Daniel was leading Susan northwest from her campsite. It was dawn and Susan loved the sunrise colors in the sky. The pinks, purples, oranges, and yellows made her feel…happy even though Corin ditched her.

"How far along are we?" Susan inquired.

"Um…we have a half ways left."

"Oh. How long would that take? I mean not to be pushy but my brothers and sisters need me!"

"We'll get there as fast as we can!"

"I bet we can go a lot faster!"

"Well maybe if I had a horse then we would!"

"Then get on behind me and direct us."

"No! If you want to get to Ettismore, then you're going to have to let me grab the rings!"

"No way I'm trusting you with my horse!"

"No horse, then we're not going faster."

"Fine then."

Susan and Daniel barely talked until they got to Ettismore. Once they got there, Susan could only say, "Whoa!"

Back at Cair Paravel

"Say here as I call your names," Eustace instructed. "Peter."

"Here."

"Tirian."

"Here."

"Caspian."

"Here."

"Nicolette."

"Present."

"Lucy."

"Here."

"Cor."

"Here."

"Edmund."

"Here."

"Aravis."

"Here."

"Jill."

"Here."

"Kirk."

"Here.

"Polly."

"I'm here."

"Corin."

No answer.

"I guess Corin and Susan aren't back yet then," Eustace stated.

Then Corin came in riding on his horse into the Generals room.

"Corin! Where's Susan?" Edmund cried.

"She's heading to Ettismore," Corin sighed.

"Ettismore? Alone?" Aravis could barely say.

"She was in the forest looking for food when someone was trying to kill her thinking she was a trespasser. She blew the horn and I came as fast as I could and saved her. The man that attacked her was 'Captain' Daniel of Ettismore. I didn't believe him but she did. I didn't trust him but Susan wanted to go ahead and have him take her to Ettismore so I left," Corin explained.

"You idiot!" Peter screeched. "That Daniel fellow isn't a captain. He is from Ettismore but he was a murderer. He murdered the princess. You right not to believe her but now Susan is in danger. He was supposed to be executed yesterday but he escaped with the rebellion."

"You and someone else have to go back and save her!" Nicolette exclaimed.

"I will," Aravis offered.

"No, you are one of the best archers. We need you here to help the other archers for when the other countries get here. We need a swordsman to go," Caspian declined.

"I will go then," Lucy sacrificed.

"No Lu, it's too dangerous," Peter mourned.

"Peter! I'm going to need to face danger sooner or later. Plus, you and Edmund are the ones in control of the army. You don't need me here right now. We'll use gryphons to get there faster," Lucy suggested.

"Lucy is right," Aslan agreed. "She's a queen of Narnia and needs to show no fear to danger's face to prove herself to her people."

"Fine, I'm not going to like it though," Peter admitted.

"Don't worry. Corin will be with me."

Lucy and Corin ran to the gryphons and traced Susan's tracks.

Ettismore

"Like my city?" Daniel asked.

"Like it? I'm in love with it!" Susan replied with a smile smacked on her face. "Where are we going to now? The palace?"

"Yes indeed."

Susan was now about to start off into the villages.

"No! The king doesn't like me going through this way." Daniel snatched Susan.

"Why?"

"Uh, long story."

"I don't care if it's a long story. I want to know why."

"Let's just go through the back. We must not waste anymore time. You did say that you were needed in Narnia did you not?"

"Right."

Daniel led Susan to the back of the kingdom of Ettismore. The palace was built on the side of mountain and as surrounded by the village. Daniel opened a trapdoor on the side of a fake rock.

"Leave your horse here. We have to walk from here."

Susan looked at Daniel oddly but followed his orders and went through the door. The stairs first went down at least five flights, twisted to the left and up 16 flights. Once Daniel and Susan got to the end, it was blocked with a wall. Susan looked at him in desperation. Daniel gave her a dirty smirk and pushed the wall ever so slightly. He peeked out into the hallway and saw no one. Daniel gave Susan the signal to come over.

"Wear this," Daniel handed Susan a purple cloak.

"Why?" Susan inquired.

"The most important people in the castle wear these."

He pulled another one out of his black bag and wrapped it around him. They sneaked over to a door that led to the library. It was full of dust. Susan was disgusted with it. It seemed to be last looked at a million years ago. Yes even though that was the new Narnia and it was there for at least a month, all that was in the old Narnia came into the new one in the same conditions. Even the white witch's came. Susan looked at the book titles. Some of the books were about how to ward off evil, and the dark arts and the good arts.

"Now I see why this library has been barely looked at!" Susan chuckled.

"Yes, quite hilarious." Daniel said in a sarcastic tone. He looked into his bag and pulled out a small carving knife with blood stained all over it. It was the same one he used to kill the princess of Ettismore. He through his bag onto the desk and creeped up behind Susan while she was distract by the physics books.

"So what are we doing in here?" Susan asked.

"To kill."

"What?"

Daniel wrapped his left arm around her waist and pulled his knife around her throat.

"If you draw one more word, I'll slit this through your throat. Do you understand?"

Susan nodded slightly. Susan was thinking why was he doing this to me? I thought I could trust him! She felt him go to her belt and took out her horn. He settled it on the desk where his bag laid. He now went for the bow and then the arrows and settled them in the same spot as the horn.

"I've changed my mind. I think I'm just going to kill you right now. Any last words?" Daniel wickedly shrieked.