Dreams

Time had passed by in Narnia and there was still no sign of Caspian. Peace had been maintained between the Narnians and the Temarines since queen Susan had given her speech. She had taken over all matters of the kingdom and ruled gracefully but deep inside her she was torn apart. Whenever she thought of Caspian, which was all the time, she could not help but break down inside.

One evening as she prepared to take her bath, she noticed that her favorite bath robe was still with the maids who had taken it to the laundry. She looked for one of Caspian's that she had hidden so as not to get hurt every time she saw it as it always brought back images of him in it every morning before his bath. These images usually put a smile on her face, which would immediately be wiped off by a cloud of sadness on her face and an empty lonely feeling. A brown paper dropped from one of the robe's pockets. It looked more like one of the papers on which Caspian wrote most of his notes that concerned the affairs of the kingdom, but there was something different about this paper, it was scented and decorated with red and blue dots that ran from one corner to the other, the kind of designs that decorated invites for royal celebrations. She hesitated before reading it since she did not feel at ease reading Caspian's notes without his consent. Her curiosity got the better part of her, so she decided to go ahead and read its contents. It read;

My Queen if you are reading this, then it means that my dreams have come true and that you are using my robe .Susan chuckled and paused for a minute as if taking in some air. Then she continued to read with tear filled eyes.

For the past few weeks, I had been having dreams that were quite disturbing. I did not tell you this earlier because I know how fragile your sweet heart is and you would have worried yourself to death. I however told Doctor Cornelius about it because I thought he might be able to help. Unfortunately, he does not know anything about dreams and he thinks it might be just dreams or Magic, which I strongly doubt. In the dreams, I usually find myself in a place I have never been. It is neither like Narnia, nor Calormen nor any other place I've ever been. It has things that I do not understand and strange buildings. There is a woman in these dreams, she is usually very kind to me and helps me a lot. She has long red hair and is usually in long dresses but nothing like your beautiful dresses and she has an accent like yours. It is not a woman I know but in the dreams I feel there is a connection between us. Do not get jealous for you are the only woman my heart longs for .I would like you to consult Aslan for he alone can help us. Do not stop looking for me and do not hesitate to rule Narnia as it was yours before it became mine to rule. Where ever I am, I am missing you too but please take heart and forgive me for not telling you about the dreams earlier. On top of my wardrobe is a necklace I was to give you for our Wedding anniversary but I would like you to get it in case I am not around for our anniversary which I hope I will be or in case something happens to me. I am deeply sorry if I will not be there to put it on around your beautiful neck. When I count my blessing, I count you twice, that's how blessed I feel having you. Do not give up on me because I will never give up on you. I Love you always Susan Pevensie.

Love, Caspian.

Susan burst into tears as she read through the last part. She could hear his voice read it out to her and it hurt her even more. Something was not right though, the only women who could speak like her were Lady Beth and Lucy. It was impossible for it to be Lucy because she would have known that. Lucy would not take Caspian away. At least she convinced herself. Lady Beth was the only one she could think of who could speak like her and dress like Caspian had described. She may be from Calormen but she did not speak like one ,rather she speaks more like a Telmarine who she really is. Susan folded the letter and put it under her pillow so as to read it again before she went to bed, if at all she would get some sleep. She wiped her tears, put on her royal night gown, tied her hair in a knot and called for Doctor Cornelius to the study room then rushed down to there herself.

"Your Majesty requires my service?" Doctor Cornelius asked while standing outside the study room of the palace.

"Indeed doctor, I certainly do". Susan said.

"I am at your Service my Queen." Doctor Cornelius said bowing down slightly in reverence for the queen.

"I understand you have the royal address book and I would like to know the whereabouts of Lady Beth please". Susan requested humbly.

"May I know why my queen? That woman is a trouble maker and I would not like you to have any bad encounters with her especially now that the king is not with us". Doctor Cornelius said concernedly.

"She is the one who knows where Caspian is". Susan said with precision.

"How so?" Doctor Cornelius asked curiously.

"Caspian left a letter for me in which he states that he is in a strange place with a woman. I am sure it is Lady Beth who put him under a spell in her chambers." Susan said carefully not to give full details.

"You sound certain about this my Queen, let me go to my office and look for the address book. I am sure I wrote it down" The doctor said. "Care to come with me to my office your majesty?" He proposed while making his way out of the study room to his office just down the palace's longest corridor.

"Of course doctor. I could use a walk right now". Susan said and her face lightened up at the thought of newly found hope that Caspian could be finally found and freed from Lady Beth, so she thought and believed.

"Your majesty, do you intend to go there this night?" Doctor Cornelius asked while looking through his address book with his reading glasses hanging on his nose.

"Of course not, I will leave in the morning, at sunrise. I will get Trumpkin to organize a small group I will ride with." Susan answered restlessly.

"She can say all she wants to say but she will give me back Caspian no matter what". Susan said out loud as she paced around the doctor's office.

"I understand my Queen and I doubt not your capacity to put her in her place again like last time, besides, nothing beats the original" Doctor Cornelius said with certainty and chuckled.

"You are right Doctor". They both laughed.

Well well well, anyone curious about what will happen when Lady Beth and Queen Susan meet? I know i am. By the way, who is this lady Beth?next chapter will be about her...Hopefully :-)

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