A.N. Another update. This is the fourth chapter in, what, four days. Yay. Another one might be up before I go to bed. It's kind of short, but it's hard to make them long when I am on my iPad. Please review and if you have any suggestions, please it in the reviews or PM me if you want. I will give you credit happily. Enjoy joy and review.

Peter changed into some of his best clothes; a maroon shirt which was soft to the touch, matching pants and his black ankle boots. His gold sword belt was around his waist, with the sword in his bedchamber.

Caspian and Lilliandil had arrived when they said they would, it was close to three in the afternoon when they rode up to the castle and Peter greeted both of them warmly. Lilliandil's cheeks went red when Peter kissed her hand softly.

Caspian nodded at Peter when he did so; Caspian wanted Peter to marry his friend for the tie she would get to the kingdom if she conceived a son for the kingdom. The two young men walked off after Lilliandil was given to the care of Lord Bern, one of Peter's trusted advisors, who showed her around the castle.

Peter took Caspian into his throne room, where the two sat on a nearby bench to talk in private.

"What are you hoping will come from this marriage, Caspian?" Peter asked the slightly older king, who then smirked at him.

"We do both agree that anyone one of the neighbouring kingdoms marrying someone off to a Calormen woman would be terrible for everyone. At least if you marry Lilliandil you will have a trusting country backing you if war were to ever erupt." Peter nodded in agreement, but small lines creased his forehead.

"These are very dangerous times for both of us, my friend. But we must remember that if war was to spark, we must fight against it as one. Our country's are much like each other." The two men shook hands with a secret alliance agreement between them was reached. Peter was still concerned about the marriage to Lilliandil, but he would have to spend a lot of time with her before that time.

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Lilliandil had stayed in Cair Paravel with her friend Caspian and Peter for nearly one month. She had been curious as to why Peter would excuse himself from dinner so early and not be seen until the next morning. Many people said he liked to be in bed early, Lilliandil though it was more than that.

She wanted to get to the bottom of her future fiancé's disappearances every night.

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Peter was actually sneaking out to see Lucy as soon as he could every night; he felt like he constantly needed her with him.

"Peter, why must you marry her?" Lucy asked every night and every night he gave her the same answer.

"Because it will help our ties with Telmar, as well as the kingdom to have an heir if she has a son. I don't want that, though." Peter kissed Lucy softly and carried her to her bed when they pulled away. He lay beside her and Lucy put her hand over his heart, covered by his shirt.

"I wish you didn't need to keep sneaking out like this to see it." Peter smiled down at her.

"I don't care if I'm sneaking out, though I'd love if I didn't have to. As long as I get to see you as much as I can, Lu." Lucy touched the necklace Peter had given her about a month ago and moved up to kiss him.

Peter wrapped his arms around her back and rolled so he was above her but supporting his weight on his arms which he moved to have his elbows either side of Lucy. They pulled away and Peter kissed Lucy's nose, making her giggle.

"I wish you could be my queen, Lucy. Everything would be perfect." Peter whispered as he moved back to where he was previously beside Lucy, laying on his back with his face to her.

"Maybe this marriage will be called off and then one day I could be."

As much as Peter wanted to believe Lucy, he couldn't bring himself to do so. He knew that Lilliandil liked him very much and he wold have to court her soon. Not that he wanted to, he wanted Lucy, and to not sneak around with her without the kingdom knowing.

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Lilliandil had followed Peter to Lucy's home in the cave. She saw Peter kiss her gently before the door shut. It hurt her deeply to know Peter was interested in someone else; and that someone else was a peasant, a poor girl who barely had enough money to feed herself.

She didn't want to seem desperate, but she knew Peter should love her and not some poor girl who lived in a damp, dark cave.

Lilliandil had brought two horses with her, one for her and one for a messenger who had rode with her. He wrote down exactly what she said to and he rode as quickly as he could back to the castle to tell Caspian.

It was obvious Lilliandil was jealous of Lucy, but also that she was very determined to marry king Peter at all costs. She wanted him all to herself in every way.