Susan made sure that her brothers and Caspian stayed on opposite ends of the castle. Since finding out about her pregnancy, Peter had barely said two words to her, but Edmund was slowly starting to come around. Lucy, as usual, was the mediator and the support system for all of her siblings. All in all, she was the only Pevensie sibling, other than Susan, who Caspian actually liked.
Caspian was so excited about Susan's pregnancy, he could hardly contain himself. He wanted to tell the entire kingdom, but she convinced him it was bad luck to do so before the third month.
"Something could go wrong", she would say, much to his horror. Nothing could go wrong. His life, up until her, had been one bad thing after another. He couldn't lose her or his child. Frankly, Peter and Edmund were lucky that Susan had been so vocal about loving them and how they took care of her. Caspian would have any other person executed on the spot for what they did.
Caspian began slowly but surely settling into his role as king. Susan was always there to lend a helping hand and show him how to be gentler and kinder, unfortunately for Sosespian and Glozelle.
Behind the scenes, their plan to have Susan kidnapped was developing well. They had found a black dwarf whose ancestors had a grudge against the Pevensies that dated back to the war against the White Witch. In return for successfully kidnapping and holding Susan, their family would have special rights and privileges under new laws that would otherwise segregate and enslave all Old Narnians. They were the perfect partners in crime.
Susan yawned and stretched as she sat at the desk in her quarters, waiting for Caspian to return from his evening meeting with Glozelle. She heard a knock at the door and got up to open it. As soon as the door was cracked, it was forcefully pushed open and she was knocked over, spilling books and inkwells to the floor as she tried to break her fall by grabbing onto her desk. She looked up just in time to watch a black dwarf hit her in the head with the handle of a sword, giving her no time to scream. At that moment, Lucy chose the unfortunate opportunity to walk into the doorway. She started to scream, but was grabbed from behind by another dwarf who knocked her unconscious.
"What do ya suppose we do with this one?"
"Ah! Bring her too! Don't forget to leave the note."
General Glozelle couldn't seem to stop talking that evening. In fact, Caspian couldn't remember a time with the man had said more than one sentence at a time...and here he was, talking about everything from boats to trees.
It was far too late when he was able to finally make it to Susan's quarters. The first thing he noticed was that the guards in the corridor leading to her chambers were absent. He had them placed there as soon as she returned. He wanted her to be protected at all times.
When he reached her door, he noticed it was open and quickly rushed in, immediately recognizing the spilled books, quills and inkwells as a sign that a struggle had occurred. His eyes darted wildly about as he screamed her name, rushing into the bathing room and back into her main chamber. He spotted a note on the desk and grabbed it as he loudly called for guards and the remaining Pevensies.
Edmund rushed back into the library where he, Peter and Caspian had gathered, "Lucy! They've taken Lucy too! She's not in her room or anywhere on the grounds."
Caspian stood staring at the fire with the note clutched in his hands, "They will pay for this...they will all pay! We will find her, and once we do...if she or my child is harmed in any way...they will wish they had never been born."
Edmund and Peter exchanged worried looks before Edmund cautiously approached the volatile king, "What does the note say Caspian?"
Caspian looked down at the note and read, but all in the room could tell that he had memorized it in the short amount of time he had it.
"You took something important from us, so we have taken something important from you. If you ever wish to see your precious queen again, you and all Telmarines will leave these borders. If our demands are not met by the fifth day, Queen Susan dies and we will terrorize every Telmarine settlement possible. Old Narnia will rise again."
Peter shook his head, "That doesn't sound like it's an organized effort amongst all Narnians Caspian...most Old Narnians were quite fond of us. This must be a small group of rebels."
Caspian clenched his eyes shut, "My poor love...she was the one who convinced me to allow Narnians to work in the castle...and it put her in danger!"
Edmund looked confused, "What? What do you mean?"
Caspian turned around quickly, "How else do you think her kidnappers slipped into these walls? They had inside help! No...this was a calculated effort by the Narnian people who are still angry about their time in the camps...they will pay for this treachery!"
Peter's eyes widened, "Caspian...we should talk about this."
Caspian glared, "No! We will not! You took her away from me once before and now you will help me get her back from these barbarians! General Glozelle!"
The general immediately opened the door, as if he had been eavesdropping on the whole conversation, "Scour the forests for Queen Susan...while you are at it, round up every Narnian you can find and have them sent back to the camps. Kill any who try to escape and question each thoroughly concerning Queen Susan's and Queen Lucy's kidnapping. Have supplies packed, ready my horse and organize a band of rangers. We are going to look for her together."
Edmund rushed forward, taking the young king's arm, "Caspian! You can't do this!"
Caspian snatched his arm out of Edmund's grasp and pointed at him, "You can help me find her, or you can join the rest of your beloved subjects in the prison camps. The choice is yours."
And the sh*t hits the fan! Hope you're enjoying! Please review!
