The Solos stood nervously behind the huge doors into the throne room. Today was their big day, the day they would be made knights of Narnia. As they stood playing around with their Padawan braids, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver were trying to get them to relax a little bit.
"Stop your fidgeting, dearies. No sense in getting all worked up before your big moment." Mrs. Beaver said.
"Right you are, love. This is your day, your chance to be the center of attention." Mr. Beaver.
"Yes, we know. That's the reason why we're nervous." Jaina said.
"Don't be, this a great honor that you three have been given." Mrs. Beaver said
Jacen was about to tell her that he was still nervous when they heard a loud trumpet blast and the huge doors opened up to reveal the now elaborately decorated throne room. It was filled with almost every member of the Narnia army and Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy were sitting in their thrones at the front with Aslan and Mr. Tumnus standing by them. The Solos' big moment had finally arrived, it was even bigger than the moment they had been promoted to Padawan learners.
"Ready?" Jaina whispered to her brothers.
"Yeah, let's do this." Jacen whispered back.
The beavers motioned to them to come forward and they began their procession down the aisle. Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin felt all eyes were right on them as they walked towards the kings and queens of Cair Paravel.
Now I know how they must have felt on their coronation day. Jaina said to Jacen with her mind.
Same here. Reminds me of our promotions to Padawan learners as well. Jacen replied back.
Leaving me out of the conversation again, are we? Anakin snapped back at them with his mind.
The three smirked a little, but quickly put serious looks on their faces when they finally approached the four thrones at the front of the room. The beavers bowed to the Pevensies and Aslan, then moved aside for the Solos to step forward. Each of them dropped to one knee and bowed their heads, ready to be knighted.
The four Pevensies rose from their thrones and stepped forward to the Solos. Peter, being the High King, drew his sword from his sheath and made his way over to Jaina, as she was technically the oldest of the group and would be knighted first. He tapped each of her shoulders with his sword and said to her "Rise, Lady Jaina the Righteous, Knight of Narnia."
Jaina slowly stood up as Mr. Tumnus approached carrying a purple satin pillow with three golden lion's head medallions on them. Susan picked one of them up, stepped over to Jaina, and placed it around her neck. Jaina was beaming with pride as she shook Peter and Susan's hands in a gesture of thanks.
Next it was Jacen's turn to be knighted. Peter gave him the title of Sir Jacen the Great, Knight of Narnia and Edmund presented him with his golden lion's head medallion. As Jaina and Anakin watched their brother shake Peter and Edmund's hands, they felt so proud of him. Anakin was especially curious as to what his title would be.
His question was soon answered when Peter tapped his shoulders with his sword and gave him the title of Sir Anakin the Mighty, Knight of Narnia. Mighty? I'm mighty? Wow, I never thought that people would think of me that way? Anakin thought to himself as Lucy placed the final lion's head medallion around himself.
"I present to you all the newest knights of Narnia." Aslan announced as the Solos turned around to face the crowd.
The crowd cheered as loud as they could for the Solos. They felt a great feeling of pride and accomplishment all over them as they looked out over the huge crowd of Narnians cheering for them. Behind them, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy were grinning from ear to ears, happy that they could witness their new friends fulfill this new prophecy of Narnia. Aslan was also very happy as well as he addressed the Solos.
"I am very proud of you, my children. You have followed a similar road to complete a similar journey our kings and queens took two years ago. It warms my heart to see you accomplish your destinies." Aslan said.
"Thank you very much, sir." Anakin replied.
"And remember this: once a knight of Narnia, always a knight of Narnia." Aslan said.
The Solos bowed before Aslan, feeling the happiest they had even felt so far in their lives.
At the celebration party
Everyone was eating, talking, dancing, and having a merry time at the celebration banquet. The Solos were really enjoying themselves as they made small talk with the various creatures gathered there, as were the Pevensies.
"Your hospitality has been wonderful, we can't thank you enough." Jaina said to Susan.
"Why, you're very welcome. We always take pride in treating our guests with respect and graciousness." Susan said.
"I can see that." Jaina said.
The girls laughed and parted ways to talk some more with the creatures at the banquet. Jaina was about to talk to a gryphon about the knighting ceremony when she noticed Lucy sitting quietly in the corner. Jaina was amazed at this sight, as Lucy had been all excited about the party the previous day. She decided to go over to the little queen and see what was wrong.
"Hey, Lucy. Why are you so quiet?" Jaina asked.
"Oh hello, Jaina. Just a little tired, that's all." Lucy said and sighed as she rested her head in her hands.
"Lucy, I may not have been in Narnia nearly as long as you. But I know that the real Lucy wouldn't just sit out on a party, she'd join in the fun. Now tell me, what's wrong?" Jaina asked.
"Nothing's wrong, I'm just tired and I want to think." Lucy said, sounding a little choked up.
"Hmm, the Force tells me you're hiding something." Jaina said.
"The Force…?" a wide eyed Lucy said before a tear began to roll down her cheek.
"Are you thinking about me and my family leaving?" Jaina asked, and that just caused more tears to flow down Lucy's cheeks.
"That's all I can think of now. It just hit me right now that you're leaving in a month. You are one of my best friends, you can't leave. I'll miss you too much." Lucy said and started to sob into Jaina's shoulder.
"Oh, Lucy. You knew my brothers and I would have to go home someday. But we told you we won't be gone forever, we promise." Jaina said as she hugged Lucy and rubbed her back.
"But I'll still miss you." Lucy sobbed.
"I know you will, I'll miss you and your siblings as well. But my brothers and I will return one day." Jaina said.
"Promise?" Lucy said as she lifted her head up and wiped her tear stained face with her hand.
"From the bottom of my heart, Lucy. Now, how about you come join the celebration? They've got plenty of Narnian toast out tonight." Jaina said.
That really perked up Lucy. She laughed as she followed Jaina back into the celebration crowd to have some fun with her friends and family.
(A/N: One more chapter and this story is finished! Don't be sad though, the sequel will be getting underway shortly. And I finally have my Narnia DVD and I absolutely love it! I highly recommend watching the movie with the director/kid's commentary on, it's so funny.)