Sorry it's been so long, life has been busy but I no worries I have not dropped this story. Lots planned for Raelyn and Ed. This chapter is a bit shorter but it's more of a filler until I can get a consistent update going.
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The group looked up suddenly as the dungeon door was flung open. The traders roughly entered, manhandling everyone inside. In retaliation Raelyn's hands began forming a ball of light but before she could release it one of the men roughly grabbed Edmund, holding a dagger to his neck.
"Don't even think about it princess. Any move with your twinkly light tricks and the boy gets it." Edmund's eye twitched at the term 'boy' but didn't move. He minutely nodded at her, signaling that he was fine and to listen. Reluctantly she dropped her hands, the lights fizzing out as she relented with a glare. The traders aggressively put each of them in irons and dragged them outside, holding daggers tightly behind Caspian and Edmund to keep the redhead in line. As they made their way across the walkway on the wall, a loud crowd down in the courtyard caught their attention.
Eustace was placed onto the slave block, panting and glancing around like a scared animal. Silence resounded as the buyers glanced at one another. Obviously, no one was interested in this one.
"Come on someone make a bid." The seller announced, looking around for any takers. The group shook their heads.
"I'll take them off your hands." A familiar voice chimed in. Caspian glanced down into the courtyard, gaining the attention of Edmund and Raelyn who also recognized it. Raelyn grinned, ducking her head so not to be noticed.
"I'll take them all off your hands." Reepicheep announced as Drinian pushed off his hood to reveal the mouse perched on his shoulder. On this signal all the other sailors from the Dawn Treader took off their own cloaks and with a battle cry, began their rescue mission. The traders began to flee as the men among them whipped out their swords and began attacking.
At the sound of havoc below, the captors on the wall ran over to look. Once they were distracted Caspian swung around and with his chained hands, and clocked the man behind him in the face, knocking him unconscious. Edmund quickly followed, ramming the men into the wall and even helping Caspian push some overboard. Raelyn joined in as best she could, dodging the hands of her own captor and tripping him so that he went over the wall along with the others. All around them the slaves of the island began to peek out of their houses, still timid but anxiously watching what was going on outside. Edmund quickly used his chains to block the sword as others began to swarm them up on the wall. Meanwhile Raelyn had slipped away and was over in the corner, working on melting her hand cuffs. Edmund took notice of what she was doing and maneuvered over to stand in front of her.
Down below Reepicheep quickly unlocked Lucy's bonds.
"Thanks Reep, I knew you'd come." She grinned, dropping the chains to the ground.
"Your highness." The mouse bowed before attacking the leader who was trying to save his money. Lucy quickly picked up a discarded book and joined in the fight down in the courtyard, using the heavy devise to swinging it across the men's faces.
Up above Edmund had wrapped his chains around the man's neck.
"Get the keys." He ordered, glancing back at Raelyn who had finally freed herself. She quickly rushed over and snatched the keys around the choking man's belt. Ed quickly choked out the man and she quickly unlocked his bonds.
"Caspian!" She called from a level above. Caspian quickly downed the last captor before looking up her direction and holding his hands out to catch the keys she had tossed down to him. Now seeing that the slave traders were losing, the oppressed people of the island began coming out of hiding, more than willing to add to the beat down of their captors. Finding a faster way down than the stairs, Caspian swung on a nearby rope, kicking down a man through and out a window. He quickly followed, jumping and landing on the roof of a nearby building before punching the man. Glancing at one another Edmund and Raelyn quickly followed after him, once they had freed Lord Bern. After jumping through the opening Edmund scaled down the terrace and held his arms out for Raelyn who instantly jumped down towards him. He caught her and ducked as she threw out her hand behind him, blasting a man who was trying to approach them. Edmund grinned and briefly kissed her lips before helping to finish off the rest of the slave traders.