Chapter 11
James arrived in the kingdom and was greeted with applause and smiles from all.
"Enjoying the attention, your majesty?" Susan whispered.
'' Of course. '' He smiled. '' Who does not like attention? ''
Susan kept a fake smile on her face. Increasingly, she was uncomfortable with this new reality she had helped to create. ::: You helped to complete this plan, got a title you always wanted! What's going on with you?! ::: She scolded herself.
'' Majesty, we're glad you came! '' One of Beira-Mar's representatives exclaimed. ::: A handpicked representative by Caspian, I imagine. ::: '' But I believe it wasn't necessary. ''
"Nonsense, Dorin." He exclaimed. '' A king must guarantee the security of his kingdom. ''
Susan rolled her eyes.
Dorin smiled and invited them in.
Although it was night, several people were walking around the palace.
'' And how is the queen and the princess? '' Dorin said.
::: If you are asking if you still believe in this false reality, then yes, they do. Now if they are asking if they are all right, they believe they are. ::: Susan grunted in her mind.
"They look great," James replied with a smile. '' I was thinking of bringing them with me, but as Alexandra is still very small ... ''
Was that an indication of concern for the baby, or was it Susan's impression?
'´I understand.´' Dorin nodded. "Well, tonight I'll leave them in their rooms and tomorrow morning we'll see the damage."
Everyone said goodbye and went to sleep faster than expected, to Susan's relief.
She sighed as soon as she arrived in the room. ::: You know he's not the king. ::: A voice sounded in his head.
Susan recognized that voice. 'Leandra?' She asked.
::: Who else would it be? :::
''But how? You're without your powers ... '' She whispered.
:::Just because I'm without my powers doesn't mean I can't control others.:::
"Shadow Weaver will find that out."
::: No, otherwise she would already be here. Now, I was hoping you could help me. :::
"With so many people on the planet, why me?" She whispered.
"Because you know what he's doing is destroying the planet little by little." The queen answered seriously. I need you to find some of my family members. Randor or his children maybe. ''
'' Why would I help you? ''
'' Why are you my last chance. The only person I could call. '
''I will think about it. Now get out of my mind. ''
'' Think carefully and consider all options. We don't have much time. '' Leandra's voice trailed off.
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The ship the kings were able to land on Eternia unnoticed by anyone. Marlena took care to land far from the capital. Kings would have to walk more, but they would no longer risk anyone discovering that a ship had entered the planet.
'' The hardest has passed. '' Marlena commented.
'More or less. We still have to find the twins. "Randor put his hood over his head and watched Marlena do the same.
'' Where do we start? '' She asked her husband.
'' We gather all the information we can. Next we will visit the castle. '
'' Do you think the secret passages still exist? ''
'Caspian doesn't know all the passages.' Randor smiled, remembering the passages he had built after the twins were born, an escape route that was never used during the war against the horde. No one had been there for years, and Randor prayed that things would stay that way.
"Well, there's a village nearby." She thought out loud. '' Maybe we could stay there for today, or get some information there. ''
Randor agreed. If this rascal thought he would surrender his kingdom and family without a fight, Caspian was very wrong.