Author's Note: I am sorry for not updating, but no that it is summer, I will update more often. Some people have complained that this story is going too fast, so the next few chapters will be much slower. Thank you to AragornofRedwall, and ManhattanNewsie94 for all the reviews, alerts and favorites.

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Crystal POV

As I walked into the castle, a worried Lucy ran up to me. "Crystal, I am glad you are ok. I heard that Edmund almost killed you!" She said worriedly.

"He did, but thankfully Peter was there to tell Edmund that I was, in fact myself and not my mother." I said with a little more bite than I meant.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"We were sparring and I must have said something that set him off because he got this murderous look in his eyes and he disarmed me rather quickly. He then asked me if I had any last words and then Peter came running down the hill." I said, leaving out the parts that made me look weak.

"He apologized right?" She asked and I marveled at how innocent she was despite all she had seen of war.

"Yes he did. Fervently." I said.

"Good. So are you friends now?" She asked and, in spite of myself, I began to laugh.

"He agreed to tolerate me Lu. We are not exactly friends." I said.

"Ok. Bye Crystal." She said and left. Susan was at the end of the hallway and they began to talk. Fortunately, I have always been an eavesdropper and have an eye for finding hidden areas. There was one in the room by where I was and it led down who knows how long. I did not really care how long it was as long as it fit my needs.

"I know you like her Lu, but I do not trust her." Said a voice I could only assume was Susan's, seeing as she was the only other female in the vicinity besides Lucy and me.

"Susan, if Ed can tolerate her I am sure you can do the same." Lucy said.

"Have you ever thought that the witch might have planned this? That if she could get Ed to tolerate the girl, we would all let our guard down and then she would kill us all?" She asked and while it was conspiratorial, she was on the right track. That was bad.

"Susan, do you hear yourself? That is absolutely ridiculous. If she wanted to use Edmund as a bargaining chip, she probably would have actually used him; instead he ended up trying to kill her." Lucy said. So almost getting killed does have benefits, interesting.

"Whatever, I still do not like her. You are much too trusting sister." Susan said.

"And you over think everything." Lucy said.

"Crystal cannot know I dislike her, so you want to know what we are going to do?" Susan asked.

"What are we going to do Su?" Lucy asked.

"We are going to throw her a ball. That way she will never know how much I dislike her." Susan said.

"When are we going to throw this ball?" Lucy asked. It was a valid question because that determined how much time I had in the toleration/friendship zone. That would be the night Jadis would test my progress.

"One month. That gives us more than enough time." Susan said.

"If we are throwing a ball for Crystal, she should probably know about it. Do you want to tell her or should I?" Lucy asked.

"I will do it. It was my idea." Susan said and walked away. Ok, now how do I get back to my room from here. My room is upstairs, so I am just going to have to run. I ran back to my room and planted myself on my bed like I had been there for quite some time. After about a minute, there was a knock on my door.

"Susan, how are you?" I said in the most cheerful voice I could conjure up.

"I am good Crystal. I just came to let you know that we are going to have a ball in honor of the little friend we have acquired recently." She said, obviously hoping I knew what she meant.

"You are having a ball for me? Oh Susan, I do not know what to say." I said and she looked visibly relieved.

"No need to say anything dear. I will see you later yes?" She said as she turned to leave.

"Of course." I said and closed the door. As soon as she left, I decided to contact Jadis to active a cease in communication. "Mom." I said to make sure she was there.

"Yes Crystal." Jadis replied.

"They are having a ball for me. I think we should cease communications." I said as calmly as possible.

"I think so too. I will be checking up on you." She said.

"Bye mother." I said and the snowflake went dead. I crushed it into pieces and threw it away to prevent anyone from being suspicious.

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