings found out about the incident.
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After the events of yesterday, he had become quite weak. He felt as if he could no longer stay awake. He had decided that something must have happened before the wolves took the girls. But, he had absolutely no memory of the incident about himself or the girls or even the wolf. As he lay down, he could a whistle in the wind.
"So, you have been busy, Aegirse" said Melian the Mair, the beautiful queen of Doriath. Many times Thingol would call his wife the light of the thousand caves, so bright and beautiful was Melian.
He looked at her suspicious and answered honestly. "I don't know what you are talking about and how did you know my name?" But Melian didn't reveal her reaction to Aegirse for she kept her thoughts to herself. How could he not remember what he did? That Melian didn't know.
For a few seconds, Melian studied his emotions. He was not lying to her. But how was it possible could he forget what he did so easy. She then spoke to him gravely "You are in great danger for Eru has deemed you the enemy of our world."
His eyes looked up in shock and disgust. "You have to be kidding me!" "I am just a normal person."
"We both know you are not who you think you are." "You are of the second born yet you posses the gift of elves. "The immoral life force that bounds you to this world."
"I still age like everyone else, its just that people don't notice it since I look young" he said defensively.
She looked upon his face and spoke. "Becareful, they will be watching you." With those words she become formless and disappeared into the wind.
The remaining days passed thusly, with Aegirse trying to recover from his weariness. But every night, when the sunlight was waning and the wind blowing, he would have dreams about things that he did not understand. It was interesting dream, one that he could neither understand nor find out.
It was always about the exact same thing. Two towering figures wielding great weapons slashing at each other. Then, one of the shapes was defeated and fell into a blackness void. Before he fell, he spoke in a deadly voice. "This is only the beginning for a being of greater power has been awaken and when he realize the truth, this world will crumble in his wraith."
At times, he found the dream disturbing for when he dreams of it he could feel a battle waging inside him. He could locate his other self. It was just there, with no words to describe it. It fed and nourished his curiosity, and it gave him a sense of constant danger.
Author's notes
Aegirse is the character that I made up. He is the "watcher" in the last chapter. Currently, he does not remember who he really is and his role in the shaping of second theme. He has always loved Susan and his love for her and the actions he takes because of it will eventually be revealed in later chapters.
Any confusions in chapter 2 will be cleared up in later chapters. It will all make sense soon.
