Still a little shaky from their encounter with the witch's wolves, the group walked down the hallway towards the dungeon to go rescue Anakin. But when they arrived there, they encountered yet another obstacle: a huge ogre guard standing in front of the dungeon gate, grasping a stone spear firmly in his hand.

"Oh no! Now what?" Lucy quietly exclaimed as the group ducked down behind a nearby pillar to avoid being seen.

There was a few moments of silence before Edmund started to draw out his sword, but Jaina stopped him by touching his shoulder and whispering "Wait, I have a better idea."

With that, she emerged from the cover of the pillar and walked right up to the ogre. The ogre, upon noticing her, growled as he raised his spear menacingly to attack her. Jaina just calmly raised her hand and waved in front of the ogre, who promptly stumbled backwards and slumped against the wall as he slid down to the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

The other three stared at Jaina in astonishment, then at the ogre, then back to Jaina. Lucy was the one who spoke for all three when she said in amazement "How in the world did you do that?"

"No time to explain, we have to get Ani out of there." Jaina said as she pulled the key ring from the ogre's belt.

Inside the cell

Anakin was playing around with one of the chains that bound the shackles to his ankles. His back was still sore from the sharp, hard kick he had received from Ginnabrik, his arms were shaky and weak, and his face still felt swollen from being slapped yet again by Jadis earlier that day. He was now even more afraid for the safety of his brother and sister, knowing that Jadis had now left the castle to go prepare for battle and left behind that ugly ogre as the guard outside his prison cell. He was too terrified to even try anything to escape, knowing full well what Jadis was capable of doing should she or one of her minions catch him.

Anakin was jerked out of his sad, somber thoughts by the sound of a large body slumping against the wall and sliding down to the floor, followed by a large snore.

Oh my Force! Is that really Jaina and Jacen out there? Anakin thought, hoping that he was right and that he would finally get out of this cold, lonely prison. He listened intently to the voices outside exclaiming "How in the world did you do that?" from Lucy and "No time to explain, we have to get Ani out of there." from Jaina.

Thank the Force they're here! Anakin thought to himself as he stared at the dungeon gates. They soon swung open and Jaina, Lucy, Edmund, and Mr. Tumnus entered to find Anakin sitting against the wall with a look of pure shock on his face.

"Ani! Thank the maker you're alive!" Jaina exclaimed as she rushed over to her brother, pulling him into a bone crushing hug.

"I'm fine, Jaina. I'm just glad you're ok." Anakin said, gratefully returning his sister's hug.

Jaina pulled Anakin away from her, smiling and looking him over to be sure he was really allright. But her smile turned to shock when she noticed his bruised cheek, his cut lip, his trembling, scraped hands, and his bruised ankles underneath the shackles. She also noticed Anakin wincing and rubbing his back, indicating that too was painful for him. Lucy, Edmund, and Mr. Tumnus also rushed over to Anakin upon fully noticing his injuries.

"What did she do to you?" Mr. Tumnus asked.

"I swear I'm really gonna kill that witch if that's the last thing I do!" Edmund exclaimed.

"Cool it, Ed. Let's just get Anakin out of here and then we'll worry about going after the witch." Lucy said.

Edmund sighed as Jaina waved her hand around Anakin's ankle shackles and they popped open. She helped Anakin get to his feet and allowed him to lean on her shoulder for some support as the five of them hurried out of the dungeon so they could get out of the palace and go help the Narnian army. It wasn't long before they came across the pile of dead wolves lying around the witch's throne, which made Anakin cringe.

"Force, they were here too?" Anakin asked.

"Unfortunately, yes. But as you can see, we defeated them before they could get us." Jaina said.

"I take it that it wasn't easy?" Anakin replied.

"Actually, yes it was. We took them down pretty quickly." Jaina replied, to which Edmund and Lucy smiled.

"Well, that's nice." Anakin said.

"Oh, and Ani? Next time, try not to lose these." Jaina said as she handed Anakin his lightsaber and horn.

Anakin tried not to smirk as he took them from his sister and said "Thanks, Jaina. I guess I owe you one. By the way, where's Jacen and the others? Why didn't they come with you?"

"They stayed behind at camp. The witch's army is nearing and they had to prepare the battle." Lucy said.

"We really need to get back and help them, I doubt there's much time left before the witch strikes against our army." Edmund said.

"But the camp is so far away, how are we going to get back there in time?" Anakin asked.

"Oh, that's where your horn comes in. Now let's go outside and use it." Lucy replied.

The five of them walked quickly away from the dead wolves and towards the huge main doors at the front of the palace. Once they were outside and as far away from the witch's palace as they felt they should be, Anakin raised the horn to his lips and blew into it as hard as he could. He was free from the witch's icy prison now and ready to help the Narnian army defeat her by any means possible.