Disclaimer: I own only the character Raxie and the plotline that proceeds after Ramandu's island.

The next week was uneventful, except for the nightly games of chess between her and Caspian. Every night they would share a little piece of their past and reflect upon their journey. Lucy was surprisingly content with the situation, taking things one day at a time. Soon another island appeared, this time shrouded in mist and cloaked in secrecy. Lucy was hesitant to explore farther than the beach, but she didn't want to be seen as a coward by Caspian. She followed Edmund, Eustace, Reepicheep and Caspian as they traveled deeper into the island. But it was and exploration that would not be soon forgotten.

Reepicheep led the way to a cave, his inquisitive mouse nose twitching just as much as his tail. Inside the cave was a beautiful chamber with columns that were encrusted with shells that supported shell encrusted walls and a shell covered ceiling. It was a mesmerizing place, but it made Lucy feel cold and on edge.

"A sword and it's Narnian by the look of it." Caspian knelt to inspect the rusted and tarnished sword.

"It must have lain here for ages for it to have rusted like that." Edmund commented, kneeling beside Caspian to examine the weapon.

"There's a coin from Narnia too." Lucy picked up the eroded silver 10 crescent piece, noting that it bore Peter's image. The coin was either ancient, or the currency image for Narnia hadn't changed in over three hundred years. Lost in her thoughts Lucy heard the others talking about chain mail, beasts and dragons, prompting her to rub her arms in fear.

"I don't think I like this place." She muttered.

"Look!" Eustace exclaimed pointing. At the far end of the cave lay a deep pool of water, fed by a crystalline waterfall. The water was crystal clear, crisp and cool. But that wasn't what Eustace was freaking out about; instead it was the golden statue that lay at the bottom of the pool.

"That's not gold at all, but a trick of the light." Lucy pointed out, knowing that it would logically be stupid to place a statue at the bottom of a pool of water and not have it taller than the water. Besides, who would have a life size, nude statue of a man on an island like this, and leave it in a pool of water at the back of a secluded cave.

Edmund dipped the end of the rusted sword into the water to test the depths when the sword turned the same color as the statue, showing the others that she was right. But suddenly Edmund dropped the sword, splashing water.

"Back all of you, get back quick." Edmund jumped back away from the edge of the water.

"What is it Edmund?" Caspian asked.

"Gold! Splashes of gold." He pointed at his shoes, where it looked as if someone had dropped splashed of gold paint on Edmunds boot tops.

No wonder Lucy was getting a bad feeling about the cave. That wasn't a statue, but the immortally frozen body of a man that was robbed of his life. Edmund spoke her thoughts aloud seconds before Caspian went crazy. He began ranting on and on about how the island should be called Goldwater Island and they were to keep all knowledge of the island an absolute secret. Edmund protested that sine he was one of the Royal Four, he was not subject to Caspian's rules and mandates, causing the two kings to fight. Lucy, fearing that either her brother or Caspian would fall into the pool she jumped in, hitting at the two of them to get them to stop. Lucy tried to separate the two of them, but Caspian pushed her away.

"Stop it, the both of you, stop it right now!" Lucy screeched, desperate to get the two of them to stop.

"Get away little girl." Caspian raged at her, a glazed frenzy in his eyes.

Being called that by Caspian hurt more than she cared to admit, more than she thought it could. Tears sprang to her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. Giving up she moved away from the two kings, huddling near one of the encrusted columns.

"Aslan! Aslan!" Eustace cried staring at nothing, pointing at an opposite wall. That broke the spell that greed had woven over the two.

"I say, did I just do something stupid?" Caspian asked no one in particular, a dazed look on his face.

"Stupid? Why I've never seen such greed." Lucy snapped, her anger showing.

Turning she stomped out of the cave, not trusting herself to not say something that she wouldn't be able to take back. She was ready to be back on the Dawn Treader, alone in her cabin that was really Caspian's. She knew Caspian hadn't been conscious of his words, but they still hurt to the bone. That night Lucy skipped the chess game with Caspian, pleading a headache. She could tell by his voice through the door that he was hurt and confused, but he would just have to live. Three days later they came upon another island.