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A Problem In The Golden Age
Chapter 2. Discussions
The next morning I woke up and saw Susan beside me. Edmund and I had made the girls sleep in our rooms. We didn't want them away from us for a minute. She was still asleep. She was smiling so apparently she was dreaming so I decided to leave her alone. I heard a knock at the door. It startled Susan but she just turned over. I climbed out of the bed, careful not to wake Susan, and walked over to the door. Orieus was standing there when I opened it.
"Is everything alright?" I asked.
"Everything's fine but I just wanted to talk to you alone before your siblings awoke." he replied.
"Oh give me one minute" I said. I grabbed my overtunic and sword. After I was set I checked and made sure Susan was still asleep. She was in the middle of my bed now. I checked and made sure the knife we had placed under her pillow the night before was there and walked out. I nearly bumped into Orieus in the attempt of shutting the door quitely. We walked to my office.
"I trust you slept well." I asked.
"Yes. And you" he said.
"I slept pretty well." I replied. Which wasn't a lie and it wasn't the truth either. We talked about our options. We only had a few. Battle was one. But how to know if they would keep their promise to leave Susan and Lucy alone IF we won. Then there was the option of offering Susan and/or Lucy for a wife which I didn't even concider an option. And Orieus said he wouldn't approve of that idea because the Calormene's didn't respect woman as they should. And Aslan knows Susan and Lucy deserve a much better man than ANY Calormene.
There were a couple other ideas and the only option that I approved would have been battle. So it was decided. If the Calormene's didn't leave Susan and Lucy alone soon we would send an invitation for single combat. I didn't want Edmund in it. He may be a King but he's still my little brother so the more I can keep him out of battle the better. Plus I had fought single combat with alot worse. I mean my first single combat was with a Witch. I knew Susan and Lucy would be completely against it and possibly Edmund too, but I'm the High King. It would be my fight. And whatever keeps my siblings out of danger or gets them out of danger quicker I'll go to my fullest extent.
I heard a knock at the door. Orieus and I had finished talking so I told the person to come in. Lucy stepped in. She was fully dressed and ready for the day.
"Good morning" she said looking at me" and Good morning to you too Orieus"she said looking at Orieus.
"Good morning Your Majesty" he replied.
"Good morning Lu. Where's Ed" I asked.
"Still in bed. He was talking in his sleep" she said.
"What was he saying" I asked sitting up.
"Something about fighting you and loosing I think." she said.
"Hmm he can't even win in his dreams then huh?" I asked.
"I thought he beat you the other day" she asked.
"Not one of my proudest moments." I replied. Lucy came over and sat in my lap. I could have swore I saw a smile on Orieus's face for just a moment before Edmund came bursting in the room.
"Lucy's gone!" he said.
"No I'm not, I'm sitting on Peter's lap." she said.
"Lucy" he exclaimed "you scared the..."
"Edmund" I warned.
"What was he going to say" Lucy asked.
"I don't know." I said "but probably something with the word bloody in it" I replied.
"You got that right" Edmund said.
Susan came in next. "Good morning everyone" she said.
"Good morning" I and everyone else in the room said.
"Susan, Lucy, would you go outside. I want to talk to Ed alone for a minute." I said. They looked like they didn't want to be alone. But Lucy hopped up off my lap and walked over to Susan.
"Do you wish for me to go with them" Orieus asked.
"Yes please do." I replied. This seemed to brighten Susan and Lucy up. They walked out and as soon as the door closed Edmund turned around to me.
"What's wrong" he asked.
"Nothing" I replied "but Orieus and I have come to a decision."
"Oh boy" he said sitting down.
"If things get any worse I'm going to send an invitation for single combat" I said.
"What!" he said standing up "Peter you can't do that! It's to dangerous. Calormenes are hard fighters, especially in single combat! It just to dangerous!"
"To dangerous. To dangerous. Ed you've got to be kidding. I've faced ten times worse than this. I'll be perfectly fine." I replied.
"But Peter. Your the High King. I'm just and king. Our people need YOU more. Send me for single combat." he said.
"No! I am not sending you. I want the danger at MY feet not YOURS! I AM NOT SENDING YOU!" I yelled standing up.
"BUT PETER" he yelled also standing up.
"NO!" I yelled " I WILL NOT RISK LOOSING YOU AGAIN!"
There was silence for a few seconds as we stared each other down breathing hard from the yelling we had just yelled. We didn't stare in anger, but not in peace either. I sat back down.
"Is that what this is about?" he asked quietly, looking down.
"What" I asked looking up.
"This. Not sending me. The fact your afraid to... to loose me." he said.
"Well, yes." I replied "Your my little brother. I couldn't bare to loose you."
"And you don't think Susan, Lucy, and I could bare to loose you?" he asked.
"It's not that" I said.
"Then what is it?" he asked.
"I don't know" I replied "look we'll talk about this later. Let's go eat breakfast."
"Ok." he said. We walked out of the room and Susan, Lucy and Orieus were standing there. Apparently they had heard the yelling. But we were both cooled off by now so they ignored it. Orieus walked off and Susan, Edmund, Lucy and I walked to down to the kitchen.
I heard Edmund whisper to Lucy "Doesn't it stink to be the youngest. Lucy nodded and giggled in agreement.