He was but a Child

by ShuckiestShuck-FacedShuck4ever

Over a decade has passed since Aravis left her homeland for freedom and betrayed her country in the process. The freedom to choose what she would do with her life and to whom she would marry. But what became of her family? What will she do when her long-forgotten brother turns up at the castle gates in rags? Rated T for safety

1. Chapter 1

Aravis looked out through the southern window of her bedroom, the mountains and lush scenery of spring blocking her view of her homeland. Which she did not mind in the least. She had fond memories of the place - once she was able to get past the bad. Her father had disowned her and proclaimed her dead in his eyes when she had gone back to reconcile. It probably eased the blow for him that his new wife had just birthed a daughter. Thus, she had nothing and no one for her back in Calormen. She left and never returned.

Now it was nigh 15 years later and she had a child from the boy she had once thought so beneath her. She was a queen in a good-hearted land and content with her life. Yet to this day she could see with her mind's eye that first walk up to the castle and how it had felt.

A set of strong arms wrapped their way around her waist and a face grizzled with hair buried into her neck briefly, "What has you so pensive this morning, love?"

"I fear I don't know, Cor." She turned to face her husband and lock her own arms around him, "But it has come to my attention that you are not where you are supposed to be. Are you not supposed to be working on the preposition to the council about the -"

"Now, now," Cor grunted, pulling away, "I've already got that done and decided that I wanted to steal a few precious moments with the love of my..." His eyes drifted to the window, something grabbing his attention, "What's that now?" He moved forward until he was pressed up against the sill.

Aravis joined him, scanning the hills beyond, "What do you see?"

Corp nodded his head down to the road, his brow furrowing as he saw what it was, "A Calormen limping up to our gates is what I see."

A/N - Hello there, fellow fanhumans! This is a test run to see if anyone is interested and my first fanfic published on this site. I'll admit, the updates will probably be a bit slow due to college and all that jazz. Buuut I might use this as my procrastination against things such as studying. XP

Also, Aravis and Shasta/Cor will be slightly OOC due to the fact that they're older now.

This is assuming that the Pevensies have already 'disappeared' and gone back home but the Telmarines haven't taken over yet. The land of Narnia might come into play some but that will be much later.

Let me know if you're interested! :D