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-Preparation-
Ella swung her sword at Caspian quickly while stepping out of the way of his sword. The sound of clanging metal sounded throughout the room as the two smashed away at one another.
Edmund entered the room, but did not speak. A crowd of Narnians gathered around the king to watch Ella and Caspian sparring. Lucy and Susan joined the group watching in surprise.
Peter stood at the back of the group and listened as the crowd whispered about Ella. "She's quite good," Edmund said to Peter. "They're equally matched and Caspian has been fighting with a sword since he was young. Perhaps she could be of some use."
Ella and Caspian paid no attention to the crowd. The fight was getting heated, neither one wanted to lose. Ella parried another one of Caspian's hits and quickly knocked his sword from his hands.
The crowd clapped loudly for both fighters. Ella handed Caspian his sword and glanced at the crowd. Her eyes met Peter's and she flinched when she saw the anger burning in them.
"That was quite a display," Peter said loudly. The crowd cleared the room quickly leaving the four Pevensies with Caspian and Ella. "Who taught you to fight Ella?"
"You were busy being a jerk so I asked Reepicheep to help me. Caspian had nothing to do with it," Ella explained angrily. "It's none of your business what I do with my time Peter. Besides since when do you care?"
Ella felt a brief moment of satisfaction when she saw she had hurt him. "You are not fighting against the Telmarines."
"In case you have not noticed you are not my king. You can't tell me what to do," Ella snapped.
"I am responsible for you Ella. It is not safe you could be hurt or killed!" Peter replied angrily.
"So it's all right for you to risk your life but I can't do the same?" Ella demanded.
"I have fought in battles before but you have not! You have never killed anything Ella! You can honestly say that you are willing to do that?" Peter asked quickly. "What is this really about?"
Ella placed her sword back in its scabbard and stared angrily at Peter. "Will the rest of you excuse us please?" Ella asked looking at Edmund, Caspian, Lucy, and Susan. She waited until the four of them had cleared the room before speaking again.
"You're jealous aren't you? You are angry because I went behind your back and learned how to fight after you told me no. It makes you jealous that Caspian helped me and more than that you know I'm a good fighter and that makes you angry too. No one could be better at something than High King Peter the magnificent," Ella spat angrily.
"Do not be ridiculous Ella. This is not about your fighting ability or about Caspian helping you! I care about you and I don't want you to get hurt, I won't be able to protect you during the battle." Peter explained.
"Protect me? Did you not just see Caspian and I? I don't need protection Peter! What I need is for you to stop telling me what to do and be my friend! I don't want to kill anyone, but I want to protect Narnia. I am here for a reason and I think this is it. I am here to help you fight the Telmarines. So you can order me around all you want, but I am still going to be out there fighting for what is right," Ella explained before leaving the room.