The day after their arrival at Cair Paravel, the Solos made their way back to the camp they had passed through the previous day but this time they were joined by Aslan, the beavers, Mr. Tumnus, the Pevensies, and the entire Narnian army from Cair Paravel. It was to be their first day of training to fight with the Narnian army against Jadis and her evil cronies. Even though they had been told they would be allowed to use their lightsabers in the battle, Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin would still each receive a gift from Aslan and the Pevensies to aid them.
At the moment, though, everyone had gathered outside Aslan's tent with the Solos and the Pevensies standing right by the entrance. The Solos, now dressed in proper Narnian clothes, would be presented their gifts right in front of the army and be announced as their new leaders. There was a table in front of them with a bow and quiver, a cordial, a dagger, an ivory horn, and a shield. Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin were extremely curious as to which gifts each of them would receive.
"I wonder what that is? It seems interesting." Jaina said, pointing to the cordial.
"I want that dagger. Looks small but deadly." Jacen said.
"Be patient, we and Aslan have already determined what will go to each of you." Susan said.
"Either way, they are all pretty nice gifts that will go well with our lightsabers." Jaina said.
Just then, Aslan stepped out of his tent and everyone immediately bowed to him to show their respect. Aslan smiled at everyone in the camp, feeling very confident that they would be able to band together and defeat the white witch.
"Rise, my friends. I stand before you today with our royalty to present our new leaders: Lady Jaina, Sir Jacen, and Sir Anakin." Aslan said and was met with a thunderous applause from the many creatures that made up the army. This brought a huge smile to the faces of the Solos, they felt pretty tall and mighty to be in charge of all of these creatures which included centaurs, fauns, eagles, and leopards.
"I have great faith in these three that they will successfully lead us into defeating the white witch and permanently vanquishing her from Narnia. Now our royalty will present these three warriors their gifts which they shall use in battle." Aslan said and stepped aside to allow the Pevensies to come forward to the table. Peter was the first one to present a gift. He picked up the shiny shield and turned to face Jacen.
"Sir Jacen, I present to you this shield. It is just like the one I received when I was the leader of this great army. Use them well, they will be a great defense in the battle against the witch and her army." Peter said.
"Thank you, your majesty." Jacen said and shook Peter's hand.
Now it was Susan's turn to give a gift. The gifts that she picked up from the table were the bow and quiver and the cordial, which had a mysterious red juice in it. She turned to face Jaina and laid the gifts in her hands.
"Lady Jaina, when my sister and I first arrived in Narnia I received a bow and quiver and she received a cordial full of healing fire flower juice just like these. And I feel honored to present these gifts to you now. Remember, just one drop of fire flower juice from this cordial can heal any injury." Susan said.
Jaina felt pretty tall as she hung the bow and quiver across her shoulder and the cordial around her neck. These were pretty amazing gifts indeed.
"Thank you, my lady. I am sure I will put these to good use." she said to Susan.
Susan stepped back and allowed young Lucy to come forward. Lucy picked up the dagger and ivory horn and motioned to Anakin to come forward to her.
"Sir Anakin, I hope that you accept these gifts of the dagger and horn, just like the ones me and Susan received upon our arrival in Narnia. This dagger does look small, but it is deadly in combat. And wherever you may be when trouble strikes, blow the horn and help will come your way." she said.
"Thank you very much, Queen Lucy." Anakin said.
Last but not least, it was Edmund's turn. Although no more presents were on the small table in front of the tent, Edmund had an extra present to give to Jaina and Anakin. He quickly disappeared inside Aslan's tent and reappeared carrying two more shiny shields, similar to the one Jacen had received from Peter.
"You two will also need protection in the upcoming battle. Take these shields and use them well so that you may be protected." Edmund said as he handed them to Jaina and Anakin.
After the Solos had received their Narnian gifts, they turned to face the army gathered before them. Jacen stepped forward from the table and said "We are grateful to receive these gifts and we will do our best to lead you all into battle. Now, are you with me?"
The response of thunderous cries of "To the death!", "Yeah!" and "We're with you all the way!" made Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin feel pretty good. They also knew that the training they would receive from the Pevensies would further add to their skill of being able to lead an army.
"Then it's settled then. These warriors will go off and train and when the time is right, we shall strike against the white witch." Aslan said and made his way back into his tent.
The army then began to get to work polishing up and fixing their swords, axes, bows, arrows, and daggers that they would use in the battle. The Solos and the Pevensies gathered to begin the training.
"Edmund and I will take Jacen and Anakin to train with Oreius. He is the lead centaur of the army and we will work with him to teach you two proper sword techniques with your lightsabers." Peter said.
He motioned for a stern looking centaur to come forward, who was obviously Oreius. Oreius walked over to the group and looked up Jacen and Anakin, thinking about what he could teach them.
"I think these young men will be fine trainees. Come with me and I will teach you what I know." he said and he trotted off into the woods, followed by Jacen, Anakin, Peter, and Edmund.
That left Susan and Lucy standing there with Jaina. They explained to Jaina that they would teach her how to use her bow and quiver on the target practice field in the camp. Jaina followed the queens toward the field, ready to see what she could do with the gifts she had received from them. She, as well as her brothers, was curious as to what they could do once their training was complete and they would be ready to be leaders of this great army.
(A/N: Thank you for your opinions on a sequel possibility, I will indeed be doing one. So far, allI have for it is that the Pevensies, the beavers, and Mr. Tumnuscome visit the Solos and their family on Yavin. Once this story and my other stories are finished, I should have a plotline developed for the sequel.)