A/N: I had actually meant to make the last chapter a lot longer, but got too lazy to type it :P So instead, this chapter will be longer, hopefully. I don't own Chronicles of Narnia, or InuYahsa.

Dream Boat

Astrid looked up when she heard the footsteps of the others. "We're going to a place called Aslan's How. From there we'll figure out what to do." Peter announced. Edmund walked over to Astrid and murmured, "I'll tell you the rest of the story, if you still want to hear it?" Astrid smiled and said, "Of course I still want to hear it."

Lucy figured that the boat would be slightly cramped, but all of them would fit if they squeezed together a bit. Trumpkin, Susan, and Lucy went first and sat while a thoughtful Peter, a cheerful Astrid, and disgruntled Edmund pushed the boat out of the shallow waters and into the river. Once everyone was situated and Peter started rowing in the direction Trumpkin pointed to, Astrid glanced at the teenage boy sitting extremely close to her. 'I wonder why he's so down all of a sudden.' She nudged him and whispered, "Why so down?" Edmund sighed, "This is just a bit unsettling. One year for us is 1300 for Narnia. Just thinking about how much everything has changed.." he trailed off. "Then don't. Just think about what's going on right here, right now." He smiled a bit, "I'll try to." "Just take it all in stride. Don't let anything overwhelm you." He smiled gratefully at Astrid, who returned the gesture.

After a few minutes of sitting in silence, Astrid realized how tired she was. She looked into the water sleepily, and then looked at Edmund's shoulder. 'I wonder if he would mind..' she thought drowsily. Astrid barely noticed that Lucy was looking at her in concern.

"Astrid? Are you ok?" she asked, a hint of worry in her voice.

"I'm fine..just a bit tired, 's all." was the reply she got.

Susan said, "Why don't you take a nap?"

"We're in a boat. Nowhere to lie down."

Peter chuckled and suggested, "Then rest your head on Ed's shoulder."

Astrid felt Edmund stiffen beside her before saying, "Umm, sure."

She muttered a soft "thank you" then laid her head on his shoulder and soon drifted off to sleep.

xxDream/Memoryxx

Astrid was standing in a field, facing her opponent on the other side. His name was Makoto, and he was from the Southern Wolf-Youkai Tribe. Makoto did not live to his name, he was quite the troublesome wolf. Stealing, killing humans for sport, being a pathologic liar, and constantly challenging Koga, the Southern Wolf Youkai leader, for the spot of Alpha, were only a few of the things that made him so annoying to Astrid.

"Why are you alone out here, in the middle of a forest, my dear Princess?" Makoto sneered at her. Her fingers twitched toward the sheathed Saiga resting at her waist.

"I was just passing through, wolf."

He glared at Astrid, "You're stepping into wolf territory. We are not friendly with your clan."

Astrid spoke in a flat voice, "If I remember correctly, this is the territory of Ayame's clan, the Northern Wolf Youkai. You belong in the south, what are you doing here?"

He ignored her question and spat, "It does not matter who rules where, you're in wolf territory!" before charging at her, claws at the ready.

"Baka," she muttered to herself, "when will he learn?" She dodged his claws and jumped away.

"Is the Princess too scared to fight?" Makoto jeered at her, before racing towards her again.

Her eyes narrowed in anger, and this time she let him hit. The impact should have knocked Astrid off her feet, but she held fast. Astrid quickly hooked one leg around his, trapping him while she punched his stomach and face. She then kicked him away from her before walking over to where he lay unconscious.

"Baka wolf, now I have to find Ayame." Astrid picked up Makoto and flung him over her shoulder before racing off toward the mountains over which Ayame ruled. She reached the treacherous region in no time, and went directly to the cave of the Northern Wolves. "Ayame, are you in here?" she called into the den. Soon a pretty girl with white fur shoulder pads, red hair that was in pig-tails, bright green eyes and an iris in her hair appeared and said, "What brings you here, Astrid?"

"This damn fool, Makoto, took it upon himself to deny me entrance into your territory."

"This is the one Koga complains about often, is he not?"

Astrid nodded with a smirk, "I guess so. I know he isn't part of your clan, but we were on the border of your territory. So I figured I could leave him here with you, and then find Koga to tell him what has happened."

"Of course, I would like to question this Makoto while you find Koga. Who does he think he is, a pack member of the south trying to enforce the laws of the north." Ayame sent the still-unconscious wolf a look of disgust.

Astrid just said, "You know he'll do anything to get Alpha. Although why he wants it is beyond me."

"He's a power-hungry mongrel. Thank goodness Koga is more than strong enough to let Makoto defeat him."

Astrid nodded her agreement and decided now was the time for her to find Koga. Although she knew the politics of the wolves, she knew Koga and Ayame could deal with this pup without any help from her; she just wanted to get this over with. As she turned and walked to the edge of the cliff Ayame's den was facing, she called, "If I find Koga, I'll send him straight here." She took off without waiting for an answer.

She ran over the forest floor and jumped into the trees, leaping from branch to branch. A while later, Astrid felt a disturbance in the air, but did not slow her pace, she didn't care what it was. All of a sudden, a giant bird youkai knocked Astrid from the branch she was on. 'Oh, this is just great.' She thought in annoyance. Astrid landed on her feet and drew Saiga. She knew that was just a common youkai, only smart enough to feed itself, unlike the daiyoukai she was. The bird screeched loudly and lunged at Astrid, its beak wide open. She leaped up and readied Saiga, she wanted to make this quick. Once the creature was close enough, Astrid swung Saiga and yelled, "Kaze no Kizu!" A blast of energy shot from her sword and went straight for the bird, instantly killing it. She moved to put Saiga back in its sheath, when it pulsed.

'What's going on, Saiga..?' she thought, when she heard her name being called. Astrid looked around, but only saw the forest. Then a distinct voice she recognized called out her name. It was Edmund.

Kaze no Kizu- "Wound of the Wind", an attack InuYasha uses with Tessaiga

Makoto- means "sincere, honest" a male Japanese name

Ayame- A character in InuYasha, she's the leader of the Nothern Wolf Tribe

Koga- Also in InuYasha, the leader of the Southern Wolf Tribe

Youkai- means "demon"

Daiyoukai- A very powerful type of youkai that is much stronger and smarter than the average youkai

Baka- means "foolish one; idiot" in Japanese