Missing King
I do not own anything in the chronicles of Narnia except this story. It all belongs to C.S LEWIS
Sitting right on the window, feeling and taking in the Narnian evening breeze, Susan could no do anything except worry and it seems this part of her chambers has been her favorite since Caspian has been missing. Like any other queen who loves her husband, Susan has been worried. It had been two months since Caspian has been missing and there has been no news of his whereabouts. All the Narnians have been looking for him. The Telmarines were also on guard as they knew that the Narnians would not hesitate to blame them for their King's missing.
"My queen…". Gwen said while entering the room with a tray of food.
"Not now Gwen, I do not have appetite". Susan said while still staring at the window as if to hide her worried face from Gwen.
Gwen has been her maid servant for over 15 years and she has been very loyal to both Susan and Caspian and because of her age, Susan and Caspian consider her like a mother.
"Not eating will not bring the king back my queen". She said while putting the tray on a table near a book shelf.
"We are all worried about him and what may have happened to him but that cannot stop us from eating. How are we going to protect Narnia if we have no energy to fight? He is a brave king and wherever he is I am sure he is taking care of himself."
"But who will take care of this kingdom now? Who will make all the decisions in this place Gwen? Who?"
"You my queen, you are one of the first great leaders of Narnia and you will do just fine. Narnia is your home and so it should not be hard to lead your own people." Gwen said assuredly resting her hands on Susan's shoulders trying to comfort her.
"I cannot do this Gwen, Narnia is for Caspian and not me. I have always been just beside him all these years and he has ruled perfectly. I cannot be what he is."
"No one is expecting you to be like the King, we all expect you to be like the Queen."
"Do you think the white witch has taken him?" Susan asked.
"No never! She has been gone for a long time and its impossible for her to trick the king for he knows well how to protect himself from her evil charms". I know this is hard for you child but you have to be strong for Narnia and for the king. He would expect you to be strong in this situation."Gwen said while caressing softly Susan's hair as she lay on her laps.
"What if he ran way with another woman?" Susan asked while raising her eyebrows in disbelief of her own silly question.
"I see that hunger has really taken its course and you can no longer think straight. Who would leave a beautiful queen like you? Which woman in Narnia can match up to your beauty huh and these curves?" Gwen teased.
"Well,if he does not come soon,these "curves" will be gone". Susan said sadly but forcing a smile.
"The king can never take another woman; you are flesh of his flesh, heart of his heart and bone of his bone so rest assured a woman is not the reason of his disappearance. Where ever he is, Aslan will come through to him and will bring him home safely". Gwen said with a smile and making gestures as if reciting a poem.
"My queen…have you given thought at the idea that the king maybe where you come from originally? Gwen asked.
"Its impossible for Caspian to be in England, how would he go there? Why would he even go there? He could not survive England and besides my siblings would find a way of bring him back to Narnia if he was there." Susan said while sitting up straight now.
The thought of her siblings breaks her heart as she remembers the way they separated. Lucy must be blaming her for leaving her in England knowing how much she is fond of Narnia. A decision had to be made and like any other elder sister, she did that she thought was right for everyone.
A knock on the door startled them both. Gwen went quickly to open the door and found that it was one of the guards. He was restless and could not almost not catch his breath.
"Who is it Gwen?", she asked while standing up and trying by all means to put on a smile on her face.
"My queen, it's the telmarines! They have gathered in groups saying they are going to take over the kingdom and appoint a king of their own. We have tried to keep them away but they have outnumbered us. What should we do?"
"Where have they gathered?" Susan asked the guard while standing in the corridors.
"Not too far from the palace my queen. I am afraid if we do not do anything now, they will be all over Narnia breaking things and creating a chaos in the market place."
"Kindly go and tell them that I would like to speak to them all before they do anything. You are dismissed." Susan dismissed the guard while turning back to her chambers.
"Excuse me my Queen, are the rumors true that the King has abandoned Narnia and that he has run off with another woman?" The guard asked with his head facing the ground in respect to his queen.
"Where did you hear such a despicable lie from?" Susan questioned him as if she hadn't thought of it herself.
"People are talking my Queen and I feel even the Narnians themselves may start causing trouble if they do not hear any solid explanation as to why the King is left." He added.
"Thank you very much for your information and continue to be loyal to your kingdom and to your king for Aslan will repay you himself, now kindly do as I have told you." She said.
Susan closed the door behind her and started crying. She had just asked for a meeting with the telmarines but she has no idea as to what she would say to them. It took Caspian many years to make peace with the telmarines since his uncle Miraz's death but it seemed the friendship was now loosening.
"If only you were here Caspian, I would not have to go through all this trouble on my own. Please where ever you are come back to me please", she said to herself while crying.
"Aslan please I need you, what wrong did I do or Caspian to deserve all this? I cannot not do this on my own. I am not as brave as I used to be years ago nor can I fight with strength as much as I did when I was a teenager but yet I have to defend Narnia for it is the reason why I am here, to defend it from people like the telmerines." She continued to weep while sitting on the door of her chambers.
What do you all think will happen? will Susan manage to hold off the Telmarines on her own?Soo much is happening in England and lets find out in the next chapter! Enjoy!