I had not realized that I had neglected this story for as long as I had! It got left behind while I got caught up in my other stories. So here's a bit of a filler chapter to prove that it is not discontinued. I will get out a better one as soon as I can.
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Very shortly after, the party had re-boarded the Dawn Treader. Captain Drinian stood on the upper level of the ship, supervising as the ship made its way towards the blue star. Eustace flew around the ship, being sure to hover close by.
By the railing Raelyn let her eyes roam over the flowing water beneath them. As they traveled, she decided to keep herself occupied by manipulating some light to make rainbows among the sea spray. After a few minutes a figure flashed around just under the water surface. Raelyn paused and watched it for a moment in curiosity. Soon a human-like creature made of water popped above the surface, smiling at the redhead. Raelyn's face lit up excitedly. The water nymph tossed a stream of water up a few feet above the surface. As it fell back down the nymph looked up at her imploringly. Raelyn quickly caught on and the next stream of water that arose she shot out a beam of light towards it. The combination of the two caused a bright and sparkly light to dance through the seawater. Raelyn laughed in delight as she and the nymph continued their game as the ship sailed onward.
The game continued for a few miles. Suddenly the nymph paused, no longer swimming alongside the ship. Confused, Raelyn straightened up and watched her new friend curiously. The nymph waved rapidly at her. With a shrug, assuming she had to leave, Raelyn waved back with a soft grin. However, the smile slipped off her face as she realized the nymph was waving in warning, shaking her head frantically. Raelyn watched the water creature frown in dismay as they sailed past before she turned in the opposite direction. Surely that wasn't a good sign.
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Moments after the nymph had disappeared the wind suddenly stopped. Everyone on deck paused what they were doing, glancing around as if they could find whatever had halted the winds. As the ship slowed down to a near stop, Captain Drinian began barking orders for the men to go below deck and start rowing. Raelyn shifted out of the way as the men rushed to their new jobs. Once the deck was relatively clear she made her way over towards Edmund and Caspian who were discussing plans with Drinian.
"The winds have left us." Drinian commented sternly. Raelyn shifted next to Edmund against the railing.
"So how do we get to Romandu's Island now then?" Edmund questioned worriedly.
"My guess is that something doesn't want us to get there." Drinian pointed out instead, walking past Edmund and Caspian. Raelyn frowned.
"Doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't." she retorted with a shrug as the Captain left. The two boys shot her looks of amusement.
"Maybe it's a sign that we should alter our course." Caspian sighed thoughtfully. Raelyn whipped her head around to look at him.
"I don't believe that for a second. If anything, I think this would prove that we are right on course." She retorted. Edmund grinned, tugging her closer to himself.
"Well that's enough for me." He chirped. Caspian grinned back at the duo.
"Now if only the crew shared your optimism." He muttered, watching the few remaining men left on the deck. Overhead, Eustace continued to hover by the ship.
"If I get any hungrier, I'm going to eat that dragon." One of the crewmen sneered as he glanced up at the dragon. Eustace whipped around to turn and glare back at the man. On top of his head, Reepicheep quickly pacified the large dragon.
"Don't worry about him Eustace, he'll have to deal with me first." The mouse assured. He yelped as Eustace darted off back around the ship irritably.
"I should hope that no one would think to stoop that low." Raelyn added warningly. The man on deck pursed his lips before getting back to work. Captain Drinian shot her a look from where he had paused on the steps above.
"If we don't find land by tonight, they might well eat that…." Drinian's comment was cut off as the ship lurched forward violently, knocking everyone off their feet.
"What did we hit?" Caspian asked as he scrambled up with everyone else. All those on board raced towards the front of the boat. Edmund grinned as he spotted the source. He gently tapped Raelyn's shoulder and pointed her towards the front of the ship.
"Eustace that's brilliant!" Ed cheered. Everyone else turned towards the front of the ship where Eustace had wrapped his tail around the wooden dragon head that decorated the bow. The large dragon pulled the ship forward, putting them back at a steady pace once again.
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Down in the study, Caspian examined the three swords they currently had while Edmund soaked in the sun on the adjoining balcony. Raelyn sat in the chair across from Caspian, watching Ed with an amused expression.
"We can't even be sure the other lords even made it to Romandu's island." The prince pointed out with a frown. Both Ed and Raelyn turned to look at him with thoughtful expressions.
"There's only one way to find out."