Bit of a filler again but more action will be in the coming chapters. Enjoy
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The traders had been defeated and the sailors were cheered for by hundreds of freed people as they walked down the streets towards their ship.
"Your majesty?" a man rushed out towards Caspian as he passed. Drinian quickly intercepted the man, unsure as to whether or not he was a threat. Ed quickly tugged Raelyn behind him on instinct.
"Your majesty my wife was taken just this morning." The man begged even as a little girl ran up behind him frantically.
"It's alright Drinian." Caspian assured his captain. The man quickly rushed over to Caspian who was intently listening to the man, who he recognized from when they were watching earlier. The little girl quickly latched onto her father's arm. As she peeked out shyly from behind her father she locked eyes with Raelyn who grinned at her kindly.
"I beg you to take me with you." Her father continued.
"I want to come." The little girl added.
"No Gael stay with your aunt." Her father gently brushed her aside, into the arms of the woman behind them.
"I'm a fine sailor, been on the seas my whole life." The man continued as they walked on.
"Of course, you can." Raelyn quickly piped up. Caspian turned back to her in bemusement at how quickly she answered for him. Her eyes widened, and she bit her lip.
"I mean…if Caspian agrees." She sheepishly amended. Caspian grinned, turning back to the man.
"Of course, you must." He answered gently, patting the man on the shoulder as they continued on. The man beamed.
"Thank you." He sighed in relief, but it was short lived as Gael latched onto him frantically.
"Daddy." She teared up, knowing that her father was leaving.
"Have I ever not come back?" he knelt down, looking at her seriously. They both teared and embraced one another, before he let go to follow after the rest of the crew. Raelyn frowned sadly but knew it was the better option. Edmund, picking up on her mood, tugged her closer to him as they walked; offering her some comfort.
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Down by the piers Lord Bern quickly met up with the crew.
"My king!" he called getting their attention as they made it to the main dock area. Caspian, Lucy, Raelyn and Edmund approached the man who was holding up a very rusted and yellowed object.
"This was given to me by your father. I hid it safely in a cave all these years." Lord Bern explained.
"That's an old Narnian sword." Edmund pointed out as he peered at it. Raelyn leaned forward to get a closer look at it.
"It's from your golden age." Bern nodded at him.
"There are seven such swords, a gift from Aslan to protect Narnia. Your father entrusted them to us. Here take it." Lord Bern held the sword out towards Caspian.
"And may it protect you." He added as Caspian gently reached for the crusted sword. The crowd cheered as Caspian took it.
"Thank you, my lord and we shall find your lost citizens." Caspian nodded to the man before leading the crew off towards the boats. Caspian glanced over at Edmund thoughtfully.
"Edmund." He called, getting the boys attention. Without a small smile he handed the old sword to him by the hilt. Edmund gladly took it and raised it up to get a better look at it, grinning.
"It's beautiful. Though it could do with some cleaning up." Raelyn mused, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"What would I do without your genius?" Ed asked sarcastically, getting her to giggle.
"Probably be very lost." she mused teasingly. Edmund chuckled before wrapping an arm around her shoulders and leading her towards the boat once more.
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Dear Diary,
There's been an extraordinary turn of events. I've been abducted by cousins and Edmund's girl, as well as being set adrift in uncharted waters in some ridiculous looking boat. What's worse is I've got to share my courters with an obnoxious looking mouse thing. And I thought bunking with my cousin was bad enough.
Eustace was crouched up among some crates on deck as he lamented away to his diary, eyeing everyone on deck with him as he wrote.
So far on my trip everyone I've met suffers from the most florid delusions. Chasing green mists and looking for lost lords.
Eustace peeks over some boxes to watch the men and creatures work with the ropes. Up on the deck Caspian is conferring with Drinian.
I can only assume that this is the result of a poor diet. Or they're all just barking mad.
In another corner of the ship, Lucy works on mending clothing that had been damaged during the fights on the island.
Cousin Edmund is no exception. He spends every second rubbing that tin sword of his like it's some magic lantern. The poor fool clearly needs a hobby.
Edmund was busy chipping away at the rock growth on the sword, every few moments lifting it up and marveling at it. Raelyn lightly touched the clean steel and marveled at how majestic it looked with just the first bit of it showing, Reepicheep joining in.
"It's going to be magnificent. Do they come in a smaller size?" he asked with a chuckle.
One thing I have yet to figure out is Edmund's girlfriend Raelyn. She has been the only one giving any ounce of normalcy throughout this whole debacle. Yet she has suddenly gained this ability to manipulate light. Perhaps the lack of hygiene and adequate nutrients is getting to me too. However I have yet to succumb to the immense depravity of the crews minds as I am still the only one that finds it odd. Even the rat only has amazement for her new gifts.
Eustace frowns suspiciously as Raelyn works on manipulating balls of light in her hand, each one emitting a different color before fading out. Reepicheep clapped and gave the girl praise, causing her to blush. Edmund was just as pleased with her progress, tugging her into his lap and kissing her temple.
"Peeving marmot, he's even more delusional than my cousin." Eustace muttered as he watched them sourly. A seagull landed next to him as he was furiously writing in his journal.
"In England we have mousetraps for that sort of thing." He muttered to the bird. Eustace stared at it for a moment thoughtfully.
"Speaking of food, you don't know where I can get any do you?" he asked it.
"Uh were you just talking to that bird?" Tavros asked from the deck just above him.
"Well I just naturally assumed he could.." Eustace's sputtering was cut of by guffaws of laughter from the minotaur.
"He's talking to birds!" he cackled with his shipmate.
"He's mad as a loon that one." His companion joined in. Eustace flamed with embarrassment and quickly shooed the bird away. As he went right back to journaling in effort to hide his pink cheeks, a set of footsteps caught his attention. Looking up he spotted Raelyn who smiled before perching on the box next to him.
"What do you want?" Eustace spat defensively. He softened as she continued to smile down sympathetically at him.
"Don't worry about the whole bird thing. It takes a bit to get used to Narnia and your experience so far hasn't been the best." She gently consoled him.
"There's nothing to get used to, everyone is delusional." He retorted. Raelyn rose a brow, biting her cheek to keep from laughing.
"Perhaps to you. But if everyone else believes all this and you're the only one who doesn't… what does that tell you?" she suggested pointedly. Eustace stared at her, actually considering her point and having no strong argument against it. Knowing she had him thinking, Raelyn shrugged before standing to leave.
"Just something to think about." She hummed before walking back over to join Edmund.